How lucky is Darmstadt to have this Art Nouveau swimming complex? Note that most of the pool areas…read moreare not that suitable for lap swimming, because the main pool has a rope across the middle between the shallow and deep sections, and the outdoor pool is mostly for families, and therefore gets a little too crowded. However, it is definitely nice for swimming a few strokes and just relaxing! The best part, of course, is the sauna and steam room complex, with every temperature and combination of wet and dry sauna that you could imagine and want! A note for people traveling from abroad that this is a European style sauna, so it is coed and nude, but people are very respectful, and it was a very nice environment to relax either by yourself or with friends. A particular highlight was the outdoor sauna space and Terrace, which allows you to take in views of the city from an area of relative privacy. The pricing was very reasonable, and I would gladly come again!

Thank you for your help to find out my husband's watch after we have left for serval hours…read more and the kids swimming pool's temperature is very suitable, and my daughter loves there. This is the first time we come but we all feel glad that we find one fantastic place in Darmstadt.

Ridiculously expensive indoor swimming pool/wave pool. You know, we had wave pools in the States…read moreback in the 70's. It's not as if it's THAT big an atttraction. Anyway, they have a regular pool, a wave pool with beach-style shallow end, various saunas, and two, relatively decent slides. It's a decent sort of place but I just find the prices hard to justify and I give them poor marks for the extraordinary rudeness of employees. If I'm going to have an 18 year old school dropout run their mouth to me, I'm certainly not going to pay 50 Euros for the experience. I've since found much cheaper indoor pools for the kids and they don't really miss the waves.

A really enjoyable experience, this "Erlebnisbad" offers a great deal for swimmers, sun, sauna and…read morejacuzzi lovers, all day and "just for an hour" swimmers. The wave machine is an half-hourly fun-time, swim and sun-bathe outside, use the slides or diving boards too if you dare! Safety is important and life guards are there in abundance, the water is clean, not overpoweringly chlorinated, changing and showering facilities plentiful and clean, hair dryers free to use even. Public transport connection is good and plenty of free parking too.

It is the open-air pool of Weinheim, owned by the local sports' club and subsidized by the town…read more The renovation, completed not even two years ago, was badly needed and came almost too late. It is open in summer only. It is situated towards Gorxheim, surrounded by woods, on a fairly large aerial, with football (soccer) places attached. The Grundelbach, a little brook that flows from Gorxheim through Weinheim, feeds the pools. There are two main pools, one for swimmers, one for non-swimmers, and a little wading pool for tiny tots. Sprawling lawns for sunbathing, volleyball or badminton fields, and a little shop for drinks and snacks complete the scenery. The pools are lined with metal which looks cool even if the water is not (there is a heating system). Unfortunately, the renovations did away with the diving platform and the extra wide slide into the non-swimmers' is not an adequate replacement. Parking right in front is at a premium, but a short walk up into the forest leads to another well-shaded parking lot. As an alternative, the bus stop is right in front.