Tour Report: Spa Hotel B.

It was the morning my wife and I were going to leave the Harz mountains to drive North and visit a friend of ours - and maybe some nice spots on the way.
Walking through town the day before, we had discovered the ruin of an abandoned hotel. Part of this hotel had been burned down and demolished about two years earlier, but the other part was still standing, so we decided to take a look the following morning before we left.
Getting on the premises was easy enough - just jump over the fence. Exploring the pool and spa area and the first couple of rooms was easy as well; there was an open door just by the side of the building.
Getting to the hotel's remaining rooms proved to be the hard part. The way led around the back part of the building which was right next to another road with a parking lot of another hotel. And everyone seemed to be leaving RIGHT THAT MOMENT, so we ducked in the bushes to wait till all those people had left. But they didn't; they just stood around their cars and kept talking. At some point, a couple of people left, but others came out - coffee still in hand...
After about 30 minutes of waiting, my wife didn't want to wait any longer and went back to our car, whereas I got tired of waiting as well, but chose to just be blunt and walk past all the people under the assumption that no one would be bothered if I just acted naturally. And I was right, I reached an open back door unchecked and undisturbed and was able to complete my mission.
Unfortunately, the staircase was in the torn-down part of the hotel, so it's only photos from the first floor...


To find out more about the history of this li'l ol' place and to check out all the photos from this spot, click the button below.

Abandoned Pool and Spa (Part 5)

This the final part of the "Abandoned Pool and Spa"-Series.
The photos are from the boiler house. For 17 years, it has been abandoned, but from the looks of it, you could start operating it right away. There were hardly any signs of decay, no mold, not a lot of rust, it almost looked like new.

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Abandoned Pool and Spa (Part 4)

After exploring the spa and physiotherapy area inside the abandoned pool area, we were happy to get some fresh air again as we stepped outside to take a look at the outside wave pool.
Inside, we mostly found mold and dead animals, but outside, a beautiful biotope had become of the formerly probably pretty sterile place.
Reeds, bulrushes and even raspberries had found their way inside, while the water became a kind of brownish pond...

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Abandoned Pool and Spa (Part 3)

These are the last pictures from inside the spa area. I will start with the outside photos in my next post.
As you can see, green is the dominant color in these picture, and I really think it's fascinating that after 17 years, there are still the chemicals for testing the water just lying on the tables.

There really isn't much left to say about the location, so I'll just leave you to the photos...

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Abandoned Pool and Spa (Part 2)

As promised, here is the next batch of photos I took at the abandoned public pool area.
For almost two decades this heated wave pool was the pride of a coastal resort in northern Germany. It was closed down in 1996 for economic reasons and since then, nature has been reclaiming the area - mostly oblivious to the views of the vacationers.
I was really surprised to find it so intact. There is almost no vandalism and no graffiti whatsoever, so it was a great place to take pictures. Even the chemicals used to test the water are still in place, and so is most of the furniture. Only the tanning beds have been taken away, but I can't say if it was during the closing or later.

Anyway, here are the next photos. These have been taken inside the spa/wellness area.

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