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Photos: Solbadhotel Sigriswil, used with permission.
Solbadhotel Sigriswil
Sigriswil (BE), Switzerland · from CHF 52
About
The spa of a large hotel in Sigriswil, above Lake Thun, open to day guests without booking. It is built around a brine pool, with an outdoor sauna, a salt sauna, a steam bath, a cold plunge and a private sauna you can hire, and wide views from the terrace.
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.
- Salt or mineral sauna
A sauna with salt or mineral walls or salty air to breathe.
- Outdoor sauna
A sauna in its own cabin or with a door straight to the open air, so you step outside to cool off.
Cooling down
- Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
- Cold bucket shower or waterfall
A gush of cold water from above, or a bucket you tip over yourself.
- Rain and mood showers
Warm showers with changing temperature, light, scent or rain patterns.
- Kneipp path
Walking barefoot through cold and warm water or over pebbles, after the method of Sebastian Kneipp.
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.
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.
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 · Town or village
- Type of place
- Hotel spa
- Practical
- No time limit · Towels included
- Parking
- Free parking
- Private
- Can be rented privately
Getting there
Sigriswilstrasse 117, 3655 Sigriswil (BE), Switzerland
Sigriswil, Endorf · about 2 min walk (100 m)
Also nearby
- Parkhotel Gunten – Spa im Bootshaus
Gunten · 1.0 km away
BEATUS Wellness & Spa HotelMerligen · 2.8 km away
Fitnesspark OberhofenOberhofen am Thunersee · 3.5 km away







