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Saunologist

Alpentherme Gastein

Bad Hofgastein, Austria · from EUR 41

About

Thermal baths in the Gastein valley with indoor and outdoor thermal pools, a sauna world of 12 rooms around a thermal bathing lake and a separate Ladies World. Saunas are textile-free; adult tickets include the sauna, from EUR 42.50 for 4 hours, with daily Aufguss sessions.

Facilities

Saunas and steam

  • Finnish sauna
    The classic dry sauna, usually 80–100 °C.
  • Bio sauna
    A gentler sauna of about 50–60 °C with more humidity, also called sanarium.
  • Steam bath
    Around 45 °C with nearly 100 % humidity.
  • Infrared sauna
    Infrared heaters warm the body directly while the air stays cooler.
  • Outdoor sauna
    A sauna in its own cabin or with a door straight to the open air, so you step outside to cool off.
  • Aufguss (sauna ritual)
    A sauna master pours scented water on the hot stones and fans the heat through the room.

Cooling down

  • Cold bucket shower or waterfall
    A gush of cold water from above, or a bucket you tip over yourself.
  • Snow room
    A cold room with snow or ice, below freezing, for a quick cool-down.

Pools and baths

  • Thermal spring water
    A pool fed by natural thermal or mineral spring water.
  • Indoor pool
    An indoor pool to relax or swim in.
  • Outdoor pool (heated year round)
    An outdoor pool heated enough to use in winter too.
  • Outdoor pool (seasonal)
    An outdoor pool open in the warmer months only.
  • Pool for swimming lengths
    A pool with lanes, usually 25 or 50 m long, indoors or outdoors.
  • Bubble loungers
    Loungers under the water surface with bubbles rising from below.

Relaxing

  • Indoor rest area
    A quiet room with loungers to rest between sauna rounds.
  • Outdoor rest area (garden or terrace)
    A garden, terrace or lawn with loungers, to cool down and rest in the fresh air.

Treatments and fitness

  • Massages
    Massages you can book, usually at extra cost.
  • Beauty treatments
    Facials, manicures and other beauty treatments, usually at extra cost.
  • Gym
    A gym with equipment for training.
  • Solarium
    Sunbeds for tanning.

Food and extras

  • Restaurant or bistro
    Somewhere to eat or have a drink, often one you can visit in your bathrobe.

The place

Setting
Great views · Mountains · Town or village
Type of place
Thermal bath or wellness park
Parking
Free parking

Getting there

Senator-Wilhelm-Wilfling-Platz 1, 5630 Bad Hofgastein, Austria

Bad Hofgastein Tauernplatz · about 3 min walk (170 m)

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