We live in spa country. There’s really no excuse to drown in stress with these tranquil, blissful oases all around us. We’ve got some of the best spas in Melbourne and beyond with Daylesford and Sorrento bringing the goods. Breathe out, relax your shoulders and get booking.
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Here is Urban List's guide to the best spas in Melbourne and Victoria for 2025.
SuperYoung
909 High Street, Armadale
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This innovative longevity clinic mixes business with pleasure by using evidence-based technology to have you looking and feeling your best. Unlike any other day spa, SuperYoung uses blood work methods to create a tailored treatment for you and you only. They believe longevity of life should be accessible and just like everyone’s makeup is unique, so are their health and wellness needs. Meet your best self with a plethora of treatments including cryotherapy, contrast therapy by use of steamy saunas and cold pool plunges, red light therapy, and Normatec boots. In a world where new and improved technology gives us a better chance at a healthier and happier life, it’s about time we embrace it. Ready, set, glow!
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- We never knew we needed Normatec Boots until now. So, we’ll save you the time and tell you that you need them, too.
- The Cryotherapy chamber looks scary at first, but once you’re in there, three minutes fly by.
- You can get a longevity consultation from the leading team of experts, so then you know whatever treatment you’re paying for, benefits you in the long run.
Aurora Spa & Bathhouse
22 Constitution Hill Road, Sorrento
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Rounding out the incredible drawcard that already is The Continental Sorrento, Aurora Spa & Bathhouse is possibly the most luxurious day spa we have in Victoria. The spa itself feels subterranean and very European. It can accommodate up to 60 people meaning there’s always a spot in your favourite pool and features hydro-therapy and magnesium float pools, thermal experiences like a Nordic-style sauna, halo therapy salt suite, and even a glacial mist room.
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- They often have a two-for-one bathing offer, just check their website for up-to-date deals.
- They offer IV Therapy, administered by Registered Nurses that target immunity, detoxing, and relaxation.
- If you want to go the whole nine yards, book the all-inclusive 4-hour Radiance Ritual Retreat. This includes a full body exfoliation, glow facial, intensive hair and scalp revival, a soothing massage, and an Aurora Bathhouse Ritual.
EQ
22 Kings Place, South Melbourne
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EQ is a gem, one where you don’t have to watch the clock where you’re relaxing. With only one booking option—a whopping three-hour session prepare to be transported out of your crazy day-to-day and into a serene oasis. The focus is on holistic preventative wellbeing, offering up five different types of treatments from cold therapy, restorative thermae, and guided breathwork sessions to multi-layered meditative experience in the form of a light and sound therapy dome.
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- Open for bookings from Wednesday to Sunday, 9am to 8pm.
- First time? Save yourself some cash and use the code FIRSTVISIT to score a $99 session on weekdays.
- Don’t believe us? EQ’s Instagram is stacked with client piccies are views.
Sakura Lounge
8/10 Warburton Lane, Melbourne
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Ask any Melbournian where to go for total relaxation and the Sakura Lounge will take the top spot. Whether you have 30 minutes or 3 hours, succumb to Sakura’s Japanese-style massages, from deep tissue to relaxation. Their specialty treatments like the shiatsu massage, a traditional Japanese therapy that relieves blockages in the body’s energy flow and stimulates blood flow, or, the Japanese Setai massage, are perfect for those with postural, neck and spine conditions (hello, work from coucher’s). If you ask us though, there’s nothing an oil hot stone massage can’t fix.
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- For 2.5hrs of pure bliss, opt for the Perfect Harmony package. This includes a foot massage (30 min), Hot Stone Body massage (90 min), and a shiatsu head massage (30min). You won’t regret it.
- They have Hicaps for health insurance, meaning you can get a relaxing hour-long massage at a much lower cost—yewww for savings! Just book a remedial massage to qualify for it (they’re just the same as a normal massage).
- In case decision fatigue gets the better of you; word on the street is that the hot stone massage is their most popular treatment–thank us later!
