Bulgaria’s Best Hotel Spa 2025

Bansko, 25 September 2025 – The Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko’s luxurious spa centre, Kempinski The Spa, has been awarded for the tenth time as “Bulgaria’s Best Hotel Spa” by the World Spa Awards. The votes were cast online during a 12-week voting period on the organisation’s official website. Spa industry senior executives, high-end travellers, tour operators, media and spa consumers from all over the world were eligible to vote for the brands they considered to have performed at an exceptional level. The full list of the winners can be found at: https://worldspaawards.com/winners/2025.

The award winning Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko features one of the biggest and best-equipped spa centres in the region. The modern Kempinski The Spa is known for its signature treatments, authentic Thai massages and state-of-the-art facilities. It features 13 treatment rooms, a tailor-made aroma steam bath, four different types of saunas, laconium, two experience showers, an energising snow room, a specially organised deep digital detox area, an ice fountain, a contemporary 24-hour gym, one indoor and two outdoor swimming pools, an outdoor children’s pool and one outdoor and one indoor jacuzzis. The guests of the spa centre can enjoy the world-renowned and preferred by the Brazilian football legend Neymar - NORMATEC technology – a leg recovery system for use after exercise to enhance blood flow and speed up recovery. The modern spa centre also features BEMER body recovery technology, favoured by the Austrian ski racer and five-time World Cup Champion Marc Girardelli. The Bemer device delivers a specific pulse of electromagnetic energy to increase blood vessel circulation. It is ideal for virtually anyone, from the active athlete to teenage children. Kempinski The Spa is also famous for its exclusive cosmetic line, St. Barth, with entirely natural ingredients from the famous Caribbean Island of St. Barth’s and a new molecular cosmetic line, N8 Molecule, which represents an advanced form of high-tech skincare.

Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko is participating in the current vote for another prestigious international award – “Bulgaria’s Best Ski Hotel 2025”. Anyone wishing to support the hotel can cast their vote on the World Ski Awards website until 10 October 2025: https://worldskiawards.com/award/bulgaria-best-ski-hotel/2025.

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About Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko: Being the only ski-in and ski-out hotel in the area, Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko is located in the very heart of the most popular and vibrant winter resort in the Balkans – Bansko, right across from the gondola lift station, which gives access to 75 km of ski runs groomed at a high international level, suitable for all skiers, from complete beginners to advanced ones. The luxury hotel is the only international branded winter resort in this part of the Balkans and is open year-round. It features 157 Alpine-style rooms, including 25 suites and an exclusive Presidential Suite, Kempinski The Spa with unique thermal facilities, four conference rooms and eight restaurants and bars with spectacular views of the majestic Pirin Mountains. Graced with European flair, the hotel grants the ultimate Kempinski ski, gourmet and spa experience.

About Kempinski: Created in 1897, Kempinski Hotels is Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group. Kempinski’s rich heritage of impeccable personal service and superb hospitality is complemented by the exclusivity and individuality of its properties. Today, the Kempinski Group operates 75 hotels and residences in 33 countries and currently has more than 25 prestigious projects under development around the globe. Each five-star hotel reflects the strength and success of the Kempinski brand without losing sight of its heritage; each one imbues the quality guests have come to expect from Kempinski while embracing the cultural traditions of its location. The portfolio comprises historic landmark properties, award-winning urban lifestyle hotels, outstanding resorts and prestigious residences. Kempinski is a founding member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands. www.kempinski.com www.ghadiscovery.com

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Vyara Kalcheva · Sales Manager ·

Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko

96, Pirin Street · 2770 Bansko · Bulgaria

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