CabrioLi

CabrioLi, formally the Cabrio Lippstadt Kombibad, is operated by Stadtwerke Lippstadt GmbH on Bückeburger Straße in Lippstadt. Its defining feature is a retractable roof over the indoor hall: the operator states that the roof opens in nine minutes, turning the indoor area into an open-air bathing landscape. The indoor hall covers over 2,000 m² and holds four pools. The sports pool has six 25-metre lanes and is kept at 28 °C. The adventure pool (Erlebnisbecken) has a current channel and underwater massage loungers and is kept at 30 °C. A course and teaching pool has a movable floor so the depth can be varied for school swimming, learn-to-swim courses and aqua fitness. The paddling pool is kept at 32 °C and is split between a children's area 0.36 m deep and a toddler area 0.15 m deep, with a large wooden Viking ship between them, a small slide, water tippers, a climbing net and a water-spouting seal called Finn. The building is barrier-free throughout and has over 300 lockers.

The water here is plain heated fresh water. The operator makes no claim of a thermal spring, a mineral source or brine anywhere on its site, and publishes no source temperature, well depth or mineral analysis; the only figures given are the heated pool temperatures listed above, which span 28 °C to 32 °C across the four indoor pools.

The single slide is the Black Hole: 85 metres long, completely darkened, with light effects along the tube, a traffic-light start and photocell timing that measures the ride to the hundredth of a second. Relaxation is provided by one textile sauna, entered in swimwear and included in the admission price, at roughly 80 °C and open from 8:00 each morning; a towel must be placed underneath. The operator does not publish a total number of sauna cabins, and only this one is described.

In the summer months an additional outdoor area of more than 10,000 m² opens. It contains a second sports pool with seven 25-metre lanes and a diving facility with 1-metre and 3-metre boards, a beach section with sand, sun loungers and a combined beach volleyball and beach soccer court, a children's playground, a lawn, a sun terrace at the entrance and an outdoor kiosk. The spray park, an outdoor water playground of roughly 200 m² next to the playground, has push-button spray and jet installations, bubbling flowers, water-spouting animals and a large tipping bucket; the surface is designed so that the film of water on the ground stays thin.

Opening hours are Monday 6:30–21:00, Tuesday 8:00–21:00, Wednesday 6:30–21:00, Thursday 8:00–21:00, Friday 6:30–21:00, Saturday 8:00–21:00 and Sundays and public holidays 8:00–21:00. The bath is closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; on New Year's Eve it opens 8:00–14:00 and on New Year's Day 14:00–21:00. Admission for adults is 4.40 euro for one hour, 5.50 euro for two hours and 7.70 euro for a day ticket, or 6.60 euro for a day ticket to the outdoor pool only; children and reduced-rate visitors pay 6.60 euro for a day ticket and 5.50 euro for the outdoor day ticket. A family or group card for the combination bath costs 24.20 euro and admits two adults and three children. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult, and 10- to 16-year-olds arriving alone must show their bronze swimming badge at the desk. Children up to 1.00 m in height enter free. The site also shows a live visitor counter for the indoor and outdoor sections, which is not reproduced here.