***Sauna review only*** the good:…read more the outdoor sauna cabins what one would expect. there is a cool old-timey cash register in the restaurant area that they actually use the bad: to get restaurant service, you ring a really cool cow bell. unfortunately the restaurant is adjacent to a quiet rest area. not very relaxing at all. when you check in, you get a paper ticket that you must use several times to enter and exit the sauna and pool areas. i don't know who thought using a tiny piece of paper in a pool and sauna facility was a good idea. lockers require a 1 euro deposit the only water available in the restaurant is sparkling and there are no water fountains. the food is really cheap...but you get what you pay for. the ugly: leaky faucets indoors and out peeling paint and rusty doors. in general the place needs a lot of maintenance. both the separate women's sauna plunge pool and the general sauna area plunge pool were closed because they needed to be cleaned, so the red and white tape barrier was up all day. not cool.

I went to this bathhouse 20 years ago and when I visited relatives in Essen, I thought it would be…read morerelaxing to visit it again. Instead, I experienced the most appalling thing ever. I was wearing a bikini and, after taking a shower, decided to try the indoor pool. All of a sudden, a woman coming out of the pool, started shouting at me telling me what was I doing there with a bikini and that I should be completely naked. I told her that was my choice and she immediately threatened me with reporting me to reception. I went into the pool and soon after a woman came to ask who was de delinquent wearing a bikini in their pool. I raised my hand and she scorned me saying that was unacceptable. I have never seen or heard such rude, out of place behavior in my entire life and would never return there or recommend it to anyone. Why not have a sign clearly stating what their policy is? Unprofessional, rude and unfriendly customer service.