Gellert Spa Services

Gellert Bath Budapest Massage

Gellert Spa and thermal bath offers various spa and wellness services, welcoming visitors not only with the charming architecture but also of the relaxing treatments and natural geothermal pool waters. In winter season bath visitors can enjoty half a dozen of thermal pools, including the beautiful swimming pool, and a smaller outdoor thermal bath in the lovely garden (the large outdoor splash pool is not available in the colder season). In spring, in summer and in autumn, visitors can use the several indoor pools, the larger outdoor splash pool (former wave pool) and the smaller open air thermal pool overlooking the garden).

Gellert Thermal Bath Services & Spa Treatments

Massage Therapies

Gellert Spa Massage Treatments
Gellert Spa Massage Treatments

Gellert Spa offers high-quality massage services to all bath guests who wish to make their bath visit fuller and more intensive. Massage treatments are of various sorts and lengths, from cheap 20 min massage therapies to more luxurious premium massages.

BOOKING Tickets in EUR

Please note that massage therapies are only for bath guests in Gellert Spa. Each massage needs to be accompanied by a bath ticket. Aroma massages are typically more gentle, stroking, while refreshing massage treatments are more vigorous and facilitate blood circulation with stronger movements.

Short (20 Minute) Massage Treatments

  • Aroma Massage 20 min & Weekday  Ticket & Cabin (package including 3 services: massage, Fast Track bath ticket & Private Cabin):
  • Aroma Massage 20 min & Weekend Ticket & Cabin (package including 3 services: massage, Fast Track bath ticket & Private Cabin):
  • Refreshing Massage 20min & Weekday Ticket & Locker (package including 3 services: massage, Fast Track bath ticket & Locker):
  • Refreshing Massage 20min & Weekend Ticket & Locker package including 3 services: massage, Fast Track bath ticket & Locker):
Gellert Spa Massage Therapy Room
Gellert Spa Massage Therapy Room

You can book your Gellert Bath aroma/thermal massage treatment on the spot. You can ask the cashier if there is any available massage for a given day. Please note that massage is only for bath guests with a valid bath ticket.

45 Minute and 60 Minute Massage Treatments

Longer massages are available for 45 or 60 minutes for individuals or couples / double massages in the same room.

Aroma Massage

  • Aroma Massage 45 or 60 min & Weekday  Ticket & Cabin (package including 3 services: massage, bath ticket & Private Cabin)
  • Aroma Massage 45 or 60 min & Weekend Ticket & Cabin (package including 3 services: massage, bath ticket & Private Cabin)

Refreshing Massage

Gellert Spa Bath Couples Massage
Gellert Spa Bath Couples Massage
  • Refreshing Massage 20min & Weekday Ticket & Locker (package including 3 services: massage, bath ticket & Locker)
  • Refreshing Massage 20min & Weekend Ticket & Locker package including 3 services: massage, bath ticket & Locker)

Kindly note that massage treatments are especially popular at weekends Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and even more so at special weekends where a holiday is attracting more tourists to Budapest, e.g. at Christmas time in December many guests visit the Budapest Christmas Markets, during Easter holidays there are series of concerts and shows as part of the annual Budapest Spring Festival.

Gellert Spa Bath and Hotel Aerial Photo
Gellert Spa Bath and Hotel Aerial Photo

Further Massage Treatments

Thai massage is noy available currently

You can book your Gellert Bath aroma massage treatment online to pick a massage hour that best suits your needs. Please allow 1-2 days in advance for the most convenient timing.

Please note that besides online booking, the Gellert Massage treatments can be bought at the cashier in Gellert Spa, but there is no guarantee that there are available massages on the day of your bathing.

Indoor Thermal Bath in Gellert Spa Budapest
Indoor Thermal Bath in Gellert Spa Budapest

If you do not intend to book a massage online, you can ask at the cashier if there is any available massage for a given day. Please note that massage is only for bath guests with a valid bath ticket.

Thermal Bath & Steam Services

Natural Spring Water Baths in all pools in the Art Nouveau bath palace of Budapest, Gellert Spa.

Many of the pools have underwater jets for aqua massage therapy:

Gellert Spa Baths Outdoor Thermal Pools
Gellert Spa Baths: Outdoor Thermal Wave Pool
  • Indoor Mixed Thermal Bath (5 Pools): Temperature 36°C – 40°C, included in the bath ticket – formerly men/women only, but now co-educated since Jan 1, 2013
  • Indoor Swimming Pool with Art Nouveau Hall, included in the bath ticket: Temperature 36°C
  • Outdoor Pool (1): Wave Pool with artificial waves. Temperature 26°C (size: 500 m2, depths: from 0.4 m to 2.75m) – from May to October
  • Outdoor Pool (2): Thermal Sitting Pool. Temperature 36°C (size: 94 m2, depth: 1m)
  • Plunge Pools (2) also known as Immersion Pools used after Steam / Sauna services. Temperature 19°C
  • Private Bath in Gellert Spa: 3-hour use of the private bath in Gellert Spa with a bottle of Champagne and a fruit bowl for 2. Available for 2-4 people for 3 hours. Not included in the bath ticket, but no bath ticket is needed to enjoy the 3-hour private bathing.
  • Medical Mud Treatment: For medical mud treatment, the referral of the rheumatism specialist of Gellert Spa is required. The price of the medical examination is HUF 10,000.

