Hévízi Szent András Reumakórház és Gyógyfürdő

The St Andrew Rheumatology Hospital and Spa of Hévíz runs the thermal lake: the open-air bath, the Festetics Fürdőház and the central building on stilts, closed to the public since 2025. It also runs the indoor bath with a therapy centre and the Hotel Spa Hévíz, next to the lake.

Who they are

The Hévízi Szent András Reumakórház és Gyógyfürdő is one of Hungary's great health centres and works on three fronts: the lake bath, the St Andrew rheumatology hospital and the four-star Hotel Spa Hévíz. Its headquarters is at Dr. Schulhof Vilmos sétány 1, in the centre of the spa town, on the lake shore and a few kilometres from the western end of Balaton.

The lake is a spring lake about 250 metres across. The thermal water rises from a crater 40 metres deep, through a cave 17 metres wide that two divers found on 10 February 1975. Even in winter the water is warm, which allows outdoor bathing in winter too; the website publishes the day's temperature.

The lake bath this winter

The central building on stilts, with the bathhouse and the terrace, has been closed to the public since a technical report in March 2025 concluded that it was no longer safe. From 2 November 2026 you enter from Ady utca, through the Festetics Fürdőház, and bathing is outdoors only. Winter hours run from 9:00 to 16:30 until 14 February 2027, and from 9:00 to 17:30 until 21 March; bathing ends half an hour before closing. There are special hours on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

General admission costs 3,000 Ft; over-60s and students pay 2,500 Ft, children aged 6 to 14 1,500 Ft and under-6s enter free. There are multi-hour passes and season tickets, the wellness and sauna area is paid separately and is for over-12s only, and floats are rented for 700 Ft a day plus a deposit, paid in cash. You pay in forints, by card or with the SZÉP card, and online at jegy.spaheviz.hu, with a discount.

Rules and health

The spa does not recommend bathing in the lake for children under 12, pregnant women or people with cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure or fever, and advises consulting a doctor first. Children up to 3 years old must wear a closed swim nappy, and there is a children's pool for under-14s. Entry works with a wristband that assigns the locker automatically.

In the indoor bath, the therapy centre carries out Hévíz cure treatments, such as mud, traction baths, jets, massages, physiotherapy and water cure, always after a medical examination that sets the plan. The website is in Hungarian, English, German and Russian, and information is available at [email protected] or on +36 30 959 1002.