"Other than the others ... " -- unique world-wide and the winner of many international awards, the Rogner-Spa Blumau is located on 40 hectares of land, designed by the famous Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
This spaciously designed hotel, with its hot springs, sauna and leisure facilities is Austria's top thermal resort. Guests can immediately forget the hectic and stress of everyday life.
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Europe's leading holistic health center, professional sports, fitness and leisure activities (a 1,300 square-meter indoor riding arena, tennis courts, beach volleyball, 80km of bicycle and hiking trails, Europe's only 45-hole golf circuit, spinning, aqua jogging, masai-walking and much more) plus the features of the Esthetic-Skin Care Beauty Center complete the picture. A variety of restaurants including an organic restaurant and bars cater to all tastes.
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The Rogner-Spa Blumau is easily reached from both Vienna International Airport and the airport in Graz. Hotel owned shuttles convey guests to and from the airport. Special offer: three nights stay and more -- free shuttle service from/to Graz Airport or train station and the Rogner-Spa Blumau.
The spa journalists Pamela Lechtmann and Bernard Burt, US, have recently published a ranking of the best 100 spas of the world. Rogner-Spa Blumau is the only Austrian spa to be listed. This ranking includes only the "creme de la creme" of international spas, for example, The Oriental Hotel Bangkok in Thailand and Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The criteria for assessing the spas were set by the ISPA, International Spa Association. Special attention was paid to these areas: treatments, products, employees, design, fitness and cuisine.
The heart of resort is the unique hot-springs landscape, including about 1,600 square meters of water area. Soothing, warm thermal basins, both indoor and outdoor, fed by the Melchior underground spring, melt away hectic stress and strain; life seems calm and serene again.
Both young and old can revel in the freshwater grotto and the freshwater wave pool with its artificial waves. The elaborately-equipped sauna area features Finnish indoor and outdoor saunas, a bio-sanarium and helarium, Roman sauna, Turkish bath, aromatic grotto, effervescent bath and cold-water basins in the open.
Relaxation rooms, reclining galleries and the natural, sunny ambience on the verdant roofs of the springs buildings all beckon to the guest seeking rest and repose. Sun-worshippers wanting an all-over tan will not want to miss the new Sun Island, 800 square meters of generous space for nude sunbathing.
First-class skin care and cosmetic lines for facial and body treatment make a visit to the "Wundersch" Esthetic Skin Care Beauty Center an absolute must. No matter which type of treatment they choose -- whether deep-cleansing or mini-lifting treatment, manicure or pedicure -- both men and women alike can bask in the luxurious feeling of total soothing care and relaxation. The Beauty Center uses Biodroga the world's leading skin-care product featuring high-quality predominantly bio-ingredients, all carefully balanced to minister to the skin's various needs.
It is not only the female guest who is concerned with the overall condition of the skin and body. The number of men visiting the "Wundersch" Beauty Center at the Rogner Spa Blumau is steadily increasing. "Since more and more men are using our services, we have introduced a men's line from Sans Souci," explains Isabella Schreiner, the Wundersch Beauty Tower's director.
In order to promote health and timely preventative care, Europe's leading holistic health center and its medicinal treatment programs are founded on five cornerstones: cleansing and detoxification, nature and nutrition, sounds and emotions, energy and revitalization and - last but not least -- traditional methods. The health section at the Rogner-Spa Blumau is a European leader in the holistic medicine sector, where the motto is writ large in the "Find Yourself" Health Center: Find Your Way To Yourself and Be in Harmony.
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