Crown Spa
8 Whiteman Street, Southbank
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You haven’t lived luxe unless you’ve paid a visit to Crown Spa. Boasting tranquil interiors with treatments to match, leave your worries at the door and your car with valet. Treat your mind, body, and spirit to a personalised pamper session, courtesy of an expertly trained therapist. Or, dive into the Aqua Retreat where you will eliminate bodily toxins in the steam room, stimulate the senses in the Swiss shower, and find refuge in the Vitality Spa. In a world of uncertainty, consider Crown Spa your safe haven.
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- While you're in the spa area, don't forget to take a dunk in the massive heated pool and keep the lounge and relax vibes going.
- Crown Spa houses one of Australia's leading cosmetic physicians, Dr Tass. This means you can get an exclusive selection of ‘the good stuff’ at Crown Spa. (e.g. advanced skin and beauty technology).
- The Aqua Retreat is their standout service. And for those that prefer child-free zones, this one's for you.
Relinque Urban Retreat
19 Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe
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Tucked away in suburbia, you’ll find Ivanhoe’s hidden gem, Relinque Urban Retreat. Here, you can pick your pamper from luminous body scrubs, thermal body wraps, uplifting facial massages, and radiance boosting facials. Or, take your ‘time-out’ to the next level with their signature treatment journeys including gua sha stone rituals, full body massages, scalp masks and massages, and pH-balancing facials. Go on, you deserve it.
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- They offer yoga and pilates. Which means you can bang out a sweat sesh and jump straight into recovery with a deep tissue massage, later.
- If you book a Journey, you get access to the 45-degree steam and cool room with an ice fountain. Alternatively, this room can be booked for $55.
- The Release Signature Journey includes a full-body scrub, a massage, a LaGaia facial, and a scalp treatment. Trust us when we say, this will leave you feeling like a million bucks.
Inner Studio
5-11 Campbell Street, Collingwood
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Instead of escaping reality, embrace it with Inner Studio’s mega-sized saunas, hot and cold plunge pools, yoga, and guided breathwork. Despite its inner-city location, the wellness centre is light-filled, decked out with floor-to-ceiling greenery and has raw materials throughout— a welcomed change of scenery for us city-slickers.
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- They have the southern hemisphere's largest sauna.
- The dreamy designers behind this space tried to replicate nature as much as possible. There really isn’t anything quite like it.
- We recommend looking into their classes that incorporate guide breathwork and yoga movements, as it is followed with free time to use the hot and cold pools. Alternatively, you can just purchase a drop in pass.
Norbu Infrared Sauna At The Olsen
637 Chapel Street, South Yarra
Just off South Yarra’s Chapel Street lives The Olsen Hotel’s in-house spa facility, Norbu. This all-in-one day spa includes LED Light Therapy sessions, and medical-grade facials coined Melbourne’s best. Add infrared saunas and oil-based massages to the list and you have yourself some primo pampering.
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- Score a free InfraRed sauna session with every massage on weekdays before 5pm.
- They offer Brazilian lymphatic drainage. Perfect for bloat, puffiness, and water retention and it even can reduces the appearance of cellulite.
- If you need a ‘gift for him’, Norbu offers a special Regen Men Package. This is a four-hour package including dry brushing, exfoliation back scrub, a customised organic facial, LED therapy, and an Infrared sauna session.
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Sense of Self
30–32 Easey Street, Collingwood
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Tucked away on Easey Street, Sense of Self is a red-hot contender for the best spa in Melbourne. They’ve got a big focus on self-love and self-care, with every treatment designed to help you feel your best. The Sud & Mud ritual is a self-led bath experience that will get you steamy, suddy, mud, and squeaky clean. Or for a more low key, less muddy yet mindful experience, dunk in the bathhouse and take your pick of mineral bath, Finnish sauna, cold plunge pool, and steam room. Ready to get down and dirty?
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- They do private events for groups of up to 32 people where you can have the whole space to yourself for up to two hours.
