Staatsbad Pyrmont & Goethe Hotel

The Goethe Hotel is in the centre of Bad Pyrmont. This historic building was built in 1740 and has been fully renovated in recent years. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, after whom the hotel is named, stayed at this small, romantic hotel for a treatment stay in 1801.
This listed building welcomes guests with a warm, family-run atmosphere and offers a generous breakfast buffet. A cosy garden and a small library in the lobby provide space to unwind. There is no lift.
The hotel’s location is one of its many advantages. The spa gardens are just a 5-minute walk away, where you can stroll beneath the palm trees (except in winter). The Brunnenplatz, with its Wandelhalle, the two health centres where you will receive your booked treatments, and the pedestrian zone with its many restaurants are all just a few steps away. HUFELAND Therme is approximately 750 metres away.

The PyrmontCard Plus

It opens up new possibilities and helps you save money. Selected hotels, including the Goethe Hotel, are part of the “Pyrmont Plus” programme. You will receive the PyrmontCard Plus at the hotel. On the days of your stay, it gives you access to benefits such as:

• free daily entry to the spa gardens (all year round) and the Palmengarten, home to around 500 palm trees standing up to 12 metres tall (from around the end of April until they are moved to their winter quarters) — except for events with an admission charge!
• one free daily visit to HUFELAND Therme, including the saltwater bathing area AND sauna area, for up to 1½ hours. Supplements apply for 2.5 hours (€4), 4 hours (€6) and a full day (€8) (as at 04/2024)
• access to the spring water bar (drinking treatment) in the Wandelhalle and directly at the fountains, where you can sample the beneficial healing waters from Bad Pyrmont’s springs
• a guided spring water tasting in the Wandelhalle
• daily entry to the Pyrmonter Welle leisure pool
• daily entry to the museum in Bad Pyrmont Castle
• a guided tour of Bad Pyrmont Castle on Thursdays at 15:00
• free public transport within the central area of Bad Pyrmont
• 20% off e-bike hire from 32 Grad at the Huddelbusch petrol station
• a short boat trip on the Weser on Sundays at 13:45, from May to October, departing from the “Am Stockhof” landing stage in Hameln
• a guided tour of the Dunsthöhle on Saturdays at 16:00 (April to October)
• guided health walks (April to October)
• shared walks in the spa gardens with volunteer guides from Monday to Thursday
• access to the cultural and activities programme

Tip: many of the events included with the Pyrmont Plus Card take place on Sundays. To make sure you don’t miss out, we recommend arriving between Monday and Saturday.

Bad Pyrmont, the historic spa town in the heart of the Weser Uplands, lies between Hamelin and Paderborn. Gentle hills surround the town, with numerous viewing towers offering wonderful views. The surrounding area, with its many Weser Renaissance buildings, and the Weser Cycle Route make rewarding outings. Immerse yourself and switch off in the incomparable, award-winning spa gardens, renowned for their botanical diversity and considered among the finest gardens in Europe. A stroll through the 17 themed gardens feels like a journey around the world. From spring to autumn, the exotic palm garden has enchanted visitors since 1912 with around 500 palms, some reaching up to 12 m in height. It is Europe’s northernmost open-air palm garden. The grounds extend into the surrounding landscape as a hillside spa park. Here, you can discover more than 300 edible wild plants and shrubs. Explore your senses in the walking school. The barefoot trail, with eight different natural materials, puts your sense of touch to the test. Afterwards, experience stimulus-response therapy in the Kneipp facility.

Enjoy breakfast from the buffet in the cosy breakfast room. Please let us know about any allergies when you book, and the hotel will be happy to cater for lactose-free, gluten-free and/or vegan meals. A selection of chilled drinks and light snacks is available for a charge from the vending machine in the breakfast room. The hotel also offers a range of coffees there during the day at reasonable prices, while tea is complimentary. There are numerous excellent restaurants in the nearby pedestrian area.

