# A thermal night in Caldes de Montbui, half an hour from Barcelona

A Saturday of a 74 °C fountain, wash-houses, Roman baths with a Spanish-language guide and a night bath; Sunday of a short bath and a long lunch. 35 minutes from Barcelona and an hour from Girona.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/itineraries/thermal-night-caldes-de-montbui · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Dónde: Caldes de Montbui

Caldes de Montbui can be seen in a day from Barcelona, but with a night it changes: you bathe at night, sleep above the spring and on Sunday wake to a square giving off steam. It is about 35 minutes from Barcelona, 50 from Manresa, an hour from Girona and an hour and a half from Tarragona. Everything that matters fits within ten minutes' walk around the Font del Lleó, so the car stays parked from the moment you arrive.

## Where to bathe?

BathWhat it isAgePrice

El SafareigMunicipal bath in a former wash-house, 15 placesFrom 13€8 an hour

Espai CEL (Termes Victòria)Seven pools under Catalan vaultsFrom 162 h gift box, €59

BroquetasPool with jets, steam and massagesAsk when you bookFrom €40

All three are booked. For a couples' night, the Espai CEL on Saturday and El Safareig on Sunday; with children from 13 to 16, El Safareig.

## Where to sleep?

The three hotels in the village are spa hotels and are in the centre. Broquetas, three stars, faces the Plaça de la Font del Lleó and admits animals. Termes Victòria, with 80 rooms, has the Espai CEL inside. The Vila de Caldes, four stars, is adults only.

## El plan

### Saturday · 10:30 · Font del Lleó and the wash-houses
Park in a public car park and start at the square: the water comes out at 74 °C. Continue to the Portalera and Canaleta wash-houses, open on Monday to Saturday mornings, to put your hands in thermal water. Finish at the Romanesque bridge and the church of Santa Maria.

### Saturday · 12:00 · Thermalia Museum
The history of Caldes water, on the square. €3.70.

### Saturday · 14:00 · Lunch at Robert de Nola
Seasonal Catalan cooking on Passeig del Remei. Menus from €35 to €50.

### Saturday · 17:00 · Roman baths with a guide, in Spanish
The visit to the thermal circuit leaves from Thermalia. €3.10, or €5.30 if you haven't yet paid for the museum. In June, July and August it is at 18:00.

### Saturday · 20:00 · Espai CEL at night
Two hours in the seven thermal pools of Termes Victòria. On Saturday it opens late: confirm the last entry when you book.

### Sunday · 10:00 · Bath at El Safareig
An hour in the municipal thermal wash-house, €8. Bring a cap and towel.

### Sunday · 13:30 · Lunch at La Rectoria
Ten minutes by car, in Sant Sebastià de Montmajor, next to a Romanesque church. Open at weekends at midday; book.

## Consejos

### Book everything before you leave
El Safareig has 15 places per session, the Espai CEL fills on Saturdays and so do the two weekend meals.

### Come on a Saturday, not a Sunday
On Saturday the open wash-houses, the Spanish-language visit and the night bath all coincide.

### Bring two swimsuits
One stays wet from Saturday.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it worth sleeping in Caldes de Montbui if I'm only half an hour away?
If you want to bathe at night and repeat in the morning, yes. If you are only going for one bath, Sunday is enough.

### How much does the weekend cost?
Between €130 and €220 per person with a spa hotel, two meals and two baths.

### Can I go without a car?
Yes, on the Sagalés bus from Barcelona; everything in the village is on foot. For La Rectoria you need a taxi or a car.

### Can children come?
To the village, yes. To the baths, from age 13 at El Safareig and from 16 at the Espai CEL; the Vila de Caldes is adults only.

## Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Broquetas Spa Termal**: The Broquetas bathhouse, since 1729
Salvador Broquetas built in 1729 a bathhouse over the spring the hotel still uses today, and in 1790 his family published a treatise on the thermal waters of Caldes. The building, with a Modernista façade, has grown over almost three centuries, and in the bath gallery a 2nd-century Roman vaporarium is preserved: a vaulted stone stove with the benches where the Romans sat. Today it is a three-star hotel of the RV Hotels chain, with its door on Plaça de la Font del Lleó, the centre of Caldes: you step out and have in front of you the fountain, the Roman baths and the Thermalia museum.
Rooms for one to four
There are 78. All have air conditioning and heating, wifi, television, a desk, safe and hairdryer. The standard and superior rooms take up to four people, with a double bed or two beds and a double sofa bed, and have a shower; the superior with garden view is for three, with an extra bed. The standard single is the only one with a bath. Reception is open 24 hours.
The water at 74 °C
The hotel has its own spring of mineral-medicinal water, which emerges at 74 °C. In the thermal centre there is a pool with bubbles, jets and cervical waterfall, a water bed, contrast baths and steam baths for the legs, showers, inhalations, whirlpool baths and the vaporarium. The published prices are those for non-guests: two techniques to choose, about 45 minutes, cost €40; the Termal Experience, an hour and a half with a 30-minute massage, €80; and the long rituals, such as the 2 h 15 Stop-stress, €135. Everything is detailed on the page for thermal experiences at Broquetas. Apart from the thermal centre, the hotel has a heated indoor pool and an outdoor one open all year, surrounded by garden.
Eating at Orígens
The hotel restaurant, Orígens, serves seasonal cooking with local produce and works with a set menu: at midday, €18 from Monday to Friday and €23 at weekends and public holidays; in the evening, €18 except Saturdays and public holidays, when it costs €23. It serves lunches from 13:30 to 15:30 and dinners from 20:30 to 22:30, and admits non-guests. It also offers a midday menu with access to the outdoor pool from 11:00 to 14:00 (€25 on weekdays, €40 from Friday to Sunday).
Car, dog and bike
The hotel has its own outdoor car park, so there is no need to look for a space in the centre. It admits animals, although the website does not detail conditions or supplement. It lends mountain bikes to guests for outings.
- **Hotel Balneari Termes Victòria**: Seven generations on Carrer de Barcelona
Termes Victòria is a spa with more than 300 years of history that the Anglí family has run since 1917; today the brothers Joan and Jordi, the seventh generation, are at the helm. It is on Carrer de Barcelona, in the historic centre of Caldes, two minutes' walk from the Font del Lleó, and from Barcelona it is about 25 minutes by car. It has gardens, terraces, reading rooms and a heated outdoor pool, as well as its two thermal-water areas.
Two waters under the same roof
Both are filled with water from the village's spring, which emerges at 74 °C. The Balneari Clàssic, for treatments and therapies, has operated since the 17th century. The Espai CEL, opened in 2019, is a seven-pool circuit in the old tanks where the water was cooled, under Catalan vaults, with two-hour sessions and only for over-16s; the page on the Espai CEL gives its hours and closures. The getaways on the website include access: from €141 for one night for one person with breakfast, or €258 for two.
Eighty rooms, from interior to family
A good part of the rooms has been renovated since 2017. All have air conditioning, television, telephone, safe, fridge, hairdryer, desk and free wifi. There are interior doubles, standard ones and ones with a mountain-facing balcony (these with bathrobe), singles, triples with a balcony and a family room for four, with two separate areas of two beds and a shared bathroom with shower. There are adapted rooms.
The Espacio Degustación buffet
The restaurant serves dishes in individual buffet-style portions, with meat and fish show-cooking, salads, rice dishes, pulses and home-made desserts; the price includes bread, water, wine and coffee. It costs €24 from Monday to Thursday, Friday at lunchtime and Sunday evening, and €37 on Friday evening, weekend lunchtimes, public holidays and their eves; children aged 3 to 12 pay €13 or €18, and under-3s do not pay. Lunches from 13:15 (13:00 at weekends) to 15:00, and dinners from 20:00 to 22:00 every day. Booking a table, the outdoor pool is free for a morning shift (9:30 to 14:00) or an afternoon one (16:00 to 21:30). It is open also to those not sleeping here.
Car and pets
The hotel car park is paid and has electric-car chargers. It admits pets with a supplement; the website does not publish the amount. At the entrance there are drinks and coffee machines open 24 hours.
If you come with children under 16, the Espai CEL is not for them: El Safareig admits from age 13, and from 3 in its Xip-Xap sessions.
- **Hotel Spa Vila de Caldes**: Four stars, adults only
The Vila de Caldes is the four-star hotel of Caldes de Montbui, on Plaça de l'Àngel, in the heart of the old town and a few steps from the Font del Lleó. It is adults only and belongs to RV Hotels, like Broquetas, which is about 300 metres away. It has its own spa with the village's thermal water, an outdoor pool and free wifi, and lets you check in online.
The building has history: according to the hotel, it began as a spa in 1680, when the Solà family bought the waters, and ran it for five generations. In the mid-20th century it was a meeting place for artists such as Manolo Hugué, and at the end of the century the Campos family, of Broquetas, bought it. It reopened as a hotel and spa in 1992, after a complete reconstruction that kept the original façade of the upper floors, and joined RV Hotels in June 2021.
The rooms
The website presents only one type, the deluxe double, for two people, with a double bed or two singles and an extra bed on request. All have air conditioning, heating, television, wifi, hairdryer, telephone and desk. It does not publish how many rooms there are or the prices: check them in its booking engine, and cancellation is free up to two days before arrival on direct bookings.
The spa
The water comes from its own mineral-medicinal spring at 74 °C. There are two thermal pools: one with a cervical waterfall, jets and bubbles, and another with bubbles, jacuzzis, thermal shower and vaporarium, as well as a relaxation area. The Termal Experience, the free-flow hour-and-a-half circuit with a drink, costs €31; the experiences with massage range from €70 to €105 per person, and guests pay €5 less on those. There are also private experiences for two with jacuzzi and cava. Bring swimwear and flip-flops; the bathrobe they provide. Book treatments in advance.
The outdoor pool is seasonal, fully open in summer, and guests use it free from 10:00 to 21:00.
What you need to know
Check-in is at 15:00, when the access code is activated, and check-out at 12:00; late check-out until 15:00 and early check-in are paid extras, subject to availability. It does not serve a buffet breakfast: it is booked at Broquetas, 300 metres away. It does not admit animals.
Who it suits
For a couple's getaway with hot water in the same building. If you come with children, it is not your hotel: it does not admit minors; see Broquetas or Termes Victòria.
Getting there
It is in the old town, two minutes from Plaça de la Font del Lleó. The hotel has no parking: there are free public car parks about five minutes away. The Sagalés buses from Barcelona reach the village. Next door you have the Thermalia museum and the thermal wash-houses and Romanesque bridge.

