Istanbul · MASSAGE
The good massage & spa days fill up first and the great ones go weeks ahead. Below: the 14 to book early, what each includes, and where they genuinely differ.
Private Turkish bath in Istanbul Old City: scrub, foam, steam, sauna, optional massage, tea and coffee. Skip the line.
“Clean and relaxing place, professional and kind staff. It was the first hamam experience for my 18 old daughter and she was delighted. Thank you!!!”
Private Istanbul hamam with sauna, foam massage, and optional 1-hour massage or face mask. Small group at Hilton Sirkeci.
“Very very good! I was always terrified of massages cause I had a really bad experience in the past, but Suji (i don’t know if this is how you spell it) was fantastic, making me very comfortable and guiding throughout the experience! She was very respectful and an amazing masseur! I’m relaxed and ready to get back to work! Thank you very much!”
Private hamam in Taksim with foaming scrub, optional massage, and sauna plus pool access at Grand Hotel de Pera. $53, 50 min to 2.5 hr.
“I enjoyed every second of my spa visit. The foam bath is amazing and the chilly plunge pool.”
Istanbul hammam near Sultanahmet with menthol steam, foam scrub, oil massage, sauna, pool, and tea after.
“It was wonderful experience! Me and my husband had amazing time. Rima and Anita did really great work. We had bath with peeling and foam massage, and 1,5 hour of regular massage plus face masks. During our visit we could use sauna, steam room and pool. Receptionist was very helpful, he explained us everything and showed all the facilities. Definitely place worth to recommend!”
Private Taksim hammam at Radisson Blu Harbiye with kese scrub, foam massage, sauna heat, plus optional aromatherapy and head massage.
“Amazing experience, totally relaxing. Very beautiful and clean place, really kind and helpful staff.”
Ottoman foam massage at Istanbul Old City Cagaloglu Hammam, moving through warm, hot and cool rooms with tea and Turkish delight.
“Was an amazing experience and a must do. Did not know what to expect but it exceeded expectations. Recommend doing with a friend.”
Private Istanbul hammam with 30-min foaming scrub, sauna, optional massage, and pool access. English, about 2.5 hours, hotel spa setting.
“The staff were very helpful. The treatment was luxurious. A relaxing, restorative activity after touring Istanbul.”
A private Turkish bath in Istanbul with foaming scrub, optional massage, plus sauna and pool time near Hagia Sophia and Topkapi.
“Absolutely amazing massage experience, including body scrub, full massage and face mask. Staff were great, professional and would love to do it again.”
Private Ottoman-style hammam in Sisli at Ramada Plaza: hot room rest, kese scrub, foam massage, optional aromatherapy body and head massage.
“Beautiful setup and luxurious surrounding thought it was off street but really nice and service and bath amazing experience.”
Ottoman-style hammam and massage at Radisson Blu Harbiye in Taksim, with exfoliation, foam, and head plus body relief in about 50 minutes.
“The spa experience was wonderful. Very organized, facilities were clean. Staff is top notch. Value is phenomenal. Definitely recommend it”
Private Ottoman hammam in Beyoğlu with sauna, steam, scrub, foam bubbles, and optional oil massages, plus hotel pickup. From $70.
“Wat een fijne ervaring bij deze SPA. De haman is beneden in het hotel. Er is een sauna, turks stoombad, haman ruimte, zwembad en behandelruimtes. Wij hebben met 4 personen het uitgebreide pakket geboekt. We zijn opgehaald bij ons hotel en daarna vriendelijk ontvangen. Lekker in de sauna en turks stoombad en vervolgens het haman ritueel met modderpakking. Dat was een super ervaring! Vervolgens thee, sap en water en daarna een uitgebreide massage met voetreflex, een handscrub en gezichtsmasker, alles bij elkaar in totaal ruim 3 uur. 😃 En helemaal relaxed terug naar het hotel gebracht.”
Private hammam in Istanbul with sauna, steam, 45-minute massage, face mask, pool time, and tea and sweets. 2 hours.
“Booked this for a Sunday morning for my husband and I. It was heavenly. Much more than I expected. Favorite part was the bubble massage. The two attendants were good at their jobs, but would have been nice for them to introduce themselves and have the different stages of a Turkish bath explained as we went along.”
Relax with a 50-minute Turkish hammam, body peeling, foam cleansing, and body plus head massage at Ramada Plaza in Sisli, Istanbul.
“What a great experience. We have been walking and exploring for several days and it was great to take a day to relax and be pampered. The experience was great and the staff are super nice. I would recommend this experience to anyone!!”
Private Turkish hammam in Taksim with steam, scrub, foam bath, tea, and optional massage and sauna access, all around 30 minutes.
“Amazing experience, one of the best I have had in Istanbul and this is probably the 10th time that I do a Turkish bath, the host with the blood hair was lovely, she bent over backwards to make sure we were happy and pleased with the services. The massage and bath were both incredible and I will be coming back.”
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