Gellért Thermal Bath

We find records about the "miraculous" springs spurting up on the territory of the Bath from as early a date as the 15th century. These springs were later favoured by the Turks as well, as they were larger and hotter than the Buda baths of the period. In the 17th century, the site was named Sárosfürdő (Mud bath) because of the fine spring silt that was pushed up together with the spring water and settled at the bottom of the pools.

At present, nearly all healing facilities may be used in the Gellért Thermal Bath. The Bath includes a department offering complex thermal bath acilities (daytime/outpatient hospital), it also has an inhalatorium.

Bath units
Number of pools: 13

water temperature water surface water depth
Whirlpool part (2)
Whirlpool 26 °C 246 nm 0.8 - 2 m
Sitting basin 30 °C 60 nm 1,05 m
Outside pools (3)
Wave pool 30 °C 500m2 0.4 - 2.7m
Children's pool 30 °C 56m2 0.4m
Spa classes (8)
Thermal pools 26 -28°C

Water composition
Water supply to the Bath is ensured by the spring accesses established inside the Gellért hill. The water is a hot spring water with calcium, magnesium and hydrogen-carbonate as well as sulphate-chloride, also containing sodium and with a significant content of fluoride ions.

For Therapeutic Diagnoses of:

  • degenerative illnesses of joints
  • illnesses of the vertebral spine
  • chronic and semi-acute arthritis
  • pains of the intervertebral disc
  • neuralgia
  • aortic stenosis
  • blood circulation problems
  • in the Inhalatorium: treatment of asthmatic, chronic bronchitic complaints

Services:

  • Department ensuring complex thermal bath facilities (daytime outpatient hospital)
  • Gentlemen's and ladies' thermal bath pools
  • Gentlemen's and ladies' weight baths
  • Carbonic acid tub-bath
  • Medical healing massage
  • Refreshing massage
  • Underwater water-beam massage
  • Foot massage
  • Dry and steam saunas
  • Finnish sauna, with cold dive-pools
  • Mud packing
  • Physicotherapy
  • Tooth-gum shower
  • Inhalation
  • Healing gymnastics
  • Bathing suit rentals
  • Custody of garments and valuables
  • Exchange of foreign currerncy
  • Hairdresser's shop
  • Cosmetics
  • Solarium
  • Manicure
  • Foot care
  • Buffets
  • Dental surgery
  • Ladies' and group naturists' sunbath premises
  • Provision of sites for social events after opening hours, on demand with use of bath as well