An innovative and environmentally conscious architecture

Situated amidst magnificent natural surroundings and overlooking Lake Lucerne, Waldhotel Health & Medical Excellence is one of four hotels that comprise the Bürgenstock Resort. The Bürgenstock Hotel, the Palace Hotel, and the Taverne 1879 are the other three hotels.

The stunning wooden front of the Waldhotel, created by renowned Italian designer Matteo Thun, sets it apart. Its design adheres to strict sustainable development guidelines while being both creative and environmentally friendly.

The Waldhotel’s suites and rooms welcome you into a world of well-balanced design, where tactile surfaces coexist with natural materials like wood and stone from the area. Since the breathtaking view of the mountain scenery is the main attraction here, the tasteful and contemporary decor knows how to stay under the radar.

The rooms are a minimum of 40 m² and all have balconies. Bathrooms are large, with separate tubs and walk-in showers.

Large bay windows and mirrors give a feeling of space and light. In the superior category, the suites are made up of one or two bedrooms for a maximum area of ​​150 m². The largest are real apartments, with kitchen, living room and fireplace.

Burgenstock Hotels & Resort – Waldhotel & Spa Mountain view from a bedroom balcony 

The Waldhotel spa

The spa of the Waldhotel is of great quality, though not as impressive as the Alpine Spa at the Bürgenstock Hotel, which is a short walk away. It features an expansive indoor swimming pool as well as an outdoor heated pool that lets you experience nature’s communion even in the dead of winter. The spa’s layout, which features infrared saunas, cold water Kneipp baths to stimulate the body, and cozy rockers by the fire to warm up, reflects this hot-cold contrast.

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There are many relaxation areas and a particularly zen atmosphere that emerges from the whole. The spa has 23 treatment rooms, with an extensive selection of massages and facials. We also come here for get a makeover, and the best cosmetic products are used, always in a non-invasive way.

Wellness programs at the Waldhotel, or how to be reborn in a new light

Even while the Waldhotel Spa is a pleasure to be at, a visit there is primarily intended to address medical issues, whether they be mental or physical. The hotel provides medical checkups, postoperative convalescence regimens, and burnout patient treatment.

There are eleven wellness programs to select from, each tailored to a certain need. The programs use a variety of procedures to promote health and appearance, as well as advanced diagnostics and examinations. Here, we deal with issues related to mobility, controlling weight and metabolism, and maintaining physical and mental equilibrium.

This wide range of therapeutic services is based on the following triptych: Anyone wishing to maintain long-term good health should ensure that they have enough rest, a balanced diet and regular physical exercise. One of the big differences with other famous wellness hotels such as the Chenot Palace Weggis or the SHA Wellness Clinic that we also offer is that here there are no treatments inspired by Chinese medicine. Everything is based on Western medicine.

The Waldhotel programs last between three and fourteen nights and begin with a diagnosis, the Waldhotel Check-up, which makes it possible to a full health check. The programs were created in collaboration with Dr. Verena Briner, a doctor specializing in general internal medicine and nephrology who for 20 years headed the medical department of the Lucerne cantonal hospital LUKS.

A luxury clinic with the most modern equipment

The fitness center also offers sports medicine consultations and in performance diagnostics, with electrocardiograms, 24-hour blood pressure measurement, ultrasound to examine the carotid arteries, etc.

It also has a modern laboratory in order to carry out blood and urine tests on site, as well as bone density measurement, biometrics and analysis of the composition of muscle fat, or other tests of the pulmonary function… An experienced team is available for your questions and evaluations.

The colorful and healthy cuisine of the Verbena restaurant

One of the most remarkable points of the Waldhotel concept lies in the colorful kitchen of his restaurant, the Verbena. The principle is simple: to provide customers with a perfectly balanced and nutritious diet that strengthens, heals and calms the body from the inside out, offering an assortment of dishes in a unique color every day. Expect your plate to be completely green on Sunday and completely orange on Thursday! A unique concept in the world, as appealing as it is delicious.

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Created by Gault Millau-winning celebrity chef Martin Stein, healthy cooking is based onon an alkaline diet, sugar-free, salt-free, dairy-free, low-carb diet. Chef Martin Stein emphasizes fresh, organic ingredients, including 30 types of herbs, and he only uses vegetable oils, like hemp and camelina oil. Hemp oil has demonstrated benefits for reducing inflammation and is effective in treating a number of skin conditions, such as acne, eczema, and psoriasis.

The majority of wellness programs offer half board; however, Senior Detox Pro will let you to fully experience this nutritious food, along with nutrition counseling and natural colon cleansing with alkaline powder and figs. A cooking lesson is offered to assist you in maintaining healthy eating habits at home. It’s also about learning how to replicate these miracles at home.