Gordons Bay, CoogeeCredit: Destination NSW
Woman practising yoga at Gordons Bay, Coogee.
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Sydney is the perfect place to indulge in a little self-care, where you can reconnect with yourself, your surroundings and your community. With its rejuvenating coastline, a wide variety of wellness innovators and health-focused eateries, the city offers a diversity of wellness experiences helping you find exactly what you need.
Transform yourself before breakfast
Sydney wakes up early and Bondi, one of the city’s most picturesque wellness hubs, is one of the best examples. Modern wellness centre Nimbus Co opens their infrared sauna and ice baths from 6am or join the eclectic crowd at the historic Bondi Iceberg’s ocean pool and sauna for a steam bath with one of the best views in Sydney.
Nurture yourself with a wholesome breakfast at one of Bondi’s best cafes offering health-focused options with the quality of produce you’d expect at Sydney’s best restaurants. Drop into Harrys Bondi for sweet potato, hummus and tabbouleh nourish bowls just off Bondi Beach; try a red rice, quinoa and beetroot hummus rainbow bowl on a sun-drenched table at The Depot; or visit celebrity chef Bill Granger’s iconic cafe Bills for plenty of nourishing vegetarian options including his famed corn fritters and a duo of textural salads.
Wander along Surry Hills’s Crown Street to discover beautiful boutiques and local lifestyle retailers such as Elms Store, which showcases locally made wellness products, from preservative-free sunscreens to moisturisers infused with native ingredients. Pamper your skin with naturopathic potions and oils at Luna Beauty & Apothecary or book in for a comprehensive naturopathic review. If your wellness journey includes crafting, join a candle making or weaving workshop at Provider Store.
Clear your mind or dip into your subconscious at Sydney Float Centre nearby in Darlinghurst, where float pods help you experience total serenity in a sound, light and seemingly gravity-free space. Or find weightlessness in a more demanding environment by working out your body and mind in a Sky-Lab aerial yoga class.
Refuel with a satisfying lunch
Nourish your body with an innovative plant-based set menu at Yellow, in Potts Point, the only vegan restaurant to be awarded two hats in the Good Food Guide. Loam, within the stylish Ace Hotel in Surry Hills, has options for simple green bowls but also more indulgent, saucy grilled meats – all based on premium Australian produce. For something carrying more nostalgia or comfort, try a dhal at the vegetarian Indian street food diner in Redfern, Flyover Fritterie.
If you’re looking for something light and fast, order a warm salad bowl at the leafy courtyard at Daily Greens in Paddington or nab a raw-food snack, an organic juice and a herbal tonic from Orchard Street Elixir Bar on Glenmore Road, a Paddington shopping street famous for its designer fashion boutiques.
Bondi Beach, Sydney Credit: Destination NSW
Swimmers heading out into the ocean from Bondi Beach, Sydney.
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Bondi Beach, Sydney Credit: Destination NSW
Swimmers heading out into the ocean from Bondi Beach, Sydney.
Ace Hotel, Sydney Credit: Ace Hoteld
The first southern hemisphere hotel from the Ace Hotel Group has now opened in Surry Hills, Sydney
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Ace Hotel, Sydney Credit: Ace Hoteld
The first southern hemisphere hotel from the Ace Hotel Group has now opened in Surry Hills, Sydney
Treat yourself to some ‘me time’
Sydney is dotted with hotels, spas and wellness centres designed to give restorative and unique experiences suited to any traveller. In the city centre, wash away your everyday concerns with an indulgent afternoon at The Day Spa by Chuan at The Langham. Dip in the Langham’s 20-metre heated indoor swimming pool, then recharge with a one-hour, full-body massage that will leave every inch of your skin feeling moisturised and relaxed. You can tailor your own wellness experience at the designer luxury hotel Capella Sydney. Their Auriga Spa offers a wellness menu with everything from a volcanic mud wrap to a 90-minute light therapy facial.
Pack an entire day of wellness treatments into a rejuvenating six-hour Metamorphosis treatment at SpaQ within the QT Sydney, or settle in for an overnight experience with Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour’s Urban Wellness Escape package, which includes a stay in a luxe suite (complete with a Peloton bike), three-hour in-suite spa treatments for two, wellness dinners, private sunrise yoga and more. Just over the bridge near Barangaroo, you can have couples treatments at The Darling in Pyrmont. Relax into a Dihlbi facial, which uses native botanicals by Australian brand Li’Tya, to leave your skin looking its best.
Chi, The Spa at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Rocks, is inspired by thousands of years of Eastern philosophy and wellness practice. Dip into infinity spas and book in for a treatment that incorporates locally made, high-end beauty and health products, like lauded Australian brand Sodashi.
If relaxing in a bathhouse is more your style, Capybara in Surry Hills is a modern and design-focused offering with a mineral spa, ice bath, sauna, steam room and hammam.
Nourish yourself with NSW’s best produce
Sample NSW’s best produce at award-winning restaurants like farm-to-table eatery Fred’s, on Paddington’s Oxford Street, or at Middle Eastern fine diner Aalia, which combines ancient Levantine recipes with premium, local ingredients. Taste sustainable takes on Australian seafood at the low-waste Chippendale fine diner Longshore or beachside restaurant North Bondi Fish.
For the best plant-based dining, drop into Marrickville vegetarian diner Two Chaps on a Friday or Saturday night for an Italian feast, share a few vegan pizzas at the Neapolitan-style Gigi’s Pizzeria in Newtown or make your way through the spicy, sweat-inducing vegetable side of the menu at Lankan Filling Station, a Darlinghurst Sri Lankan eatery run by former fine-dining chef O Tama Carey.
