Rooftop
contrast
therapy
Two saunas, a cold plunge at 6 to 8 degrees and a spa bath at 38 to 40, all outside and all in the one booking. Shared with whoever else is up there.
A session
An hour, and you decide how you spend it. Most people get three or four rounds in and spend the gaps sitting outside getting their breath back.
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Sauna
There are two, and you can pick or use both. The hot stone one runs at 100 degrees, dry heat off the stones, and it builds until you have properly had enough. The infrared sits at 70 and warms you more gradually, so you can breathe easily and hold a conversation while you sweat.
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Plunge
Straight into 6 to 8 degrees. The first fifteen seconds are the hard part and the job is to get your breathing back under control. After that it settles, and getting out is the best bit.
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Or the spa
There is a spa bath up there at 38 to 40 degrees, and it is part of the same booking. Drop into it between rounds to warm back up, or stay in it if you have had enough of the swing between hot and cold. Sitting in it with the view and somebody to talk to is a fair part of why people book the roof.
The roof
Two saunas, a plunge and a spa, outdoors above Parnell. It is a shared space rather than a private room, so you may well be up there with other people.
- Takes 9 at a time, and it is booked by the person rather than by the room
- Hot stone sauna at 100 degrees and infrared at 70, mix them however you like
- Water and towels are here, bring togs
- Can be booked out on its own for a group
If you would rather not share, the private rooms run the same idea behind a closed door, with an infrared sauna and a plunge of its own.
Add it to a visit
At $45 the rooftop is the cheapest way in, and it is on every membership and on the pass.
Experience Pass · $160
Two weeks of unlimited rooftop, private rooms, PEMF, red light and compression.
Starter · $35 a week
One session a week, and the rooftop is on it.
Mondays
Members bring a friend free for contrast therapy, first timers only.
Questions
Will I be sharing it with strangers?
Probably, yes. The rooftop takes nine and is booked per person, so it is shared the way a pool is. If that is not what you want, book a private room instead, or book the roof out for your own group.
How is this different from the private rooms?
It is outside, it is shared, and there is more up there: two saunas rather than one, and a spa bath as well. The private rooms have an infrared sauna and a plunge behind a closed door. The roof is also half the price.
Do I have to get in the cold?
No. The spa bath is on the same booking and plenty of people spend most of the hour in that, going into the sauna and back out to the spa without touching the plunge at all. Nobody is keeping score.
Should I check with my doctor first?
Yes, if you have a heart condition, unstable blood pressure, or you are pregnant. Come out if you feel light-headed rather than pushing through it, and drink water afterwards.
Can I have a drink up there?
No, and this is the one rule we will not bend. Alcohol and a hot sauna together raise the risk of your blood pressure dropping and your heart going out of rhythm. Come another time instead.
What if it is raining?
It runs anyway. You are getting into a cold bath either way, and the sauna is a wooden barrel with a door on it. The weather is rarely the problem people expect it to be.
Best at the end of the day, when the light goes and the city comes on. That is also when it fills up.