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Photos: Belvédère Strandhotel Spiez, used with permission.
Belvédère Strandhotel Spiez
Spiez (BE), Switzerland · from CHF 55
About
A hotel spa on the shore of Lake Thun in Spiez, open to day guests, with views across to the mountains. Highlights are the outdoor sauna, Aufguss sessions and an outdoor pool heated all year.
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.
- 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
- Direct access to a lake or river
Step straight from the sauna into a lake or river to cool off.
- Kneipp path
Walking barefoot through cold and warm water or over pebbles, after the method of Sebastian Kneipp.
Pools and baths
- Whirlpool or jacuzzi
A warm pool with jets of air and water bubbling around you, usually for several people.
- Outdoor pool (heated year round)
An outdoor pool heated enough to use in winter too.
- Water massage (jets and neck showers)
Underwater jets and strong streams of water that massage your neck, back or feet.
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.
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 · By a lake or river · Mountains
- Type of place
- Hotel spa
- Practical
- Towels included
Getting there
Schachenstrasse 39, 3700 Spiez (BE), Switzerland
Spiez, Schachen · about 2 min walk (80 m)
Also nearby
- Hotel Eden Spiez
Spiez · 0.7 km away
- Hallenbad Aeschi
Aeschi b. Spiez · 3.1 km away
- Parkhotel Gunten – Spa im Bootshaus
Gunten · 3.2 km away






