The International Baths Congress is hosted by the International Academy for Pool, Sports and Leisure Facilities in Germany (IAB) and is to be held in 2015 in Burg in the Spreewald. The talk by Ernst Ulrich Tillmanns reports on the events venue itself – the Spreewald Spa Hotel and the Spreewald Thermal Baths, connected via the "bathrobe walkway". The baths were planned and executed by 4a Architekten in 2005, while the hotel opened in December 2012, offering its guests an atmosphere for well-being and relaxation. The particular feature and challenge for 4a Architekten was to place the hotel in the context of the Spreewald Thermal Baths in the latter’s immediate vicinity while giving the new building an individual, distinct character.