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Felix Spa“ - the Thermal Springs Paradise is a fascinating place where the primordial elements of nature - the water, the air and the earth are to be found unspoiled.
Renown both in Romania and abroad, Felix Spa lies in the Northwestern part of Romania, 9 km away from Oradea and 20 km from the Hungarian border. Located in the Crisurilor Plain, in a hilly region covered by beech and oak woods, at an altitude of 140 m, Felix Spa meets all the requirements of a blessed health resort.
The earliest document that mentions Felix Spa “Termae Varadiensis“ or “Oradea Spa“, dates back to 1221. Between 1700-1721, Felix Heldres discovers the Felix spring and gives it a good therapeutical use. The Spa will gradually grow and become known as „Felix Spa“, after his name. The first testing on the healing powers of the Felix thermal mineral water was performed in 1731 and it still proves accuracy.
The water-lily or lotus (Nymphaea Lotus var. Thermalis), the symbol of the Spa, was found here in 1789 by the botanist P. Kitaibel and named as such in 1908 by J. Tuzson, who compared it to the Nile water-lily. In 1931 this plant was declared unique and a protected species.
Gold medal and Honorific Diploma were awarded to this Spa thermal and mineral waters in 1896 at World Exhibition.
The most modern hotel of the resort, reopened at the beginning of 2007 after renovation, modernization and extension, International Hotel is conceived as a modern cure and Wellness centre and also conferences.
Located in a dreamland scenery, by the brim of the wood, International Hotel has all the necessary modern facilities of a 3-star hotel: restaurant with terrace, bars, confectioner’s, shop, currency exchange, hairdresser, beauty parlour, manicure, pedicure, Internet, three elevators, laundry, two conference halls, modern cure and Wellness centre, pools indoor and outdoor pools opened all year long, own secure car-parking. Credit cards are accepted.
It is said that once weary traveller halted on this spot. He continuously postponed his departure as the scenery and the healing powers of the thermal mineral waters stunned him. The unspoiled charm of the place and its rich traditions had captured him.
Provided with all modern facilities, International Hotel proves to be the best choice for a unforgettable holiday.
Well-known for its balneal medical treatment that successfully combines the modern and the traditional methods, International Hotel four stars cure and Wellness centre can be considered a “temple of relaxation“. The exceptional curative properties of the thermal mineral water, the latest equipment used, as well as the professionalism of the medical staff, compete in revering your high spirits and good health.
The natural factors of a typical Felix Spa cure include treatment with thermal mineral waters of 20-49 Centigrade. The beneficial results of the active elements of waters cover the whole body requirements healing slowly, and gently. Those who need these curative treatments will benefit from the calcium, bicarbonate, sodium, sulphates, oligometals and silicon, law salt concentration (aprox. 1g/l) and very low radioactivity (1,15 u.m. /l).
The thermal mineral water is used in external and internal cures.
Therapeutic recommendations
Inflammatory rheumatic diseases, degenerative rheumatic affections, abarticular rheumatic affections, posttraumatic affections, affections of the central and peripherical nervous system, affections of the circulatory peripherical system.
Installations and treatment procedures
- Balneotherapy: Thermal mineral water bath in pools and tubs,
- Hydrotherapy: plant baths, underwater shower, Scottish shower, underwater massage, hydro massage Caracalla, special showers: Vichy, cyclonic, Jacuzzi, drainolymphatic bath.
- Electrotherapy: galvanic baths, Stanger, dyadinamics, ultrasonic, TENS, laser, interferential currents, short waves, magnetic therapy.
- Inhalations with thermal water and medicine
- Thermo therapy: paraffin packing
- Massotherapy: medical and lymphatic massage, general and partial massage, relaxing massage, reflexotherapy
Laser therapy – Kineto therapy – Mechano therapy – Light bath – Thermo therapy
NEW: Mud baths and wrappings – exclusively in International Hotel!
The medical unit of our Company includes a modern laboratory where highly qualified medical staff carries out most complex investigations using the latest equipment.
The “stress“ now has an equal foe: the Wellness centre of International Hotel was specially designed in order to maintain and improve the tonus of active people.
Whether you choose the hydrotherapy, the massage, the complex hydro massage, the special showers with chromo and aromatherapy, the Jacuzzi, the sauna or the solarium, the Wellness centre is the best place where you can recover a positive sense of living. Supplied with the latest equipments, the Wellness Centre and the Fitness room are opened daily not only for the hotel guests but also for the visitors.
After the tonic hours spent in the cure or Wellness centre, you can relax in the two indoor pools, each 50 m², enjoying the benefits of the thermal water, the underwater massage or the plays of water or the water falls. You can also choose the three outdoor pools, with a 1400 m² water surface: swimming pool, relaxation pool or the children pool, surrounded by a sun bathing places and small buffets.
Your good feeling mood will be improved by the walking in the forest by the indoor mini golf place.
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