Float therapy
Gentle Stillness Self-directed
60 min $$
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Infrared sauna
Gentle Stillness Self-directed
30–45 min $$
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| Attribute | Float therapy | Infrared sauna |
|---|---|---|
| Quietness | ●●●●● 5/5 Very high | ●●●●● 4/5 High |
| You are mostly | Floating in a tank | Seated in the heat |
| Typical group | Solo | 1–3, usually private |
| One-on-one available | It is one-on-none — you are alone | Rooms are booked privately |
| Typical session | 60 min | 30–45 min |
| Can be practised at home | No | Only with your own unit |
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- Float therapy is the quietest room of the set.
Scores describe a typical Perth session — what the hour is like, not what it will do for you. Individual studios vary; their listings carry the specifics.
What is it like?
| Attribute | Float therapy | Infrared sauna |
|---|---|---|
| Physical intensity How hard the body works in a typical session | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| Movement Still and lying down (1) to constantly moving (5) | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| Stretching & mobility work How much of the session is spent on it | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| Strength work Resistance, load or bodyweight effort | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
When you are actually there
| Attribute | Float therapy | Infrared sauna |
|---|---|---|
| Spoken guidance Silent (1) to continuously instructed (5) | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| You are mostly | Floating in a tank | Seated in the heat |
| Quietness Loud or music-led (1) to near silence (5) | ●●●●● 5/5 Very high | ●●●●● 4/5 High |
| Hands-on Whether a practitioner touches you | None | None |
Who is it like being with?
| Attribute | Float therapy | Infrared sauna |
|---|---|---|
| Typical group | Solo | 1–3, usually private |
| Interaction with others | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low | ●●●●● 1/5 Very low |
| One-on-one available | It is one-on-none — you are alone | Rooms are booked privately |
| Experience needed | None | None |
Before you go
| Attribute | Float therapy | Infrared sauna |
|---|---|---|
| Typical price | $$ | $$ |
| Typical session | 60 min | 30–45 min |
| Can be practised at home | No | Only with your own unit |
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A few places from the categories you compared — somewhere to start, not a shortlist.
A long-running float space in Willetton that has grown into a compact recovery studio: float tanks for full sensory rest, plus sauna, cold plunge and red light therapy. One of the few float options south-east of the river.
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A West Leederville wellness house running three infrared saunas alongside ice baths and steam showers — part of the cluster of recovery spaces that has grown up around Leederville in the last few years.
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Float tanks on Cambridge Street, paired with infrared sauna and relaxation, remedial and pregnancy massage — with a sister site in Currambine for the northern corridor. Floating is the practice here rather than a bolt-on, and the booking system makes a first session painless.
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