Photos: Ermitage Wellness & Spa Hotel, used with permission.
Ermitage Wellness & Spa Hotel
Schönried (BE), Switzerland · from CHF 45
About
A large hotel spa in Schönried near Gstaad, in the mountains of the Bernese Oberland and open to day guests. It has indoor and outdoor brine pools, Aufguss sessions, a salt sauna and a separate women-only spa area.
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.
- Salt or mineral sauna
A sauna with salt or mineral walls or salty air to breathe.
- Aufguss (sauna ritual)
A sauna master pours scented water on the hot stones and fans the heat through the room.
Cooling down
- Ice fountain
Crushed ice to rub on your skin after the sauna.
Pools and baths
- Brine pool (Sole)
A pool with salty brine water (Sole).
- Whirlpool or jacuzzi
A warm pool with jets of air and water bubbling around you, usually for several people.
- 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.
- Water massage (jets and neck showers)
Underwater jets and strong streams of water that massage your neck, back or feet.
- 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.
- Spa day packages (with treatment or meal)
A day package that adds a treatment, a meal or both to your entry, at a higher price.
- Aqua gym
Exercise classes in the water.
- Gym
A gym with equipment for training.
Food and extras
- Free tea or fruit
Tea or fresh fruit included in the entry price.
- Restaurant or bistro
Somewhere to eat or have a drink, often one you can visit in your bathrobe.
The place
- Setting
- Great views · Mountains
- Type of place
- Hotel spa
Getting there
Dorfstrasse 46, 3778 Schönried (BE), Switzerland
Schönried, Schulhaus · about 1 min walk (30 m)
Also nearby
- HUUS Gstaad – Pool & Spa
Saanen · 2.0 km away
- Hotel Spitzhorn Saanen – Wellness
Saanen · 2.1 km away
Golfhotel Les Hauts de Gstaad & SPASaanenmöser · 2.4 km away