"Krivan" in Karlovy Vary is one of the most popular resorts in the resort, where people from different cities of Europe and the CIS come to relax and get treatment. And this is not surprising, because there is so much that you don’t have to get bored for a minute, and impressions about the rest will remain for life.
Location of the sanatorium
There is a sanatorium "Krivan 3 *" in the Czech Republic, in Karlovy Vary, which is located in the very center of this resort area - on Sadova Street, at number 5. The location of this building is very convenient for every vacationer. It takes only 5 km to drive from it, and you can get to the train station to go home or go to another Czech town, and it is not far from the airport, you only need to drive 20 km to it. In addition, there are mineral springs near the sanatorium where you can swim and get some water to drink it or even bring it home with you in a bottle.
Also nearby is the picturesque Mill and Garden Colonnade, where you can spend your free time with benefit for body and soul. Even near the sanatorium there was a shopping center where you can buy a lot of souvenirs, gifts, clothes, cosmetics and products, and then relax in a cafe or restaurant. And most importantly, not far from the hotel there is a city park, a visit to which will be remembered for a long time, thanks to the mass of attractions and beautiful trees and flowers growing there. And the sanatorium building itself, built in the 19th century, is simply impressive! It is divided into three parts - the Concordia, Slovan, and Columbus buildings, which are combined and look like one.
Accommodation
In Krivani in Karlovy Vary there are 173 rooms available, divided into categories:
- Singl - standard single room measuring 18 m 2 ;
- Dbl - standard double room measuring 8 m 2 ;
- two-room apartment - a room consisting of a living room and a bedroom, size 30 m 2 ;
- three-room apartment - a room consisting of a living room, two bedrooms, size 40 m 2 ;
- four-room apartment - a room consisting of a living room, a bedroom, a children's room and a winter garden, size 45 m 2 .
All rooms have a toilet, a bathroom with a shower, a hairdryer, a telephone, a fridge, a TV with Russian channels RTR and ORT, as well as German and Arabic TV channels. In each room, except for single, you can additionally, for a small fee, put a bed for a child or adult. In addition, the apartment also has a minibar and a toilet with a bidet.
Room Service
High-class service at the Krivan hotel in Karlovy Vary deserves special mention. A thorough cleaning of the rooms is carried out daily, linen is changed 2-3 times a week, and towels are changed every day. In addition, all guests are given free bathrobes, in which it will be convenient for them to relax in their rooms after procedures and active pastime. For a fee of 1 euro per day, you can order a safe in your room for storing important things, and to relax with your pets, you only need to pay 5 euro per day for them, and there will be no need to look for a place at home where to attach a pet for the rest.
The purpose of the sanatorium
Since most people come to Krivan in the Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary) in order to improve their health, it is very important to find out exactly what he specializes before the trip. And it turns out that the indications for treatment in this sanatorium will be such diseases and problems as:
- recovery from severe intestinal infections, as well as diseases caused by parasites and fungi;
- recovery after operations on the digestive tract;
- chronic diseases of the biliary tract and gall bladder;
- recovery after operations on the gallbladder or after removing stones from the kidneys;
- chronic or autoimmune hepatitis;
- diseases of the pancreas and digestive tract;
- Crohn's disease;
- sciatica or rheumatoid arthritis;
- various types of arthrosis;
- gout.
Treatment
Judging by the reviews of the Krivan sanatorium in Karlovy Vary, all the clients here are very pleased with the high-quality medical care provided by highly qualified doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and masseurs. All of them work in the balneological department, located on the territory of the sanatorium-hotel, equipped with the most modern equipment. The department operates every day, except Sunday, from seven in the morning until three in the afternoon.
Usually, treatment of patients in a sanatorium begins with the fact that in the first days they undergo a medical examination, ECG, and undergo tests. The results of these examinations go to the doctor, who prescribes a special diet for the client and writes out directions for the procedure. Usually this is one main method and a couple of additional lungs that are more conducive not to recovery, but to relaxation of the client. In total, there are about fifty types of treatments, but one of the most popular is inhalation, irrigation, whirlpool, carbon dioxide or pearl baths, underwater showers, exercise therapy, laser therapy, hydrostimulation, myostimulator, light therapy, magnetotherapy and ultrasound. In the middle of the course, patients undergo a follow-up examination in order to adjust the treatment, and before leaving the sanatorium they will have a final examination, which will show what they achieved during the treatment.
