BEATUS Wellness & Spa Hotel

Merligen (BE), Switzerland · from CHF 55

About

A large hotel spa on the shore of Lake Thun at Merligen, with mountains across the water. Sauna-goers get direct access to the lake, an outdoor sauna, Aufguss sessions and a brine pool, plus set women-only hours.

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

Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
Direct access to a lake or river
Step straight from the sauna into a lake or river to cool off.
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.
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.
Pool for swimming lengths
A pool with lanes, usually 25 or 50 m long, indoors or outdoors.
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.
Yoga and wellness classes
Classes such as yoga, meditation or breathing exercises.
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

Getting there

Seestrasse 300, 3658 Merligen (BE), Switzerland

Merligen (See) · about 1 min walk (30 m)

Also nearby

Solbadhotel Sigriswil
Sigriswil · 2.8 km away
Dorint Blüemlisalp Beatenberg/Interlaken – Spa & Wellness
Beatenberg · 2.8 km away
Parkhotel Gunten – Spa im Bootshaus
Gunten · 3.2 km away

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