## Dónde dormir without a car
- **Broquetas Spa Termal**: The Broquetas bathhouse, since 1729
Salvador Broquetas built in 1729 a bathhouse over the spring the hotel still uses today, and in 1790 his family published a treatise on the thermal waters of Caldes. The building, with a Modernista façade, has grown over almost three centuries, and in the bath gallery a 2nd-century Roman vaporarium is preserved: a vaulted stone stove with the benches where the Romans sat. Today it is a three-star hotel of the RV Hotels chain, with its door on Plaça de la Font del Lleó, the centre of Caldes: you step out and have in front of you the fountain, the Roman baths and the Thermalia museum.
Rooms for one to four
There are 78. All have air conditioning and heating, wifi, television, a desk, safe and hairdryer. The standard and superior rooms take up to four people, with a double bed or two beds and a double sofa bed, and have a shower; the superior with garden view is for three, with an extra bed. The standard single is the only one with a bath. Reception is open 24 hours.
The water at 74 °C
The hotel has its own spring of mineral-medicinal water, which emerges at 74 °C. In the thermal centre there is a pool with bubbles, jets and cervical waterfall, a water bed, contrast baths and steam baths for the legs, showers, inhalations, whirlpool baths and the vaporarium. The published prices are those for non-guests: two techniques to choose, about 45 minutes, cost €40; the Termal Experience, an hour and a half with a 30-minute massage, €80; and the long rituals, such as the 2 h 15 Stop-stress, €135. Everything is detailed on the page for thermal experiences at Broquetas. Apart from the thermal centre, the hotel has a heated indoor pool and an outdoor one open all year, surrounded by garden.
Eating at Orígens
The hotel restaurant, Orígens, serves seasonal cooking with local produce and works with a set menu: at midday, €18 from Monday to Friday and €23 at weekends and public holidays; in the evening, €18 except Saturdays and public holidays, when it costs €23. It serves lunches from 13:30 to 15:30 and dinners from 20:30 to 22:30, and admits non-guests. It also offers a midday menu with access to the outdoor pool from 11:00 to 14:00 (€25 on weekdays, €40 from Friday to Sunday).
Car, dog and bike
The hotel has its own outdoor car park, so there is no need to look for a space in the centre. It admits animals, although the website does not detail conditions or supplement. It lends mountain bikes to guests for outings.
- **Hotel Balneari Termes Victòria**: Seven generations on Carrer de Barcelona
Termes Victòria is a spa with more than 300 years of history that the Anglí family has run since 1917; today the brothers Joan and Jordi, the seventh generation, are at the helm. It is on Carrer de Barcelona, in the historic centre of Caldes, two minutes' walk from the Font del Lleó, and from Barcelona it is about 25 minutes by car. It has gardens, terraces, reading rooms and a heated outdoor pool, as well as its two thermal-water areas.
Two waters under the same roof
Both are filled with water from the village's spring, which emerges at 74 °C. The Balneari Clàssic, for treatments and therapies, has operated since the 17th century. The Espai CEL, opened in 2019, is a seven-pool circuit in the old tanks where the water was cooled, under Catalan vaults, with two-hour sessions and only for over-16s; the page on the Espai CEL gives its hours and closures. The getaways on the website include access: from €141 for one night for one person with breakfast, or €258 for two.
Eighty rooms, from interior to family
A good part of the rooms has been renovated since 2017. All have air conditioning, television, telephone, safe, fridge, hairdryer, desk and free wifi. There are interior doubles, standard ones and ones with a mountain-facing balcony (these with bathrobe), singles, triples with a balcony and a family room for four, with two separate areas of two beds and a shared bathroom with shower. There are adapted rooms.