The Day Spa by Chuan, at The Langham, Sydney Credit: The Langham
Set underground at The Langham, Sydney, The Day Spa by Chuan boasts a 20m heated pool.
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The Day Spa by Chuan, at The Langham, Sydney Credit: The Langham
Set underground at The Langham, Sydney, The Day Spa by Chuan boasts a 20m heated pool.
Central Park, Chippendale Credit: Destination NSW
Students enjoying an afternoon in Central Park, Chippendale
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Central Park, Chippendale Credit: Destination NSW
Students enjoying an afternoon in Central Park, Chippendale
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Auriga Spa Credit: Timothy Kaye
Auriga Spa Capella Sydney
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Set aside some time for self-care and feel the tension melt from your body as you’re pampered from head to toe in opulent surroundings in one of the many luxury day spas in Sydney. Whether you want an indulgent treatment in a five-star hotel spa or detoxify in a specialist salon, you’ll find a range of incredible treatments across the city.
Soak up the calm in the city
Revel in the exclusive spaces of the hotel’s guest-only Auriga Spa when you stay at Capella Sydney, one of the most recent additions to the city’s luxury hotel offering. The grand proportions of the former Department of Education sandstone building carry through to the stunning spa, with contemporary cubes inserted into the heritage space to form a series of treatment rooms, and a serene swimming pool flooded with natural light from banked skylights. Auriga’s signature two-hour New Moon Renewal and Reflection treatment features a scent journey and somatic intention setting ritual before a body polish and peel wrap, and a massage with bioenergetic oil.
Step inside QT Sydney’s SpaQ and you’ll feel like you’re a world away from the busy retail precinct in the city streets below. Spoil yourself with the Metamorphosis package, which includes around six hours of pampering, including lunch, that will leave you feeling transformed, renewed and ready to take on the world.
Surrender to the serene underground sanctuary of The Day Spa by Chuan, available to guests and visitors at The Langham, Sydney hotel in the city centre. Sense your busy mind calming as you enter the Roman-style heated pool space, and feel stress leave your body as the highly qualified team provides holistic treatments featuring luxe Babor skincare products. Go all out with the Champagne & Gold Indulgence, a 4.5-hour top-to-toe pampering experience that starts with a full-body massage, followed by a 90-minute facial, deluxe manicure and pedicure, a light lunch and a glass of champagne.
Relax down by the water
Feel like you’re on top of the world when you arrive for your treatment at the luxurious Crown Spa at the Crown Towers Sydney, which anchors one end of the Barangaroo waterfront precinct on the fringe of the city centre. Lean into La Prairie facials and Subtle Energies treatments, or indulge in a three-hour Restoration treatment, which begins with an invigorating body exfoliation and Crown’s signature marma massage before an age-defying facial leaves you feeling radiant and revitalised.
Float over to the other side of Darling Harbour to discover Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour’s calming Sofitel SPA Darling Harbour, which has seven spacious treatment rooms, including a suite featuring a large freestanding tub overlooking the water. Alongside bespoke facials and body therapies, the spa also offers a five-hour wellness journey adapted to the season.
Reconnect body, mind and soul at The Darling Spa at The Star Sydney in nearby Pyrmont. Linger in the spa’s Moroccan hammam chamber, steam room and Jacuzzi before blissing out with a Dihlbi facial, which features age-defying serums incorporating ancient Aboriginal knowledge of native botanicals by Australian brand Li’Tya.
Auriga Spa Credit: Timothy Kaye
Auriga Spa Capella Sydney
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Auriga Spa Credit: Timothy Kaye
Auriga Spa Capella Sydney
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A couples treatment room at The Darling Spa in Pyrmont.
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The Darling Spa Credit: The Darling
A couples treatment room at The Darling Spa in Pyrmont.
Bliss out in a boutique salon
Sense a calming energy from the moment you enter the astonishing space at Venustus, a 10-minute drive east of the city centre in leafy Paddington, where owner Jeannie Bourke has laid a grid of healing crystals beneath the floor. Embrace the cocooning vibe in one of the tall egg-shaped treatment pods and surrender to a replenishing treatment using a range of luscious aromatherapy-based products.
Arrive early at Sol Spa Vaucluse, a luxe salon offering facials, massage and body treatments to nourish the mind and body in the inner-eastern suburb of Vaucluse, to relax with a cup of herbal tea and look out over the spa’s lush garden. Rejuvenate with a Native Botanical facial using Indigenous Australian botanicals, or stretch out with a five-hour Ultimate Sol Spa Signature Package that includes a nourishing meal and a glass of champagne.
Take a deep breath of salt air before stepping into an immune-boosting infrared sauna at one of several salons around the beachside suburbs in Sydney’s east. Emerge calm and detoxified after an infrared sauna at Self by The Parlour Room in Clovelly, which also offers a range of bespoke facials and indulgent body treatments, or at Slow House at Bondi Beach, which has both small and large infrared sauna rooms to soak up the heat in private or with a friend.
Go west to be pampered
Bond with your partner during an Urban Release couples ritual at the Inglis Day Spa, on the top level of The William Inglis Hotel in Warwick Farm, a 40-minute drive southwest of the city centre. Soak up the equine theme of the spectacular hotel, which celebrates Warwick Farm’s horseracing history (there’s a racecourse right next door), before sequestering in a modern spa suite and relaxing in a cabana facing the rooftop pool. Or come alone for a pampering 150-minute Crystal Healing treatment, which includes a muscle-melting hot-stone massage, rejuvenating facial and soothing head massage.
Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour Spa Credit: Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour
Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour Spa
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Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour Spa Credit: Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour
Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour Spa
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The spaQ at QT Sydney
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QT Sydney, Sydney Credit: QT Sydney
The spaQ at QT Sydney