Opening A New Temple Of Stillness In North Sydney
Sydney, we hope you’re sitting down; ideally on something sculptural, upholstered, and imported, because North Sydney is about to acquire the kind of wellness sanctuary usually reserved for glossy international capitals. Saint Haven, the cult Melbourne club with a waitlist longer than a Bondi cold-brew queue, is opening its most ambitious chapter yet: a six-storey, 3,000-square-metre sanctuary at 123 Walker Street.
Opening in early 2026, this isn’t a gym. It’s not even a wellness centre. It’s a private, intentionally paced, Japanese-inspired universe engineered to lower your cortisol the moment you cross the threshold. Picture triple-height voids, stone glowing like butter under soft light, and air filtered more aggressively than a Goop comment section.
Saint Haven wants to be your second home, if your second home happened to come with cryotherapy, PRP treatments, boardrooms, magnesium pools and a chef who refuses to cook with seed oils.
And honestly? That tracks.
A Private Members Club For People Who Take Wellbeing Seriously
This is a membership-only retreat-style club. Membership will be capped. Demand is already intense. If Melbourne’s trajectory is any indicator, the waitlist will become part of Sydney wellness folklore.
Opening: February 2026
Location: 123 Walker Street, North Sydney
Website: sainthaven.com.au
Membership Enquiries: via online portal
Phone: Not yet released
Email: enquiries@sainthaven.com
Experience: A high-design retreat that lives between ancient ritual and future-facing science.
Saint Haven didn’t just appear out of the mist like some wellness mirage. Melbourne’s had the good stuff since 2023, Collingwood first, then Toorak, South Yarra, the whole “quietly building an empire while everyone else was still steaming their activewear” thing. Every club sold out. Every waitlist groaned. And now Sydney’s getting not one but two temples: North Sydney in early 2026, then Bondi Beach swanning in later that year like the coastal golden child. Translation: the Melbourne secret is officially over. Sydney just became the main character in Australia’s luxury-wellness plotline.
A Six-Storey Ritual For The Chronically Overloaded
Every level of Saint Haven North Sydney has a purpose, a rhythm, a mood board that whispers “you work too hard, darling.”
The club doesn’t believe in rushed sessions. It believes in daily rituals. Long ones. Rituals that start with heat, end with ice, and involve at least one moment where you question whether you’ve accidentally joined a very elegant cult.
Here’s how the building unfolds.
Image Credit: Saint Haven (Instagram) - A triple-height lobby and lounge with lantern lighting, sculptural shelving and refined Japanese-inspired interiors.
The Bathhouse: Where Time Slows And Pores Open
The bathhouse is the heart of the North Sydney sanctuary; a Japanese-inflected cocoon of warm stone, still water and soft lantern light.
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Warm magnesium pools heated to 39°C
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Ice plunges at 6°C and 10°C
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Zero- and two-degree cold baths for the “I need a personality shift” crowd
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Traditional cedarwood sauna
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Hammam steam room
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Infrared sauna
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Sunken lounges made for whisper-level conversation
This is the part of Saint Haven where your amygdala gets the reset it’s been begging for since you opened your inbox this morning.
The Haven Zone: Restoration Meets Longevity Tech
If the bathhouse is the sanctuary, the Haven Zone is the hardware.
Think ancient ritual meets NASA.
Here’s the menu:
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
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Cryotherapy
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Red light beds
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PEMF mats
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Lymphatic drainage boots
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Magnesium wellness pools
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Longevity-focused recovery circuits
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An environmental ecosystem engineered for wellness
You may never forgive your current gym again.
The Lab: Where Medicine Goes Couture
Hidden inside Saint Haven is The Lab: Australia’s first preventative medicine and bio-hacking suite inside a private members’ club. It’s where longevity gets the five-star treatment.
Expect:
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PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) therapy
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Exosome therapy
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Injectable peptides
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IV vitamin drips
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Full bloodwork panels
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Doctor-guided, data-driven longevity programs
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Personalised protocols designed like couture health blueprints
If you’ve ever wanted your biomarkers read like a Chanel runway report, welcome home.
