Danubius Health Spa Resort Sovata

Located in the heart of Transylvania, Sovata Hotel is only 500 metres from the helio-thermal Lake Bear, featuring salty water. It offers free Wi-Fi, free parking and a breakfast buffet.

All bright en-suite rooms provide a balcony, satellite TV and a minibar. Some rooms are air-conditioned. Non-smoking, allergy-friendly and wheelchair accessible rooms are available as well.

Guests of the Danubius Health Spa Resort Sovata can benefit of the saunas, the indoor swimming pool and the steam bath free of charge. The hotel also features a wide range of medical treatments.

Lake Bear (Lacu Ursu), the only helio-thermal lake on the continent, heats up to 50 degrees Celsius due to sun energy absorbed through the upper, fresh-water layers. It is also called the Dead Sea of Transylvania because of its high concentration of dissolved salts.

Rooms: 168
Rate: 56 - 110 EUR
Hotel chain: Danubius Hotels

The 6-storied Hotel Sovata - only 150 metres from the lake Bear - offers 168 double rooms, all equipped with balcony, bath or shower, colour TV with satellite programmes, minibar and phone. Non-smoking, antiallergic rooms and rooms for disabled are provided as well.

The newly established health spa department of the hotel awaits clients, who are looking for healing and relaxation. Treatments are indicated in case of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders, rehabilitation after accident, chronic inflammatory gynaecological diseases, hormonal disorders, allergic problems of the respiratory system. All these treatments are available at highest level together with accompanying services of experts with most modern technical equipment for balneo- and hydrotherapy, gynaecology, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy, phototherapy, pneumology and dermatology.

Cocktail bar (seating 50)
Restaurant (seating 260)
Buffet with open kitchen

Located at the western foot of the Transylvanian Harghita and Gurghiu Mountains, 500 meters above sea-level, the resort and spa Sovata has been known across Europe for over a century.

Beyond its beautiful landscapes, its fame is largely due to Lake Bear (Lacu Ursu), the only so-called helio-thermal lake on the continent. The high salt content of the ground is dissolved within the lower layers of the lake with temperatures reaching as high as 50 degrees Celsius due to heat absorbed from sunrays through the upper, fresh-water layers.

Called also the "Dead Sea" of Transylvania because of its high concentration of dissolved salts, this lake offers relief for a number of ailments.

By rail: to Sighosoara or Tirgu Mures, then change for Sovata.
By air: Cluj Napoca or Bucharest (scheduled flights)

Parking charges are applicable in July and August.