- If you want to visit during the quieter times, pop in on a weekday morning, between 7am to 12pm.
- You can use the baths for $65 on weekdays and $75 on weekends.
The Lake House Spa
4 King Street, Daylesford
Combine fine dining or high tea with your spa experience at the iconic Lake House Spa in Daylesford—easily one of Melbourne’s (well—Victoria really but you know) best spas. Choose from their long list of treatments that use natural exfoliants, clays and oils to pamper your skin. We’d recommend the Tree Top soaks, set in an idyllic … treetop location overlooking the lake using 100 per cent mineral water.
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- The Hydrostorm is a prime two-person treatment with a vertical vichy, Swiss shower, colour therapy, steam, and aromatherapy.
- For total tranquillity, opt for a Thermal Body Ritual. The Grounding Salt and Clay ritual starts with a warm oil drizzle and a rhythmic massage, followed by a full body exfoliation and white clay mask. Need we say more?
- As it’s a two-hour trek from inner city Melbourne, we recommend an overnight stay to get the most out of your visit!
Lancemore Spa
Gate 2, K Road, Werribee
Set within the Werribee Park Lancemore Mansion, the Lancemore Spa is suitably swanky. They’ve got treatments to spoil you quite literally from head-to-toe body treatment, with facials, soaks, massages, manis and pedis. Their traditional Turkish Hammam experience is a signature of theirs, with mud and oils available for you to lather yourself in, and they've also got an ultra-relaxing hot stone massage on the cards.
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- Book the Spa and High Tea Package, a 60-minute massage and free flowing prosecco, because sometimes, bubbles and bites are exactly what the doctor ordered.
- If you’re a local, enjoy 10 per cent off all treatments when booking direct, just show a local proof of address.
- Destress at your own pace and opt for the All Day Pool Pass. Score luxury inclusions such as robes and slippers, and a little discount at their bar. Girl’s day out? Yas queen.
Gravity Floatation Centre
Various Locations
It’s not your usual soak or steam session, but loyal regulars swear by the wellness benefits that flotation has to offer. Gravity Floatation Centre, which has locations in Northcote and Armadale, offers sci-fi-esque looking pods that you may be hesitant to climb inside upon first inspection, but rest assured they’re only filled with skin temperature water and Epsom salts—a top-tier combo for a deeply relaxing float.
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- If you're involved with NDIS, WorkCover, My Aged Care, TAC-Road Trauma, or Veteran Affairs, you can most likely claim specific services.
- They are offering an Infrared intro pass of 3 x 45 min sessions for $130. This will save you $35!
- If you’re mad for meditation, Gravity Flotation Centre runs an 8-Week Transformative Meditation Journey designed filled with breathwork, mindfulness, and guided visualisations. Because 2025 is the year of mindfulness, haven’t you heard?
Chuan Spa
Level 9/1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank
Another Melbourne day spa offering situated inside a hotel, Chuan Spa at the Langham's Tri-Bathing Ritual is well worth a look if you’ve got some cares to leave behind. Kick things off with the spacious saltwater jacuzzi then continue to the traditional style sauna before enjoying a river stone snail shower. Intrigued? The conceptual shower design forces 12 jets of water onto separate muscle groups while invigorating you from above with a generous rain shower and steam.
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- The views from the jacuzzi are a sight for sore eyes. Add in some bubbles and you’re in for a right treat.
- They offer valet parking for those that want to pass on the parallel parking anxiety.
- This spots a popular one, so book in advance if you can.
Nimbus & Co.
261 Lennox Street, Richmond
When duty calls, head to Nimbus & Co for a sauna instead. This contemporary space uses traditional methods to bring you out of your head and into your body. A stone’s throw away from the bustling streets of Melbourne, find refuge in a private state-of-the-art infrared sauna, and a stress-melting massage from a qualified practitioner. Or, become the master of your mind through cold plunge therapy that will leave you on a natural high.
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- You can bring a friend to your sauna session for an additional $19.
