Exclusive Palm House Access at Széchenyi Thermal Spa

We paid $280 for two people for what the sticker price at the venue was about $220 and included a massage. One of the main outdoor pools was closed, so overall pretty crowded, mostly tourists. They did not have a bath robe large enough for me. Changing room and special area noting to write home about.

I have been to the spa before so knew what to expect and there have been some upgrades since the last time we went like the palm room and the changing rooms. We went on a Sunday morning so it was very busy because when we tried to book there was no availability for 7 of us for massages and spa. It was £110 for day spa plus a massage and £94 for a day ticket with the palm room and drinks. The spa area was really busy and it was so cold once we'd been in the outside spa once it was unbearable to go back outside. I appreciate they cant change the weather and its nov but the gowns didnt keep you warm at all. Inside was very crowded and its dated and smells a bit. Not as relaxing as I remember. The palm spa area is nice, but there wasnt really enough seating, everyone was fighting for enough chairs to sit on and the fruit bowls were prepacked and delivered from outside. I ordered a ceasar salad and there was a 25 mins wait - this was advised, but when it arrived it was also like a prepacked salad in a plastic bowl. Bit disappointing for the money really as I was only £10 cheaper than the private spas and we had no treatment included. I think it was a lot of money for what we got really. We spent most of the day in the spa area rather than the pools. Once we go out we didnt go back down again. The staff were all pleasant and helpful though.

We booked a spa experience and paid £117.00 per person. The baths are run down and unhygienic. The smell as you are walking through the inside baths is terrible. The spa area was nothing special. It’s advertised as a relaxing experience with a fruit bowl on arrival with cocktails. I’ve had better fruit bowls with a meal deal. Not worth the money. Make sure you keep your band until you exit. We misplaced one of ours and they wouldn’t let me leave until I paid 5euros for another one. Would not recommend this plave.

Although it was nice to have a spacious area to lounge as well as a robe, towel and flip flops, it seems passes to the Palm House were oversold because there were not enough seats when we went to enjoy our cocktail around 1:30 pm. There were no shower facilities in the Palm House which would have been nice, and we were totally confused about where to leave our towels/robes at the end of the day, and chastised for bringing them back to the Palm House after visiting every floor looking for bins which we never found. The baths were amazing albeit a bit crowded as we visited on a Saturday.

We booked the psalm experience full day with all thermal pools. The baths are very grimey and in need of repair. The staff were solemn and quite rude ( all interactions we saw) and the pictures of the psalm area are nothing like the area. There are no hammocks and it was extremely noisy whilst we were there, not relaxing at all and we left after just half an hour from the psalm area. All interactions all save your money and book a better experience.