About a 30 minute drive from
Antigua, Guatemala is
Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa in
Amatitlán. We visited one Sunday in February. As I entered the building I captured the following images:
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
Inside I discovered two large pool areas on the first level.
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
On the second level they have smaller pool areas, which accommodate 5-8 persons. I especially liked this area because it offers some shade and has a relaxation area.
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
There are four thermal pools that have temperatures ranging from 24 C to 41 C.
The staff is very helpful. They will start you in the thermal pool with the highest temperature (41 C). After 15 minutes they will ask you to move to the coolest pool (24 C); then you restart at the next hottest (37 C), then onto 27 C ending at 31 C. When we finished the thermal baths we were treated to a cool fruit drink.
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| Cool drink at Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
After some relaxation time the ideal thing would be to have a massage and/or other spa treatment. Unfortunately, we did not book a spa service in advance. I would recommend that you book in advance, especially if you plan to visit on a weekend.
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
If you are feeling like taking in a view of the valley there is a staircase leading to observation area at the top.
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
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| Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa © Spaswinefood |
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| A great view of the valley from the observation deck © Spaswinefood |
Tripadvisor reviewers give Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa top marks. We had a very pleasant day at
Baños Termales Santa Teresita and Spa.
While visiting Antigua you might also want to check out the local spas in town. If so you will find the following spaswinefood posts useful:
- The Ceiba Spa
- Antigua's More Elegant Spas
- Antigua Spas
I invite you to join me in my travels in Guatemala and elsewhere at
Spaswinefood, or you can visit my
travel column at the
Examiner.
March 2011
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