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Aurora Spa & Bathhouse
Australia’s award-winning Aurora Spa Group unveils its new flagship Aurora Spa & Bathhouse in Victoria’s idyllic coastal town of Sorrento as the final element of the luxurious redevelopment of The Continental Sorrento.
Inspired by the healing powers of water and ancient European curative water therapies, the Aurora Spa & Bathhouse experience offers guests ancient bathing traditions with a modern twist, meaningful spa rituals, evidence-based remedies, and the powerfully regenerative benefits of hot and cold contrast therapy.
Aurora is a soothing space where wellness knowhow, wholehearted care and inspired design come together to offer you physical, mental, and emotional nourishment. Their approach considers your entire being, even taking it down to a cellular level to initiate transformative results.
Finding your tailored remedy to counterbalance the depleting effects of our evermore demanding lifestyles so you can live with greater connection, capacity, and vitality.
Conceived by Australian wellness expert and entrepreneur Lyndall Mitchell, the Aurora Spa & Bathhouse is a ground-breaking wellness experience centred around an indoor Nordic sauna that features one of the largest saunas in the southern hemisphere within a 1000sqm bathhouse, as well as a first of its kind ‘Glacial Mist Room’. Accommodating up to 60 guests at a time, the Aurora bathhouse experience starts in a tranquil relaxation lounge that guides guests through into four interconnecting hydro-therapy pools, starting with the ‘Daydream Pool’. Five additional spaces then offer uniquely contrasting thermal experiences, including a timber-lined Nordic sauna, aromatherapy steam room, halotherapy (salt) suite, sensory showers, and a glacial mist room.
For guests seeking individual treatments, the Aurora spa offerings include a magnesium float room, eight treatment rooms set up to accommodate singles and couples, and ‘The Aurora Spa Store’ – with its very own apothecary station to create bespoke salt blends.
Lyndall Mitchell
“Bringing to life Aurora Spa & Bathhouse has been an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...” says Lyndall Mitchell. “I drew inspiration from my experiences around the world and honed-in on the healing powers of water and ancient European curative water therapies. Water is the make-up of one’s being, it symbolises calmness and serenity, so we are naturally drawn to it – individually, collectively as well as emotionally, spiritually, and physically,”
She continues, “On the coast of the Mornington Peninsula, we are surrounded by water, even breathing the fresh sea air has its own healing energy. With the reputation Aurora has built over the years this is a natural evolution for the group and its location and offerings will be drawcards for both new guests and loyal customers who are devoted to our results-based direction and holistic approach to wellness. I have been going to the Mornington Peninsula for many years to switch off and refuel. Now we can create the full immersion experience, where we can refuel every cell in your body so you can feel that deep, impactful sense of renewal and energy.”
Designed by award-winning design studio Woods Bagot guests will find many opportunities to pause, reset and replenish within the luxurious wellness sanctuary that is Aurora Spa & Bathhouse. Drawing inspiration from the Mornington Peninsula coastline, the design features a warm neutral palette, soft oak panelling, brass accents, and a sandy terracotta terrazzo tile underfoot.
“Woods Bagot’s design for the Aurora Spa & Bathhouse is a celebration of water and speaks to the natural properties of the Mornington Peninsula region and its famed hot springs,” says Nik Karalis, CEO, Woods Bagot.
He continues, “The Mornington Peninsula has long been a destination for constitutional escape for Australians, a place to switch off. Now Woods Bagot has designed an immersive wellness experience where you can truly embrace that opportunity for renewal.”
Located only an hour away from Melbourne in the heart of Sorrento, this luxury retreat offers an unrivalled spa experience paired with coastal charm and the rejuvenating benefits of its seaside location. With a philosophy centred around discovering, connecting, and celebrating water in all its states and forms, Aurora Spa & Bathhouse will offer a series of exclusive bathing experiences, treatments, and rituals, all with nourishing connections to water. Aurora Spa has been a pioneer in the spa and wellness industry over the last two decades, launching with Australia’s first urban luxury retreat in St Kilda in 1997. The award-winning spa operated for more than 24 years, opening a second location at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast and further locations in Qantas First Class lounges in Sydney and Melbourne until 2020. Coming to the Mornington Peninsula in October 2022, Aurora Spa and Bathhouse will be the latest evolution for the brand and a new benchmark for spa and wellness in Australia.
A little more about Lyndall Mitchell…
She is a renowned wellness pioneer, qualified and accredited coach, author of four published books, and founder of Aurora Spa, Australia’s award-winning urban spa group and ASPAR – the highly acclaimed collection of botanically active skincare, body, and spa products, is a range of botanically active skincare products, created by the award-winning Aurora Spa, and is the official skincare partner of QANTAS. All ASPAR products are made in the spa and botanically active to ensure that the perfect blend of science and nature works in harmony for beautiful skin. They are specially designed for our guests to retreat, regenerate, and recreate the Aurora Spa & Bathhouse experience at home.
Lyndall is dedicated to providing immersive and evidence-based spa and wellness experiences over the last two decades, Lyndall is also a highly respected wellness commentator in both the Australian and international media landscape and is at the helm of her thriving ecosystem of wellness businesses.
ASPAR is a range of botanically active skincare products, created by the award-winning Aurora Spa, and is the official skincare partner of QANTAS.
All ASPAR products are made in the spa and botanically active to ensure that the perfect blend of science and nature works in harmony for beautiful skin. They are specially designed for our guests to retreat, regenerate n re-create the Aurora Spa & Bathhouse experience at home.
