The Oria shortlist
Where we'd start.
Seven picks in this guide. These are the three we'd start with.
7 picks 7 suburbs Published prices $70–$177 Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Most open space Clear Mind Studio Fremantle · An open float pool Clear Mind runs pod-style tanks with a lid you can leave open at both its rooms — Holdsworth Street in Fremantle and Beaufort Street in Inglewood — and, at Inglewood only, an open float pool with no lid or enclosure at all, which a couple can share for $139. See why we chose it
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Best for two The Life Spring Float Tank Centre Rockingham · Roomy cabins you can share Three Superior XL float cabins on Market Street, Rockingham — larger than a pod, with a door you can leave open and a light switch inside. See why we chose it
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Best intro offer Beyond Rest East Perth East Perth · A first-float offer The clearest first-float deal in the guide: three hour-long floats for $177, or $59 each, against $89 for a single casual float. See why we chose it
Quick answer
For a first float, Beyond Rest in East Perth sells three hour-long floats for $177. For more space, Clear Mind's Inglewood room has an open float pool with no lid, and The Life Spring in Rockingham has cabins two people can share. Rhema Wellness Studio at Cockburn Central has the lowest casual price, $70 for an hour. Prices checked October 2026.
Compare the picks
| Practice | Suburb | Best for | From | Time | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Mind Studio | Fremantle | An open float pool | Single float $89, 60 min | 60 min | Open float pool at Inglewood · Lid-open pods · Couples float $139 · Fremantle and Inglewood |
| The Life Spring Float Tank Centre | Rockingham | Roomy cabins you can share | 60-min float $86; two in one cabin $129 | 60 min | Cabins you can share · Door and light controls · Floats up to two hours · Rockingham |
| Beyond Rest East Perth | East Perth | A first-float offer | Intro: three 60-min floats $177; casual $89 | 60 min | Three floats for $177 · Robes and toiletries provided · Second room in Wembley · East Perth |
| Rhema Wellness Studio | Cockburn Central | The lowest casual price | 60-min float $70, 30 min $50 | 30 / 60 min | $70 an hour · Concession Tuesdays · Float and sauna $95 · Cockburn Central |
| Salt Float Studio | South Perth | Lights and music in your hands | 60-min float $85 | 60 min | You control lights and music · Lid can stay open · 45 to 90-minute floats · South Perth |
| Float Lab | Wembley | Open 9am to 9pm, seven days | 60-min float $89; two at once $160 | 60 min | Open 9am to 9pm daily · Four rooms · Second centre at Currambine · Wembley |
| Swan Valley Retreat | Henley Brook | A 90-minute float for $99 | 60-min float $85, 90 min $99 | 60 / 90 min | 90 minutes for $99 · Sauna and float $130 · Day spa setting · Henley Brook |
A name in the table jumps to that pick below.
7 places worth a first visit
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Oria Best ofBest float centre Open pool at InglewoodClear Mind Studio
Fremantle · Massage & Bodywork
Clear Mind runs pod-style tanks with a lid you can leave open at both its rooms — Holdsworth Street in Fremantle and Beaufort Street in Inglewood — and, at Inglewood only, an open float pool with no lid or enclosure at all, which a couple can share for $139. A single float is $89: an hour in the water and about 90 minutes in the room, with seven guided meditations or silence and music for the last five minutes. Packs never expire. Fremantle is closed on Sundays.
- Open float pool at Inglewood
- Lid-open pods
- Couples float $139
- Fremantle and Inglewood
Single float $89, 60 min — price checked October 2026 View practice Visit website -
Oria Best ofBest float centre Shared cabin allowed
The Life Spring Float Tank Centre
Rockingham · Spa & Recovery
Three Superior XL float cabins on Market Street, Rockingham — larger than a pod, with a door you can leave open and a light switch inside. An hour is $86, ninety minutes $109 and two hours $129, and two people can share a cabin for an hour for $129. Gowns, earplugs, shampoo, conditioner and hairdryers are provided. Floats run from 8am to an 8pm last session, and online bookings close 45 minutes before.
- Cabins you can share
- Door and light controls
- Floats up to two hours
- Rockingham
60-min float $86; two in one cabin $129 — price checked October 2026 View practice Visit website -
Oria Best ofBest float centre Intro offer
Beyond Rest East Perth
East Perth · Spa & Recovery
The clearest first-float deal in the guide: three hour-long floats for $177, or $59 each, against $89 for a single casual float. Three private pod rooms on Edward Street, East Perth, with towels, robes, earplugs, shampoo and body wash provided; allow about 90 minutes in all. A second Beyond Rest on Cambridge Street, Wembley, opens at 6am on Mondays and Thursdays. Two people can't share a pod but can float at the same time, and late cancellations are charged as a full session.
- Three floats for $177
- Robes and toiletries provided
- Second room in Wembley
- East Perth
Intro: three 60-min floats $177; casual $89 — price checked October 2026 View practice Visit website -
Oria Best ofBest float centre
Rhema Wellness Studio
Cockburn Central · Spa & Recovery
The cheapest hour in the guide at $70, with a 30-minute float for $50 and a $60 hour on Tuesdays between 9.30am and 2pm for pregnant women, concession card holders and some other groups. The studio, formerly Float House, is at Cockburn Central; floaters choose silence or a guided meditation, and each session includes time to shower before and after, with tea in the lounge. A float and a 45-minute sauna together is $95.