Facilitator Team
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Medical Director: Oversees longevity and biomarker programs
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Performance Coach: Integrates movement + recovery + nutrition
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Integrative Nutritionist: Personalised meal plans and metabolic support
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Breathwork Coach: Nervous-system regulation
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Energy Healer: Subtle-body recalibration
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Spa Director: Melissa Vitalis (Crown Sydney pedigree)
The Spa: Holistic, High-Touch, And Impossible To Rush
For the first time, Saint Haven introduces a full holistic spa, led by former Crown Sydney Spa Director Melissa Vitalis.
Treatments include:
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Massages
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Organic facials
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Body therapies
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Naturopathy
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Nutrition consultations
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Energy healing
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Spiritual cleansing
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Mindset and emotional recalibration work
Six suites. Endless excuses to disappear for two hours.
Performance Studios: Where Movement Feels Like Ritual
Saint Haven doesn’t do fluorescent lighting or gym-bro playlists. Instead, movement is treated like a complete sensory practice.
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A world-class gym floor
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Heated mat Pilates
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Reformer studios
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Yoga and hybrid classes
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Breathwork
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Sound healing sessions
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Meditation cave
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Spiritual and somatic coaching
It’s the only gym in Australia where you might cry, sweat and ascend in the same 45 minutes.
The Portal: A Multi-Sensory Journey Into Deep Calm
Exclusive to the North Sydney club, The Portal is an immersive studio for sound baths, breathwork, stillness and nervous-system recalibration. Light moves. Sound shifts. You realign.
If meditation had a VIP room, this would be it.
Power Co-Working: Productivity, But Make It Peaceful
An entire floor becomes a private business club for members who want to tick off deals without the psychological violence of open-plan office chatter.
Featuring:
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Private offices
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Discreet boardrooms
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Strategy suites
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Skyline views
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Acoustics designed for focus
It's where your laptop goes to feel respected.
The Wholefoods Restaurant: Food As Ritual, Not Fuel
The Saint Haven restaurant is sugar-free, seed-oil-free, organic, purified-water-only, and still somehow deeply sinful in a clean, elegant, I-just-paid-my-nutritionist sort of way.
Expect:
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Organic wholefoods restaurant
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Refined sugar-free
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Seed oil-free
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Filtered water used in all food prep
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Locally sourced produce
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Custom meal plans designed by Head Chef + Nutritionist + Performance Coach
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Grab-and-go bar for post-Pilates nourishment
Think nourishment that feels both clinical and indulgent, without ever saying “clinical.”
Image Credit: Saint Haven (Instagram) - A Japanese-inspired dining and bar space featuring warm stone lighting, sculptural seating and floor-to-ceiling glass opening onto a landscaped courtyard.
The Design Direction: Japanese Stillness, Modern Luxury
GURNER Design House (Interior Director Simon Brugaletta) has created a temple of calm.
Features include:
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Triple-height voids
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Flowing water
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Stone, brushed metal, pale timber
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Lantern-style lighting
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Greenery tucked into architectural lines
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A fragrance that feels like someone bottled serenity
Every material is tactile. Every corner is intentional. Every detail whispers quietly.
Eco-Sustainability Practices
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Reverse osmosis filtered water
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UV-treated, HEPA-filtered air
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Nutrient-conscious, local produce
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Low-tox materials
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Japanese-inspired lighting for energy efficiency
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Ritual-based consumption (quality > quantity)
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Wellness-led environmental ecosystem
(Not a nature retreat, but high-standard environmental wellness.)
Frequently Asked Questions
When does it open?
Early 2026, with North Sydney opening first and Bondi Beach following later that year.
Is it a gym?
No, it’s a multi-level private wellness club with bathhouses, biohacking, spa therapies, dining and medical longevity services.
Is membership capped?
Yes. Saint Haven operates with strict membership limits to maintain privacy and calm.
Can non-members visit?
No. Access is limited to members only.
Do they offer nutrition programs?
Yes, integrated culinary and metabolic plans are created with the chef, nutritionist and performance coach.
What’s included in membership?
Spa access, movement studios, bathhouse, recovery zones, co-working, dining access and personalised longevity pathways.
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