The spacious HUFELAND Therme features a brine bathing area of around 700 sq m. A generous indoor pool and outdoor pool are connected by a swimming channel. Enjoy a current channel, massage bubble loungers, back and neck jets and a hot whirlpool. The spacious premium sauna area, with 9 saunas, awaits you. The sauna garden features an original Siberian banya with shower area, relaxation room and terrace, as well as a Kelo sauna, log cabin sauna, earth sauna, a large shower area and a cold-water pool. In a quiet corner of the garden, a silent retreat offers a place to unwind completely. Indoors, you’ll find a rock crystal sauna, aroma sauna, sanarium, floral steam bath, women’s sauna, snow paradise and ice fountain, an immersive shower tunnel, cold plunge pool and footbath areas. The generously appointed fireplace lounge, with panoramic windows and far-reaching views, opens onto a wooden deck with idyllic lounging alcoves and relaxation islands. Together with the inviting waterbeds and large heated relaxation stone, it creates a wonderfully relaxing atmosphere. Unwind in the Fürstenbad, with a single or couples’ bath. Let the natural atmosphere of the sea salt grotto transport you. Rock salt and sea salt create characteristically clean, ionised air and can have a beneficial effect on the skin, respiratory tract and autonomic nervous system, for example. The graduation hut uses natural brine, which can help prevent and regulate respiratory conditions when inhaled. It gently humidifies the respiratory tract, improves breathing and stimulates the bronchi’s natural cleansing process through brine inhalation. There is a second brine grotto in the Wandelhalle. Ayurvedic massages are available at AYURLANKA. Hufeland Bistro and dining at the Almhütte.

Bad Pyrmont offers four designated routes for terrain therapy, a specialised form of exercise therapy that is particularly suitable for regular cardiovascular training.
Bad Pyrmont brings together expertise across a range of medical fields, supported by its valuable natural remedies.
The Healthy Seven: The spring waters are served directly at the springs, in the treatment centres and in the Wandelhalle. Bad Pyrmont is unusual in having two different types of therapeutic water: sodium chloride-sulphur springs containing brine, and bicarbonate springs rich in calcium and magnesium.
Brine: Brine baths have a calming effect on the autonomic nervous system. Brine exercise baths provide buoyancy that supports intensive muscle and cardiovascular training. Exercising in brine water also reduces strain on the joints and back.
Natural peat: It allows treatments to be given at very high temperatures over an extended period while remaining well tolerated. The optimal therapeutic effect is achieved at 41 to 46 °C. Natural peat therapy improves joint mobility, relaxes the muscles and promotes circulation throughout the body.
CO2 spring gas and the Dunsthöhle: The Dunsthöhle is a unique natural phenomenon. CO2 spring gas rises invisibly from a fissure in the rock to the surface at Helvetiushügel. The carbon dioxide escapes from a magma chamber 4,000 m below ground and drives all of Bad Pyrmont’s therapeutic springs. CO2 brings these healing waters to the surface. It improves circulation in the central and peripheral blood vessels, easing the strain on the heart and circulatory system.

The health centres

Königin-Luise-Bad
Named after the Prussian queen, who visited Bad Pyrmont for treatment several times, Königin-Luise-Bad is the central health centre of Staatsbad Pyrmont. Its specialists include naturopaths and consultants in internal medicine, psychotherapeutic medicine, orthopaedics and physical medicine, as well as three spa doctors. A large therapy team offers exercise therapy, remedial gymnastics, brine exercise baths, brine inhalation, brine phototherapy, massages, lymphatic drainage, relaxation therapy, inhalation treatments, natural peat packs and baths, brine baths, CO2 spring gas baths, nutritional advice and health education discussion groups.

Klinik Der Fürstenhof
A centre of expertise for the musculoskeletal system. This specialist clinic treats orthopaedic conditions, osteoporosis, metabolic bone diseases, rheumatology and gynaecological conditions. It also offers rehabilitation following gynaecological cancer. The medical team includes specialists in orthopaedics, internal medicine, rheumatology and gynaecology. Comprehensive diagnostic services include ultrasound, X-rays, bone density scans (DXA), biopsies, joint aspirations, laboratory tests and ECGs. A large therapy team provides physiotherapy, medical exercise therapy, indication-specific sports therapy in groups – including in the brine exercise pool – occupational therapy, physical therapy and balneotherapy (peat packs, brine baths and carbon dioxide–iron baths), psychological therapies, nutritional advice, a teaching kitchen and health education.

Bad Pyrmont lies between the Teutoburg Forest and the Weser Uplands, in the heart of a region renowned for walking and cycling. The Externsteine rock formation and the Hermannsdenkmal monument are nearby. The HUFELAND Therme and Pyrmonter Welle leisure pool are well worth a visit, with indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna, a giant slide and an outdoor flume. Pyrmont Castle, with its museum, sits beside the spa gardens. Unforgettable sightseeing flights are available from Bad Pyrmont airfield. Bad Pyrmont has a moderately challenging golf course, with further courses within a 45 km radius.