Photos: Sihlpark Fitness & Wellness, used with permission.
Sihlpark Fitness & Wellness
Schindellegi (SZ), Switzerland · from CHF 49
About
A large gym and wellness centre in the countryside at Schindellegi, open to day guests. It has Finnish, bio and infrared saunas, a hammam, a brine pool and an ice fountain, plus a private sauna to hire and a women-only day.
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.
- Hammam (Turkish or Moroccan bath ritual)
The traditional ritual in stages: warm rooms or a heated marble slab, a body scrub with a kessa glove and a soap-foam wash, then rest.
Cooling down
- Rain and mood showers
Warm showers with changing temperature, light, scent or rain patterns.
- 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).
- 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.
- Foot baths
Basins of warm, or hot and cold, water for your feet, often used between sauna rounds.
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.
- Gym
A gym with equipment for training.
The place
- Setting
- Countryside
- Type of place
- Gym or fitness club
- Practical
- No time limit
- Parking
- Free parking
- Private
- Can be rented privately
Getting there
Chaltenbodenstrasse 16, 8834 Schindellegi (SZ), Switzerland
Schindellegi, Chaltenboden · about 1 min walk (30 m)
Also nearby
- Panorama Resort & Spa
Feusisberg · 2.1 km away
- Popup Sauna Einsiedeln
Egg · 3.5 km away
- Sauna i de Badi
Richterswil · 4.4 km away