Healthy Lifestyle Program
Very often people who want to improve their health come to the Krivan sanatorium in Karlovy Vary under the Healthy Lifestyle program. It costs a little more than a classic vacation package, but it provides a larger range of services. Naturally, first the client will have to undergo an examination, make an ECG and take tests. After that, he will be waiting for a special examination using the In-Body device, and then the doctor will prescribe a diet for the patient and prescribe a direction for 14 procedures, which include:
- two baths to choose from - pearl, peat, whirlpool, carbonic or dry carbonic, which will depend on the state of health;
- two classic massage treatments;
- two visits to the salt cave or two oxygen therapy;
- two yoga classes or group gymnastics at the request of the client;
- two water gymnastics classes in the pool;
- two Nordic walking sessions, which in winter are replaced by yoga or group gymnastics;
- two visits to Wellness & Spa center.
Geyser Week Program
Another popular healing package in Krivani in Karlovy Vary is a program that allows you to fully enjoy the hot mineral springs. It involves receiving, in addition to the standard hotel service, also one bottle of wine in the room and receiving one coffee with sweets or ice cream. Naturally, an introductory and final physical examination is also performed here, tests are performed, an ECG is taken and an examination is performed using the In-Body unit. In addition, the client can get 12 treatments: 2 classic massages, 2 pearl or whirlpool baths, 2 salt caves, 2 Kneipp paths, 1 compression and regeneration bath and 3 visits to the spa. But most importantly, visitors who choose such a program get the opportunity to visit several amazing excursions from the Kaleidoscope Travel travel agency.
Nutrition
A lot of positive reviews about the Krivani in Karlovy Vary are left about the food in the sanatorium. In total, there are 6 restaurants on the territory of the institution with four hundred seats. Breakfast here starts at 7:30 and ends at 9:00 and it is a buffet with a huge selection of dishes. In turn, lunch lasts from 12:00 to 13:30, dinner - from 17:30 to 18:30, and here customers already choose their dishes from the menu, which offers guests to choose from three types of soups and 13 main dishes. Be sure to at every meal clients are offered meat dishes, fish, sweets and vegetarian food. And each of the guests is already picking up the food that suits him, depending on the recommendations of the doctor who prescribed him this or that diet. Well, in order not to make a mistake in choosing, they just need to carefully read the note under each dish, which will indicate the number of the diet, nutritional value and the presence of allergens.
Entertainment and relaxation
If you analyze the reviews about the Krivan hotel in Karlovy Vary, you can understand that you won’t be bored there. And this is not surprising, because there are a huge number of different places to stay.
- You can read an interesting book in the library for free.
- Wanting to find a beautiful tan, you can go to the solarium.
- In the beauty salon, you can make yourself a hairstyle, pedicure or manicure, as well as take care of your body.
- There is a day bar in the lobby where you can enjoy delicious drinks and also connect to Wi-Fi.
- The fitness room will open its doors to anyone who wants to work out on comfortable fitness equipment.
- In the evening, you can have great fun and dance on the summer terrace, where live music is played.
- To relax and unwind, you can visit the salt cave or walk along the Kneipp contrast path.
- Every day at the sanatorium, various entertainment programs or dance evenings are organized, which allow guests to get to know each other closer and have fun.
Spa Salon
The joint-stock company Bohemia Lazne, which owns the sanatorium, in addition to the treatment at Krivani in Karlovy Vary, provides guests with the opportunity to relax and relieve stress by opening the comfortable Wellness & Spa, which everyone likes, without exception. The main place in the center is occupied by a pool measuring 12 x 5 meters and a depth of 120 cm, which has a counter stream, a pearl massage bench and a small geyser, which makes swimming even more fun and interesting. The water temperature in this pool is always about 30 0 C, so swimming in it will be pleasant and relaxing. If you want to not just swim, but also warm up, then this can be done in an infrared, Finnish or steam sauna. Well, if you want to cool, then this can be done in shower jets or in an ice room.
Additional services
In addition, in Krivani in Karlovy Vary, additional services are provided to customers. Everyone who comes to the hotel can also use a number of other services:
- in the information desk you can find out about various excursions, as well as purchase souvenirs or tickets to the theater, museum or concert;
- at the reception there is a currency exchange office where you can exchange your country's money for Czech crowns and vice versa;
- you can leave your car in the garage if you decide to come to the sanatorium by your own transport;
- hotel taxi can take you from the hotel anywhere in the city;
- if you want to buy, for this there is a grocery and a store with natural remedies on the territory of the sanatorium.