Karelia SPA Hotels with Outdoor Pool: reviews from photos:

The natural and enchanting beauty of Karelia is the business card of this small republic, where not only Russians but also guests from abroad came to take a vacation. There are countries where tourists like to relax in the summer, there are those where it is best to go in the winter, and hotels in Karelia - on the shore of a lake, a river or in the woods - offer quality service and unforgettable impressions at all seasons.

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Today around the world there is a fascination with rest, combining activity with health-improving, caring and relaxing procedures. In modern society, there is a tendency to lead a correct lifestyle and follow the appearance in order to stay young and active as long as possible.

Thanks to this, SPA hotels are becoming increasingly popular in the sphere of tourism. Karelia has something to offer its guests. Judging by the opinions that people leave about these places, here the choice is made not only by the level of service and price, but also by location - on the shore of a lake or a river, in a forest or in a nice, quiet village.

Today, many recreation centers and hotels are equipped with modern diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, and the personnel serving them develop preventive programs that provide cleansing, restoration and strengthening of the body for several days.

Not for nothing that enterprising tour operators offer health-improving tours from 3 to 7 days in the spa hotels of Karelia. The combination of democratic prices with quality of service, clean air, pristine nature and a pleasant climate make this trend more popular among lovers of a healthy lifestyle.

Hotel Karelia

Petrozavodsk is one of the most popular trends for recreation in Karelia. Located on the shore of the Onega Lake, it is the best option for those who like to enjoy nature without losing sight of civilization.

The city is surrounded by lakes Lamba, Logmozero, Denoi and others, on the banks of which you can spend time with health benefits. For holidaymakers and those who come here especially for restoring their strength and health, "Karelia" is very well known - SPA Hotel 4 *.

The hotel offers modern comfortable rooms overlooking the Onega Lake. The apartments are decorated in light colors with natural wood.

Among the health-improving procedures the visitors of the hotel enjoy the most popular programs of the SPA-center:

• Therapeutic and relaxing massages;
• Hydromassage baths;
• solarium;
• Sauna and Turkish bath.

Not all SPA hotels in Karelia with a swimming pool. In this recreation complex it is of indoor type and works all year round. Here come to rest with children for whom playgrounds and entertainment with Russian-language animators are organized. Fans of outdoor activities can enjoy walking tours of the historical and cultural sites of the city, a fitness room and water sports.

The first Russian resort

The first sanatorium in Russia was the sanatorium "Marcial Waters", founded by the order of Peter the Great in 1719, who himself repeatedly came to the treatment in these regions, and from his "easy" hand these places began to be visited by many notable people of the country.

These places gained real popularity only in the Soviet era, when modern buildings were built, the chemical and medicinal properties of water in the source were fully studied, and health programs for various types of diseases were developed.

Located in a quiet and beautiful place in a pine forest, in the immediate vicinity of the unique reserve of rare Karelian birch, surrounded by lakes, the sanatorium is a balneological resort well known in Europe.

Not all SPA hotels in Karelia in the forest can offer such a level of comfort and service, as in the sanatorium "Marcial Waters".

Health programs of the sanatorium

The rich experience gained by more than one generation of doctors working in the "Marcial Waters" allowed them to compose numerous health-improving complexes of services aimed at both the treatment and rehabilitation of diseases and their prevention.

The programs for 3-7 days are very popular:

• "Relax" - stress relieving with the help of special procedures: phyto and aromatherapy, light therapy, contrast baths and pool, massage of the collar zone, SPA-capsule, pearl baths with lavender and phyto-tea.
• The program "Silhouette" will help in 6 days to rid the body of 3-4 kg, toxins and toxins and normalize metabolic processes. The procedures include: intestinal lavage and Charcot's douche, underwater massage, contrast baths and infrared sauna, pneumomassage of the hips, buttocks and waist.
• Weekend tour allows guests in a short time to restore working capacity, remove stress and have a good rest. The program includes: visiting the pool, circular shower, solarium and gym, salt chamber and infrared sauna, SPA capsule and doctor's examination.

Longer programs are designed to deal with diseases such as diabetes mellitus (Alternativa ozonotherapy course), neuritis and radiculitis (mud therapy), cardiovascular system, bronchial asthma (dry carbon dioxide baths) and much more.

Like many SPA hotels in Karelia, this sanatorium has developed cosmetology programs aimed at correction and treatment of the skin: a course of mesotherapy, plasmolifting, biorevitalization. Among the procedures - paraffinotherapy, vertical solarium and infrared saunas, wax depilation and others.

