Swimming area in the Albert Bad

Enjoy the joy of exercise and relaxation in the light-flooded atmosphere of the Sächsische Staatsbäder GmbH Bad Elster bathing area. Pleasant water temperatures of 25°C – 35°C in heated indoor and outdoor pools awaken new spirits. The bathing area pampers you with massage jets and muscle-relaxing neck showers.

Let your soul unwind in the spacious whirlpool and on the indoor and outdoor hot tub benches. Your thoughts become free and you feel like you have been reborn.

You have access to expanded, attractive lounging and relaxation areas in the new winter garden, which offer even more opportunities for periods of recovery and relaxation in the midst of historic spa architecture. 

For invigorating enjoyment you have at your disposal:

  • flow channel
  • massage jets
  • Neck showers
  • Bottom and side bubblers
  • Steam bath (45° C)
  • Spacious indoor and outdoor hot tubs
  • Bubble benches in the open area

The sauna in the Albert Bad offers a Finnish sauna, sanarium and crystal sauna for well-being and relaxation. After the sauna session, experience showers and plunge pools indoors and outdoors provide refreshment.

Your physical well-being is also taken care of with snacks to satisfy your hunger as well as hot and cold drinks.

In the modern sauna in the Albert Bad

Our applications:

  • Finnish sauna (80 – 90° C)
  • Sanarium (55 – 65° C)
  • Crystal sauna (65 – 75° C)

you can increase your vitality.

We look forward to your visit!

Our team is happy to answer any questions you may have on +49 (0) 37437 71-111.

Cafeteria in the Albert Bad

The cafeteria at the Albert Bad offers you a variety of food and drinks. Strengthen yourself with small snacks as you wish and relax in a pleasant atmosphere. Seating is available indoors and outdoors.

Opening hours:

Monday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 18 p.m

We look forward to your visit!

Treat yourself to an exclusive break in our new oasis of relaxation! In the luxurious "Private Spa" you can expect individually coordinated rituals that bring body and mind into harmony. Experience the Rasul de luxe with mineral-rich earths and a steam bath that both detoxifies and pampers. Let the warmth, steam and aromatherapy in the Serail de luxe take you into meditative relaxation. And in the Hamam de luxe you can enjoy the traditional Turkish bathing culture with an invigorating ritual of a steam bath, peeling and soap foam massage. A unique feel-good experience awaits you!

Our applications:

  • Rasul de luxe
  • Serail de luxe
  • Hamam de luxe

Prof. Dr. med. Karl-Ludwig Resch explains: “Floating in Bad Elster’s thermal brine programs our autonomic nervous system for balance and harmony. This reactivates the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms and strengthens our resilience. It’s similar to pressing the reset button: everything is reset.”

Positive effects of floating in Bad Elsteraner thermal brine

  • Strengthens resistance and the immune system
  • Loosens and relaxes the entire muscles
  • Reduces stress hormones
  • Promotes deep relaxation
  • Offers relaxation like after a short vacation
  • Is a feel-good experience for all senses

Access for people aged 14 and over

Due to the high Glauber's salt content and the associated strong effects on the body, a stay in the Soltherme & Sauna World Bad Elster is suitable for people aged 14 and over.

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Float along!

It's your birthday? We have a surprise for you:

Let us celebrate together – from 1.1. – 31.12.2025 we invite you to the occasion 10 years of brine thermal baths in Bad Elster on your birthday!

Thermal pool

Find out more about the salt lake, the light and sound bath and the Vogtland “Hutzn-Bad”.

thermal pool Bad Elster interior view

360 degree tour

Opening hours

Brine thermal baths in Bad Elster

Sunday - Thursday

09.00 am - 21.00 pm

Friday Saturday

09.00 am - 22.00 pm

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When you enter the Bad Elster sauna world, use of the brine thermal baths as well as the Bad Elster bathing area and sauna is included.

Your path takes you from the thermal bath reception in the Albert Bad through spacious changing areas via the existing bathing area and sauna to the thermal bath area and the sauna world.

In the Vogtland sauna world, which is adjacent to the Soletherme, you can expect an indoor and outdoor sauna experience in combination with brine and the special features of the Vogtland.

Exclusive relaxation lounge in the Salzrose room

To make your stay even more relaxing, you can book one of the relaxation lounges in the Salzrose room in addition to your entry to the Soletherme & Saunawelt Bad Elster. Relax in your cozy, comfortably furnished relaxation lounge with a view of the salt lake. Price from €35, drinks, fruit and fresh delicacies on request for an additional charge.

