Saint Haven Comes to Sydney
GURNER Group announces that its exclusive private club concept, Saint Haven, will expand into Sydney in early 2026.
Over 3,000 square metres and six storeys, the Saint Haven North Sydney private club will become GURNER Group’s first foray into the Sydney market, bringing the much-lauded Melbourne cult wellness concept to a new audience. “Expanding Saint Haven into Sydney represents an exciting new chapter for us,” says the group’s founder and chairman, Tim Gurner. “And North Sydney is the perfect anchor to introduce the concept at this scale.”
“The consistent growth and demand we’re seeing in Melbourne has given us the confidence and incentive to enter the Sydney market.”
Located at 123 Walker Street, the North Sydney club is almost twice the size of its Melbourne cousins – in Collingwood, South Yarra and Toorak – but presents the same private, curated world of connection, luxury and holistic health, guided by eight pillars of wellbeing including nutrition, performance, strength and recovery. It’s a formula that sees the Melbourne clubs with a membership wait-list, a not-inconsequential factor in GURNER’s decision to expand northwards. “The consistent growth and demand we’re seeing in Melbourne has given us the confidence and incentive to enter the Sydney market,” says Gurner.
The first Sydney club – there’s a second in the works in Bondi, due to open in the third quarter of 2026 – has an offering that’s unparalleled in the city. Take the Haven Zone. It will be equipped with rest, recovery and performance equipment and services, including longevity technologies like advanced hyperbaric oxygen therapy, cryotherapy, IV infusions and red-light-therapy beds.
Cutting-edge wellbeing technologies are also the focus of The Lab, a medical-grade preventative health service and integrated bio-hacking/longevity suite that will offer platelet-rich plasma treatment protocols, exosome therapy – based around nano-sized vesicles derived from stem cells – injectable peptide treatments as well as data-driven individualised preventative health programs. Spiritual practices are embraced here, too, and include breathwork, energy healing, a meditation cave and sound bath.
More traditional offerings also abound. A holistic spa features six treatment rooms where members can indulge in massages, organic facials, energy healing, mindset coaching and nutrition and naturopath consultations. Then there’s the world-class gym, heated mat and reformer Pilates, yoga, both traditional and infrared saunas and a hammam steam room. The bathhouse will feature two cold plunge pools – set at 6° and 10° – and magnesium pools, set at a balmy 39°.
A holistic spa features six treatment rooms where members can indulge in massages, organic facials, energy healing, mindset coaching and nutrition and naturopath consultations.
One entire floor will operate as a co-working space – think state-of-the-art boardrooms and private offices – while a wholefoods organic restaurant will focus on exceptional local produce and dietary needs. The wellness mindset extends to the club’s operations, with a reverse-osmosis watering system, UV-treated and HEPA-filtered purified air and circadian rhythm lighting that adjusts throughout the day.
The club has one distinct point of departure from its Melbourne counterparts – here, GURNER Group has eschewed the ‘Italian grotto’ aesthetic and embraced Japanese minimalism. The company’s interior design director, Simon Brugaletta, has created serene spaces that prioritise water, tranquillity, greenery and pared-back materiality, marked by simple Japanese paper walls and lanterns.
The group’s interior design director, Simon Brugaletta, has created serene spaces that prioritise water, tranquillity, greenery and pared-back materiality.
For Peter Crinis, the group’s CEO of hotels, hospitality and wellness, Saint Haven North Sydney brings something unparalleled to the city. “Building on the success and learning of Melbourne, we have crafted a club that has been finessed and finessed again, offering Sydney something truly distinctive – a sanctuary of excellence and performance that redefines how people live, work and connect.”
Saint Haven North Sydney is due to open in late February 2026.
