The small Estonian town of Narva stands on the banks of the river of the same name, along which the border of Estonia and the Russian Federation passes. This town is very quiet and calm, as if it was created for tourists who want to relax on the picturesque shore of the Gulf of Finland and breathe in the purest air of pine forests.
Especially resorts and spa hotels in and around Narva will be interesting to Russian tourists on the eve of the New Year or as a weekend break. Due to the fact that native Russia is very close and there is practically no language barrier, almost the entire population of the town is Russian-speaking. The advantages also include high service and fairly fast Schengen design.
Holidays in Narva
Narva is not the smallest city in Estonia, it occupies an honorable third place after the capital of Tallinn and the city of Tartu. It is the easternmost settlement in Estonia. Visiting the city, you can plunge into ancient architecture and medieval history.
On the banks of the Narva River there is a city museum, once a 17th-century castle, as well as an ancient fortress - a structure built by Danes in the eighth century, and now open to visitors as a museum. It is worth getting acquainted with the building of the town hall, the Alexander Cathedral and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ - the only surviving structure in the Second World War.
But not only ancient sights are famous for the city. In the picturesque surroundings of ecologically clean areas, there are spa hotels in Narva where you can relax, heal and regain beauty.
Baltic health resorts and spa hotels
Only fourteen kilometers north of the city, where the river flows into the Narva Gulf of the Baltic Sea, forming a mouth, there is a resort town called Narva-Jõesuu, or in Russian - Ust-Narva.
The city is fully focused on vacationers, being the most important tourist center not only in this area, but also in Estonia as a whole. The reason for this is the sea coast, surrounded by sand dunes, overgrown with dense pine forest. The combination of the proximity of the sea and a pine forest makes the local air healing and offers relaxation in one of the best spa hotels in Narva-Jõesuu with both soul and body.
How to get there
For the maximum healing effect for vacationers, there is the oldest sanatorium of the same name “Narva-Jõesuu”, created back in the 19th century and offering a wide selection of medical services, as well as spa hotels near Narva.
You can get to them from the city by bus or by private car. But then you need to consider that in the summer season parking in Ust-Narva is paid.
Sanatorium "Narva-Jõesuu"
The spa sanatorium "Narva-Jõesuu" has long been a well-known medical and health resort on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Built in the first half of the 20th century, the building of the sanatorium is a white stone sailboat surrounded by the sea and a pine forest.
The treatment and wellness programs of the sanatorium are diverse. They are developed in collaboration with the Department of Physiotherapy, North-Western Medical University named after Mechnikov and are appointed only after consulting a vacationer with a doctor. The specialization of the sanatorium is aimed at treating diseases of the nervous system, respiratory organs, cardiovascular system, diseases of bones and joints, as well as restoring children's immunity.
Various spa packages, ranging from one day to several weeks, cover a variety of treatment, prevention, or beauty programs. In total, the health-improving procedures provided by the sanatorium include about forty items.
Also on the territory of the sanatorium you will be offered four types of baths, a jacuzzi, a large pool, an infrared and a Japanese bath.
By the way, in the spa sanatorium "Narva-Jõesuu" staying with pets is not forbidden.
Ust-Narva, spa hotel "Meresuu"
Meresuu SPA & Hotel, which opened its doors in 2008, is a four-star eleven-story complex of one hundred and nine rooms, various in comfort, including rooms for people with disabilities. Almost all of them have wonderful sea views.
The spa has a private beach and seven different pools:
- swimming, thirteen meters long;
- large massage,
- foot contrast;
- open pool;
- jacuzzi;
- outdoor jacuzzi;
- Children's swimming pool.
To your taste, you can visit any of the five baths: aromatic, salt, Russian and sauna, as well as a Japanese bath. A gym is always open for active work.
The level of spa treatments here is quite high compared to other spa hotels in Narva, Estonia or even Europe. They include massage, various baths and wellness courses with therapeutic mud, laser treatment, therapeutic inhalations, oxygen therapy, beauty treatments, visiting the salt room, cosmetic wraps, children's massage and much more.
In addition to pleasant, relaxing treatments, excursion tours to the city of Narva are organized from the Meresuu Spa Hotel.
Spa Hotel Noorus
Among the spa hotels in Narva, not far from the border with Russia, can be called Noorus, which opened in 2014.
Located on the seafront, this complex has one hundred and fourteen rooms, among which there are non-smoking rooms, for people with disabilities and allergies. Accommodation for children under twelve years old is absolutely free.
The Noorus Spa Hotel also offers unlimited use of the aquacenter, which includes three complexes:
- main;
- VIP oasis;
- children's sector.
The main sector consists of eight baths, numerous jacuzzis, several pools: a twenty-five-meter swimming pool, a pool with aqua-attractions, as well as a children's and outdoor pool. There is also an outdoor terrace and a bar. You can visit the water center every day from seven in the morning until ten in the evening.
The VIP Oasis is designed for those who are over eighteen years old. It has four saunas, a Japanese bath, a separate bar, a pool with various types of massage and a terrace with views of the Baltic Sea.
For vacationers, there is always a gym, a playground and a restaurant with sea views.