- If you’re unsure where to start, go for the Signature Reset. This includes a 30-minute session of Normatec boots and LED Face Mask followed by an infrared sauna session and enzyme facial. Talk about total rejuvenation!
- Score a little discount when you order online, just punch in your deets on the website and do the thang.
Hotel Sorrento
5/15 Hotham Road, Sorrento
What’s better than a spa day? Answer; a spa staycay. Luckily, Hotel Sorrento is dishing this up to you on a silver platter. Spend the night relaxing in their bougie rooms, then let Marlo Spa take care of the rest, starting with a 60-minute massage for two. When you get back to your room, you’ll find the Body Revival Kit from Hunter Lab waiting for you, which includes a deep cleansing body scrub and a hydrating hand and body lotion. Brb; heading to Sorrento.
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- This spa takes a more natural approach to health and wellness, using Ayurvedic therapies, that originate from Indian culture.
- Guests who stay at Hotel Sorento receive complimentary access to the steam room with any treatment.
- To ensure you have the best possible treatment, you can have a skin consultation experience using cutting-edge technology that analyses your skin's unique needs.
Botanica Wellness Spa and Clinic
495 Collins Street, Melbourne
If you’re looking for a luxury spa that leads with innovation, mindful ingredients and active results we’d like to introduce you to Botanica Day Spa. The mother-daughter duo behind the clinic value their client's mental health and have designed their spa treatments to help you discover both confidence and self-worth. Nothing says self-love quite like booking yourself a trip to the day spa.
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- The couples’ messages receive rave reviews. It’s the perfect anniversary present, if you ask us.
- This spa is closed on Sundays and Mondays, plan accordingly.
- For those taking public transport (or nipping out of work) Botanica is at the business end of Collins Street.
Holism Retreat
M Gallery Hotel Chadstone, 1341 Dandenong Road, Malvern East
R&R can look a little different for everyone, and Holism Retreat nails this brief. The sleek interiors are a sight for sore eyes, and the treatments on offer, cater to mind, body and soul. Sink into the Feel-free Philosophy package to unwind and release or book yourself in for the Reset package to switch off and create balance. Knowing that we’re more than the sum of our parts is where Holism Retreat shines, making it your new go-to for a facial or massage, or better yet, make a day of it and book in for easily some of Melbourne’s best pampering.
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- Our pick of the bunch is the Restorative Body Package. This includes a 90-minute remedial massage, LED light therapy, and access to the Chadstone pool prior to treatment.
- A remedial massage treatment may be claimable on your private health insurance depending on your level of cover.
- Before your treatment, zen out in a yoga class. It will get you prepped and primed for your pamper session ahead.
Amara Wellness Centre
104/601 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Amara Wellness Centre combines health science with the ancient healing rituals of traditional Hammam. Here you can seek treatments like endermotherapie, LED phototherapy, Huber Motion Lab and therapeutic hammam steam therapy to help manage and treat your pain. Take your pick from the lengthy list of packages on offer and discover the benefits of an ancient bathing ritual from thousands of years ago.
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- The endermothrapie massage stimulates both the skin and connective tissue, aimed to enhance blood, venous and lymphatic circulation.
- They offer organic-ingredient based facials and face massages.
- If you struggle with psoriasis or acne, Amara Treatment Centre offers services specifically targeted towards these concerns.
Skin Day Spa
147 Chapel Street, St Kilda
St Kilda’s resident self-care sanctuary Skin Day Spa, hits all of the spots when it comes to day spas. With a hefty selection of services catering to all of your whims, stay plump and hydrated with the Hydrating Heart Gua Sha facial, where your face and neck tension will melt away, leaving you with an uplifted appearance. Throw in LED Light Therapy, and a transformative IPL treatment, and why aren't you already booking an appointment?
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- Word on the street is their facial techniques help out with chronic acne.
- Try the empowerment facial! Some call it the ‘red carpet ready’ facial. We call it a must-try.
- They do Balinese style relaxation massages so you can have that little taste of a holiday here at home.
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