A sound mind in a sound body: the two go hand in hand, and this premise lies at the heart of an Austria spa holiday. First-class medical supervision where appropriate, tailored fitness offers, balanced nutrition, and a relaxed and friendly ambiance combine to create that special something that every Austria spa hotel is known for. Relax, unwind, feel well. ind time for yourself, time for life. The best places to do so are the wonderful thermals spas and wellness oases offering health, wellness, beauty, vitality and exercise treatments.
Spa treatment provides relaxing holidays while also being an ideal remedy for health problems caused by some of the unhealthy, and in some cases detrimental, aspects of 21st century life. Spa holidays abroad often offer good quality treatment options, plus excellent rates, and none more so than in Austria, just a two-hour flight away. An Austria spa holiday has the reputation for creating the space in which to relax, recuperate and revitalise in a great natural environment, with the benefit of expertise and experience for which spas in Austria are renowned. Some of the top spas in Austria offer a range of treatments from the therapeutic to the sensual, ensuring that the needs of those seeking relaxing holidays are met. Every Austria spa has something exclusive to offer the discerning spa user from the weekend break to the two-week stay.
Below you will find a selection of Austria’s best spas:
Styria The Styrian “Thermenland” spa region is located south-east of the Styrian capital Graz and is famous for its mild, almost Mediterranean climate and gently rolling landscapes. Six famous spa resorts combine to form the heart of the spa region: the Bad Waltersdorf medical spa, the Rogner-Bad Blumau spa, the Loipersdorf family spa, the Bad Gleichenberg health spa, the Bad Radkersburg park spa, and H2O Hotel Therme Resort.
The spas and resorts are only a small part of the wide range of attractive and diverse holiday offers. Styria’s undulating hills and unspoilt marshlands beckon you to explore them on foot, by bike or on horseback. A whole host of wine taverns and quaint inns invite you to stop by, relax and enjoy.
Carinthia The Ronacher spa hotel in Bad Kleinkirchheim covers 2500m² in size and offers its guests 5 thermal pools, sauna baths, a beauty farm, superbly appointed rooms for non-smokers, for golfers and for lovers. The Bleibergerhof hotel offers top quality health-cuisine awarded with three toques. Unique is their anthotherapy beneficial in the treatment of respiratory diseases. Not to forget: the Thermenhof and the Karawankenhof hotels in Villach.
Salzburg The Grand Park Hotel is one of various spa and wellness hotels in Bad Hofgastein, and charms with its individual ambiance. A professional team of doctors, nutritionists, etc. custom-tailor programs to the needs and wishes of their guests. In addition guests can take full advantage of the Bad Gastein and Vigaun wellness centres.
Upper Austria “Enjoy Life” is the motto in Bad Ischl. The Kaiser-Therme spa boasts a superb Turkish bath, and the Quattro sauna bath. Other health centres in Upper Austria are located in Bad Hall, Bad Leonfelden and Geinberg.
Lower Austria The major wellness centres are Baden bei Wien, Bad Pirawath and the Bad Schönau spa hotel, located in Europe’s most beautiful flower village. The hotel features a modern poolscape, sauna baths, steam-aroma grottos, resting rooms, a fresh-air room, a tennis hall, and a fitness studio. The Therme Laa an der Thaya is one of Austria’s most modern spas and offers more wellness facilities you dreamed possible. The Bad Vöslau Health Centre offers a range of dieting and detoxifying options, various spa treatments as well as special CO2 therapies (= carboxytherapy) and cold therapies (cryotherapy). The centre also comprises a 4-star hotel offering 400 guest beds, a restaurant, a café, an indoor/outdoor pool, sauna baths and sund beds.
Burgenland The Steigenberger Golf & Thermal Hotel in Bad Tatzmannsdorf satisfies all your holiday needs to a stunning degree. Their emphasis is on luxury, hospitality, customer service, good food, and relaxation. The Stegersbach family spa offers fun & action for young and old with slides, a diving platform, and a whitewater canal. For those in search of peace and relaxation there are sauna baths, a Turkish steam bath, and a whirlpool.
Tirol The Bad Häring health and rehabilitation centre nestles amid the majestic Tirolean mountains and offers Austria’s first Cold Chamber with temperatures of 120°C below zero. This so called cryotherapy is used to alleviate pain and enhance performance.
Vorarlberg In Bad Reuthe in the Bregenzer Wald region the soothing peat is cut solely for medical purposes. Professional coaches, attractive beauty deals and fitness facilities combine to create an oasis of well-being.
From the Slope to the Spa - Unique in Europe: spend the day in the mountains and the evening at a spa!
Bad Kleinkirchheim in Kärnten At this winter sports resort in Austria’s south the slogan “From The Slopes To the Spas” is 100% true: right next to the ski lifts’ base station and the “Franz-Klammer” top-to-bottom slope are two thermal baths waiting for tired legs: Römerbad and St. Kathrein-Therm. If you wanted you could change your ski boots for slippers at the base station. At the time the Römerbad is extensively renovated. New features will include a resting tower overlooking the ski slopes, and a kiddy area. Admission is free with the purchase of a 3-day or 6-day ski pass.