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Float very easily

Instructions for relaxed floating
Several times a day, the founder of AquaRelax, Oliver Möhwald, and his team will show you, if you wish, how to gently balance your body in the brine and develop deep relaxation while floating.

SoleMove
In the warm element of brine, you will be gently moved, relaxed, stretched and bent from head to toe in a rhythmic, flowing manner. Flowing massage techniques, acupressure and mobilization lead to deep relaxation.

Bad Elster thermal brine

The Bad Elster thermal brine is a raw material from nature - original, natural, pure, valuable, and its composition is unique in Germany and worldwide.

Exterior view of the Bad Elster thermal brine extraction plant

Sole thermal baths restaurant

Healthy nutrition and enjoyment are combined in the thermal spa and sauna restaurant. Health-conscious connoisseurs will get their money's worth here.

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Competition for all newsletter subscribers

We raffle monthly among all newsletter subscribers 3 day tickets for the Soletherme & Saunawelt Bad Elster.

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Two-person package (bookable for 2 people) Advantage number: 2726

  • 3 days, 2 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 1 Rasul de luxe – oriental care ceremony
  • 1 body wrap in a warming floating lounger
  • Relaxation lounge in the Salzrose room for one day

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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Date: -

ab 285 €pp including VAT.

Or book as a voucher.

Two-person package (bookable for 2 people) Advantage number: 2526

  • 3 days, 2 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 1 Rasul de luxe – oriental care ceremony
  • 1 body wrap in a warming floating lounger
  • Relaxation lounge in the Salzrose room for one day

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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Date: -

ab 285 €pp including VAT.

Or book as a voucher.

Bad Elster à la carte

  • 8 days, 7 nights in a partner accommodation of your choice in a double room including breakfast
  • Wellness treatments worth €250 (subject to availability)
  • Daily entrance to Soletherme including sauna world, bathing area and sauna Bad Elster

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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ab 525 €pp including VAT.

Or book as a voucher.

Two-person package (bookable for 2 people) Advantage number: 2626

  • 3 days, 2 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 1 Rasul de luxe – oriental care ceremony
  • 1 body wrap in a warming floating lounger
  • Relaxation lounge in the Salzrose room for one day

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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Date: -

ab 285 €pp including VAT.

Or book as a voucher.

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Naturvital Advantage Number: 0226

  • 8 days, 7 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 2 mineral baths or carbonated whirlpool baths
  • 2 natural moor partial packs
  • 2 classic massages

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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ab 535 €pp including VAT.

Ocean Sounds Advantage Number: 0226

  • 6 days, 5 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 1 Salt bath from the primeval sea
  • 1 body wrap in a warming floating lounger
  • 1 peat pack

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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ab 460 €pp including VAT.

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Levitation charm discount number: 0226

  • 3 days, 2 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 1 Energy point massage for the back
  • Daily entrance to Soletherme including sauna world, bathing area and sauna Bad Elster

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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ab 200 €pp including VAT.

Bad Elster à la carte

  • 8 days, 7 nights in a partner accommodation of your choice in a double room including breakfast
  • Wellness treatments worth €100 (subject to availability)
  • Daily entrance to Soletherme including sauna world, bathing area and sauna Bad Elster

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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ab 375 €pp including VAT.

Or book as a voucher.

Well-being à la carte

  •  3 days, 2 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • Wellness treatments of your choice worth €50 (subject to availability)
  • Daily entrance to Soletherme including sauna world, bathing area and sauna Bad Elster

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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Date: -

ab 215 €pp including VAT.

Or book as a voucher.

Escort person Bad Elster

  • 8 days, 7 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 1 brainLight® – deep relaxation with audiovisual stimulation
  • 1 AquaThermoJet® (overwater massage)
  • Daily entrance to Soletherme including sauna world, bathing area and sauna Bad Elster

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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ab 320 €pp including VAT.

Naturally Healthy

  • 6 days, 5 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 2 mineral or carbonated whirlpool baths
  • 2 natural moor partial packs
  • 2 classic massages

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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ab 450 €pp including VAT.

Healthy back – Healthy life

  • 6 days, 5 nights in a double room including breakfast
  • 1 package spinal prevention
  • 1. Creating a training plan
  • 5 Training at the training center

You will find further bookable options in the next step.

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ab 615 €pp including VAT.

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