Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thüringen

4.0 star property

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Indoor pool, outdoor pool, open 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM, pool umbrellas
Comfort Double Room (Vital)
Reception
Exterior
Couples treatment room(s), sauna, steam room, body treatments

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Notstraße 33, Schmalkalden, Thüringen Wald, 98574
  • Schloss Wilhelmsburg
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Thuringian Forest
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Thuringian Sea Aquarium
    ‪31 min drive‬
  • Erfurt (ERF)
    ‪63 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Double Room

  • 29 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Single Room (Aktiv)

  • 17 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Comfort Single Room (Vital)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 20 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room (Aktiv)

  • 20 sq m
  • Resort view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Comfort Double Room (Vital)

  • 25 sq m
  • Resort view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Schmalkalden

With a stay at Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thüringen in Schmalkalden, you'll be in the mountains, within a 15-minute drive of Thuringian Forest and Thuringian Forest Nature Park. .This spa hotel is 2 mi (3.2 km) from Schloss Wilhelmsburg and 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from Kniebreche.

What's nearby

  • Schloss Wilhelmsburg - 8 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Thuringian Forest - 14 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Forest Botanical Garden Wasungen - 21 min drive - 17.9 km
  • Trusetal Gnome Park - 27 min drive - 17.9 km
  • Thuringian Sea Aquarium - 31 min drive - 27.2 km

Getting around

  • Schmalkalden Polytechnic Station - 5 min drive
  • Erfurt (ERF) - 73 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Viba Nougat-Welt - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Maykel's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Cafe König - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Akdeniz Döner- und Pizzeria - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thüringen

Hotel in Schmalkalden with 2 restaurants and a full-service spa
Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thüringen offers 48 accommodations with minibars and complimentary bottled water. A pillow menu is available. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

An outdoor tennis court and a health club are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool and an outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

Children under 14 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or health club without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has 4 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include hot stone massages, sports massages, facials, and body wraps. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, reflexology, and thalassotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Children under 14 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 8 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 48 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary bottled water.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a health club, an outdoor pool, and an indoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, ski storage, and a fireplace in the lobby. Guests can catch a ride on the shuttle (surcharge), which operates within 15 km.
Enjoy Regional cuisine at Henneberger Haus, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Henneberger Haus - This restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Happy hour is offered.
Restaurant Anastasia - This restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge) up to 15 km
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; EUR 15 for adults and EUR 11 for children
  • 2 restaurants

Restaurants on site

  • Henneberger Haus
  • Restaurant Anastasia

Things to do

  • Archery
  • Bicycle cleaning area
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Bicycle storage
  • Bicycle tours
  • Bowling alley
  • Fitness classes
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Indoor pool
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Pilates classes
  • Sauna
  • Ski storage
  • Steam room
  • Table tennis
  • TV in common areas
  • Volleyball
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Bowling alley
  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Reflexology
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Sports massages
  • Steam room
  • Thalassotherapy

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Area rugs in room
  • Handrails in stairways (98 centimetre high)
  • Lift (100 centimetre wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Electric bike charging
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: EUR 10
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: EUR 20

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests will receive an email within 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
This property enforces quiet hours from 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 26 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 29.0 per stay

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 15.00 for adults and EUR 11.00 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 60.00 per person (one-way)
  • Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: EUR 10 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: EUR 20 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 29.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds, rollaway/extra beds, and high chair
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector

We should mention

Pool access available from 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Children under 14 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or health club without adult supervision
Guests under 8 years old are not allowed in the spa, and guests under 14 years old are only allowed with adult supervision
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Germany. This property is rated 4 stars.

Property is also known as

AKZENT Aktiv Vital Hotel Thüringen Schmalkalden
AKZENT Aktiv Vital Hotel Thüringen
AKZENT Aktiv Vital Thüringen Schmalkalden
AKZENT Aktiv Vital Thüringen
Aktiv & Vital Thuringen
Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thüringen Hotel
Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thüringen Schmalkalden
Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thüringen Hotel Schmalkalden

Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thüringen Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joerg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice family hotel

Absolutely nice and quite place.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Gunnar

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andi

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Petra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lars

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Schönes Hotel, super Lage, schöner Saunabereich und Pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Toll für ein Wellness Wochenende. Das Restaurant eignet sich bei jeder Mahlzeit gut für Menschen mit Glutenunverträglichkeiten. Sehr freundliche Mitarbeiter
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

ANDREA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jürgen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super gerne wieder
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Nico

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Uwe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Yannick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Heiko

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tolle Umgebung, unkomplizierter Check-In, Check-Out, hervorragende Wellnessbereiche, empfehlenswert
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lothar

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sehr zufrieden

Es hat alles gestimmt - vom Service, über Frühstück und Abendessen sowie Wellness und die ruhige Lage.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Anatol

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Hugo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Alter DDR Bau in Thüringen

Altes Kommunistenhotel mit entsprechendem Flair. Personal weitgehend freundlich, beim Frühstück eher das Gegenteil. Parken sehr teuer oder sehr weiter Fußweg.