Scan Magazine | Attraction of the Month | Denmark
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Attraction of the Month, Denmark
A different kind of spa Sofiebadet in Copenhagen is a preserved and renovated bath house with a focus on ecology, sustainability and social responsibility. By Nicolai Lisberg | Photos: Sofiebadet
If you are tired of every spa looking the same, you owe yourself a visit to Sofiebadet in Copenhagen. The bath house dates back to 1909 and was renovated in 2009, but has preserved the original interior. “Our spa is very different from other spas. The tiles and floor are made of marble, which gives the place a special and authentic feeling,” says Anne Poulsen, managing director at Sofiebadet.
building that we wanted to use. Now we have all kinds of people coming here just to try this special treatment. Not long ago, we had a woman from New York visiting who said that Sofiebadet was one of her two favorite spa places in the world. People are so relaxed after getting a hamam treatment,” says Poulsen.
The bath house offers a wide range of treatments and baths, but is probably best known for its hamam treatment. On the navel stone in the hamam, guests are resting on a bed of suds and completely covered by a layer of foam from the organic olive soap. The body is massaged and then scrubbed with a ‘kese’, before the body is finally rinsed.
Another aspect that makes Sofiebadet stand out is its sustainability and cultural profile. All toilets in the building use rainwater for flushing; the heat in the hamam room is reused as much as possible; all cleaning products are organic, and the next project is to install solar cells on the roof.
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possible for guests to book the place for themselves for a few hours if they have a private event. “We have a lot of bachelor parties here, as it’s very convenient. We provide towels and so on, but they can bring their own Champagne and snacks if that’s what they want to do. Our guests come here because they can relax, but also because we have a clear position on sustainability,” says Poulsen.
Concerts, private events and sustainability
The bath house hosts intimate concerts, lectures, midnight bathing and joined hamam sessions, and on Saturdays it is
For more information, please visit: www.sofiebadet.dk