Bath & Spa Experiences
Gellért Thermal Bath
Located in the same building as Gellért Hotel, but operating independently of it, Gellért Thermal Bath is one of Budapest’s most renowned and beautiful bathing spots. The complex at the Buda end of Liberty Bridge was opened to the general public after World War I, but a bath has stood here as far back as the Middle Ages. There are 12 pools in total, including swimming pools and thermal water baths ranging from 21 °C to 40 °C, plus an array of saunas. The Art Nouveau thermal steam baths comprise four pools spread across two chambers. Each room is clad in turquoise and marine-green Zsolnay mosaics and ceramics, punctuated by neoclassical cherub statues and striking botanical friezes. The large swimming pool outside is famous for its 1920s wave machine. The bath’s thermal water is drawn from a catchment constructed around natural springs within the heart of the mountain and contains sodium, calcium, magnesium, hydrogen carbonate, sulphate chloride, and significant traces of fluoride ions, making it singularly suited to the treatment of degenerative articular diseases, spinal maladies, chronic and subacute joint inflammation, spinal disc complaints, neuralgia, constricted blood vessels, and other circulatory disorders. The Gellért additionally boasts an inhalatorium, used to alleviate asthma and other chronic bronchial complaints. Gellért Bath is also a popular filming location, with scenes of several Hungarian and international productions shot both indoors and outdoors.
Széchenyi Thermal Bath
Széchenyi Thermal Bath is the largest spa complex in Budapest and one of the biggest baths in Europe. The spa is located in the heart of City Park, surrounded by Heroes’ Square, Vajdahnyugad Castle, the Museum of Fine Arts, or the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden. You can choose from 18 medicinal water pools, and can also try the outdoor adventure pool, hot tub, swimming pool or drift pool. Visitors can enjoy numerous wellness and fitness services: saunas, aqua-fitness and steam chambers. Guests can also try extra services such as beer baths. The water here is recommended for the treatment of degenerative joint and spine diseases, chronic arthritis, orthopaedic and post-traumatic rehabilitation, spinal conditions, neuralgia and calcium deficiency in the bone system. The water in the drinking hall is suitable for treating various internal medicine problems. No matter how long we make the list of the positive health benefits of the Széchenyi Thermal Bath’s water, the facility is recommended not just to medicinal water lovers, but also for those who adore unforgettable parties after dark. The Széchenyi Thermal Bath awaits partygoers every weekend between February and December, with one of the most visited series of events in the Hungarian capital, SPArty, where they can take part in a really memorable night party topped with spectacular lights and sophisticated electronic music
Thermall Beer SPA
Soaking in a herbal bath while drinking delicious Czech beer is not only amazingly refreshing, it is a great stress reliever and can help cure your hangover. It’s simply 45 minutes of pure relaxation. The Thermal Beer Spa awaits you in two locations in Budapest: at Lukács Thermal Bath on the Buda side and at Széchenyi Thermal Bath on the Pest side. Both bathes are over 100 years old with a great selectionof thermal pools plus a myriad of steam rooms and saunas at various temperatures. The Beer Spa host will greet you with a smile at the desk. You will be shown to your private, lockable cabin where you get changed and leave your belongings while you’re enjoying the water. You can take your camera/phone with you to get some great snaps. The wooden tubs are filled with freshly poured 36-degree warm thermal water combined with a jug of natural beer ingredients: the malt, hops and yeast have an amazing impact on your skin and body. But don’t worry, the water has a nice herbal scent. Meanwhile you can pull yourself as many pints of beer as you wish from the taps situated on the side of the tubs (high quality craft ale with 4% alcohol). To make it even better, we serve traditional Hungarian appetizers as well. Your body will definitely thank you for this treat. The water mixture helps to rejuvenate your skin, reduce the appearence of acne and cellulite, and cleans your pores. It provides vitamins, sugars and proteins that help your body release muscle tension. It also reduces stress, improves blood circulation and eliminates damaging substances as well as increasing heart activity.
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Group size:
- Lukács Bath has 12 tubs, meaning we can welcome maximum 24 persons at once
- Széchenyi Bath has 9 large wooden tubs for maximum 18 people
- Inclusions: Entrance to the public bath/thermal beer spa, Unlimited consumption of Czech beer from the taps, Traditional Hungarian snacks, English speaking bath master
