VIVAMAYR Maria Wörth

VIVAMAYR is one of the rare medical health resorts which actually can thoroughly investigate the root cause of your health concerns and find ways to restore balance. What they value the most is the excellence of the method and the facilities, which brings tangible results, even in really complex cases.

A stay at VIVAMAYR can start as low as 5000€ (including the Pure program, the meals and accommodation with a Standard room for single use). 5000€ for one week at VIVAMAYR is really excellent value for money for such a quality of holistic medical care, and the comfort and attention offered. Also, it's good to know that VIVAMAYR has a strategy to not try to sell you more treatments than what is strictly needed. So no bad surprise on the bill at the end of your stay. They believe in turning customers into long-term advocates, who will refer their friends and family.

VIVAMAYR Maria Wörth is one of the best medical health resorts specialised in Mayr medicine, and with an outstanding value for money. Alternatives include MAYRLIFE Altaussee. It's further North, also in Austria, but a different atmosphere. MAYRLIFE is slightly bigger than VIVAMAYR (70 rooms instead of 46), designed like a chalet, and surrounded by alpine mountains. VIVAMAYR is more Mediterranean. There are also more luxury alternatives, with the same excellence in Mayr medicine: For example Buff Medical Resort, which opened in 2025 in Konstanz in Germany. And the ultimate luxury in this space is the 3 Lanserhof resorts: Lanserhof Lans, Lanserhof Tegernsee and Lanserhof Sylt. They don't call their method Mayr medicine, it's branded as Lanserhof Method instead, but still based on Mayr medicine.

VIVAMAYR is a medical clinic, not a spa. You're under daily care of Mayr-trained medical doctors who run comprehensive diagnostics (extensive bloodwork, physical assessments) and create personalized medical protocols. Yes, there's a beautiful spa and lake views, but your day revolves around medical consultations, treatments targeting specific inflammation markers, and learning sustainable health practices, not just massages and relaxation. Expect to be challenged and healed, not just pampered.

VIVAMAYR excels with conditions rooted in gut health and chronic inflammation: stubborn weight despite healthy habits, type 2 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, hormonal imbalances (including difficult menopause), weakened immunity, chronic fatigue, digestive disorders, "silent inflammations" (migraines, rheumatism), and post-illness recovery. In my personal case, VIVAMAYR was particularly effective when conventional medicine couldn't resolve my condition, with symptoms no specialist could fully explain. One guest I met at VIVAMAYR reversed type 2 diabetes and lost 22 kilos over 8 months through multiple visits.

Honest answer: the food is alkaline-focused and medicinal, not gourmet. It's not bad, but it's not delicious either, depending on where you are in your progress along gut health. Sometimes you get only plain boiled potatoes, with a spread to add a bit of taste. Sometimes you get more elaborate options. But your body loves it, even if your taste buds are indifferent. And when it's your 2nd or 3rd stay, you even get a dessert. Portions are highly personalized: some guests get just soup, others get full meals. Many people feel hungry initially, because the stomach is used to receive bigger portions, until it gets used to having just what it actually needs (negotiation with your doctor is possible and encouraged). This helps to feel the sensation of satiety again. You'll eat breakfast (egg, smoked fish, yogurt, special bread), a proper lunch (soup + vegetarian or fish/meat dish), and light dinner (soup, bread or potatoes). No coffee, no alcohol, zero exceptions. You learn to chew 40-50 times per bite and drink only 30 minutes before/after meals, never during.

The ideal time to come back for a second VIVAMAYR program is after 6 months or 1 year. This lets the body integrate the benefits of Mayr Medicine, and allows to deepen the lifestyle changes for even greater benefits for health and wellness. In some cases, guests return to VIVAMAYR up to 4 times a year in the first year. We can discuss your exact needs if you need advice.

The clinic stands on the shore of Lake Wörthersee in Carinthia, southern Austria. Klagenfurt airport is 20 minutes away but thin on connections. Most guests fly to Ljubljana, 90 minutes by car, or to Vienna, around three hours. The clinic arranges private transfers.

Three serious Mayr houses work within a short drive of each other. VIVAMAYR Maria Wörth is our clients' favourite: incredible medical depth, and great value for money. MAYRLIFE Altaussee is very similar, in a more alpine setting, also by a lake. It built a remarkably strong brand in two years, having been VIVAMAYR Altaussee before. The Original Mayr is where the cure began.