Lukács Baths
The Lukács Thermal Bath is a historic indoor/outdoor thermal bath spa in Budapest, Hungary, heated by natural hot springs. All pools and four saunas can be used by all guests except for the optional area of the sauna world, which contains five more saunas, ice cooling pool, igloo and heated roman bench.
History
Thermal baths have been used at this location since at least the 12th century, and as part of the interior there is a wall that is a remainder of a former Ottoman powder mill which used the hot spring water as a source of power.The first spa hotel was completed in the 1880s, and named for Saint Luke. This spa was expanded with a drinking-water hall constructed in 1937, and in 1979 a health clinic was added.
The Császár Thermal Bath is the oldest continually operating thermal bath in Budapest, and was originally built by Szokoli Mustafa. It was redesigned in 1844 by József Hild, and is now part of the National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy.
Facilities
Thermal section
- Three thermal pools, with temperatures of, and temperatures, and a cooling pool with
- A dry sauna and a steam room
- Massage
Swimming section
- Two swimming pools with temperatures of and
Wellness section
- Leisure pool with temperature
- Finnish sauna and herbal sauna
- Kneipp pool
- Salt wall
- Cooling pool
- Rental and inner cassa
- Canteen
- Lounge
- Gymnastic pool
- Weight treatment
- Mud treatment
- Massage
Sauna world
In this section, people are to wear sauna sheets instead of their swimwear.- Finnish sauna
- Steam room
- Nudist sauna
- Infra sauna
- Salt sauna
- Ice cooling pool
- Heated roman bench
- Igloo
Tub section
- Private bath
- Massage
- Tub treatments