Whether it's an amateur or professional sport, injury is always part of the deal. You can help prevent it with recreation, delay it with regeneration, and get back to your healthy self with rehabilitation.
Take a few days out of your hectic life and let yourself relax as you want to be in good shape 10-20 years later too. Whether you do sport occasionally or competitively, your muscles can't be used without end and you also need to rest.
Try the suspension treatment and bathing in the hot water of Lake Hévíz as it's proven to be good for your joints, and the rising mist and fresh air clears your airways. Get expert hands to massage your stiff muscles, detoxify your body in a sauna, a steam room or with a light diet. Stay fit and healthy for a long time, give yourself a few days every six months to recharge your batteries without the need for medicinal therapies or pills, only with the power of nature and quality relaxation.
How can you recharge your batteries in Hévíz?
People who come to Hévíz for recreation usually stay for 3-5 days.
They use services that provide a sufficient amount of refreshment, while still having time to actively relax and explore the area with family and friends.
The most common services are the following:
- Kinesio Movement Analysis Lab
- therapeutic and wellness massages
- sauna, cryosauna
- steam room
- gravity inversion table
- individual gymnastics
- aquafitness
- salt room
- oxygen therapy
- wraps
This is how you can spend your free time actively:
- running trails in the Hévíz Protective forest and running trails in the Keszthely Hills
- bike routes towards Lake Balaton and Kis-Balaton
- outdoor and indoor adventure parks with several levels of difficulty, climbing walls, fitness exercises
- hiking trails and nature trails with look-out points and castle ruins
- water sports and canoeing in several locations
- hot air ballooning with the largest balloon in Hungary
- cave tours with crawling and climbing
- paintball, go-karting, bowling, rifle shooting for the adventurous people
How to book the services?
If you would like to take the services in a spa and wellness hotel, get more information about the services available, book and pack. If you are not staying in one of these places, you can still visit the hotels as a walk-in guest for massages and other wellness services, or book an appointment at the Festetics Bathhouse.
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Do you have a strained muscle, a crush injury or are you simply exhausted after a race? Regeneration in Hévíz is not just about a muscle rub.
Whether in amateur or competitive sports, injuries and muscle fatigue are almost impossible to avoid in the long run. After an intensive training period or a strenuous competition period, or even after minor injuries, you will need a general rest period. But in order to help overworked and exhausted muscles and joints, to regain their fitness as soon as possible, professional help is needed.
Usually, 4-7 days in Hévíz are recommended for regeneration. A rapid therapy, some medical wellness or even 1 or 2 medical treatments can be included in a week’s stay.
How can you regenerate in Hévíz?
Those who come to Hévíz to regenerate usually use services that result in a quick recovery even in a short time.
The services and treatments most commonly used are
- Kinesio Movement Analysis Lab
- therapeutic and wellness massages
- sauna, cryosauna, steam room
- gravity inversion table
- individual gymnastics
- oxygen therapy
- medicinal mud and other (humino, sulphur, ritex, PCP etc.) joint wraps
- spine-liner treatment or shock wave therapy
- ultrasound treatment
- TENS
- kinesiology patch/tape,
Depending on the injury, joint-friendly active leisure programmes can include:
- swimming in thermal water, open water or in a sports pool
- running trails in the Hévíz Protective forest and the Keszthely Hills
- bike routes towards Lake Balaton and Kis-Balaton
- hiking trails and nature trails with look-out points and castle ruins
- canoeing, kayaking and SUP on Lake Balaton and Kis-Balaton
- outdoor yoga
How to book the services?
If you would like to take the treatments in a spa and wellness hotel, get more information about the treatments available, book and pack. If you are not staying in one of the spa and wellness hotels, you can still visit the hotels as a walk-in guest, or book treatments at the Festetics Bathhouse.
Although musculoskeletal complaints are similar, athletes require a different type of treatment.
For athletes, the recovery process is more than just pain relief.
It also includes a proper diet, activation of the body, and mental refreshment. For this purpose, the packages offered to sportsmen and sportswomen in Hévíz contain medical treatments, relaxation programmes, active leisure activities and a wide range of menus that can be easily integrated into the diet. For athletes, personalisation is also evident as the treatments should be in line not only with the severity of the problem but also with the athlete's lifestyle, training schedule and competition calendar.
The following hotels have also put together tailor-made offers for athletes.
The St. Andrew’s Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Hévíz provides medicinal treatments in the framework of in-patient or out-patient care.
Water's buoyancy relieves pressure on joints, minerals soothe pain, the suspension helps correct spinal deformities
It is no wonder that swimming is one of the most recommended sports. Bathing in hot thermal water is the best natural treatment for joints. And the suspension is the most effective "medicine" for the spine. There is only one place in the world where these three factors can be combined.
Swimming and being suspended, i.e. floating in a vertical position, in Lake Hévíz can only be experienced in Hévíz. The right water composition, water temperature, water depth and water surface of sufficient size are only given here.
Swimming because it is a type of movement in which gravity has only a small effect on the body, and due to the buoyancy of the water, you can strengthen your muscles and joints without putting them under strain. Swimming, on the other hand, can exercise the entire musculature of the body, but it is also good for the spine because it helps to correct spinal deformities. In addition, thermal water has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, and bathing in hot water has a stress-relieving effect on the whole body. From this point of view, it provides a complex therapeutic experience for the bather.
