Hotel saunas in Salzburg, Austria
Genussdorf Gmachl
Genussdorf Gmachl in Bergheim, on Salzburg's northern edge, sells weekday day-spa packages for its 5,000 m² Dorf Spa. It spreads over three areas: a roof spa with a 90 °C panorama sauna facing the fortress, brine steam bath, infrared sauna, ice plunge and infinity pool; a garden spa with a pine sauna, family sauna, pools and a natural bathing pond; and a hillside spa with a pond sauna, outdoor sauna and peeling steam bath. Day-spa slots must be booked online and run 10 am to 9 pm.
Holznerwirt
The Holznerwirt is a country inn and hotel in Eugendorf, about 9 km north-east of Salzburg, whose 800 m² sauna and spa area also sells tickets to day guests. Its eight sauna and steam rooms include a Finnish old-wood sauna at 90 °C, a hay-flower bio sauna, a micro-salt sauna, two infrared cabins and brine, herbal and eucalyptus steam baths, with a cold-water walkway and ice fountain. A 4-hour ticket costs €18; the sauna opens 2 pm to 10 pm on weekdays and 10 am to 10 pm at weekends.
Hotel Gerl View Club
The View Club is the adults-only (21+) rooftop wellness floor of Hotel Gerl in Wals-Siezenheim, west of Salzburg. From September to May it runs as a spa with a Finnish panorama sauna, pine infrared swing loungers and a heated rooftop infinity pool, bookable by day guests from Sunday to Thursday, noon to 8 pm, for €60. In summer it becomes a beach club. The hotel also rents out its separate My Private Spa, with Finnish sauna and rasul steam bath, exclusively to couples and small groups.
Hotel Schloss Mönchstein
Hotel Schloss Mönchstein is a five-star castle hotel on the Mönchsberg, directly above Salzburg's old town, whose 300 m² Mönchstein Spa is open to day guests as well as residents. The spa has a Finnish sauna, a steam bath, a 36 °C whirlpool in the garden, a relaxation terrace and a gym, with a heated outdoor infinity pool overlooking the city in summer. A day pass costs €125, including robe and towels, and booking ahead is recommended.
Laschenskyhof
The Laschenskyhof is a four-star superior family hotel in Wals-Viehhausen, west of Salzburg below the Untersberg, whose spa sells day passes to outside guests. The sauna area has a 90 °C view sauna, a Finnish panorama sauna, a 60 °C pine-herb sauna, a steam bath and a salt grotto with infrared loungers, alongside a brine pool, natural swimming pond and cool-down pool. Sauna masters run themed Aufguss sessions daily. Saunas and pools open 10 am to 9 pm; day spa from €98, evening spa from €49.
Romantik Spa Hotel Elixhauser Wirt
The Romantik Spa Hotel Elixhauser Wirt in Elixhausen, 8 km north of Salzburg, opens its SPA Horizont to day guests aged 16 and over. The 1,500 m² area has a textile-free Finnish sauna, a bio sauna, a steam bath and infrared heat, an indoor infinity pool and panoramic relaxation rooms looking out to the Salzburg mountains. The saunas run from noon to 8 pm. A day spa with breakfast costs €98, and an after-work spa from Monday to Thursday, 5 to 10 pm, costs €40; booking is through reception.
Genussdorf Gmachl
Genussdorf Gmachl in Bergheim, on Salzburg's northern edge, sells weekday day-spa packages for its 5,000 m² Dorf Spa. It spreads over three areas: a roof spa with a 90 °C panorama sauna facing the fortress, brine steam bath, infrared sauna, ice plunge and infinity pool; a garden spa with a pine sauna, family sauna, pools and a natural bathing pond; and a hillside spa with a pond sauna, outdoor sauna and peeling steam bath. Day-spa slots must be booked online and run 10 am to 9 pm.
Holznerwirt
The Holznerwirt is a country inn and hotel in Eugendorf, about 9 km north-east of Salzburg, whose 800 m² sauna and spa area also sells tickets to day guests. Its eight sauna and steam rooms include a Finnish old-wood sauna at 90 °C, a hay-flower bio sauna, a micro-salt sauna, two infrared cabins and brine, herbal and eucalyptus steam baths, with a cold-water walkway and ice fountain. A 4-hour ticket costs €18; the sauna opens 2 pm to 10 pm on weekdays and 10 am to 10 pm at weekends.
Hotel Gerl View Club
The View Club is the adults-only (21+) rooftop wellness floor of Hotel Gerl in Wals-Siezenheim, west of Salzburg. From September to May it runs as a spa with a Finnish panorama sauna, pine infrared swing loungers and a heated rooftop infinity pool, bookable by day guests from Sunday to Thursday, noon to 8 pm, for €60. In summer it becomes a beach club. The hotel also rents out its separate My Private Spa, with Finnish sauna and rasul steam bath, exclusively to couples and small groups.
Hotel Schloss Mönchstein
Hotel Schloss Mönchstein is a five-star castle hotel on the Mönchsberg, directly above Salzburg's old town, whose 300 m² Mönchstein Spa is open to day guests as well as residents. The spa has a Finnish sauna, a steam bath, a 36 °C whirlpool in the garden, a relaxation terrace and a gym, with a heated outdoor infinity pool overlooking the city in summer. A day pass costs €125, including robe and towels, and booking ahead is recommended.
Laschenskyhof
The Laschenskyhof is a four-star superior family hotel in Wals-Viehhausen, west of Salzburg below the Untersberg, whose spa sells day passes to outside guests. The sauna area has a 90 °C view sauna, a Finnish panorama sauna, a 60 °C pine-herb sauna, a steam bath and a salt grotto with infrared loungers, alongside a brine pool, natural swimming pond and cool-down pool. Sauna masters run themed Aufguss sessions daily. Saunas and pools open 10 am to 9 pm; day spa from €98, evening spa from €49.
Romantik Spa Hotel Elixhauser Wirt
The Romantik Spa Hotel Elixhauser Wirt in Elixhausen, 8 km north of Salzburg, opens its SPA Horizont to day guests aged 16 and over. The 1,500 m² area has a textile-free Finnish sauna, a bio sauna, a steam bath and infrared heat, an indoor infinity pool and panoramic relaxation rooms looking out to the Salzburg mountains. The saunas run from noon to 8 pm. A day spa with breakfast costs €98, and an after-work spa from Monday to Thursday, 5 to 10 pm, costs €40; booking is through reception.