spa
Description
The Spa’s Hammam experience blends the time-honored Turkish bathing ritual with a 21st century sensibility. Guests are taken on a journey through several stages of cleansing, purification, massage and relaxation, scented with traditional attar (essences) of rose, pine, sandalwood or lemon. In addition to cleansing rituals, the Spa offers a series of customized Hammam treatments, where a bathing ritual is combined with one or more modern 9 therapies (such as salt peels, facials and ‘wrapless wraps’) to maximize the beneficial heat of the Hammam. Treatments are based around all-natural Sodashi and French Biologique echerché products. The design of The SPA is subtle and understated, decorated in light marble with colored mosaic tiles. The minimalist interiors are punctuated by indigenous touches, such as ornate tas (water bowls), kese (cloths for rubbing down) and peştemal (a wrap worn in place of a robe). Accents of wood and mother-of-pearl on jewelry boxes and hand-held mirrors further infuse an air of Ottoman elegance.