Ölspa i Tjeckien - hur funkar det?

Writer: Helena Bergström

Beer spa in the Czech Republic - how does it work? We've finally had the chance to try a beer spa, and it wasn't just any beer spa, but the Czech Republic's oldest beer spa, at a small microbrewery in the western part of the country. This was our experience! Have you also tried beer spas in the Czech Republic?

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Time for a beer spa in the Czech Republic

Beer and spa are two very important ingredients in the Czech Republic, and when you put these two together, you get beer spa. We have been to the Czech Republic many times, but we have never been to a beer spa before. A few days ago we finally got to try it!

Chadovar - Czech Republic's first and oldest beer spa

We visited the Chadovar Beer Spa, which is 12 minutes by car from the centre. Marianske Lazne (Marienbad), and is actually the first and oldest beer spa in the Czech Republic. They started the procedure back in 2005 and of course use beer from their own microbrewery.

Beer spa in the Czech Republic - how does it work?

None of us five travel bloggers had tried a beer spa before, and we didn't really know what to expect. We had all packed swimwear, but we quickly learnt that swimwear was not allowed in the bath for hygienic reasons. We were each given a sheet to wrap ourselves in and shown to a changing room to change.

På ölspa i Tjeckien — Lina, me (Helena), Daniela and Gunilla are ready for the beer spa.

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Time to crawl into the bath!

At Chadovar Beer Spa there are seven bathtubs in the same room, but all with curtains between them. So we couldn't see each other, but it was great to talk and laugh, which of course we did! Slipping into the hot beer bath was really pleasant.

Many beer spas bathe in extract, but this one actually uses real dark beer in the bath! The bath is said to be good for everything - from psoriasis and cellulite to counteracting stress. Of course, we also had access to a cold beer for "internal treatment".

Rest after the bath

After 20 minutes you can get out of the bath and go to another room where you can rest for another 20 minutes. We lay down wrapped in our sheets, and a woman from the spa wrapped us in warm blankets.

Vila på ölspa i Tjeckien — Daniela, Gunilla and me (Helena)

Peter på ölspa i Tjeckien — Peter looks happy with his beer

Now it was also time for even more 'internal treatment'. We were also given strict orders to not shower afterwards, as the beer needs to 'work'. We thought it might be uncomfortable not to shower, but that wasn't the case. The skin actually felt really soft after the beer bath.

skål — Thanks to Daniela, Discovering the Planet, for the pictures in the "rest room".

Restaurant Chadovar

When you've been swimming in beer you get hungry, so it's fitting that Chadovar also has both a brewery and a restaurant. To get to the restaurant, you had to enter through a long passageway through the mountain - cosy and different!

Ölschampo och ölbalsam — Maybe some beer shampoo or beer conditioner?

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Czech dinner

There were a lot of exciting beers to choose from, and I chose a mixture of light and dark beer (on the right in the picture). A little fun with a beer that tastes one way in the beginning and another way after a little while!

The Czechs like to order soup as a starter and several of us did so. I ordered a potato soup, which was really good. Kristina from the Czech tourist office, who was travelling with us, ordered an interesting starter of pork fat, which the rest of us were content to taste.

For the main course I chose fried cheese, which is a common vegetarian dish in the restaurants here. With hindsight, it might have been enough with a salad as a side dish... At least if you wanted room for dessert too!

More beer spas in the Czech Republic

There are of course many beer spas in the Czech Republic, and it is possible that it works a little differently in different places. When we were in Karlovy Vary last time we peeked into a beer spa called Beerland which was perhaps a bit more touristy and therefore more expensive, but on the other hand very cosy. There, two people could bathe in the same room and then rest on the bed afterwards without leaving the room.

Have you ever tried a beer spa in the Czech Republic? What did you think?

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Facts about Chadovar Beer Spa

Address: Povovarská 107, Chadová Planá
Getting here: It takes about 12 minutes to drive from Marianske Lazne. You can take a taxi or choose to stay over at the hotel.
For everyone? Not suitable if you have high blood pressure, after heart surgery, for pregnant women in the third trimester and beyond, if you are menstruating and for children under 15 years of age.
Prices: The beer spa at Chadovar costs 690 Czech koruna (about 290 crowns) per person, including two beers (2019). Please note that prices are subject to change (prices are higher in larger cities).
Opening hours: Daily 9-17 (2019)
Service: Hotel, restaurant, brewery, wellness and various packages
Read more: You can find more information at Chadovars website.

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Ruth i Virginia says:

Oh well - I'd better go to bed, because I
looked at the headline and read it as PILLOW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.
Don't want any nightmares! 🙂

(nice bathtub, by the way)

20 May 2019 - 6:24

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  Helena says:
  
  Haha, a puddle in the Czech Republic!? That would be something new! At least I think so 😉 .
  
  20 May 2019 - 15:07
  
Ama de casa says:

So... It has happened that I have spilled beer on me, but I don't know if I want to take it to those levels... 😀.
No, I'm probably old-fashioned and conservative, if I'm going to bathe, I want water. However, I don't mind an indoor beer spa 😉.

20 May 2019 - 8:59

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  Helena says:
  
  Internal beer spa is not stupid either 🙂 However, I liked external really well too! 🙂
  
  20 May 2019 - 15:08
  
Ann-Sofie och Lennart says:

How exciting! Must be a great feeling afterwards...

20 May 2019 - 9:05

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  Helena says:
  
  Yes, actually! It was relaxing and you felt soft in the skin 🙂 .
  
  20 May 2019 - 15:08
  
Liniz Travel says:

Yes, but it was really an extraordinary experience. Hugs

20 May 2019 - 12:35

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  Helena says:
  
  Right? Both fun and a relaxing experience at the same time!
  
  20 May 2019 - 15:09
  
Christian says:

Sounds fantastic that you bathe in real beer, where I was they used extracts to get the same substances, but on the other hand you got a fresh water that was tapped for each guest.... ?.. or did they do that here too?

https://www.matochresebloggen.se/2017/11/sightseeing-i-prag-topp-10.html

20 May 2019 - 12:40

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  Helena says:
  
  From what we understood, most places use extracts, but here they use real beer. Then, for example, the foam is something else. It is written exactly on their website 🙂
  
  20 May 2019 - 15:11
  
Britt-Marie Lundgren says:

We have only used beer for internal use, but in the past beer shampoo would do wonders for the hair. I have no idea what happened with this.
In any case, beer spas look nice and cosy!

20 May 2019 - 14:24

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  Helena says:
  
  There's vitamin B in beer, so maybe that's what's supposed to be good for hair and nails etc? But what it really means, I have no idea. Regardless, it was a nice experience 🙂
  
  20 May 2019 - 15:13
  
Znogge says:

No, I haven't done that but it sounded quite interesting and nice actually 😀.

20 May 2019 - 18:09

BP says:

What delicious pictures:-) Laughed at the "beer baths" and the first thing I thought of was - what a waste of this noble drink;-)

20 May 2019 - 20:36

Lena - gott för själen says:

Really an odd and fun thing! Sounds a bit strange with beer, but you seem to be satisfied. 🙂 And fun with that dark-light beer. I have probably never heard of it.

Hug Lena

21 May 2019 - 6:01

Beer spa in the Czech Republic - how does it work?

Writer: Helena Bergström

Time for a beer spa in the Czech Republic

Chadovar - Czech Republic's first and oldest beer spa

Beer spa in the Czech Republic - how does it work?

Time to crawl into the bath!

Rest after the bath

Restaurant Chadovar

Czech dinner

More beer spas in the Czech Republic

More to see and do in the Czech Republic

Facts about Chadovar Beer Spa

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