Bălțătești Spa Resort
About Bălțătești Spa Resort
Bălțătești Spa Resort, in the commune of the same name in Neamț County, lies in a basin sheltered by hills, in the Salty Valley (Valea Sărată), about 12 km from Târgu Neamț. Its salt-water springs have been used for treatments since the early 19th century, and today the “Dr. Dimitrie Cantemir” Balneophysiotherapy and Medical Recovery Sanatorium, run by the Ministry of National Defence, operates here.
The fame of the waters spread across Moldavia, especially among women and children. Dr Dimitrie Cantemir, the baths' first qualified physician, is regarded as the founder of the resort, and the waters won gold medals at the international exhibitions in Paris (1901) and Bucharest (1903 and 1906). The money and interest these prizes brought led to two hotels, five villas and modern bathing facilities. In the 1970s the old resort was demolished and today's baths, hotels and catering block were built.
What you can see
The resort is small and quiet, with the Narcisa, Topolița and Ozana hotels on Strada Florilor and the treatment centre, which has 75 bath cabins, 10 electrotherapy rooms and a hydrokinetotherapy pool of 85 m³. The waters are sodium chloride (salty) and sulphate waters from 14 springs, tapped in three areas: within the resort, on the Sărat stream and in the Arini valley. The air is rich in negative ions and the climate is mild, with an annual mean of 8.2 °C. The cure uses sodium chloride water baths, galvanic baths, mud packs, electrotherapy, massage and medical exercise.
Good to know
The baths operate as a medical sanatorium: admission is by written request addressed to the commander, with a referral for insured patients, a pension-fund treatment voucher or self-payment. The Bălțătești hotel is being modernised, and patients are housed in the Narcisa, Topolița and Ozana hotels. Văratec Monastery is ~6.5 km away, Agapia Monastery ~13.5 km and Neamț Citadel ~13 km.
- The sodium chloride salt waters of the Salty Valley's 14 springs, tapped in three areas.
- The treatment centre with 75 bath cabins and the 85 m³ hydrokinetotherapy pool.
- The gold medals the resort's waters won in Paris in 1901 and in Bucharest in 1903 and 1906.
- Văratec Monastery, ~6.5 km away, easy to combine with a cure or a day in the area.
Good to know before you go
- Getting there
By car: the resort is ~12 km from Târgu Neamț on the DN15C (~16 minutes) and ~30 km from Piatra Neamț (~40 minutes). From Suceava it is ~70 km (~1h20), and from Iași ~120 km (~2h20).
- Fees & discounts
Insured patients pay a contribution of 52 lei a day, plus the comfort difference for accommodation and meals. Pension-fund treatment vouchers cost 50% of the pension amount, and some categories receive them free. Guests can also pay for themselves; treatments are charged according to the sanatorium's price list.
- Rules
Admission is by written request addressed to the commander, on the date in the admission document; attendance is confirmed by phone 72 hours beforehand. Anyone using a walker, a cane or a wheelchair should say so, so that they are housed on a lower floor. The cure is taken on a doctor's recommendation. The salt waters have contraindications: acute illness, malignant tumours, infectious and contagious diseases, pathological pregnancy and pregnancy in the third trimester, blood diseases. Pets are not allowed.
- Facilities
Treatment centre with 75 bath cabins, 10 electrotherapy rooms, aerosols, Scottish showers, massage and a medical exercise hall · hydrokinetotherapy pool · medical offices and an emergency room on the ground floor of the Narcisa hotel · accommodation and meals in the sanatorium's hotels
Frequently asked questions about Bălțătești Spa Resort
How do I get to Bălțătești Spa Resort?
Bălțătești Spa Resort is located at Strada Florilor 63, Bălțătești, Neamț County. More under “Getting there”
When is the best time to visit Bălțătești Spa Resort?
The best season for Bălțătești Spa Resort: March – December (series March–December).
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