Hamam
Behind the golden door on the second floor at The Well is Hamam – a gem of a Turkish bath with heat, steam, scrub, and massage.
Hamam
Hamam has its origins in the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire, and was a central part of daily life. As a public bath, Hamam was an important gathering place for both bathing and socializing, where people from different cultural and religious backgrounds could meet and relax together.
Hamam is inspired by Roman baths and traditionally consists of three main rooms: caldarium, a hot room with steam, tepidarium, a room with heat in both the floors and walls, and soğukluk, a cooler room to lower body temperature and relax.
Hamam at The Well
The Hamam bathing ritual begins in the caldarium. Here, you exfoliate your body with a kese, a traditional exfoliating mitt. The scrub provides a good exfoliation and removes dead skin cells. The warm marble benches help your body relax, and this process lasts for about 10 minutes.
While lying on a warm marble bench, the bathmaster lathers up large amounts of soap foam made from olive soap. In the traditional manner, water is poured over you, and your entire body will be enveloped in thick soap foam. The ritual continues with a silk pouch massage, scrub, and light massage of the entire body, followed by a hair wash and scalp massage.
Hamam Lounge
Finish your Hamam experience with sweet Turkish tea in our oriental Hamam lounge.
Here, you’ll find a cozy and relaxing atmosphere with deep, soft sofas, Persian rugs, and comfortable, subdued lighting – a perfect place to unwind after a delightful bathing ritual inside the Hamam.
