City Cave Braybrook
City Cave Braybrook sits inside the Home and Co. retail complex on Ballarat Road. What it offers is more focused: float therapy, infrared sauna, massage, and red light therapy add-on, all under one roof on the western fringe of Melbourne.
The float pool is filled with Epsom salt water and held at body temperature, so you lose track of where you end up and the water begins. The infrared sauna works differently from a traditional steam or rock sauna: radiant heat that moves through the air without ultraviolet rays, which some people find easier to sit in for longer. There’s no cold plunge here, so if you’re after a contrast circuit, this isn’t the place for it.
What you do get is a clean, treatment-led menu you can mix and match. The Flauna package ($129) pairs the sauna with a float. The Complete Wellness package ($229) adds a 45-minute massage on top. Massage options run from remedial and sports to pregnancy and relaxation, and sessions go from 45 to 90 minutes.
Memberships are available if you plan to come regularly. A float membership runs $67 a month; the sauna is $38 a month. Those prices are a fair bit below the casual rates, so the maths works out quickly if Braybrook is convenient for you.
The venue has 568 Google reviews at a 4.9 rating. Reviews highlight the massage therapists by name and mention the float rooms being kept clean.
Card payments carry a small surcharge (1.10% plus $0.20), so bring cash if that bothers you. Parking at the Home and Co. complex is plentiful.
FAQ
- What's the main offering here?
- Float therapy in a magnesium-rich Epsom salt pool heated to body temperature, and infrared sauna sessions. Massage therapy is also available, and red light therapy can be added to a sauna session.
- How much does it cost?
- Float therapy is $89 casual or $67 a month on a membership. Infrared sauna is $49 casual or $38 a month. Packages bundle the two together—the Flauna (sauna and float) is $129, and the Complete Wellness package (infrared sauna, float, and 45-minute massage) is $229. Four-packs bring the per-session price down, with float 4-packs at $284 and sauna 4-packs at $164. Card payments carry a 1.10% plus $0.20 surcharge.
- What are the opening hours?
- Open every day, 8:30am to 8:30pm.
- Is there parking on site?
- Yes, there is plenty of parking at the Home and Co. complex.
- Do I need to bring anything?
- Ear plugs are useful for the float room. Complimentary ones are available on request.
- Is this part of a chain?
- Yes, City Cave has multiple locations across Australia and in the USA. This is the Braybrook location.
Shop 1/330 Ballarat Rd, Braybrook VIC 3019
Float Therapy $89 casual; Infrared Sauna $49 casual; packages from $129
Information verified 12 August 2026