Coming Soon: SAINT is the Younger Version of Saint Haven's Luxury Private Wellness Clubs

Just about every membership to Saint Haven's three Melbourne wellness clubs sold out before they opened — at one point, its first site in Collingwood had more than 15,000 people on its waiting list. The luxury private wellness club concept is clearly a winner, with an apparently stressed-out Melbourne experiencing something of a boom in spaces to either relax or re-energise.

And sure, membership for Saint Haven clubs aren't cheap, but it does give you access to a stack of luxury wellness amenities. The clubs are home to thermal pools, hammams, saunas, coworking spaces, restaurants, fitness studios, and a barber and hairdresser. The Toorak club even has a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and cryotherapy equipment. It's absolutely next-level stuff.

And the Gurner Group, which runs these clubs, has huge expansion plans. The next growth phase is headlined by the launch of SAINT, a new private wellness club concept that's made for a younger clientele.

Two SAINT venues are already under construction, with the first set to open in St Kilda in late September this year. SAINT will be similar to Saint Haven, in that there will be many spaces to relax and unwind, but here, there will be a stronger focus on what it's calling "high-octane classes" and "social connectivity".

On arrival, members will first enter The Portal — a sensory cube — and choose either white for relaxation mode or black for high-energy mode. The cube will then transform accordingly and set the mood for the wellness journey that follows.

On the white level, you'll find a lobby bar, a coworking space, retail, a wholefoods bar, a breathwork studio, and a recovery and reverse-aging treatment facility featuring infrared saunas, hyperbaric oxygen chambers and more. Everything on this floor is designed for those seeking to unwind and relax.

Those looking for the high-energy experience will need to head down to the basement to the black level. Here, the lights dim and the music changes as rotating DJs play upbeat tunes. Members can hang out in The Den, which is a large sunken lounge area where members are invited to socialise or watch a movie. This floor also houses a gym floor and six distinct studios for fitness classes ranging from meditation and yoga to a weights room and boxing studio.

Members also have the opportunity to use WHOOP watch wearable tech that syncs with the SAINT app, giving trainers access members' health data so they can create tailored health programs.

Gurner Group Founder and Executive Chairman Tim Gurner commented: "Our first club concept, Saint Haven, was created to help stressed and tired people surrender into a private space and leave feeling more aligned, calm and present.

"SAINT is based on the same core premise but with the added opportunity to inject some high-octane performance-based classes and sensory-based classes, a new-world luxury bar to socialise to help you leave fired up and excited to take on the world."

The St Kilda SAINT site is set to open in September this year, but the Gurner Group isn't stopping there. It plans to open ten SAINT sites by the end of 2026 and a further 25–30 globally by 2030.

The first SAINT club will open this September in St Kilda. To apply for membership, visit the venue's website.