Information and Reservation: Bad Kleinkirchheimer Tourismus Marketing GmbH Dorfstraße 30 9546 Bad Kleinkirchheim Phone. +43 (0) 4240/ 8212 Email: office@badkleinkirchheim.at Internet: www.badkleinkirchheim.at
Thermenregion Gasteinertal Bad Gastein boasts two thermal baths: the Alpentherme Bad Hofgastein, one of the Alps’ most modern spas, and the spectacular Felsentherme at 1100 meters above sea level. With its multi-media dome, colour lit glass cubes, an outdoor sauna world, a mountain lake, and a Europe-wide unique Skybar – a fully glassed up panorama bar on the spa’s rooftop overlooking the Alps – combine to make the Alpentherme one of Europe’s modern most spa and leisure centres. The Alpentherme also accommodates a state-of-the-art health and training centre based on NASA standards developed by leading scientists and doctors.
Information and Reservation: Gasteiner Thermenbetriebsges.m.b.H. & Co.KG Senator-Wilhelm-Wilfling-Platz 1 5630 Bad Hofgastein Phone: +43 (0) 6432 /8293-0 Email: info@alpentherme.com
Aqua Dome Längenfeld Tirol Tirol’s first thermal baths in Ötztal are not located on the slopes, but close enough: the world-famous winter sports resorts of Sölden and Obergurgl with their glacier ski area are only 14 kilometres away. The Aqua Dome is the place to be for all those who wish to combine their active holidays in the Tirolean Alps with top notch wellness and fitness offers. The deluxe spa hotel and the lush sauna, spa and health areas make the Aqua Dome a top destination for discriminating wellness guests. With its seemingly floating Water Bowls and the large Glass Cone the Aqua Dome offers a world for all senses to enjoy.
Information and Reservation: Aqua Dome – Tirol Therm Längenfeld Oberlängenfeld 140 6444 Längenfeld Phone: +43 (0) 5253/ 6400 753 Email: office@aqua-dome.at Internet: www.aqua-dome.at
Bad Reuthe in Vorarlberg The healing water of Bad Reutthe bubbles up right next to a cross-country skiing track. The small but beautiful Bad Reuthe Thermal & Moor Bath in the Bregenzer Wald offers a great architecture, a delightful ambiance and a scenic location. The hotel with its oval and modern-looking bath house is connected to the Mellaun ski area via a shuttle bus. Information and Reservation: Gesundhotel Bad Reuthe 6870 Reuthe Phone: +43 (0) 5514/ 2265-0 Email: office@badreuthe.at
Thermal Baths for Children
Kids of all ages love warm water. Although almost all of Austria’s Thermal Baths and Spas have special offers for kids in their program, some truly cater to young guests.
The Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg. The Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg in Burgenland is the epitome of a baby spa: the Baby World offers everything babies and toddlers need to feel well and have fun including a giant paddling pool shaped like a shallow lagoon, a kids’ sauna and a kids’ steam room. Funny Waters is the name of an adventure world for kids offering a 23-meter high tower-cum-slide and Europe’s longest water slides “Speedy” (141m) and Twister (202m). The Silent Dome is a retreat for adults offering massages, cosmetic treatments and resting rooms for peaceful relaxation.
Information and Reservation: Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg-Frankenau Thermengelände 1 7361 Lutzmannsburg Phone: +43 (0) 2615/ 87171 Email: info@sonnentherme.at Internet: www.sonnentherme.com
H2O Hotel Therm Resort Trendy, colourful and loaded with attractions: this is the best way to describe the H2O Hotel-cum-Spa Resort where neither massages nor medical therapies are offered. Instead there is an huge Water World offering everything from a Caribbean Wave Pool to a Star Pool, from a Whitewater Canal to the Blue Lightning, Austria’s widest double tube slide.
Information and Reservation: H2O Hotel Therm Resort Sebersdorf 300 8271 Bad Waltersdorf Phone: +43 (0) 3333 /22 1 44 - 300 Email: reservierung@hoteltherme.at Internet: www.hoteltherme.at
Therm Loipersdorf The Therm Loipersdorf in Styria has made a name for itself as top quality health and relaxation oasis as well as adventure world for families. For toddlers there is a Baby Beach with sand from Florida where kids can collect shells and take them home like on a real beach. Other attractions include the gentle Mini Wave Pool, a Mini Water slide, and plenty of toys designed to familiarise kids with water. Meanwhile parents can relax in the whirlpool while always having a watchful eye on their little ones. Fun and action are guaranteed with the 101-meter long “Black Hole” multi-media slide offering light, sound and olfactory effects turning a ride into a spectacle for all senses.
Information and Reservation: Thermalquelle Loipersdorf 8282 Loipersdorf 152 Phone: +43 (0) 3382 /82 04 -0 Email: info@therme.at
Therm Oberlaa Europe’s only Thermal Baths that are located in a federal capital were recently rated as especially child friendly. Kids will find plenty to keep them entertained with fun water squirting toys and small slides. The thermal water in the kiddy pools was processed and purified especially for the sensitive skin of kids. Twice a week, every Monday and Saturday from 1pm to 6pm, experienced coaches offer fun supervision, so parents can relax and unwind, knowing their kids are in safe hands. Another attraction: the 80-meter long “Black-Hole” slide for daredevils …
Information and Reservation: Thermalbad Oberlaa Kurbadstraße 14 1100 Wien Phone: +43 (1) 680 09-9600 Email: thermalbad@oberlaa.at