The Espacio Degustación buffet
The restaurant serves dishes in individual buffet-style portions, with meat and fish show-cooking, salads, rice dishes, pulses and home-made desserts; the price includes bread, water, wine and coffee. It costs €24 from Monday to Thursday, Friday at lunchtime and Sunday evening, and €37 on Friday evening, weekend lunchtimes, public holidays and their eves; children aged 3 to 12 pay €13 or €18, and under-3s do not pay. Lunches from 13:15 (13:00 at weekends) to 15:00, and dinners from 20:00 to 22:00 every day. Booking a table, the outdoor pool is free for a morning shift (9:30 to 14:00) or an afternoon one (16:00 to 21:30). It is open also to those not sleeping here.
Car and pets
The hotel car park is paid and has electric-car chargers. It admits pets with a supplement; the website does not publish the amount. At the entrance there are drinks and coffee machines open 24 hours.
If you come with children under 16, the Espai CEL is not for them: El Safareig admits from age 13, and from 3 in its Xip-Xap sessions.
- **Hotel Spa Vila de Caldes**: Four stars, adults only
The Vila de Caldes is the four-star hotel of Caldes de Montbui, on Plaça de l'Àngel, in the heart of the old town and a few steps from the Font del Lleó. It is adults only and belongs to RV Hotels, like Broquetas, which is about 300 metres away. It has its own spa with the village's thermal water, an outdoor pool and free wifi, and lets you check in online.
The building has history: according to the hotel, it began as a spa in 1680, when the Solà family bought the waters, and ran it for five generations. In the mid-20th century it was a meeting place for artists such as Manolo Hugué, and at the end of the century the Campos family, of Broquetas, bought it. It reopened as a hotel and spa in 1992, after a complete reconstruction that kept the original façade of the upper floors, and joined RV Hotels in June 2021.
The rooms
The website presents only one type, the deluxe double, for two people, with a double bed or two singles and an extra bed on request. All have air conditioning, heating, television, wifi, hairdryer, telephone and desk. It does not publish how many rooms there are or the prices: check them in its booking engine, and cancellation is free up to two days before arrival on direct bookings.
The spa
The water comes from its own mineral-medicinal spring at 74 °C. There are two thermal pools: one with a cervical waterfall, jets and bubbles, and another with bubbles, jacuzzis, thermal shower and vaporarium, as well as a relaxation area. The Termal Experience, the free-flow hour-and-a-half circuit with a drink, costs €31; the experiences with massage range from €70 to €105 per person, and guests pay €5 less on those. There are also private experiences for two with jacuzzi and cava. Bring swimwear and flip-flops; the bathrobe they provide. Book treatments in advance.
The outdoor pool is seasonal, fully open in summer, and guests use it free from 10:00 to 21:00.
What you need to know
Check-in is at 15:00, when the access code is activated, and check-out at 12:00; late check-out until 15:00 and early check-in are paid extras, subject to availability. It does not serve a buffet breakfast: it is booked at Broquetas, 300 metres away. It does not admit animals.
Who it suits
For a couple's getaway with hot water in the same building. If you come with children, it is not your hotel: it does not admit minors; see Broquetas or Termes Victòria.
Getting there
It is in the old town, two minutes from Plaça de la Font del Lleó. The hotel has no parking: there are free public car parks about five minutes away. The Sagalés buses from Barcelona reach the village. Next door you have the Thermalia museum and the thermal wash-houses and Romanesque bridge.