Amazing pool experience, great for a super relaxing day! The entry fee of 21€ includes the relaxing…read moresalt water pool, regular sauna and steam rooms, two pools for actual swimming (one indoor, one outdoor which in the snowy weather was amazing!). The whole place has recently been refurbished and is beautifully decorated and spotless clean. We had food at the bar by the side of the pool, simple and healthy salads and soups priced reasonably. But also soft drinks, beers and cocktails are available. The staff were super nice! It wasn't too crowded. Basically amazing day to chill out and feel rejuvenated!

You know, this facility is fantastic, no doubt about it. There are multiple rooms with all kinds of…read moredifferent steaming & heating & bathing options, some of them pretty surreal, but all in top form. The pool was packed out with parents & toddlers doing swim class the whole time I was there, so I didn't get to swim, unfortunately. But listen, here's the deal. There's definitely a 'bath culture' in effect in Germany, & people bring a big rucksack of stuff like bathrobes, extra hand towels for sitting on, fancy sandals, etc. I showed up with just a regular towel & swimtrunks & it was clear I didn't know what was up. Also it slowly dawned on me that I represented the sum total of body hair & tattoos in the entire building, & after only chill positive experiences at spa & bath facilities on the West Coast, clothed & otherwise, I started to catch some serious hateful vibes from the well-heeled Germans around me, culminating in this one couple making a huge production of washing off the bench where I'd just been sitting. At that point I left, & wandered off premises into this ridiculous shopping district for affluent white people, & suddenly it all made sense. So in short, if you're the right kind of person, this place will be great. Also it might be helpful to know that they don't accept Visa. CR

Edit:…read more The price has risen by about 2eu (7.70 for 1.5h) and the "private dressing compartments" have been designated to be diaper change rooms. I'm not even nearly as squeamish about the "European-random-naked-people-thing" anymore, so that's not much of a worry. ---------- Original review: I admit - I'm biased towards this place since I effectively used it as my bath/shower for a period of two weeks last Winter when our household heating system broke down. But it's a better excuse than any! Holthusen-Bad (or Kellinghusen-Bad) is one of my favorite places to relax. I love swimming during all seasons and Holthusen-Bad offers a nice, affordable range of selections for swimmers and loungers of all persuasions. They have a large heated pool, a wave pool, an outdoor pool and a super-heated mini-pool for relaxing. It costs about 6eu for an hour and a half. I like that they offer private dressing compartments, which is not something all European spas actually have. If you're not into the European-random-naked-people-thing, Holthusen-Bad offers small compartments in the dressing area. Classy!

Ich hasste es . Ich weiß nicht, was die Mitarbeiter da…read moremachen. Im Freibad konnte man nur in einer Ecke stehen. Kinder haben geschrien und gebrüllt. Drinnen haben ein paar Teenager Ball gespielt!!! Der Pool gehörte ihnen ganz allein. Die dummen Mitarbeiter haben nichts getan. Die Toiletten rochen nach Urin. Keine Privatsphäre. Schrecklich. Nie wieder.

Dios mio…read more.. it was soooooo full. i went today to the freibad (outdoor pool) in kaifu, because its 5 min from where i live. entry costs 5EUR10 for one adult and you get special discounts if u have a kid or a family (2 adults and 1 kid) i got there around 12.30 and the place was already packed, and people kept on coming in till i left around 5 pm... the pool is VERY dirty. the shower is disgustingly dirty. every time i took a shower (to cool myself) i was praying not to get some fungal infection. i refrained from going into the pool. yucky Once you place your towel on the grass, make sure its in your favorite position, because its unlikely you'll get another chance to change the position or location of your towel. people were like sardines... i had some guys toes in my nose and my toes were flirting with another girl's hair. theres one kiosk that sells fries, ice cream, drinks, snacks... and the line is interminable. it takes like 15 mins to get to the till... all in all it was a good experience :P yeah i know, a lot of bad points: very crowded, dirty pool, very noisy, no private space, ... but its a pool and i assume all pools are that bad when its 36C on a saturday. ill be back, probably tomorrow :)

The Alsterschwimmhalle is like most German public swimming pools: underfunded, dated, rather…read morescruffy and, generally speaking, not the cosiest place to spend time in. But there is some silver lining to that grey cloud - in the shape of the city's longest swimming lanes, as well as very generous opening hours. That means if your goal isn't relaxation or fun, but the sport aspect of swimming you might find what you're looking for at Alsterschwimmhalle rather than some of the more modern water parks. Just one final piece of advice: avoid visiting in the evenings, for the water and the changing rooms tend not to be in the cleanliest of states after a hard day's abuse. Fans of late sixties/early seventies architecture should also get a kick out of the avantgarde concrete roof structure and overlook the half-hearted renovation attempts the building is littered with.

It's ok. A great big barn if a place, 5.70 for 90 mins which is plenty of time for my 40 lengths…read more You can get memberships or stay longer for better time to euro efficiency! Yes it's low-fi and on Sunday's it's pretty busy but It's water, its deep and it's got long lanes so as long as you aren't a clear water Charlie you should find it fine.