Other Bath Services & Facilities

  • Steam Baths
  • Saunas
  • Inhalation
  • Pedicure (cannot be booked online)
  • Hairdresser (in Hotel Gellert only)
  • Beauty Salon (services cannot be booked online)
  • Sun Bathing Terrace
  • Sundecks
  • Catering: Gellert Garden Restaurant

Restaurant with hot meals is available in the hotel (Hotel Gellert Danubius) booking directly through the hotel (not via the spa).

Visitor Ticket & Guided Tour in Gellert Spa –

Guided tours are currently not available

There is a tour for visitors only (not including bathing) in Gellert Spa every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 11 am and 3 pm. The visitor ticket is HUF 2,000 per person. No advance booking is required. Please note that this short tour is not guided.

Accessible

The thermal pool in the female only section can be accessed by wheelchair (directly from the main hall, without any raised areas or stairs that would hinder the way) the pool lift is currently not available.
The garden and outdoor areas are unfortunately not wheelchair accessible at the moment, but the baths are working on turning Gellert Spa into a truly accessible bath complex in the future. Thank you for your continued patience.
Please see a video about visiting with a wheelchair on this link.
Currently, there are two Budapest thermal baths ready to accept wheelchair users, with accessible routes and entries and pool elevator lifts.
These two thermal spas are perhaps lesser known but excellent choices. Paskal Thermal Bath is in the green Zuglo district of Budapest with low-ramp public buses (or you can hire a private wheelchair-accessible transfer to the baths).
The driving distance is estimated at approx. 25 min from Deak Square, the heart of the city. Pesterzsebeti Thermal Bath is also away from Budapest city centre in the southern zone of the city, in Csepel District (approx. 20 min ride by taxi / private transport). Before making a visit, to avoid any unpleasant surprises, kindly make sure to inquire about the updates regarding the state of the lift as occasionally they may be out of order.
Gellert Swimming Pool Palace
Gellert Swimming Pool Palace – Arvalo Canivell Photography

Last updated: Jan, 2024

193 comments

  1. Is it possible to book a spa visit and a facial treatment online for tomorrow? Thanks!

    • Hi Anna,
      There are no more massages available for tomorrow (18th November), but there are still available appointments for the 19th November.
      Please note that facial treatments are available to book on the spot in the Spa.
      Thank you! We hope you will enjoy your time in Gellert Spa!

      • Hi, Do you have any availability for massages on the 26th december 2019 please?

        • Dear Khadija,
          Unfortunately, there will be no fast track entries or cabins (changing cubicles) sold during the upcoming Winter Holiday Season (between Dec 24, 2019 – Jan 7, 2020) based on a managerial decision. Please note that the baths will be open, however, we kindly suggest that you go there early because tickets/massages will be sold on the spot on the first-come-first-served basis.
          Festive guides recommended during the month of Dec:

          Budapest Christmas ideas, activities, programs and events
          New Year Budapest things to do

          Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.

          • Vasiliki Vasilopoulou

            Please let meknow,if i could visityous baths today and for massage.
            Thanks. m

          • Dear Vasiliki,
            Thank you for your comment. Tickets can be bought on the spot, as online fast track ticket sales have stopped until 8th Jan 2020.
            Have a great time in Budapest.

  2. Hi! I want to know if on Saturdays baths close at 1:00 pm or if they are open the entire day like the other days. Thanks a lot

  3. ‪zvi yarkon‬‏

    Good morning to you
    Are you providing bath towels and soap?
    If yes is it included in the entrance fee?
    thanks

  4. If I visit multiple times in the same day (e.g. morning and afternoon), will I need multiple tickets, or is a ticket valid for the entire day / unlimited visits?

    Thanks in advance

    • Hello Alf,

      The bath tickets in the thermal baths in Budapest are all single passes and do not entitle visitors for multiple entries. In short, the answer would be yes, if you visit then leave the baths, you would be required to buy an additional spa entry for each re-entry.
      The exception is the Private Bath section which is completely separated from the public pools, so to go to the private bath would not require an entry.
      We usually suggest visiting more of the thermal baths in Budapest if you should leave the bath, why not explore a different highlight of the thermal baths in Budapest? Szechenyi Baths, Rudas Baths are unique and beautiful in their own ways offering multiple pools with hot spring waters.

  5. Hi, Is it possible to hire the venue for a group of 110 in an evening? Or for smaller groups early in the morning in May?

  6. 2020 June 22nd or 23rd ….Do you have availability for 2 people for a 45 or 60 minute massage and access to baths? Thank You.

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