What a great experience! I only wish I had more time to explore more of the facility. This place is HUGE (the world’s largest thermal bath and spa complex) and, admittedly, I came here to experience the saunas and the textile-free portion only. I managed to get to about 5 separate saunas (including 3 amazing Aufguss sessions) as well as the indoor pool (where the Champagner pool bar is) and the outdoor swimming basin (think “lazy river” without the floaties). My wife chose to stay in our room at the Victory Gastehaus while I went exploring, as she is not comfortable with the textile free environment. While born and raised in Washington State, a significant portion of my genealogy is Finn, so I grew up around saunas and understand their purpose. I’d read enough to know that the Germans embrace the whole experience on an almost religious level. Do they ever! Here’s some basic things to keep in mind: 1) Just get over the whole idea that being naked is wrong. Everybody in this portion of the facility (other than the staff) is naked, AND NO ONE CARES! Men, women, old, young-ish (16+), straight or LGBTQ+, and every body shape you can imagine. Whether you come as a couple, part of a group, or single as I did, you’re here to enjoy the experience. If your thing is to “see and be seen” there are plenty of clubs in Munich for that. Leave your clothes, and your Puritanical inhibitions, in the changing room and RELAX. No one is here to judge you. Trust me, I’m 63 with a very average white, non-tan “dad-bod”. 2) The Aufguss sessions are awesome, but they can get hot. REALLY HOT. At one point in the Kelo Sauna I thought my skin was melting. I stuck it out and felt like a better man for doing so, but wow! 3) With that in mind; hydrate, hydrate, hydrate (and that doesn’t mean a steady diet of beer and Caipirinhas at the swim-up pool bar). 4) Leave your shower shoes outside the sauna and keep all of yourself (including your feet if you are sitting up off the floor) on the towel once you are in the sauna. I got politely reprimanded for both of these offenses. 5) While the nearby town of Erding is quite lovely, and has several restaurants and hotels, Therme Erding is not set in downtown Erding, and it’s not exactly easy walking distance. If you’re going to be eating here, most of the restaurants require you to already be in the park. Once you leave, your eating options are pretty limited unless you drive into town. We were able to get to Ruff’s Burger, which was great, but it seemed to be the only place we could get to without paying to get back into the park. With all of that in mind, I had an awesome time. Everything is clean, the staff is very friendly (and speak much better English than I do German) and being able to charge everything to your wrist band is super convenient. I’ll be back (no Schwarzenegger reference intended)!