Diana Hôtel & Spa: pool, salt cave and the wine route
A heated pool, a hammam and even a salt cave, at the exact start of the Alsace wine route: the Diana is the wellness base camp of Molsheim.
The verdict
At Molsheim, west of Strasbourg and at kilometre zero of the Alsace wine route, the Diana lines up a rare wellness floor: heated pool, sauna, hammam and a salt cave, which sets it apart from every competitor in the region.
The rooms and the spa
Contemporary rooms, a serious restaurant, and that water area where a session in the salt cave slots in between two lengths of the pool. The whole place breathes well kept Alsatian family hotel-keeping.
Booking tip
It is the ideal base for combining Strasbourg with the vineyard villages: Obernai, Rosheim and Mont Sainte-Odile are close by. In winter, the Strasbourg Christmas market by day and a quiet spa by night pair beautifully.
Be honest about transport first. Molsheim is on the foothill railway line from Strasbourg, so reaching the hotel without a car is easy, but touring the villages from here assumes one. See whether you need a car in Alsace.
Book this hotel: for a stay during the Christmas market, book several weeks ahead. It is the busiest fortnight of the Strasbourg year and the good rooms go first.
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Margot Keller
A Strasbourgeoise by choice for fifteen years, Margot looks after the practical pages and the Christmas market file. Every year she walks the markets from opening day, to tell the honest mulled wine from the tourist trap.
