Mineral Springs Hotel

The Mineral Springs Hotel has been on Main Road in Hepburn Springs since 1935. The building is Art Deco, designed inside by Stuart Rattle, with formal Italian gardens out front that include a miniature hedge maze. It’s one of the older establishments in town and one of the more architecturally considered.

The spa, called The Retreat, sits on the same property and draws on the natural mineral water that made Hepburn Springs worth visiting in the first place.

The pools are mineral spas drawing on Hepburn’s spring heritage, though they’re not specifically identified as magnesium pools.

Alongside those you’ll find a cool plunge pool, dual hydrotherapy baths, saunas, and a steam room. Five dual therapy rooms handle treatments ranging from massage and facials to Mineral Rituals and Cocoons, with Pevonia Botanica and Sodashi as the product lines throughout.

The hotel sits at 4.4 stars across 528 Google reviews. Spa treatments and staff come up well in guest accounts; accommodation reviews are more mixed, which is worth knowing if you’re weighing up whether to stay over or come for the day.

The Retreat has a minimum age of 16, so the spa side is adults and older teenagers only.

Hotel rooms and the dining room have no age restriction.

Accommodation covers heritage, garden, and standard hotel rooms through to one, two, and four-bedroom self-contained villas. The Argus Dining Room serves Modern Australian cuisine, with a bar and lounge alongside. A function centre handles up to 70 delegates, and the property takes weddings, so a weekend visit may coincide with an event.

Pool temperatures and sitting lengths aren’t published. For spa bookings, you get a full refund with 48 hours or more notice; cancel inside that window and you’re charged in full.