INDEX · SPAS & THERMAL BATHS

Spas & thermal baths

Twelve places that welcome day guests, from a CHF 33 bathhouse on an old industrial site to the Dolder Grand. No hotel room required.

ON THE MAP

Where the spas are

BleicheBadWALD · ZÜRCHER OBERLANDA converted industrial site with an organic outdoor sauna and a Turkish steam bathThermal bath & spaCHF 33Novum SpaBADEN · LIMMATHOFA small thermal pool and a salt oasis, by the riverHotel spaCHF 35FortysevenBADEN · BATH QUARTERIndoor and outdoor thermal pools, an infinity edge and an 8° cold poolThermal bath & spaCHF 42Hürlimannbad & SpaZURICH · ENGEThermal water in brewery vaults, and a rooftop pool over the cityThermal bath & spaCHF 43Belvoir SpaRÜSCHLIKONOutdoor whirlpool, an infusion sauna and a float tankHotel spaCHF 45Alpamare WellnessPFÄFFIKON SZAn adults-only sauna floor with a 36° brine poolThermal bath & spaCHF 52Stadtbad ZürichZURICH · VOLKSHAUSA three-hour hammam ritual with healing clayHammamCHF 54Seerose Resort & SpaMEISTERSCHWANDEN · LAKE HALLWILRooftop whirlpools, a Thai herbal sauna, and the lakeHotel spaCHF 58Hammam BasarZURICH · SEEFELDA heated navel stone and a Maghrebi kitchenHammamCHF 58Akari SpaFEUSISBERG · ABOVE THE LAKEInfinity pool at 30°, an onsen whirlpool, an ice roomHotel spaCHF 120Alex LakeTHALWIL · ON THE WATERSpa, a 55-minute massage and lunch; swim from the jettyHotel spaCHF 290The Dolder Grand SpaZURICH · ZÜRICHBERG4,000 m² with a snow room and a 25 m poolHotel spaCHF 290

Prices: lowest adult entry · Checked 5 Nov 2026

BEFORE YOU GO

Three hours is plenty

Most entries are timed, and three hours is the usual slot. Arrive early, go round the heat two or three times, and keep the last half hour for the rest room.

01Warm water firstTen minutes in the thermal pool to slow down.
02HeatSauna or steam, 8 to 12 minutes. Leave earlier if you need to.
03Cool downCold pool, shower or fresh air, then a glass of water.
04RestAs long as you were in the heat. Two or three rounds is plenty.