Termali Salini & Spa Locarno

First impression on Termail Salini in Locarno does not meet the expectations of their sister spa in Hürlimannbad, Zurich; or others in Switzerland.

Entry was seamless, clean, and the lockers were easy to manage. The “spa” feeling was comparable to a hurried water park entrance and exit. Thankfully there were blow dryers.

When you enter the spa there are several visible stone levels for thermal baths to enjoy. We didn’t notice the change in the temperature with any of the baths. The outside has a beautiful view of the lake complete with visuals of the public walking their dogs or enjoying the outside. As with the typical baths there are outside seating with bubbles on the seats. There was even a cigarette not discreetly hidden with a lighter in one of the palm trees. We enjoyed each of these levels before our private couples massage upstairs which was over 400e total.

Upstairs they only offer you water and tea. We noticed people in robes, but this was not offered at the time of check in. When we were escorted to our room the duo masseuses did not leave the room but held up towels for us to undress with cotton g strings. However, during the 70 min massage we were basted with oil on the black plastic beds. Zero interaction with pressure and basically pouring oil from clear condiment bottles. Our arms kept slipping and I had visuals of falling from the bed when we turned over. Afterwards we were asked to robe without placing our bathing suits on, so we hurried up then walked downstairs with our bathing suits in hand to the bottom floor to enter the nude adult sauna. More men than women in the bleachers facing each other. This is normal apparently, but the space provided for a relaxing instead clouded with low audible grunting for space. Sadly this was disappointing for the entire experience. Not a wonderful recommendation for the amount paid vs the experience in Zurich which we will return this week. However, there are many other reviews that actually enjoy this kind of experience.