A little piece of paradise Right now in the dark season, it is more important to look after the mental equilibrium in the interior. A wonderful place to do this is the Berlin
Liquidrom , not too far from Potsdamer Platz and within walking just around the corner from the pickup station. It is on the ground floor of the Tempodrom that one can not overlook the fact. The rather inconspicuous entrance is on the left side of the building towards the Landwehr canal.
through a large glass door you enter the simple but effective reception area wo eigentlich ausnahmslos freundliche Mitarbeiter einen in Empfang nehmen und gerade beim ersten Besuch alles sehr gut erklären. Man kann entweder eine 2 Stunden Karte (19,50 €), eine 4 Stunden Karte (24,50 €) oder eine Tageskarte (29,50 €) erwerben, hat man bezahlt, bekommt man einen Chip, den man braucht, um den Schrank abzuschließen und der als Zahlungsmittel innerhalb des Liquidroms an der Bar funktioniert. Beim Verlassen bezahlt man dann, was auf dem Chip gebucht wurde.
Links an der Rezeption vorbei gelangt man zu den Umkleiden. Zwar gibt es getrennte Eingänge für Männer und Frauen, die aber durch zwei offene Gänge an den Schränken miteinander verbunden sind. Der Umkleide- und ebenso the shower area afterwards are always exceptionally clean and simple thanks to the architecture of the device slips already here, the first relaxation. Who but no concrete and clear lines like that will not feel comfortable here.
from the showers there is access to a corridor that leads straight to the Great Salt Basin and from which one of the saunas, steam room, bar, the patio and the chairs arrived. One can also find glass shelves, in which you bathe his towels, and shower can put things.
The heart of the Liquid Rome is the domed hall, the cozy, warm salt water pool is filled. There is so much salt in the water, that there is a comfortable and with one can swim comfortably in the water lying there. Above and below water is relaxing music heard (and regularly with DJs and live music events are available on the homepage) and the slow light effects are reflected on the water and visible on the ceiling help that can be drifting just like that can. Talking is forbidden here, because the dome has an incredibly amplified acoustics could relax and nobody else. If that can just drive as scary show, can be equipped with the available pool noodles. More warm salt basin is in the courtyard and even a little, which is almost hidden away inside.
After the warm water one goes best on a bench, which are set up around the windows of the courtyard. In particular we get hold of one of the lucky basket chairs with a cozy blanket, the perfect place for a nap. If it is very crowded in the afternoon, the berths are unfortunately just as many people reserve chairs (which is actually prohibited by signs) and not return for hours, have deposited their towels but in a good old-fashioned way. But there are stools at the bar, where you have a snack can also relax. The prices at the bar are not cheap, but that small snacks such as bagels, fruit salad or baked potatoes are always fresh and worth the money. And the salt water makes you thirsty, but also there is a charming and friendly, helped out with various beverages.
If you want to warm up, which may consist of a steam bath, a small fine Himalayan salt sauna (only two sauna benches in front of a warm orange salt crystal wall with fluffy 60 degrees, my Lieblingsssauna), a traditional Finnish sauna with changing infusions (most visited full and good the time table for the infusions can be found on the homepage) and a panoramic Kelo sauna (with wide glass frontage to the courtyard, by the chairs of cost and therefore choose not for the prudish visitors). Then waits for either one of the courtyard, the icy plunge pool or rain shower to cool down. Class, I always find it when people steaming from the Finnish sauna in the courtyard are, as you can see the cooling formally. The smoking area can be reached from the courtyard via a small staircase.
more relaxed even more like that can get a massage, but you should but most agree before an appointment.
Sure, Liquidrom is certainly not the cheapest way to Berlin, to relax, but if you only occasionally go there is to convince the cleanliness, the quality of the offer and the wonderful atmosphere. I do not like large spa with a lot of noise, so I prefer the Liquidrom, where, thanks to intricate architecture, the people spread good and you never really get the feeling that it and above all, not too loud. All visitors to adjust to the quiet and pleasant atmosphere, are polite and friendly, as well as the always very nice and helpful staff.
I like the rather cold, clear and simple architecture, which is however not meant for everyone. The first course in the domed hall, if you so slow in the warm salt water slides, you put on your back, weightless listening to the music and light shows is watching, that is for me a little piece of paradise and a very large piece of relaxation and I It can all stressed out big city soul just attach very fond of.
PS: The usual things such as bathrobes, towels, etc. can be borrowed at the reception.
