Gellért Medicinal Bath and Hotel opened in 1918 is one of the most famous thermal baths in the city. Its central location makes it very attractive to tourists. There are separate indoor thermal pools for men and women, saunas and few outdoor pools, one of them with artificial waves. The bath is also worth visiting because of its ornate mosaics and impressive retractable roof above one of the pools.
XI. Budapest, Kelenhegyi út 4 (by Szabadság Híd on Buda side)
Tel: 466 6166
How to get by public transport:
Trams 18, 19, 47 and 49, buses 7, 7A and 86.
Open (1st of November - 30th April):
Thermal bath pool, weight bath, healing massage, swimming pool:
Mon-Fri 06:00 – 19:00
Sat-Sun 06:00 –17:00
Price range:
Bathing from 2700-3400 HUF (depending on time)
Indicated for:
Locomotor, respiratory, vegetative nervous system and peripheral circulation disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, gout, rheumatism, osteochondrosis, atherosclerosis.
Services:
- Daytime outpatient hospital
- Gentlemen's and ladies' thermal bath pools
- Gentlemen's and ladies' weight baths
- Carbonic acid tub-bath
- Massage
- Dry and steam saunas
- Finnish sauna, with cold dive-pools
- Mud packing
- Physiotherapy
- Tooth-gum shower
- Inhalation
- Healing gymnastics
- Bathing suit rentals
- Custody of garments and valuables
- Exchange of foreign currency
- Hairdresser
- Cosmetics
- Solarium
- Manicure
- Foot care
- Dentist
- Provision of sites for social events after opening hours, on demand with use of bath as well
Source: Budapest Spas and Hot Springs Inc.
The bathing routine included soaking in hot water, drinking the water, steaming in a vapor room, and relaxing in a cooling room. In addition doctors ordered that patients be douched with hot or cold water and given a select diet to promote a cure.Public swimming pool are really dirty because they haven't pool enclosures for avoiding dirt and hot sunny day.