Thermal Spa Spirit Hotel – Sarvar, Hungary

I competed in a competition of Receptionist Of The Year in Vienna during one of my previous employments and placed 2nd, which gave me a 2 night stay at the 5* Spirit Hotel in Sarvar, Hungary. I was very excited about this opportunity, as it not only would allow me to experience and explore a hotel previously unknown to me, but also give me another chance to experience Hungarian hospitality (the only places in Hungary I have stayed until now were in Budapest and Sopron, where we frequently used to stay for a change of scene when I was younger).

Another great thing is that it allowed me to discover a completely new part of Hungary that I had not previously been familiar with. A friend of mines had previously introduced me to the Thermal Spa and Sauna facilities commonly enjoyed in Hungary and so I knew this would be a very relaxing experience.

We decided to take the train, as railway transportation in Europe is easy, common, convenient enough and to be honest I prefer it much more to driving as the only requirement I have to fulfill is to find my train, grab a seat, sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery as it passes by. Since ticket prices are more expensive if you purchase them abroad, I bought a ticket from my location in Austria to the first city across the Austrian-Hungarian border, which only cost €6. In Sopron I then purchased my second ticket to Sarvar, which only cost 1730 Ft, so around another €6 one way (had I bought the full ticket in Austria, the fare would have cost something around €25 per person).

Once we reached Sarvar it was dark and the train station was a very small one. Luckily the ticket window was still occupied and the woman working there was kind enough to order us a taxi to the hotel, which cost a very fairly priced 1000 Ft (about €3,50). I was very impressed with the hotel upon arrival (which is great, considering I have spent most of my career working in 5* establishments and am therefore used to high standards). The entire facility seemed new and clean, soft piano music escaped from the lobby lounge creating a calm, romantic atmosphere and the guests there all seemed very relaxed and comfortable. The staff were friendly and informative and the check-in went smoothly, I simply handed my voucher to the receptionist and was informed about the hotel facilities, about my welcome drink in the lobby bar, breakfast times and location, my room and where to find it.

The decor of the room was warm, chic and stylish, in warm tones of gold combined with black velvet. My one criticism perhaps would be the picture of a hairy nude woman hanging above my bed but that’s a matter of taste, I guess. I liked the floor to ceiling windows, wich lead out onto the balcony and found the bathroom cool, all shiny and in marble, my favourite type of shower, the rain shower with a cheeky frosted window as the wall, enabling the silhouette of the person in the shower to be observed from the room ^_^;;

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The duration of my stay was 2 days, perfect for such a Spa hotel and anything more or less would have been too much or little, especially for a person like me, who gets bored easily (I lasted 2,5 hours in the thermal spa, a record for me haha). The Spa itself was made up in many different styles and separated in sections and by temperature. The thermal hot water spa itself was made up in a peaceful Arabic style, with sand coloured walls and cream coloured arches with white curtains to separate the inner and outer sections.

The outer linked to another exterior outdoor area through a passageway and windowed doors. This was my favourite area, as it allowed me to enjoy the outdoors and the warm sun on my face as I relaxed in the warm 35 degree water. Another family area was more open plan with water canons, showers and a separate swimming pool. Hammam (Turkish bath) and sauna world were also available to choose from.

The Hammam is a variant of the steam bath, sauna or russian bath with a focus on water in which you are guided from one bath/steam room to the next (up to 5) in order for your body to gradually adjust to the different temperatures. The Hammam master guides ensures you are able to fully experience and enjoy the Hammam experience.

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Tea is offered at one of the stages. The steam is scented and you are able to splash yourself with cold water before having a full body wash and a sensual oil message after having reached the hottest room. Another section of the Spa which I particularly liked was a relaxation area, in which beds are located around a kind of sphere and in a very bright area with skylights, which actually is located above the Hammam area and from which the scent of the incense can be sensed, this area is where most of the guests come to take a nap or read.

My friend from Hungary came to join us for dinner and we explored Sarvar and found a quaint, Hungarian Restaurant to enjoy a nice authentic meal of filled thin pancakes/crepes/palatschinke (whichever you prefer to call them) with minced meat and the typical paprika sauce commonly enjoyed in Hungary. Wild Boar with a kind of tiny dumpling commonly enjoyed in Austria, Hungary and Italy, which are made by swiping the dough from one spoon to the other allowing its form to take shape. And for dessert, of course, I feasted on my favourite Hungarian sweetness of Kastanienreis (Ground Chestnut) with whipped cream. The portions in Hungary are massive and I regretted not knowing this before, as we easily could have shared a dish or I could have asked for half a portion of the main course.


Wild Boar in HungaryHungarian Kastanienreis

After the two days had passed we headed back to the train station with the taxi and waited for our train. A funny experience was when I asked the lady at the ticket window which platform the train would be arriving at as the train station is a bit old and no electronic signs were present and she responded with a shrug and what I understood as “could be 2, could be 3, best to just listen to the announcement ( lol this wasn’t meant in a rude way, just that in this quiet town people are relaxed and easy-going and not really stressed with little details as some of us may be used to).

Anyway, when the train came we simply asked the conductor before getting on the train (and rightfully so as it would have been the wrong one and we might have ended up in Budapest, which wouldn’t have been a bad thing, lovely city it is, but we were quite looking forward to heading back home to Austria). At the next station, where we had to change the sign read platform 3 at which we waited; however I decided to ask just in case and the conductor sent us onto a train on platform 2 which had a sign taped onto the window of the train reading Sopron, which is where we wanted to go. When the train still hadn’t left after the time had passed I asked another conductor, who escorted us to platform 1 and put us on a train, which in the end did bring us to Sopron (the sign on platform 3 by the way still read Sopron and the moral of the story is: always ask!!!).

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