Came here as part of our walking tour with Viking…read more Debated whether to spend a few hours at Friedrichsbad spa or Caracala spa as Baden-Baden is famous for their thermal spas. Twice a week, textiles are required. The other five days are only textile free and those days are co-ed textile free. We visited on a textile free day, so we went next door to Caracala to enjoy a spa day in our bathing suits. We also went under the building to view the archeological ruins of an ancient Roman thermal bath. The healing properties of the natural hot springs have been known for thousands of years. Interesting to get a glimpse into that history.

We chose the Friedrichsbad Roman-Irish baths over the Caracalla Spa as we prefer a peaceful and…read morecooler temp adult only environment (Caracalla allows children on the first floor where the cooler temperature baths are, mainly hot 90 degree Celsius saunas on the adult only 2nd floor). Friedrichsbad is 39 euro and had no time limit (recommended 3 hours, we skipped a few of the hotter saunas and the colder pools/plunge so were done in about 2.5 hours). Swimsuits are required on Wednesdays and Saturdays. On Sunday when we went, no swimsuits are allowed. The staff checking us in was informative, explaining the gradual warm up and cool down style of Roman-Irish baths. It was a calming and relaxing experience, our favorites were the hottest pool (room 9), the next cooler small whirlpool bath (room 10), and the coolest large whirlpool bath (room 11). By the time we left at 8:30pm, staffing was slimmer so we didn't get wrapped in hot towels to end our experience, but I still went into the relaxation room and got a warm towel on my own and it was a pleasant way to end the day.

split into 3 parts, sauna, therme, and waterpark currently…read moreadding on to sauna and waterpark, should be done in spring 2016. will probably be the best therme in baden-wurttemburg when complete.

I was recently on a tour of Austria, German and Switzerland, when we got to the Black Forest, the…read moreweather was not cooperating, we had been touring and the weather had been hot and since I've still been having issues with my back and knee and since I heard the area was well known for it's thermal baths, I asked about Badeparadies and OMG!! it was awesome, it was only a half mile walk from our hotel Bruggers and when we got there I wanted to cry, the lines were so long it didn't look like we would get in, an announcement had been made in German that they couldn't allow anyone in until some people exited the park, my roommate asked one of the cashiers and she asked if we had kids, which we didn't and she told us we could come into the Palm area, you get a cool wrist band which is electronic, and on it is the locker number, with the band you can lock and unlock your locker, very SECRET SERVICE MAN, LOL...once we changed we into our suits we stepped into NIRVANA..again, OMG...you walk into what looks like a giant green house with beautiful palm trees and orchids planted throughout, it was so beautiful, you could see the sky (cloudy and rainy as it was and in the upper 50's!) and at the end of the 'green house' was a revolving door in the water where you could swim to the outside steaming pool and Jacuzzi, I thought I'd freeze going out there but OMG..it felt so good, once I stepped into the pool I swear you could hear my big sigh of pleasure and relief all the way to the states!! The water was warm and it was fresh water...sitting in the Jacuzzi and swirling waters felt wonderful to my sore battered tourist body...it was 16 Euros for an hour and a half and it was sufficient, any time over 15 minutes was an additional Euro (and well worth it, LOL) once we got back to the hotel we found out that free entry was included with the City Card we had received so roomie and I headed off the following night once again, we got there around 8 and stayed until they closed, different crowd and much less crowded. There is a swim up bar and you can use that cool wrist bracelet to pay for your drinks, you cash out once you are leaving the facility. I wholeheartedly recommend it. The Galaxie park is a water park and that was the one with the lines out the door, and there is another section called Wellness with saunas and the like, you can get a combo ticket and oh yeah, the Wellness park is 'textile free', they are currently adding on to the facility, definitely a place to relax on your trip to the Lake Titisee area!

pretty big place and great selection of saunas both inside and out…read more i especially liked the layout of the pool and surrounding saunas outdoors. it could be maintained a bit better though.

"Not in the Old Town, but who cares..."…read more If you ever are up near the teaching hospital for an unexpected vacation, as I found myself this month; while on a Rhine tour encountering a family medical emergency and needing the services of a local hospital. This hotel is within a 10-min walking distance from the front entrance of the Hospital of the Univ. of Strasbroug. The hotel in my opinion should be a 5-star. It has a decent breakfast for 13 Euro and rates are moderately prices in the 100 Euro range. Rooms are spacious by European standards and the bathrooms are magnificent, Modern and comfortable ... a tram ride down town to the historic district is necessary.

Cleanliness: 4/5 Service: 3/5…read moreComfort: 4/5 Noise: 5/5 Overall: A decently priced budget friendly hotel close to the tram. The extended review... Cleanliness: 4/5 - For the most part things were fairly clean and tidy. There were some dried blood stains on the bed sheets though for our first night. Service: 3/5 - Standard service. Comfort: 4/5 - It was a fairly comfortable bed and not that tiny of a room. Noise: 5/5 - Very quiet which was nice.

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!