Health Safety Tips

Budapest is famous for its spas and thermal baths. Visiting one and bathing in hot, thermal water is an excellent choice, should you wish to spend a relaxing day while in Budapest.

However, there are some certain physical conditions / health when soaking in a thermal water is not only not recommended, but even contraindicated.

Here are the most essential tips to keep in mind when planning a visit to Budapest’s baths.

Infectious skin diseases, non-infectious but strikingly visible skin diseases, or skin conditions that are worsened by thermal waters, heart problems and high blood pressure are contraindication (not recommended / allowed) in Budapest Baths.

Please always check the official house rules and bath policy to make sure a visit to the bath in Budapest is not contraindicated or disallowed.

Consult with a doctor before visiting a spa if you have any of the health conditions above. We are not able yo give medical advice, but we are more than happy to provide any necessary information you may need for an informed decision.

Visiting the baths is NOT allowed / recommended in case of:

Please consult your doctor, if you are expecting a baby (in Pregnancy, please see below), if you have a known allergy or suffer from a medical condition such as high blood pressure, diabetes or have had cancer within the last 5 years. Open wounds are not allowed in the bath, neither is the bath available for patients recovering from recent surgeries. Waterproof (covered) plaster is accepted with limitations at the guest’s own responsibility.

We kindly ask you to inform us of any condition we should know, prior to making your reservation if your medical condition suddenly and dramatically changes after your booking has been made.
For obvious reasons the bath reserves the right to view a doctor’s letter prior to entering the Spa or providing a treatment at the Medical Spa, and, if necessary, to refuse the treatment on medical grounds or ask that you sign a disclaimer.

According to recent updates in 2024, children under 14 are not allowed to enter the thermal bath pool waters in Budapest (some notable exceptions are the outdoor cold water summer pools in Palatinus Baths or Csillaghegyi Baths where the non-thermal or highly diluted thermal water pools are specifically engineered to welcome little ones from age 1, including toddler pools where swim nappies are allowed).

Szechenyi Bath Children Policy is as follows (the bath reserves the right to change it any time. Please inquire before reservation. (Gellert Bath child policy is somewhat different).

0-2 Free ticket. No pools can be used.  Child is already toilet trained. Swim nappies not allowed.  3-17 No Child / Student discount.  3-13 Constant Parental Supervision needed: Only 2 Outdoor Pools (Lap & Whirl) allowed. No Saunas.  14+ Massage / Sauna with Parental Supervision only  Primarily 18+ Facilities. No Slides / Chutes /Jumping / Noise / Inflatables  Family-friendly Baths: Palatinus, Csillaghegyi, AquaWorld

More information: Children in the Baths

Please keep consulting with your doctor whenever you intend to visit public baths, shared pools. Pregnant women are kindly asked to consult with their doctor /OBGYN if they can bathe in the thermal waters.
Unfortunately, there is no pregnancy massage in Budapest thermal baths, but there are some excellent spa baths offering Pregnancy Massage (Pampering). The main aim is to avoid any potential medical complications that may occur during pregnancy.