- $70 an hour
- Concession Tuesdays
- Float and sauna $95
- Cockburn Central
60-min float $70, 30 min $50 — price checked October 2026 View practice Visit website -
Oria Best ofBest float centre
Salt Float Studio
South Perth · Spa & Recovery
Dreampod tanks, each in its own room with a shower, where you control the lighting and music and can float with the lid open — or play your own audio through the pod. An hour is $85, with 45 and 90-minute floats at $70 and $115 and a pregnancy float. Two friends can float in separate pods at the same time for $65 each. It is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and dreadlocks, thick braids and hair extensions aren't allowed in the pods.
- You control lights and music
- Lid can stay open
- 45 to 90-minute floats
- South Perth
60-min float $85 — price checked October 2026 View practice Visit website -
Oria Best ofBest float centre
Float Lab
Wembley · Spa & Recovery
Four float rooms on Cambridge Street, Wembley, open from 9am to 9pm seven days a week by appointment — the longest hours in the guide — with a second Float Lab at Currambine. An hour is $89, two people floating at the same time pay $160, and a ten-pack is $699. Float Lab publishes no screening guidance or list of what is provided, so ask about both before a first visit.
- Open 9am to 9pm daily
- Four rooms
- Second centre at Currambine
- Wembley
60-min float $89; two at once $160 — price checked October 2026 View practice Visit website -
Oria Best ofBest float centre
Swan Valley Retreat
Henley Brook · Retreats, Nature & Experiences
A single float pod inside a day spa at Henley Brook, at $85 for an hour and $99 for ninety minutes — the cheapest long float in the guide — or $130 with a sauna session first. With one pod, floats run one after another, so two people can't float at the same time. Tea and the outdoor areas are there afterwards; the retreat publishes no screening guidance, so ask if you have any concerns.
- 90 minutes for $99
- Sauna and float $130
- Day spa setting
- Henley Brook
60-min float $85, 90 min $99 — price checked October 2026 View practice Visit website
What we considered
We compared water-based floating only — pods, cabins and an open pool — on what you book: the kind of tank, the time in the water against the time in the room, the casual price, any first-float offer, what is provided, and whether two people can float together. Every price was checked on the centre's own site or booking page in October 2026; first-float offers, packs and memberships are labelled as such and never stand in for a casual price. Two centres in the directory, in Willetton and Kelmscott, are left out because their websites were down and their float services could not be confirmed. Dry cocoon pods that use heat rather than water are not part of this comparison. Several centres make health claims about floating; this guide does not repeat them.
Best Of guides are editorial. No practice paid to appear here; paid placements on Oria Haven are always labelled Featured.
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Make time for a float
Find a float that fits your budget and the time you have.
Water floats only, priced as a single session.
Pick by your situation
- Choose Beyond Rest East Perth if it is your first float and you want the cheapest way to try three.
- Choose Clear Mind Studio if you would rather not be in an enclosed tank.
- Choose The Life Spring Float Tank Centre if you want to float as a couple.
- Choose Rhema Wellness Studio if you want the lowest casual price.
- Choose Float Lab if you need an evening or weekend slot.
Before you go
Among the centres here, a casual hour costs $70 at Rhema Wellness Studio, $85 at Salt Float Studio and Swan Valley Retreat, $86 at The Life Spring and $89 at Beyond Rest, Float Lab and Clear Mind. First-float offers bring it lower — Beyond Rest's three floats for $177 work out at $59 each — and packs and memberships go lower again. Prices checked October 2026.
A pod is an enclosed tank with a lid, and at Salt Float Studio and Clear Mind you can leave the lid open. The Life Spring's cabins are larger, with a door rather than a lid, which can also stay open. Clear Mind's Inglewood room has an open float pool with no lid or enclosure at all. If closed spaces worry you, the open pool or a cabin with the door open is the gentler start.
Allow about an hour and a half. The float itself is usually an hour, and Beyond Rest and Clear Mind both say to allow 90 minutes in all for showering before and after. Most centres ask first-timers to arrive ten to fifteen minutes early.
Only where the space is shared: The Life Spring lets two people share a cabin, at $129 for an hour, and Clear Mind's open pool at Inglewood takes a couple for $139. Elsewhere you book separate tanks at the same time — Float Lab charges $160 for two and Salt Float Studio $65 each — and Swan Valley Retreat's single pod means one after the other.
Each centre publishes its own guidance, and it differs. Common items are a fresh tattoo, recently coloured hair, open wounds, epilepsy and early pregnancy: Beyond Rest asks you to wait five days after a tattoo and two after hair dye, and Clear Mind seven days after colouring, with pregnancy from 13 weeks. Read the centre's own list before booking, and ask your doctor if you have a medical condition.
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About the Reel
The Reel, from Australia’s South West, introduces the floating sauna at Pemberton Pool: two wood-fired sauna rooms on the water with big windows onto the karri forest, and the ritual its caption describes — warm up, step outside into the pool, and repeat.
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WA’s first floating sauna, on Pemberton Pool
Reel by Australia’s South West @australias_southwest · South West, Western Australia
Reel by Australia’s South West, the regional tourism account, posted 12 August 2026 with @floatingsauna_pembertonpool.
It captures the setting and the whole hot–cold ritual — including the dive that deserves a word of caution.
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