December 5, 2023 - Thermencheck Award

Sole Felsen Welt Austria's most popular thermal spa in 2023

Gmünd, December 5, 2023. Sole Felsen Welt first place in the vote for Austria’s most popular thermal spa. out of over 40 participating thermal spas in Austria!

At the Sole Felsen Welt Gmünd, the joy couldn’t be much greater. Out of the 40 Austrian thermal spas up for consideration, the Sole Felsen Welt Gmünd took first place and was awarded GOLD at Thermencheck Award during the official ceremony on December 5 in Bleiburg at the Petzen Mountain’s upper station.

As it does every year, Austria’s largest wellness portal, Thermencheck, invited the public to vote for the country’s most popular thermal spas. As an independent organization, it presents the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards to the spas selected by visitors, as well as the “Rising Star of the Year” award.

With phenomenal and unprecedented participation, over 400,000 people cast their votes this year for the country’s most popular spas! The Thermencheck.com Award thus holds significant value for the entire Austrian wellness industry.

Austria's most popular thermal spas are therefore:

GOLD Award Winner: SOLE FELSEN WELT GMÜND

SILVER Award Winner: ROGNER Pool

BRONZE Award Winner: H2O-THERME

Rising Star of the Year: Pool , THERME DER RUHE

Managing Director Bernhard Strohmeier traveled with a delegation of four employees to the award ceremony on Mount Petzen in Carinthia to celebrate the company’s tremendous success with his team and bring first place to the Waldviertel region for the first time.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have been named ‘Austria’s Most Popular Spa’ and can hardly believe it! A huge thank you to our guests, who voted for us so enthusiastically, and a heartfelt thank you to all our employees—without both of you, this success would not have been possible,” said Managing Director Bernhard Strohmeier.

A sensational result for Sole Felsen Welt !

Having held the lead for several weeks last year, Sole Felsen Welt 2022 was ultimately defeated by the serial winner Rogner Pool shortly before the end of the voting period. This year, however, after a nail-biting finale that remained exciting until the very last moment, they pulled off a sensation! With an unprecedented total of 95,583 votes—the highest ever cast for a single thermal spa— Sole Felsen Welt , located in Lower Austria, the country’s northernmost state, has claimed the top spot on the podium and will now hold the title of Austria’s most popular thermal spa for an entire year with the GOLD Award.

With a wide variety of pools and 1,000 m² of water surface area, wellness enthusiasts of all ages can immerse themselves in the healing saltwater Pool 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 Sole Felsen Welt like a victory for Sole Felsen Welt ! But in the final stretch of the voting period, serial winner Rogner Pool picked up the pace once again and ultimately overtook Sole Felsen Welt .