About the bath
A hammam, not a spa
On Al-Madina Al-Monawara Street in Amman, open every day from 9:30 in the morning until 11 at night — for ladies and men, in separate facilities.
The ritual
A sequence that takes its time
A Turkish bath is not a treatment you lie down for. It is a sequence, and it takes its time. You warm through slowly in the steam and the Jacuzzi until the skin gives. You are scrubbed on heated marble with the kese — the traditional cloth — until the day comes off you. You are lathered in natural bay-leaf soap, rinsed, massaged, and in the longer rituals covered in masks of Dead Sea salt, Moroccan mud, milk and honey, rose, or henna and lavender. Then you stop, and sit, and drink something hot.
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Warm
Steam room, Jacuzzi and heated marble. Nothing begins until the skin is ready.
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Scrub
Full-body exfoliation with the kese cloth, then a lather of natural bay-leaf soap.
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Mask & massage
Natural masks and a massage of 15, 30 or 45 minutes, depending on the ritual you choose.
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Rest
Hot and cold drinks are included, and you may stay in the steam room, Jacuzzi and lounge as long as you like.
The house
Marble under a dome of stars
The main hall is marble, lit from a domed ceiling set with small stars. Beyond it are the hot pool under its mosaic dome, the steam room, the massage rooms, a salon, and a relaxation lounge where most of the visit quietly ends up being spent. There is also a private VIP area, used for the Alf Layla Special and for guests who would rather not share the room.
Ladies and men
Separate facilities, the same hours
The bath serves ladies and men in separate facilities, each with its own telephone line, and both keep the same hours: 9:30 AM to 11 PM, every day. Ladies are cared for only by female attendants and therapists, and men only by male ones. Several beauty treatments, including facial deep cleaning, sugaring and waxing, are offered for ladies only.
Nineteen treatments, from 5 JOD
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