Hotel Traube am See

This is the wellness and spa area of the Hotel Traube am See in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, run by Hotel Traube am See GmbH, Meersburger Straße 11, 88048 Friedrichshafen-Fischbach, represented by Uwe Felix. Although it sits inside a hotel, it is not closed to outside visitors: the operator states that external guests may use it, with numbers limited to keep the atmosphere calm and availability to be checked with reception by telephone, and a separate DaySpa offer exists for day visitors. The water is not presented as thermal or mineral; this is a heated indoor pool and sauna landscape.

The operator gives the wellness landscape as more than 1,500 m². The pool landscape measures 100 m², is described as light-flooded with a view into the large hotel garden, and holds underwater massage benches and whirl loungers at a water temperature of 29 °C. Generous lying areas and daybeds face the garden, and in warm weather there is direct access out into the garden with loungers, parasols and shaded spots. The pool is open daily from 7:00 to 21:00.

The sauna landscape links the hotel's two buildings. The operator lists an atrium with lounge and tea bar; a Finnish block sauna of hand-hewn fir at 85 °C; a bio sauna with colour-light therapy at 60 °C; a Roman steam bath with essential scents at 45 °C; a plunge pool and a Kneipp watercourse; a warm relaxation pool; a shower garden with tropical rain and icy downpours; a fresh-air deck with waterfalls; relaxation rooms with recliners; and a 'Snoezel' room. Sauna hours are seasonal: in summer, May to September, daily from 15:00 to 21:00; in winter, October to April, daily from 13:00 to 21:00. The operator also mentions a water grotto and experience showers.

Massages and treatments are given by the hotel's therapists daily from 9:00 to 18:00 subject to availability, with booking recommended before arrival by email and cancellation possible up to 24 hours beforehand; a separate wellness menu is published.

DaySpa admission includes access to the pool, the sauna landscape, the tea bar and the fitness room, with a bathrobe, sauna towel and bath bag lent for the visit.