The warm water baths are open year-round and particularly popular during winter. The water of Lake Geneva warms up sufficiently every summer for pleasant swimming but year-round visitors may enjoy hot spring water in several spas and thermal bath resorts in the region. All the day spas and hot spring resorts listed below are within easy driving distance of Lake Geneva and most may easily be reached on public transportation as well.
Trainline sells tickets online for trains and buses and is often easier to use than CFF. Transportation times and distances to hot spring spas below are calculated from Lausanne. When traveling from Geneva Airport GVA , add 60 km or 45 minutes for driving and 45 to 60 minutes for train travel. Several hot water spring resorts with thermal baths and spas are close to the Lake Geneva region in Switzerland. These spas usually have a variety of warm water pools with massage jets, hot tubs, jacuzzis, and waterfalls allowing visitors to relax while enjoying the claimed health benefits of the mineral waters.
The indoor and outdoor pools are usually open in all weathers and usually daily β often also on holidays and even on Christmas day. A few thermal bath resorts have water slides. Most have day spa treatments, massages, and beauty treatments, which should usually be booked in advance. Saunas and steam baths are sometimes charged for extra and may be nude and adults-only. Many resorts and baths have adult-only wellness areas. The pools in these Swiss spas are very much clothes-on facilities although day spas and saunas may be textile-free nude with genders mixed.
For men and boys, swimming shorts should never cover the knee and although smaller ones are preferred, only a few pools in France still insist on speedos or tight trunks. The entry price for thermal baths in the Lake Geneva region is usually around CHF30 for three hours for adults. However, many deals and offers are available too. For families, the best choices are the Leukerbad Therme , Aquaparc , and Vitamparc.
The availability of discount family tickets is usually a good indicator of how welcoming the thermal baths are to families and young children. The minimum age for entering the warm pools is usually around three or four years. Food and drink are available at all spas and most have accommodation directly linked to the hot thermal water resorts too. Picnicking is usually allowed in designated areas. Most baths claim some medical and health benefits and cures but most visitors simply go to relax and have a good time.
