Do you want to take a break and do something good for yourself? Leave everything behind – and get back to yourself? Then a (long) wellness weekend is probably the right thing for you! We would like to present you a selection of the most beautiful wellness hotels in Germany (Northern and Central Germany). Not only do they have a great spa area, but they are also located in the middle of beautiful nature.

As always, it was important to us that the hotels are sustainable and environmentally conscious. For example, the hotels in our selection pay attention to water consumption and the use of renewable energy in the spa area and throughout the hotel. The pampering program for you also includes healthy organic food and offerings such as yoga and culture.

“The past few difficult years have represented a complete sea change in the way we think and talk about wellness. Sure, a great massage or facial will never go out of style—but it’s just one piece of the puzzle in keeping our minds as well cared for as our bodies. ” CN Traveler

Spa & TCM at Zum Kurfürsten Lifestyle Resort on the Mosel River | Rhineland-Palatinate

The wellness hotel is located in Bernkastel-Kues, surrounded by vineyards. Your health is top priority at the Lifestyle Resort Zum Kurfürsten. The specially developed TCM system combines Chinese medicine with a European approach. Throughout the hotel, care is taken to ensure that the life energy “Qi” can flow freely.

Highlights

• 4000 square meter wellness area
• Panoramic pool with waterfall, counter-current system and Jacuzzi
• Heated outdoor pool
• “Attraction pool” with 36°C
• Earth sauna, herbal sauna, salt sauna, natural sauna
• Steam baths
• Forest infrared sauna and infrared loungers
• “Chinese hell” with 95°C
• Lady Spa
• TMC treatments by qualified TMC therapists

Relaxation at the Naturresort Schindelbruch, Harz | Saxony-Anhalt

The Naturresort Schindelbruch is located in the middle of the forest and offers you the opportunity to explore the forest with a forester. In addition to the huge spa area, you can also book private spa suites for a romantic weekend 😉

Highlights

• 2,500-square-foot spa area
• Three-story bathhouse with 115-square-foot heated pool
• Wellness treatments using organic natural cosmetics
• Sauna village and garden with Kneipp pool
• Forest bathing

Wellness & Yoga at Okelmann’s in Warpe | Lower Saxony

Eco-Hotel Okelmann’s is run by the fourth generation of the Okelmann family and is located in the middle of agricultural fields and meadows. The hotel has its own restaurant and café. Here you’ll find “coziness and Nordic freshness”. In addition, the sisters Maren and Kristin offer their own expertise in event management and soothing yoga and meditation sessions.

Highlights

• Sauna in a converted shepherd’s wagon
• Wooden hot tub in nature
• Yoga retreats, yoga room, and yoga classes
• Reiki, massage and sound therapy
• Yoga with dog

Rooftop sauna at Lifestyle Hotel SAND, Baltic Sea | Schleswig-Holstein

The Adults-Only Lifestylehotel SAND is located directly on Timmendorfer Strand on the Baltic Sea. You’ll love the large roof terrace where you’ll find a sauna with a view. There’s also a rooftop bar and cozy lounge furniture for a relaxed lifestyle.

Highlights

• Proximity to the sea
• Rooftop sauna, Jacuzzi and spa area
• Personalized SAND massage
• Face and body treatments
• Rentable “Sleeping-beach-chair” for a night under the stars

What makes good spa hotels in Germany?

A sauna and whirlpool are a matter of course in a wellness hotel – but you probably have other expectations. While it used to be said that people interrupt their diets and stop exercising when they go on vacation, the trend today is exactly the opposite. When you are on vacation, you want to take time for health and exercise and eat healthy, do you feel the same way?

In our opinion, the most important factors besides the spa area are

• Beautiful location in the middle of nature
• A pleasant atmosphere
• Good cuisine with healthy, regional, organic food
• Sustainable overall concept

To be honest, it is difficult to make the spa area sustainable. After all, it consumes an enormous amount of energy and water. However, the Green Pearls® partners do not just shrug their shoulders and say, “That’s the way it is”. Instead, the teams are actively trying to do something about it and take the environment into account.

Sustainable Energy Management in Wellness Hotels

The Naturresort Schindelbruch, for example, has a geothermal system and a photovoltaic system for energy generation and buys green electricity (100 percent from hydropower). The pool is heated by a heat pump system that uses waste heat from the server room and kitchen. At the Lifestyle Hotel Zum Kurfürsten, modern pool covers prevent the water from cooling down, which also saves energy.

Of course, the most ecological thing to do is to keep the wellness area small, as Okelmann’s and Lifestylhotel SAND have done, but of course, you’ll have to do without laps and the choice between several saunas. What do you think?

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