Antsirabe Thermal Baths & Hôtel des Thermes
Thermes d'Antsirabe
A spa town built around hot springs during the French colonial era. The 1922 Thermes Hotel looks like a castle, and the thermal baths are right beside it.
In Malagasy, Antsirabe means 'the place of much salt.' After Norwegian missionaries discovered the hot springs in the late 19th century, the French developed the highland town into a health resort. The hotel, completed in 1922, is a large colonial-style building with towers. Visitors can enter its gardens and have a coffee. The thermal baths beside Lake Ranomafana offer hot-water pools and private baths. The facilities are dated, but prices are low. The surroundings form the most elegant colonial district in town, well suited to walking.
Opening hours
Beach approx. 08:00–17:00; hotel garden open all day
Nearby sights
- Cathedral of Our Lady of La Salette
- Antsirabe Station & Grande Avenue
- Asabotsy Market
- Pousse-pousse Ride & Handicraft Workshops
- Lake Andraikiba
- Lake Tritriva
- Betafo Rice Terraces & Lake Tatamarina
- Ambositra