Best place to park your stuff on the grass, walk along the banks of the Aare upriver, and close to…read morethe Zoo there is a bridge with a large spot to enter the river. Use a floatie, a boat, anything and get in that icy glacial water and float until you hit the Marzili again. Make sure you are a relatively good swimmer, because the current is fast!

way too expensive. we went to bernaqua to relax and even in the quite zones, there were so many…read morepeople screaming and acting like animals. we passed 1 minute of our 2h time and we had to pay a difference, even though we had to pay so much to enter. the pools were very crowded and no one was there to inspect and control people. we also had to pay for the saunas and no one explained to us that it was mandatory to be naked on the saunas. it was just very disappointing.

I wish I could show you how awesome Bernaqua was with original photos, but (1) photography is not…read moreallowed (2) all of your belongings go into free lockers upon entry, so I didn't have my phone handy, and (3) it's a water park, so it's probably best to keep your phone in a safe place anyway. We visited on a weeknight during late November as a free benefit of staying next door at the Holiday Inn Westside, and wow, were we impressed! Our family of 3 water-loving Merpeople (2 adults and 1 eleven-year-old boy) has been to plenty of U.S. water parks and Bernaqua ranks at or near the top. Even after being exhausted following a day of touring Old Town Bern, we had a blast during our evening at Bernaqua. There are 4 fun & different waterslides (for ages 8-10 and up), a younger children's splash & play area, a sauna http://www.westside.ch/en-GB/sauna.aspx, a saltwater float & relax room, and 18 different pools with various temperatures and other entertaining features (such as rotating fountains & massage zones). Not sure what it may be like during a crowded time, but for us, the place was hardly inhabited except during the first hour when we walked in on a water aerobics class in the front pool. Even the outdoor pool and lazy river area were kept at a comfortable temperature so that we could use it even as the outdoor weather was approaching freezing. We really got a kick out of how many different experiences could be had in this place in a brief 2.5 hour visit. We went down each slide several times and all concluded that the Black Hole (which is dark inside except for a few colored lights) was our favorite. Beware of the red & open-topped Whitewater Canyon (ages 10 and up), as that one gets a bit rough; you'll definitely be swirled around a few times. For before/after the wet fun, there is also a cafe with kid-friendly options and a very nice shower and dressing room area with almost everything one could need to get ready to return outdoors (including hair dryers). You can even schedule a massage, scrub, and Roman/Irish (hot & cold) bath sequence. If you are a guest at Holiday Inn, you'll be given a waterproof tote bag full of towels and your Bernaqua wristbands (which will give you entry to the park) at the front desk to the hotel. Please note that hotel guests get only 3 hours free, but that should be plenty of time if you are visiting during a non-crowded time like a week night. More info here: http://www.westside.ch/bernaqua https://www.bernaqua.ch/de-CH/Infos/Oeffnungszeiten

Best open air pool in Bern. Costs 4 chf, though. The others are free.read more

great place to go. litterally on lake's geneva shore. one big pool, one medium and a tiny one for…read moresmall children. of course you can also swim in the lake if you wish!!

Overall, the bells and whistles makes for a fun, relaxing and refreshing day…read more It lost one star with the ambience. The design feels industrial and over engineered with a lot of metal and a harsher color scheme. This is especially true for entry into the locker room. My partner noted that he thought it felt more like a gym than a spa. However, I loved all the different areas especially the bucket to get a cool plunge after the sauna. The whirlpool in the outdoor pool was also fun to get swept up into. We had a great time in our two hours. It may have been more relaxing if we had three, but we were able to do everything in two. Overall I recommend and I would certainly go again if I lived there.

A great place to relax - one of the better spas in Europe that I've had a chance to visit. Their…read moresalt water pools are really quite special. I'm a quite regular visitor!