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Hi, could you suggest me a nice wellness spa and sauna in Zurich?
It might depend on what you consider nice and look for in your wellness approach. I've enjoyed visits to the Thermal Bad and Spa in Zurich Enge. It's visually interesting inside and also has a roof top infinity type pool. Paticualry nice if it happens to be snowing.
Also suggest the Thermalbad - its great, really unique space. Try to go during quieter times however, can get quite busy.
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If you are interested in a proper Sauna experience, then the Asia spa is better than the Thermalbad - which is more a thermal bad as the name says... I would try both actually because it's two different atmospheres, and the Asia spa is nudist. But they have several saunas, some of them with really high temperatures, and every hour a "ritual" in one of the sauna, where somebody comes and pours some essential oils on the stones, and then does some movement with a towel to move the warm air around...
Thermal bad is really nice for the roof top pool, and the atmosphere that is definitely a "couple" atmosphere - you can be sure some of the couples in the roof top pool do some kinky things under the water.... lol. The problem is that it is very very noisy because it is always full and there is echo inside - so if you're really looking to relax, I'd say Asia spa is the one. Massages are also better at the asia spa (proper chinese massages, for example).
Finally, in the evening, the Alpamare is not so bad either. It's a bit further away and less exclusive, but quite nice because it's a large open air area... and their main warm bath outside is forbidden to kids
What is a Wellness Club? Where did you learn this word?
See the Wikipedia entry,
Wellness may refer to:
Wellness (alternative medicine) Wellness (medicine) , the scientific meaning: health, freedom from disease Wellness (pet food) , a brand of dog and cat food used by the company WellPet Well-being (population) Workplace wellness For wellness center see:
Health club Sauna So you might ask for a Sauna or a Health Club next time.
Teachers of English detest the word Wellness.
The Atlantis hotel has a pretty decent spa. On a sunny morning take breakfast on the terrace, then go for a massage. Winning!
Brauerei Hürlimann: Das Thermalbad & Spa
AQUA-SPA-RESORTS AG Thermalbad & Spa
Thermalbad & Spa Zürich
Brandschenkestrasse 150
8002 Zürich
Uncle Max, do you know whether it is permitted to use the pool only, i.e. without the breakfast and the massage? If so, what does a single entrance cost? Tried in vain to find that information on their website. Thanks.
Definitely Hürlimann Thermal Bad in Zurich
I agree ... the Asia Spa is amazing. I love it there and have visited several times.
I can also recommend the Hürlimann Spa.
It is definitely worth paying the bit extra to go into the Irish-Roman spa with all the different steam rooms and relaxations areas.
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Yes, exactly so! We were there recently, and it was nothing less than a total accoustic assault.
We arrived well, but endlessly inane "musak" was forced upon us in the entrance hall, then very loud hairdryers (a whole herd of them) in the changeroom, and each tub and hall was an echo-amplifying disaster. Even though the water itself was nice, the blazing spotlights and the flickering effects of those reflecting on the water, plus the architecture reworked in such a way as to [inadvertently, let us hope] maximise every gurgle of the jaccuzzis and every squeak and squawk of the desperate folk there (we saw only very few people smiling, and a lot squinting)... these added up to leave us anything but relaxed. No "wellness" here. Instead our nerves were jangled and we had headaches by the time we actually got out of the place and could breathe fresh, quiet air.
I'd be interested to know the noise level, in decibels. Couldn't be healthy for the staff to have to endure that day in, day out.
https://www.hammambasar.ch in Seefeld is my favorite spa, quiet, rassoul, towels, lotion, soap and tea are included, beautiful architecture, nice café and shop.
It is gender separated though, saturday and monday for men only, the rest for women only.
I can highly recommend making the short drive to Bad Ragaz and the Wellness area at the Grand Resort there. http://www.taminatherme.ch/en.html
It sounds better in French doesn't it? "bien-être".
Sihlpark Wellness is located in Schindellegi, about 30 mins drive out of Zurich.
http://www.sihlpark-fitness.ch
Lovely outdoor warm salt water pool and various spas to relax.
I personally didn't like the Thermalbad in Enge (too many courting couples on date night getting stuck in on both occasions I visited) and it's weirdly dark though the pool on the roof was lovely.
I also find Asia spa quite large/dated now but that's only my own opinion. I think that the hamam is meant to be a bit better.
I totally agree with cpac54 . Went to this thermal bad and I loved it. It was not overcrowded and very relaxing. Its very spacious, which I really liked.
Well I cant understand why alot of the men wear board shorts in Hülimann Bad . Maybe they should also bring their surfboard with them.It should be a naked rule there in the Sauna part but of course we are in prude Zürich.
There is also the Migros Fitness Park.It had a bad reputation as a Gay meeting place.But might have improved now.
http://www.fitnesspark.ch/puls5/entspannung/index.html
I used another of the Migros properties for the first time at the weekend - the Hamam:
http://www.fitnesspark.ch/hamam-muenstergasse/
I thought it was pretty good value for CHF 43, even though it was fairly busy due to the weather. You can use the gym too (if you so wish).