Photos: Aua Grava / Wellness Hostel 3000, used with permission.
Aua Grava / Wellness Hostel 3000
Laax (GR), Switzerland · from CHF 37
About
A large indoor pool and wellness centre at the Wellness Hostel 3000 in the mountain resort of Laax, with a pool for swimming lengths and slides. The textile-free sauna area has Finnish and bio saunas, a steam bath, a hot and cold contrast bath and mountain views.
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.
Cooling down
- Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
- 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
- Hot pool (38 °C and more)
A pool or tub of very warm water, 38 °C or more, often outdoors and sometimes heated with wood.
- Hot and cold contrast bath
Two pools side by side, one hot and one cold, to switch between.
- Indoor pool
An indoor pool to relax or swim in.
- 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.
- Water slides
Slides that end in a pool.
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.
- Aqua gym
Exercise classes in the water.
- 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 · Mountains
- Type of place
- Public pool or lido
- Practical
- No time limit · Towels included
Getting there
Via Grava 45, 7031 Laax (GR), Switzerland
Laax GR, Cons · about 5 min walk (270 m)
Also nearby
Peaks Place Wellness & SpaLaax · 1.0 km away
SigninahotelLaax · 1.1 km away
- Hotel Laaxerhof Wellness
Laax · 1.2 km away