In addition to the services listed above, food and leisure are well organized here. Visitors can sign up for numerous excursions, choosing what they like more - rafting, visiting the Kivach waterfall or the Ruskeala mountain park, the extinct volcano Girvas or the "Three Bears" zoo. Not all SPA hotels in Karelia can boast of such extensive health and entertainment programs. Separate treatment courses have been designed for children, so families come here, sometimes consisting of representatives of several generations.

Sanatorium "Palaces"

If you choose to rest and improve hotels in Karelia on the shore of the lake (inexpensively), then the "Palaces", also located on the Marcial Waters, will be optimal in the ratio of price to quality and quantity of services. So write in their reviews those who rested here.

The sanatorium is comfortably located in the forest near two picturesque lakes - Verkhny Lamba and Gaboser. There are 58 well-equipped and comfortable rooms, friendly staff, homemade healthy food and a wellness center.

In the program of the center:

• Course «Movement without pain».
• "Improvement of the digestive system organs".
• The course "Healthy heart and blood vessels".
• The program "Antistress".
• Courses "Purification" and "Beauty and health".
• "Health program for children from 2 to 14 years."

At guests disposal are doctors, swimming pool, various directions of the sauna, massage rooms, pearl baths, hiking and biking, and much more.

Hotel "13 chairs"

If you choose hotels in Karelia with a swimming pool (photo below), then a small and cozy place "13 chairs" in the heart of Petrozavodsk is an opportunity to fully relax, not moving away from civilization.

There are 12 classic-style rooms, an indoor swimming pool, hydromassage baths, a sauna, massage rooms, a children's playground and friendly staff. Bicycles for walks to lakes near Petrozavodsk can be rented directly on site.

According reviews of tourists, the hotel "13 chairs" is characterized by low prices and the provision of a quiet family holiday in the center of a large city. An important fact is the possibility of living with pets (for animals free of charge), which is rare among hotels of the 4-star level.

Bungalow SPA

Great popularity among tourists began to enjoy a secluded holiday, which provides an opportunity for both rest and health, and the pleasure of fishing in peace and quiet. "Bungalow SPA" is a country house on the shores of the Ladoga Lake, providing 2 equipped rooms with private facilities, with a common kitchen and necessary appliances.

The SPA-center with a bath complex, hiking and horseback riding, fishing, massage, beach and evening entertaining programs in full comfort with all the benefits of civilization - television and the Internet.

As the tourists note, "Bungalow SPA" is one of the most inexpensive types of recreation, where you can come with the whole family, taking even pets.

All inclusive

Although seasoned tourists will say that hotels in Karelia with a swimming pool ("all inclusive") do not meet the generally accepted standards that meet this criterion, rest here is not less popular. Yes, local hotels do not have free alcohol, 3 meals a day on a buffet and other privileges, but most of the services included in the price of the voucher are wellness programs, swimming pool, sauna, masseur and more.

The rest in Karelia is more aimed at improving the health of the whole family and visiting interesting excursions or active recreation.

Hotel Severnaya

Rest at the hotel, equipped with a spa center with a wide range of services, a gym and a sauna, will be an excellent way to regain activity and rejuvenate.

Resting in one of 104 comfortable rooms with all the comforts of the Severnaya Hotel, guests can, without leaving the hotel, go through wellness and beauty treatments and get a smooth, beautiful tan in the solarium. According reviews of holidaymakers, this is the best offer for a holiday in the city with comfort. The average score is 8.3 out of 10.

Rest in Karelia in winter

Winter Karelia is as popular as the summer. This is evidenced by numerous reviews of enthusiastic guests of the republic.

Here at this time of the year, those who are accustomed to actively spend every day, and those who prefer peace and quiet feel great. Hostels, sanatoriums and hotels in Karelia in winter offer:

• Ice fishing;
• Ski walks;
• Snowmobile riding;
• Weekend tours to Kizhi, to the Kivach Nature Reserve with an unfreezing waterfall and to the island of Valaam;
• A trip to the Marble Canyon in Ruskeala;
• Travel by dog sledding or descent from the ski slope;
• Recovery in numerous spa hotels or sanatoriums.

This is not all that this small republic offers. Its main asset is not hotels and hostels, but ecologically clean nature, beautiful at any time of the year.

Beauty and health tours

This type of recreation has become the most popular among people who are tired of big cities and stresses of any age and sex. Every 2-3 Russian citizens can afford to allow themselves 2-3 days to restore their strength and beauty, because these tours are inexpensive, but they return work capacity and a radiant appearance.

Equipped with modern equipment, SPA hotels in Karelia easily compete with the European in terms of the number of procedures, quality and price of services.