Bathe Debuts Social Bathhouse in Austin

Austin is gaining a Texas-sized bathhouse.

What’s happening: Bathe is prepping the city’s first social bathing concept, with its outdoor space initially debuting this April as a private members-only club.

Texas two-step. A phased opening, this month’s soft launch of the outdoor garden will showcase three types of Harvia saunas, Fjord cold plunges, and heated soaks from Cowboy Pools and Nordsprings.

The indoor phase two (expected early 2026) completes the 11K-sq-ft development, hosting multiple in-ground mineral pools, event sauna with aufguss rituals, halotherapy salt cave, immersive sound therapy beds, and body scrub and spa treatments.

Otherworldly. Envisioning a space that redefines how people connect, co-founders Danyl and Lisa Magick took inspiration from European sauna culture and the Burning Man festival to create an immersive, art- and plant-filled wellness experience.

Prohibiting phones and alcohol, Bathe opts for live DJ performances, nonalcoholic adaptogenic drinks, and eats from Austin gluten-free superfood upstart The Enchanted Waffle.

Unite. Imagined as a “giant table where everyone can have a seat,” community is behind it all.

Members of its private social club, the Bathe Society, will vote on the bathhouse’s programming and forthcoming modalities.

Meanwhile, an open crowdfunding round will accelerate Austin’s completion while setting the stage for expansion to other cities.

Takeaway: From Othership to Alchemy Springs to Therme, communal bathing is scaling fast. But offering wildly different experiences, concepts like Bathe prove there’s space for everyone.