site.btaExpansion of Spa Centre Planned at Arte Spa & Park Hotel in Velingrad

Arte Spa & Park Hotel in Velingrad has planned expansion of the spa centre, the hotel manager Anna Bozhkova told BTA. A separate children’s area and an additional pool with activities for kids will be built. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

"The spa centre is the main spot used for rest and relaxation at our hotel. There are various spa treatments that are characteristic of our hotel," Bozhkova said. Visitors can enjoy a thermal bath, ice fountain, salt steam bath, infrared sauna, Finnish sauna, adventure shower, herbal sauna, aroma steam bath, pools and jacuzzis, as well as a special relaxation zone. The spa centre offers a wide range of massages and  cosmetic treatments for face and body.

"We are the only hotel in the city that uses the Mizinka thermal spring. The water is suitable for treating conditions related to the bones and the reproductive system, but its composition also allows it to be used for spa purposes, as it is not too heavy," the hotel manager explained.

Annual visitors number around 22,000 adults, and around 4,000 to 6,000 children. Some 5% of these are foreign guests, mainly from Israel and Romania.

Arte Spa & Park Hotel is the only hotel in Bulgaria that has been named best spa hotel in the country for nine consecutive years. The award is given by the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association.

BTA presents news from certified spa, wellness, and medical spa centres in Bulgaria in its BG SPA: Salus per aquam, Health Through Water feature. Their total number exceeds 200. The initiative, organized in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and the Bulgarian Union of Balneology and SPA Tourism, is linked to Europe's leading health tourism event, the HEALTHXCHANGE SUMMIT, which will be held from May 11 to 13, 2026, in Varna, Sts. Constantine and Helena, Golden Sands, and Albena. BTA will be the event's main media partner.