Luxury hotels offering moments of absolute relaxation in warm water during the coldest winter days By food journalist Dimitris Stathopoulos.
Luxury hotels offering moments of absolute relaxation in warm water during the coldest winter days.
They add something impressive, create their own special universe, and undoubtedly become a magnet for all those who love the water element and don't want to part with it even in winter.
The existence of an indoor heated pool in a hospitality space is a significant luxury plus and harmoniously connects with high-level service provision.
Usually, they're combined with spa services, where visitors enter a mode of relaxation and tranquility. How would you feel when the temperature outside might be hovering around zero, when it might even be snowing, and you're swimming in the warm waters of the pool?
We select and present hotels with indoor pools and prepare for a dip in their warm waters, reminiscing about summer or not.
Grand Forest Metsovo
Located on the slope of a Pindos hill and surrounded by pine forest. Here you can enjoy traditional flavors and gourmet dishes at Metsovo 1350m restaurant and a glass of wine at the bar with incredible mountain views. The rooms and suites have mini bars, flat-screen satellite TV, orthopedic mattresses, and views of the Pindos range. The surrounding area is ideal for hiking, skiing, and horseback riding. It also features a spa center with jacuzzi, sauna, hammam, and an indoor heated pool with incredible mountain views.
Info: Interchange 7A, A2, Metsovo 442 00, www.grand-forest.gr/el/spiti
Orizontes Tzoumerkon
We find it in the settlement of Pramanta in Tzoumerka, at the foot of Strogoula, among a lush forest of cedars and firs. The hotel spaces have excellent and beautiful views of the surrounding area.
The 12 rooms are decorated in perfect balance with the character of the wider region. The hotel also features a wellness center with a heated pool offering stunning views of the mountain slopes, modern gym facilities, sauna, and hammam.
Info: Pramanta, www.orizontestzoumerkon.gr
Hotel Du Lac, Ioannina
Located on the shores of Ioannina Lake, it's a landmark for the city. Hotel Du Lac offers high-level services and masterfully balances between modern and classic. Comfortable spaces, wooden floors, thick carpets, beautiful and carefully selected furniture create a hospitable universe, ideal for relaxation and tranquility.
In this context, the hotel beyond its luxury rooms and suites features a modern spa area with an indoor heated pool. The pool, along with the other spa facilities like the hammam, sauna, jacuzzi, and massage cabins, create ideal conditions for accommodation and relaxation.
Info: Lake Ioannina, www.hoteldulac.gr
Anavasi Mountain Resort, Tzoumerka
Climbing the slopes of Tzoumerka, just outside Pramanta in the Tsopela neighborhood, we encounter a hotel of high aesthetics with an indoor heated pool and sauna. This is Anavasi Mountain Resort, which features warm spaces for relaxation and tranquility, careful decoration ideally combined with the area's landscape, while the services provided transform the stay into a unique experience.
Info: Tsopela Pramandon, https://anavasihotel.gr/
Santa Marina Arachova Resort
In an iconic winter destination in Arachova, we find the Santa Marina hotel. It's a stone-built resort almost a kilometer from the village center. It features impressive and comfortable common areas that stand out for their urban luxury and combination with country elements. In the comfortable spaces, visitors will find room to calm down and relax by the fireplace while enjoying the wonderful view. The same decorative style dominates the various types of rooms, the majority of which are suites and maisonettes. The resort has a gym and well-equipped spa with an impressive indoor pool, sauna, jacuzzi, steam bath, and many face and body services.
Info: Arachova, www.santamarina-arachovaresort.gr
Kazarma Lake Resort & Spa, Lake Plastira
Built from stone and wood on a lush slope of Agrafa in the settlement Kalyvia Fylaktis. Visitors enjoy unobstructed views of Lake Plastira and the surrounding nature. Kazarma Lake Resort & Spa offers comfortable and luxurious rooms with particularly refined decoration, creating a hospitable atmosphere. In the spa areas, one can enjoy quality services through a holistic series of treatments while relaxing in the waters of the indoor heated pool.
Info: Kalyvia Fylaktis, www.kazarma.gr
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