Clouds of steam swirl about. Seated on a marble slab, you lazily pour warm water over yourself from a gold-plated bowl as you unwind and luxuriate in the heat.
In the hot steam room, you lie down on the heated hexagonal marble stand in the middle for at least 10 minutes. Then you’re led to a marble water basin for the body exfoliation and a bubble soap wash.
There’s a marble Turkish hammam couples suite. In this cocoon a steam, scrub and soap bubble massage helped us get over jetlag on one visit to Istanbul.