Die Therme an sich in Ordnung, aber mein Erlebnis mit dem Bademantelverleih war enttäuschend. Ich…read morehabe einen Bademantel ausgeliehen (40 € Pfand, 7 € Gebühr), aber nach dem Besuch der Dampfsauna war er verschwunden - vermutlich versehentlich von jemand anderem mitgenommen. Obwohl ich das sofort gemeldet habe, wurde ich an der Rezeption sofort abgewiesen. Keine Kulanz, keine Lösungsvorschläge - nur ein Konversation welche man mit "Pech gehabt" zusammenfassen konnte und die Forderung, die 40 € zu zahlen. Das restliche Personal war freundlich und verständnisvoll, aber die Person an der Rezeption war direkt in Abwehrhaltung und hatte eine merkwürdige Art. Ein bisschen mehr Kundenorientierung hätte ich mir gewünscht. Neben der schlechten Erfahrung ist das auch eine fragwürdige Geschäftsentscheidung. Ich habe in der Vergangenheit mehrfach Gutscheine für Ihre Therme als Geschenk gekauft, doch nach dieser Erfahrung werde ich weder wiederkommen noch erneut Gutscheine kaufen. Auf lange Sicht verliert die Therme damit weit mehr Geld, als wenn sie in solchen Fällen kulanter handeln würde. Auch nach schildern der Situation über die Info-Email wird darauf behaart, dass ich das Geld nicht zurückerstattet oder gutgeschrieben bekomme.

Oh my! What an experience!…read more This is a perfect palm paradise. Swimming pool/spa/sauna extravaganza. But I must say right now that most of it is nude. There are several different packages you can buy. Just the pool (textiles) or the vital thermen which includes pool, sauna, spa (textiles free). We opted for this. It cost €29 (+€3 extra as was bank holiday/weekend). You are given a watch like wrist band which enables you to enter certain areas. When entering, there is a sign in German which roughly translates to 'you must remove your textiles now (also no phones or photos after this point)'. Okay, drop the bathing suits, and after a few minutes of feeling a bit coy, you can release your inner mermaid and take pride in your body as everyone else around you is also in the nude! There is a bar in the pool. You can get cocktails, you can get coffees and drink them in the pool! Three glasses of prosecco please! You use your watch wrist band to pay for these - it tallies what you've spent and you pay at the end when you leave - very clever. The inside is amazing, albeit a little tacky. Huge palm trees surround all the many pools, along with plastic orchids! Lots of jacuzzi's and bubble streams. You can swim outside, it was freezing and raining, but so nice and warm under the water. I could imagine it being amazing if it were snowing, or equally in the sun. There are about 7 or 8 different saunas to choose from. From 60 degrees, up to 90 degrees. Japanese theme, Finnish, Moroccan, Viennese. All sorts. They also have infusionists shows. We saw a guy dressed like Mozart waft a towel around in the sauna. There was also a cinema sauna which was playing nature documentaries. Nothing like sitting in a sauna full of naked strangers watching armadillos trying to mate! There is a salt pool which has so much salt in it you literally float like in the Dead Sea. There is also a calcium-lithium pool which is good for your bones and wellbeing. We put our 'textiles' back on and went to the other pool and bar and enjoyed a pina colada in the jacuzzi. Just perfect!

When in Baden-Baden go to a thermal spa…read more Baden-Baden is famous for its thermal spas that date back to the time of the Romans. In fact, there is an archeological site that you can visit with remains of an old Roman thermal spa. Baden-Baden is a UNESCO World Heritage Center known as part of the "Great Spa Towns of Europe." We opted for a textile required modern thermal spa. (The other spa is a coed textile free spa. No thank you.) Caracalla Therme was so relaxing for a few hours. We bought a pass that was buy two hours, get the third for free which worked perfectly with our time in Baden-Baden which was limited due to low river levels along the Rhine and Main Rivers. The cave with a heated spa pool was our favorite area. So enjoyable. Make sure to bring a bathing suit, towel, sunscreen and water. So nice to spend the afternoon relaxing at the spa.

We spent the day relaxing at this renowned Baden-Baden spa. It was a much needed day of self-care…read moreafter Jet-setting across multiple countries for several days prior. The spa is reminiscent of old Roman baths with its saunas and thermal pools. Everything is so peaceful. There are various saunas indoors and one outside in a garden, steam baths, etc. All of the water comes from local springs. The bathing area goes from indoor to outdoor. The indoor portion is under a domed, glass roof. You can easily swim from inside to outside. The hot springs are incredible. I have done all those is spa days but this one really allowed me to let go and not think about anything other than enjoyment. This visit was everything I'd hoped for in this spa town of Baden-Baden.