Kurhaus Erika

Dating from 1869, Kurhaus Erika is close to the upper Spa Park and just a few minutes’ walk from the Colonnade. The hotel has its own mineral spring, Erika, used mainly for drinking treatments and baths.

Franzensbad (Františkovy Lázně) is the smallest spa town in the Bohemian Spa Triangle. It charms visitors with its well-kept woodland parks and an attractive spa centre featuring neoclassical architecture. With 23 mineral springs (cold, sulphurous mineral springs), therapeutic gas and Franzensbad peat, this spa town invites you to unwind and enjoy a stroll among its historic monuments and level spa parks.

The restaurant serves Bohemian and international cuisine. Breakfast buffet, a choice of two three-course menus at lunchtime with a salad buffet, and a buffet in the evening. Half board is available with either lunch or dinner. Reduced-calorie, diabetic, vegetarian, lactose-free and gluten-free meals are also available (some at an additional cost of approx. £4/day (€4/day)). There is a lounge and social room with an internet corner, also used for regular dance evenings. Sun terrace, 2 lifts. Café with patisserie.

Wellness centre with an Indoor Pool (open Wed–Mon, 3–8 pm; approx. 125 sq m, approx. 28°C), whirlpool and fitness room. For an additional charge: sauna with mineral water pool, infrared sauna, Salt Cave, foot care, hairdressing and beauty treatments.

The medical spa department (Monday to Saturday, approx. 07:00–15:00) provides comprehensive medical care from an experienced team of doctors and therapists, as well as a 24-hour nursing service. The latest treatment methods are used alongside natural remedies such as mineral water, therapeutic gas and peat. Bath treatments include mineral, carbon dioxide, pearl, aroma and whirlpool baths. A wide range of massages is available, including underwater, reflexology, foot reflexology, Thai, Shiatsu and hot stone massages. The programme also includes inhalations, drinking treatments and therapeutic gas injections. Paraffin, mud and peat packs are also used. Physical therapies include electrotherapy, laser therapy, cryotherapy and magnetic field therapy. Both manual and mechanical lymphatic drainage are available. Water-based and group exercise classes help support mobility and wellbeing.

The SOOS Nature Reserve, around 6 km from Franzensbad, is often known as the “Czech Yellowstone”. This marsh and peatland area is home to mofettes, from which mineral springs and pure CO₂ gas emerge. A 1.2 km educational trail leads across the bed of a former lake, offering a vivid impression of this distinctive landscape. Cycling trips are also popular, for example to Třebeň or Salingburg (bicycle hire at the hotel, approx. April–October). Regular spa concerts and convivial dance evenings also shape the cultural life of the spa town. Various seasonal festivals, music events and smaller markets are held throughout the year, particularly in the summer months. The extensive parks are also ideal for walks and Nordic walking, with historic buildings, pavilions and mineral springs to discover along the way.