I am a big fan of Oberer Letten. You can find me almost daily here when the sun is shinning…read more Oberer Letten as 2 sides where you can hang out. The right side (with your back towards the city) is the most hip place. Here you have a nice bar with sometimes night events. You find a more young audience. You can play Volleyball and here are a lot of kids also skating. The food is good. You have to try for sure the burgers. The left side of the river you also have a bar. and a private section only for women to bath. at this side you also have the life guards, dressing rooms and showers. There are small lockers and bigger ones. The bar lost a bit of his charms after the renovation last year. They are slow to prepare the food (last time I had to wait 20 minutes for french fries - it was a weekday, so not too much people around). Lets hope that this year they improved there services :) If you have something to inflate, there is a pump close to the lockers. It is very useful if you have a boat to inflate :) This is for me a very nice place in Kreis 5 - it is very local, you don't have the tourists from the lake and you can swim, drink and eat !

I'm a big fan of Oberer Letten because it's in a great location and there's a lot of stuff…read more They have volleyball court, a skate court, a nice bar/restaurant area, and a big walkway that leads further west. I've only been on the one side (the right side, with your back towards the city, thanks Sebastien). I loved the little restaurant because it has a nice shaded patio and across the walkway you can sit closer to the water and they provide quite a bit of seating. The place has a pretty hip and alternative feel, and I always dig that because it reminds me of Austin! The graffiti is even pretty. The beer prices were good, and the focaccia bread was delicious and pretty big. Personally, I'm not a big fan of sunbathing here. It's so packed and there isn't any grass! For me, it's not so relaxing, but I'd come with friends for having some fun. Otherwise, I prefer Rentenwiese, less people, quite, and relaxing.

I go offen to the swimming pool (2 - 3 times a week)…read more As I live in the city (almost in the city :) ) The Hallenbad City is very convenient. The lanes are 50 meter long ( what I prefer instead of 25 m). It is very well renovated. But a bit disappointed that it is overwhelming WOOOWW-architecture. And it took very long to renovate it... Appart from that I only gave 3 stars because it has limited lanes and it is always crowded. I tried 9:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00. I don't even dare to go in the evening after work ;) As all swimmingpools in Switzerland it is 1 big fitting room. So don't be to ashamed! Worth a visit, but don't forget 5 sfr for the lockers (they can not give you a coin). PS: Not really made for kids.

Finally the city pool is open! Dont go during the week at 18 o' clock, really full!…read more Better durig lunch, like from 12 to 13. Still a lot of people, but you can swim at least!

I don't come that often here because this one is really difficult for me to commute to. If I would…read morelive in Oerlikon I think I would only go to this one. It has 50 m lanes and really enough lanes. It get crowded at noon and afterwork. During day it is fine (still a lot of people) - you have enough space to swim. It also has a sauna but I never checked it out. Tip: 5 Sfr locker !

One of my favorite places to swim. They have for example crawl courses and the swiss championship…read moreis on 10th of March 2016 also in Oerlikon. There is a big time clock, where you plus / minus see, how long you had for one lenght or 500metres or 1km or 2km. However which distance you like to swim. There is a restaurant too and the bus station is directly in front of the swim area indoor and outdoor. check it out ...

CHF 8 entry, with 2 sides (co-ed and women only). You can sit on the dock and swim in the shallow…read moresquare swimming area or dive off into the rest of the lake. There is a counter to order food and coffee on both sides. It was very crowded - less so on the women's side, but very hard to find a place to sit on the weekend! Overall a nice swimming area.

Ok, I came for my first lunch swim today, and NOW I know what all the hype is about. The left side…read moreis only for women, and the right side is co-ed. CHF 7 lets you in... but we got discount tickets at CHF 3 from my company. :) The bar sells food and drinks, or you can bring your own picnic. A free pitcher of water with plastic cups was laid out on a small table. There is a changing room to hang your clothes, and we laid out our towels in the last bit of shade. No one except little fish actually swim in the little square of water in the middle of the platform. We went out into the lake and swam to one of the floating platforms. The water was a bit chilly at first, but it was a nice contrast to the hot sun. Afterwards, we rinsed off at the outdoor shower and then laid out in the sun to dry before heading back to the office. What a fabulous way to spend lunch! :)

Very good. The days are still cool enough to enjoy them fully, but good for these times.read more

Floating downstream, walking back up, floating downstream, walking back up, floating downstream…read more.. and going for a Cervelat and and Apfelwein. Pretty awesome way to spend a summer afternoon, if you ask me. The swimming stretch is quick-flowing, often lifeguarded, and has several ladders; during nice days, expect to deal with people hanging out on the ladders, trying to decide if they want a dip or not. It's totally fair game to bypass them and jump in. (And if that's your style, there's a rope swing on the opposite shore). The playground has both water and dry sections for the 2-to-8 crowd; the climbing structures are all pretty small, so more adventurous kids may be happier swimming. The buildings in the center of the island have an outdoor restaurant, plus bathrooms and warm showers. In the middle of the island, there's a run-of-the-river hydro plant --- good if you like crashing water. More impressive falls are on the south-east corner. One thing to know ahead of time: The western third of the island is a de facto nude area, predominantly male and frequently gay. Everyone's pretty mellow, but it does make for a marked transition just past the powerplant.

A good relaxation place in the middle of zurich…read more You will get for sure the good Migros quality service. The Hamam part is really nice. I went two times to the Haman part. The first time (was also my first time in a Haman place) I went to this place I was very well helped by the staff. I had no clue how it worked. Especially once you are in the Haman part there is a small corner where you can buy some drinks and food. The lady really explained it very well and was so nice with us. The Hamam is divided in 5 - 6 parts (you have to follow a path). And you can end with a massage, for this you have to pay extra off course :) The cool thing about this Hamam is, wenn you are a member of one of the 5 Gyms from Migros in Zurich, you can go for only 5 SFr. Really worth it. If you are in Niederdorf and need some relaxation time, just pass by.

In March 2016, I visited for a massage and hammam and it was great! Beautiful facility, very clean…read moreand well-kept. I received a medical massage from Andrei and was very satisfied. My only compliant was my interaction with one of their staff, Lino. It was my first time there and wound up in the wrong place. He came out from one of the rooms, was VERY rude and constantly talked over me when trying to ask for directions. He even went so far as to push me away by the arm and walk back into the room. I complained to the front desk and they said they'd relay the experience I had to the manager (German speaking). For anyone going there for service, steer clear of Lino, he clearly had anger issues. It's only because of my encounter with him that I rated this facility a 3-star instead of 5.