It has a great advantage: it can be done at any time. Although there are specific cases where it is not recommended, it is the best and most natural treatment for the vast majority of people.
From 3 November 2025, Lake Hévíz can be accessed only via the entrance on Ady Street through the Festetics Day Spa.
Bathing is allowed only outdoors.
• Wellness area (the admission ticket includes the wellness usage fee)
• Vital Bar and Medio Buffet
• Covered rest areas in the section between Festetics Bathhouse and Vital Bar / Medio Buffet (“C” and “D” buildings)
• Outdoor shoreline section between the main entrance and the Festetics Day Spa (seasonally)
A limit is introduced on the accessible territories of the Lake Bath, which determines the simultaneous capacity of the facilities. For up‑to‑date information, please contact the information desk:
E‑mail: spaheviz@spaheviz.hu
Mobile: +36 30 959 1002
• Deák Square entrance
• Central Bathhouse (“A” building and “B” terrace)
• Northern water surface (between the “A” building and the Summer building)
Detailed information about the closure of the central Bathhouse (“A” building and “B” terrace) is available on www.spaheviz.hu.
Due to technical preparation work, phased closures on the water surface and shoreline are expected.
• Patient lift: at the outdoor seating pool (Vital Bar terrace, “C” Building )
Our staff provide assistance with the use of the patient lift.
Yearly opening hours |
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| Opening | End of bathing and wellness time | Closing | |
| 2025.10.06. - 2025.10.25. | 9:00 | 17:00 | 17:30 |
| 2025.10.26. - 2026.02.08. | 8:30 | 16:00 | 16:30 |
| 2026.02.09. - 2026.03.29. | 9:00 | 17:00 | 17:30 |
Closing time on 24.12.2025 is at 14:00; on 31.12.2025 at 16:00. Opening time is at 11:00 on 01.01.2026.
Hévíz Lake Bath and Festetics Bathhouse price list
Valid from 03.11.2025 to 31.03.2026
2-hour admission + WELLNESS ACCESS |
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| Valid only on the day of purchase – entitles to a one-time entry. Includes the use of the wellness area. An additional charge will be levied if the allotted time limit is exceeded. Additional time extension cannot be purchased after the time limit has expired. Admission for children under the age of 6 is free of charge. | |
| 2-hour admission | 3 000 HUF |
| 2-hour admission seniors - Available for individuals over the age of 60. Can be purchased upon prior presentation of a valid photo ID. | 2 500 HUF |
| 2-hour admission students - Available for individuals over the age of 14. Can be purchased upon prior presentation of a valid student card. | 2 500 HUF |
| 2-hour admission children - Available for children aged 6 to 14. | 1 500 HUF |
| 2-hour admission groups - Discounted 2-hour admission - available for groups of 20 people or more, if payed in one sum. | 2500 HUF/Person |
Memberships + WELLNESS ACCESS |
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| 10-hour membership - Valid for 20 days (can be used on the day of purchase + 19 calendar days) - the pass grants entry twice per day. Includes the use of the wellness area. The deposit is refundable within 5 calendar days after the expiration date. | 13 000 Ft + 2 000 Ft deposit |
| 20-hour membership - Valid for 30 days (can be used on the day of purchase + 29 calendar days) - the pass grants entry twice per day. Includes the use of the wellness area. The deposit is refundable within 5 calendar days after the expiration date. | 23 000 Ft + 2 000 Ft deposit |
Other rates |
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| + 1 hour extension - Usable for extending the 2-hour admission. Valid once per admission. | 1 500 HUF |
| Additional charge - For exceeding the allotted time limit, payable for every 30 minutes. | 1 000 HUF |
| Cloakroom - Operates seasonally - the fee applies per coat/package. | 300 HUF |
| Safety deposit box - Usage is free of charge. |
2000 HUF deposit |
| Swimring rental - Daily fee. | 700 HUF + 2 000 HUF deposit |
| Sauna towel | 500 HUF |
Online purchased tickets and gift vouchers can be redeemed at the information desk located in the Festetics Day Spa.
Gift vouchers purchased from 1 October 2025, can be redeemed between 1 April 2026 and 31 October 2026.
General information
- The depth of the lake is 2 to 38 m.
• We reserve the right to change prices and opening hours.
• The price of purchased tickets can not be refunded.
• Accepted means of payment: cash (HUF), bank card or SZÉP card.
• By purchasing admission to the lake area, visitors implicitly agree to adhere to the house rules.
• Admission for children under the age of 6 is free.
• Swimring rental is possible only with the purchase of a rental ticket and the payment of a deposit. The Bath refunds the deposit only, if the rented equipment is returned until the end of bathing time, on the day of rental. Payment is possible only in cash (in Hungarian Forint).
• The admission tickets include the use of the wellness area. Wellness and sauna services are available to individuals over 12 years of age only. For reasons of hygiene, one sauna towel is provided for each wellness admission.
• For more information, please contact the information counter at the Festetics Day Spa
