Hotel Thermal

I think Thermal hotel has the best view of the town.

The hotel is a 5*+ in my opinion. The multiple SPA facilities, many special saunas, food and drinks at the highest level. The receptionist DENIS SYKERYNEK, saw that we are veteran citizens He treated us above a reasonable level, with generosity, patience and hospitality. He went beyond his duties. He booked us a bus and saved us 12 hours of waiting at the airport. He guided and explained everything that was not clear to us. Exceptional room service. The cleanliness of the room is perfect. Anna ( ANUTA) went out of her way to change the sheets when we didn't ask because she thought otherwise. We had a perfect stay!

The view was like looking at a postcard. Had to be a new room, was exceptional. Room wasn't all that large but hotel room had a place for everything so no issues and kudo's to the industrial type who spent the time to orchestrate the room layout. The Spa was more like a Therme, this is the best Spa in the area (by far.....). Any time a hotel can have an augusse person every hour they get my kudos. The first lady had to be an ex-Russian Ballet dancer, OMG, what a performance. The Spa is in a separate building, on top of a hill/cliff that is attached by a hallway/lift, way kool. The hotel gives you 3 hours of free spa- more then enough. The spa is above a thermal break in the tentonic plates where by steam and minerals come to the surface. The hotel has an outdoor pool with thermal water at 38C, so much fun. Christmas festival behind the hotel (small but nice) and walking paths along river. Plenty of great dining in/around hotel. Comfortable bed and TV with a lot of channels. Was very impressed.

I don't get why this hotel doesn't have a higher score -- maybe because it is surrounded by other great hotels in the generally fancy Karlovy Vary? Everything was great; it's a huge hotel and isn't too busy in winter so they gave me an early check in when I arrived. The rooms have gorgeous panoramic windows, warm wood furnishings, cream carpets -- a very modern, Scandinavian feel. You can use your bathrobe and slippers to go to the spa -- I only tried the outdoor thermal pools (you can use them for 3 hrs per night of stay, which is totally enough), but there's no limit on using the indoor pool (note that this one opens at 13 pm on workdays, and 10 am on the weekends). The pool area is spotless and is continually cleaned; it's nextdoor to a restaurant where you can get snacks. Breakfast was great. The hotel is right downtown, within easy walking distance from both the bus/train station (15 min) and the rest of town (takes about 20 min to walk to the other edge of town).

Excellent location. Reasonable food. Nice swimming pool, great outdoor pool and sauna. Good treatments. Very good service.