MY FAVORITE MASSAGES
The treatments worth booking.
The 15 treatments travellers rate highest in Turkey, from the marble heat of a traditional hammam in Istanbul to the foam scrubs and oil massages of Antalya, Side and Marmaris. Where to steam, what to book, and what an hour costs.
Private Turkish bath in Istanbul’s Old City: scrub, foam massage, sauna and steam plus optional massage. Skip the lines. From $53.
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Istanbul Turkish bath with private hamam, sauna, foam massage, optional full massage and face mask. Small group, female therapists, easy Hilton meet-up.
Side hammam spa with transfer: sauna, peeling foam bath, full-body massage. 2 hours of heat and care for about $21.
Konyaalti spa in Antalya with massage, optional aqua-peeling facial, sauna and salt room, plus tea and Turkish delight.
Private Turkish hamam in Taksim with 30-minute foaming scrub, optional massage, sauna, and pool. Clean, professional, and great value.
A traditional Turkish bath plus full-body foam massage in Alanya Marina, with sauna, tea, and optional upgrades. Usually 1.5 to 3 hours.
Side Turkish bath with hotel transfer: steam sauna, full scrub, foam and oil massage, plus tea, in a 2.5-hour reset for $17.
“Amazing experience…me and my two daughters loved it. Very relaxing and had some added extras added in. Facials for the girls and hot stone massage for me. Definitely recommend”
Pamper yourself in Side with a Turkish bath steam, sauna and salt room, plus two 20-minute massages for about $20 in 2 hours.
Turkish hammam near Sultanahmet with menthol steam, traditional scrub, foam and oil massage, plus sauna, pool time, and tea.
Private Cappadocia hamam and massage for sore muscles, with optional sauna, scrub/foam, aromatherapy, facial mask, and hotel pickup.
Alanya Turkish bath with sauna, menthol room, peeling and foam massage, clay mask, olive oil massage, and optional wine package.
Classic Alanya hammam with sauna, scrub and foam wash, plus an oil massage. Includes transfers and usually runs about two hours.
“My booking included sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, foam scrub, mud face pack and a 20 min massage. I was taken to the Hanzade Spa in Konalki. Yes, as usual they tried to upsell other packages included being told part way through the massage that the masseur had identified issues which he could work on for…”
Antalya’s Demirhan Hamam pairs sauna, steam, peeling, foam and oil massage with Turkish tea in 75 minutes for $64 per person.
Alanya hammam with sauna, steam room, foam massage, exfoliation, Turkish tea, and hotel transfers. 2.5 to 3 hours for about $24.
Private Turkish hammam in Taksim with kese scrub, foam bath, tea, and optional aromatherapy body and head massages in about an hour.
