You'll know you've fully been indoctrinated into Germany once you can say you've been to a nude…read moresauna--and actually say you like it. It's winter, it's freezing, you can't feel your toes. Go to the sauna! This one was close to my flat--it's a bit bizarre to get to the sauna part. I wondered around what looked to be a hospital for awhile. I finally found an elevator, stumbled down a low-lit hallway, and found an unmanned desk. I eventually found the guy, bought a day pass (I can't remember how many Euro, but it wasn't outrageously expensive) and checked in. Once inside, there is, eh hem, lots of nudity, giant showers, steam rooms and saunas. They also have lounge chairs where you can hang out after, read a book or listen to some music.

Nice architecture. The pool size is 50m. Unfortunately it is very shallow on one end which makes…read morenot so good for swimming.

Für mich die ideale Kombination aus Schwimmen gehen und im Anschluss noch kleines bisschen Spa. In…read moreden Randzeiten morgens und abends unter der Woche angenehm leer. Am Wochenende nur bedingt zu empfehlen, wenn man Bahnen schwimmen möchte. Der Spa- und Spaß-Bereich ist dann leider hoffnungslos überfüllt und manche Familien "besetzen" einen der beiden Whirlpools. Momentan ist das Bad besonders stark ausgelastet, da es als Ausweichbad für das wegen eines Brandschadens geschlossene Ankogelbad herhalten muss. Sobald das wieder öffnet, sollte es auch am Wochenende wieder entspannter werden.

This is a beautiful indoor pool facility that was recently restored. There are two large pools -…read morethe largest is kept at around 28c/82f and the smaller large pool (which is still quite big) is kept just below bathwater warmth - it's REALLY warm and you don't have to get used to the water temperature at all. There is a schedule for open swim time for the public on their website. It's around 5€ to use the pool. There are separate locker/changing rooms for men and women. Each locker room has hair dryers (1€) and lockers where you get a key in exchange for a 1€ coin that you get back, so remember your coin if you want to secure anything. The locker rooms have changing tables and wooden playpen sort of things to put your baby while you change. There are swim classes at various times during the day so it's important to understand the schedule if you want to use the pool. I've enrolled in two classes. One instructor spoke only german which is understandable. Another instructor spoke german, spanish and english. The pool facility has a website but no way to do online registration so if you plan to take a class, plan to register in person, and to get there before opening time. The queues run out the door and he wait for registration is longer than an hour. During registration, their card machine wasn't working so they were only accepting cash. All in all, it's a nice big clean pool facility but they could benefit their customers by creating online registration. After all, it's 2018. The front desk staff could also use a lesson in smiling and not being so crabby.

This place is great in the winter, especially because they have certain hours when the price is…read morelower. The problem is that during those hours it is impossible to do a work-out swim. Forget lap swimming, there are no lane lines and swimmers pretty much have to stop at each side of the pool to plan how to criss cross their way to the other side. And the late night cheap swim seems to also be the make-out-in-the-pool spot and the get-sexual-favors-in-the-corner-of-the-pool times. I haven't gone during the normal hours but if you are here as a tourist and want to see the beautiful architecture, go during the day. It is certainly worth seeing. The sauna is also affordable and charming with the old tiles, but I went on a mixed (male and female) day that was a total sausage party. Honestly, I don't care that the majority were dudes, but why they all seemed to be doing yoga moves that required spreading their legs as far as possible in the air has always baffled me. Not too pleasant when the sauna is so packed that the guy behind you is dripping on your back! For a more pleasant mixed sauna, I recommend liquidrom or this one really cool, smaller Russian owned sauna in Friedrichschain (will review soon!).

Ich war letzte Woche zum Schwimmen im Holmes Place am Gendarmenmarkt und war entsetzt. Schon von…read moreweitem sah das Wasser im Pool sehr trüb aus. Als ich drin war, konnte ich lauter Partikel im Wasser schwimmen sehen. Teilweise zogen richtig große Hautfetzen an den Scheinwerfern, die ins Wasser leuchten, vorbei. Auch an den Beckenrändern waren lauter unappetitliche Abdrücke zu sehen. So einen dreckigen, ekligen Pool habe ich noch nie gesehen.

I pay nearly 90€ a month, and still I'm treated like a second-class member -- just because I'm not…read morepart of one of the corporate-sponsored users who come here via an app. Holmes Place clearly prioritizes them, while those of us who pay full price are ignored, overcharged, and blocked without a proper explanation. Facilities are constantly broken: saunas don't work, the pool is regularly out of service, water pressure in the showers is pathetic, and the toilets in the ladies' locker room are dirty and limited. This is a luxury-priced gym running with budget maintenance -- it's absolutely unacceptable. Today I was denied entry due to a billing issue caused by them, not me. When I tried to explain, I was told: "You're lucky you live here and not in America." That kind of comment is unprofessional, inappropriate, and frankly, disgusting. And to top it all off, they deleted my previous review -- silencing my voice instead of addressing the feedback. Holmes Place doesn't care about you as a person. It cares about your company-sponsored app access and about draining your wallet. The service is terrible, the communication worse, and the human experience today left me feeling humiliated and angry

I have to preface this that you need to know what a European sauna is like. I hate when people…read morecomplain because they didn't do their research. This one is out of the way for sure and mostly locals. I would guess 99% local to the area. Absolutely nothing in English (not a complaint but a warning if you don't speak German you're going to be a little lost). Some/most employees did speak English. It's super cool and worth going if you're into saunas!

Eigentlich eine schöne Anlage, jedoch konnte sie an einigen Stellen mal eine Renovierung vertagen…read more Wohl auch aufgrund der Energiepreise und der allgemeinen Inflation wurde das Vergnügen mit den Jahren hier immer teurer. Was für mich aber gar nicht geht, ist die Ungleichbehandlung der Gäste. Aufgrund angeblicher gesetzlicher Vorgaben sind einige Saunen bis 15 Uhr gesperrt. Somit bekommt jeder Gast, der nach 15 Uhr kommt, ein größeres Angebot - für das gleiche Geld. Von dieser Einschränkung des Angebot habe ich vor dem Besuch auf der Homepage nichts gefunden. Die Gastronomie ist in Ludwigsfelde leider ein Trauerspiel. Kaum frisch zubereitete Speisen, liebloses Salatbuffet und eine kümmerliche Auswahl für Vegetarier, von warmen Essen für Veganer Reeder ich erst gar nicht.