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Photos: Hotel Coeur des Alpes, used with permission.
Hotel Coeur des Alpes
Zermatt (VS), Switzerland · from CHF 55
About
The spa of a hotel in Zermatt, open to outside guests who book ahead. It has Finnish, bio and infrared saunas, a hammam and steam bath, a whirlpool and a Kneipp path, with views of the surrounding mountains.
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.
- 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.
- Indoor pool
An indoor pool to relax or swim in.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gym
A gym with equipment for training.
Food and extras
- Free tea or fruit
Tea or fresh fruit included in the entry price.
The place
- Setting
- Great views · Mountains
- Type of place
- Hotel spa
- Practical
- No time limit · Towels included
Getting there
Oberdorfstrasse 134, 3920 Zermatt (VS), Switzerland
Zermatt, ZenStecken · about 3 min walk (170 m)
Also nearby
- Hotel Firefly – Spa
Zermatt · 0.2 km away
Hotel Berghof ZermattZermatt · 0.2 km away
- Hotel Sonne Zermatt – Yama Spa
Zermatt · 0.3 km away







