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Free cancellation up to 48h
Historic hammam ritual with scrub and foam
New Istanbul
from €45 per person
- Duration
- 90 minutes
- Sections
- Separate for men and women
- Confirmation
- Instant
- Languages
- English, Turkish
About this service
Ninety minutes in an Ottoman-era hammam in the Old City: time on the warm marble, a kese scrub and foam wash by an attendant, then tea in the cooling room.
A hammam is less a spa than a sequence, and it helps to know it before you go. You change into a peştemal, the cotton wrap, and lie on the heated marble platform under the dome until you are properly warm. An attendant then scrubs you with a kese mitt, which takes off more than you would expect, and washes you under a cloud of soap foam. Afterwards you rest in the cooling room with a glass of tea. Men and women have separate sections, and attendants are the same sex as the guest.
What's included
- Kese scrub and foam wash by an attendant
- Peştemal, towel and slippers
- Tea or şerbet in the cooling room
- Not included: Tips for the attendants (optional)
- Not included: Hotel transfer
Where we meet
Meeting point
We send the hammam's name and exact address with your confirmation. It is within walking distance of Sultanahmet Square; please arrive 10 minutes before your slot.
Please be there 15 minutes early.
Cancellation policy
- More than 48 hours before
- Full refund
- 24 – 48 hours before
- 50% refund
- Less than 24 hours before
- No refund
from €45 per person
