Wellbeing: The 5 Best Day Spas in Hamburg

You live in Hamburg, urgently need a break from everyday stress, but have no time to travel for a whole weekend? Then book a break in a day spa. Here, the most diverse beauty and wellness programs are offered, which are all about health, beauty, and relaxation .

(By the way: Our day spa guides for other German cities can be found here.)

The 5 best day spas in Hamburg

But which day spa in Hamburg offers a stylish ambience? Which offers very special beauty treatments? A modern equipped gym? Or a large poolto swim proper laps? Premium Quarterly has researched the best day spas in Hamburg and presents them to you. From the exclusive spa at the “The Fontenay” hotel to the Balinese-inspired “vabali” outside the city gates.

© The Fontenay Hamburg

The Fontenay: Swim and simultaneously enjoy the breathtaking view of Hamburg

Spa at the Hotel The Fontenay

Relax in the luxurious spa of the Hotel The Fontenay: The spacious spa area, which is about 1000 square meters in size, has an indoor and an outdoor pool, and you can recharge your batteries in the Finnish panoramic sauna or the quartzite steam bath. Afterwards, you can cool down on the dreamy panoramic terrace with views of the Alster.

In addition, the wellness area has various relaxation areas, multiple experience showers, an ice fountain, and a perfectly equipped gym. Those who value privacy can book one of the Private Spa Suites with all amenities.

Opening hours

Open daily from 9 AM to 9 PM

Website

Hotel The Fontenay

Tel. +49 30 2553 1890

Book appointments

spa@thefontenay.com

© David Lloyd Meridian Spa & Fitness

Wellness in the Water Tower: The David Lloyd Meridian Spa & Fitness

David Lloyd Meridian Spa & Fitness, Barmbek

The spa features a modern fitness area and a chill ambience in one of Hamburg's most impressive buildings - the wellness area extends to the top of the former water tower. On five floors, guests can expect a great offer for body, mind, and soul - a gym with treadmills, cross trainers, bikes, and free weights, six saunas, a steam bath, and Kneipp pool, pool, cosmetics & massages. Practical for families: You can even book childcare here.

Opening hours

Daily from 6 AM to 10 PM

Website

David Lloyd Meridian Spa Barmbek

Book an appointment

David Lloyd Meridian Spa

© The Westin Hamburg

Time-out at the Elbphilharmonie: The Heavenly Spa at the Hotel Westin

Heavenly Spa Hamburg at The Westin Hotel

A true wellness oasis high above the Hamburg harbor on the 6th floor of the Kaispeicher in the Elbphilharmonie. Covering an area of 1,300 square meters, the spa offers not only hotel guests the opportunity to rejuvenate.

Whoever wants to start their stay with a swim in the 20-meter indoor pool and then treat themselves to a session in the Finnish sauna (90 degrees), the bio-sauna (70 degrees), or one of the two steam baths. Alternatively, one can book the private suite, which includes a steam bath, a whirlpool, a relaxation room, and a sauna. The gym is also well-equipped, and during a workout, one can enjoy a spectacular view of the harbor cranes and Elbe ferries.

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 7 AM to 10 PM

Saturday and Sunday: 8 AM to 10 AM

Gym: open 24/7

Website

https://www.heavenlyspahamburg.de 

Book appointments

spa.thewestinhamburg@westin.com

© Vabali

Wellbeing oasis with Far Eastern influences: Vabali Spa Hamburg

vabali Spa Hamburg

Enter, relax, feel good. In this Balinese wellness resort covering 36,000 square meters on the outskirts of the city with an attached hotel, you can quickly leave everyday stress behind. It is located between green meadows and old trees, in the immediate vicinity of the Golf Gut Glinde golf course.

In the cozy relaxation rooms, some equipped with waterbeds, it smells of incense, and Buddha figures thrones among bamboo bushes. Guests have a total of 13 saunas at their disposal: panoramic sauna, lake sauna, bio sauna, garden sauna, meditation sauna, several large infusion saunas, three steam baths, and a laconium.

In addition to the spacious indoor pool, you can use the 1000 square meter natural swimming pond for swimming in the warm summer months and then chill on sun loungers in the huge garden.

Opening hours

Daily 9 AM to 12 AM

Website

Vabali Hamburg

Book appointments

Vabali reservation

© Hotel Grand Elysée

Find tranquility in an exclusive setting: Elyseum Wellness & Spa

Elyseum Wellness & Spa in the Hotel Grand Elysée

Relaxation guaranteed. Dive into the 14 x 7 m pool or the heated whirlpool, recharge on the three sun terraces or in one of the saunas, choose from a Finnish sauna, a bio sauna, the infrared sauna, and a Roman steam bath with an artistically designed starry sky. Then refresh in the showers with cold mist and rain functions or with ice from the ice fountain.

The fitness studio also features exclusive equipment with modern training devices and flat screens. Tip: Treat yourself to a soothing "Hot Stone" massage and your muscle tensions will be gone.

Opening hours:

Pool & sauna area
Daily from 07:00 to 22:00

Fitness area
Daily from 07:00 to 22:00

Pool & sauna area (adults only)
Daily from 07:00 to 09:00
Daily from 12:00 to 15:00 and
Daily from 18:00 to 22:00

Pool & sauna area (for families)
Daily from 09:00 to 12:00 and
from 15:00 to 18:00

Website

Hotel Grand Elysée

Book appointments

Elyseum

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