You can find the world’s best luxury hot springs in Australia

The award was announced at the 2025 World Spa Awards.

The World Luxury Spa Awards is a globally recognised honours program celebrating excellence in the luxury spa and wellness sector. Established to highlight the world’s most outstanding spa experiences, it invites nominations and public voting across a broad spectrum of categories, with more than 250,000 travellers participating annually to determine winners at country, regional, continental and global levels. This year, in the category of Best Luxury Hot Springs – Global, Australia’s own Peninsula Hot Springs took home the top gong.

Located on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, around a 90-minute drive from Melbourne, this award-winning facility celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025. Over the past two decades, the spa has welcomed more than eight million guests, all of whom have soaked their troubles away in mineral water sourced from natural geothermal reserves buried 637 metres underground. Peninsula Hot Springs invites guests to relax, recharge and reconnect through hot and cold therapy, spa treatments, cultural rituals and immersive, nature-based activities. Renowned for its pioneering approach to geothermal bathing, Peninsula Hot Springs hosts 70 globally inspired wellness experiences across 16 hectares of tranquil coastal bushland, including glamping accommodation and eco-lodges.

Why visit the World’s Best Luxury Hot Springs, Peninsula Hot Springs?  

Peninsula Hot Springs draws on the principles of balneology, the scientific study of the therapeutic benefits of mineral waters, a practice long used in Europe and Japan as part of medical and preventative care. The facility is fed by geothermal waters that are believed to have been underground for more than 10,000 years, earning its classification as a ‘true mineral spring’ with dissolved solids exceeding 3500 parts per million, according to studies conducted by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences in New Zealand. Rich in minerals such as magnesium, potassium, boron and sodium, the waters maintain soothing temperatures between 34°C and 42°C, offering a therapeutic bathing experience. Recognised for its wellness benefits, these mineral-rich waters can support relaxation, improve sleep, ease joint and muscle discomfort, enhance skin health, promote detoxification and encourage social connection.