We spent a day at the huge Therme waterpark that's coming to Manchester - it's jaw-dropping
There are giant palm trees as far as the eye can see, the temperature is a constant 30C and there's the gentle splish splash of water as I dip my toes into a vast swimming pool complete with a swim-up cocktail bar. I may be abroad right now - but one day Manchester, one day very soon, this really will be ours.
For anyone who spent their summer hols at Rhyl Sun Centre in Wales or The Water Place in Bolton in the 80s, 90s or 00s and thought that was pretty exotic , your mind is about to be seriously blown. And here in Bucharest it's a real range of people using the facility, not just Love Island style gods and goddesses, so there's no need to feel body-conscious. Incredibly there's the capacity for up to 10,000 people to enjoy this place every day, yet it never feels overly full during our visit - that's how massive it is.
It's famous for its "Aufguss" sauna experiences, where you might be called to rub yourself down with honey while a therapist performs a towel dance in front of you. Or head into the Amazon Sauna for a "Fruity Ice" ceremony where you rub a block of frozen ice tea over your body which is sizzling away in 65C heat.
For adults in the Palm, prices start at around £14 for three hours off peak, and £16 during peak times - or £22 off peak/£26 peak for the full "one day holiday" experience inside. For adults enjoying the premium Elysium experience, the prices start from £18 for three hours up to £27 for the full day off peak.
Up in Elysium we headed to enjoy the venue's fine dining restaurant, The Mango Tree, which boasts a seriously stunning outdoor terrace, where we even got to watch the sun set. As night falls, the experience just carries on here at Therme though. The 28-acre resort opposite Trafford Palazzo and The Trafford Centre is set to create 1,200 jobs and have a £4.5bn economic impact for the region. The build time is set to be approximately two years - so we're looking at a 2025 launch .
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