December 7, 2022 - Thermencheck Award 2022

Vote for Austria's Most Popular Spa: Sole Felsen Welt wins SILVER

Gmünd, December 7, 2022. Sole Felsen Welt second in the vote for Austria’s most popular thermal spaout of over 40 participating thermal spas in Austria.

At Sole Felsen Welt in Gmünd, the excitement couldn’t be much greater. Out of the 40 Austrian thermal spas up for consideration, Sole Felsen Welt in Gmünd took second place and was awarded a silver prize at the 2022 Thermencheck Awards ceremony on December 6 aboard the MS Kärnten in Klagenfurt.

Austria's largest wellness portal, Thermencheck, once again invited visitors to vote for Austria's most popular thermal spas this year, and as an independent institution, it presents the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards to the spas selected by visitors.

Over 180,000 people cast their votes during the 12-month voting period, resulting in unprecedented participation and underscoring the industry’s significant importance!

Austria's most popular thermal spas are therefore:

GOLD Award Winner: ROGNER BAD BLUMAU

SILVER Award Winner: SOLE FELSEN WELT GMÜND

BRONZE Award Winner: PARKTHERME BAD RADKERSBURG

Managing Director Bernhard Strohmeier made a point of attending the awards ceremony in Klagenfurt in person with a delegation of six employees to celebrate the company’s tremendous success with his team.

“We are thrilled with this fantastic ranking! A big thank you to our guests, who voted for us so enthusiastically, and a heartfelt thank you to all our employees—without both of them, this success would not have been possible,” said Managing Director Bernhard Strohmeier.

Sole Felsen Welt Continues Its Upward Trend

Winner of the RISE OF THE YEAR AWARD in 2020, recipient of the BRONZE AWARD last year, and voted the SILVER AWARD winner this year with 33,192 votes.

Sole Felsen Welt made a huge leap up the rankings to become the most popular thermal spa in the country.

With a wide variety of pools and 1,000 m² of water, wellness enthusiasts of all ages can immerse themselves in the Bad Ischl healing brine water or relax in the many different relaxation areas, including a spacious sauna area with guided steam sessions every half hour.

Having held the lead for several weeks, it already looked like a victory for Sole Felsen Welt! But in the final stretch of the voting period, serial winner Rogner Bad Blumau picked up the pace once again and ultimately overtook Sole Felsen Welt Gmünd.