Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad

Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad is a mineral bath on the Rigi, in central Switzerland, attached to the Hotel Rigi Kaltbad and open to day visitors as well as hotel guests. The operator states that the bath, the hotel and the village square were reopened together in the summer of 2012, and that the Swiss architect Mario Botta gave the complex its form. According to the site the bath carries the 600-year bathing tradition of the Chalte Bad into the present: it dates the first mention of the Kaltbad spring and its reputed healing power to 1540.

Thermal water

The operator names the source as the Drei-Schwestern-Brunnen and states that bathing is in mineral water at 35 C, both indoors and in the outdoor pool.

Pools

The site describes a large indoor bathing hall at 35 C, set against a granite wall it gives as 30 metres long and lit by glass skylights it compares to rock crystals, with a broad glass facade onto the mountains. The operator lists a bubbling zone, massage jets, neck showers, bubble loungers, shallow-water areas and rest areas. The outdoor pool holds mineral water at the same 35 C, is open year-round and, according to the site, has bubble loungers and a sun deck for the summer.

Sauna and wellness

On the lower level the operator describes a long herbal steam bath with large glass fronts opening onto a rest area. A separate spa area, which the site restricts to guests aged 16 and over, holds the Kristallbad, placed nine metres below the village square among crystals three metres high, a Finnish herbal sauna with herbal infusions. A spa lounge serves Rigi spring water and tea, massages are bookable separately, and a bistro is listed among the facilities.

For children

According to the operator, children under 16 may use the mineral bath and the steam bath only in the company of an adult, and the spa area is open from the age of 16.

Opening hours

The site gives the bath's hours as Monday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with bathing ending 30 minutes before closing, and states that the bath is reserved exclusively for guests of the Hotel Rigi Kaltbad daily between 8 and 10 a.m. Separate holiday hours are published.