site.btaSPA Hotel Elbrus in Velingrad Upgrades Facilities Yearly, Features Hyperbaric Chamber and Organic Greenhouse

SPA Hotel Elbrus is the only hotel in Velingrad that features both a hyperbaric chamber and an aqua park with thermal mineral water, the hotel’s manager, Darina Shatova, told the Bulgarian News Agency. The hotel was established in 1973, and its facilities are renovated every year. It welcomes some 55,000 guests annually and is a highly preferred destination for prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal and respiratory diseases, Shatova noted.  

The hotel’s spa centre includes four pools, four types of saunas (Finnish, herbal, steam, and an ice zone), a hyperbaric chamber, and its own aqua park, which operates during the summer. Shatova explained that the spa is supplied with water from the Velyova Bath healing spring, used for the prevention and treatment of lung and kidney diseases. Another spring, the hottest in Velingrad, is mainly used for treating musculoskeletal conditions. The hotel's manager added that the water in three of the pools is changed every evening. The hotel is also a popular choice for families with children, largely due to the aqua park. It also has a registered medical centre staffed by qualified physiotherapists. The hyperbaric chamber is used both for treating various conditions and for cosmetic purposes. Shatova noted that it helps wounds and broken bones heal more quickly.

Shatova added that the hotel has its own greenhouse producing organic food, as well as its own pastry workshop. This allows the food offered to taste like homemade. “We are a three-star hotel, but we offer more than some four-star hotels. I want our guests to receive much more in terms of service, quality, and amenities. The hotel is also preferred because of the cleanliness, the warmth of the pools, and the healing properties of the water,” she said.

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.