Merano, South Tyrol, Italy
Heated indoor pool and a garden pool in a medieval castle, Merano.
Why it made the list
The pool
Behind the walls of a 12th-century castle, the outdoor pool sits in an old botanic garden, with the castle on one side and the mountains around Merano beyond the trees. A whirlpool bench at one end gives you a bubble bath in the open air. It's a summer pool, open from May to September: in the colder months the swimming moves indoors.
The heated indoor pool is the one that stays open all year, from 7:00 to 20:00, under tall arched windows with loungers along the wall. The sauna and steam bath open in the late afternoon, from 16:00 to 19:00, so on a winter day you can swim in the morning and save the heat for before dinner. The whole castle is adults only.
Checked against the property's official facilities on 17 Oct 2026. We re-check monthly.
The stay
Castel Rundegg is a castle hotel in the spa town of Merano, dating back to the 12th century and about a 10-minute walk from the town centre. You can leave the car parked: the centre is close enough to walk to for dinner or a stroll.
Rooms are classic and a little ornate, with carved wooden furniture, heavy curtains and patterned rugs; every one has a minibar and a private bathroom. Dinner is served under the vaulted stone ceilings of the old castle, with local specialities and vegetarian and gluten-free options. The Health & Beauty Farm adds a gym, a Turkish bath, a Finnish sauna and a long list of massages and treatments.
Parking on site is free, bikes are available to rent, and there's a golf course within 3 km. Worth knowing: check-out is at 10:30, earlier than most, and pets come on request only.
Good to know
Yes: the heated indoor pool is open all year, from 7:00 to 20:00. The outdoor pool in the garden opens from May to September.
No: the hotel is adults only and children aren't accepted.
The sauna and steam bath open from 16:00 to 19:00.
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An 11 by 4.5 metre outdoor pool sits on the lawn below the hotel, and from the water the view runs straight across the meadows to the Sciliar. It's heated all year: about 29°C in summer and 33°C in winter, when steam lifts off the surface and the garden around it is under snow. A cover keeps the heat in overnight.
Arched windows and white columns line Kastel's indoor pool, with a painted mural running the length of one wall. The water is kept at about 30°C, there's a water jet and a whirlpool at the edge, and the pool is open all year. Children get two adventure pools of their own, with pool toys and a water slide.
At 1,600 m on the Monte Pana plateau, the indoor pool is heated and open all year, with the Sassolungo filling a wall of windows: in winter you swim with snow on the other side of the glass. It's free for guests and open daily from 07:00 to 20:00, and a separate indoor children's pool next to it has toys and room to splash. Both take all ages.
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