This is a real deal hammam where actual Turks, not tourists, come for a good scrub down. I really…read morewanted to experience a hammam when I was in Turkey, but we didn't have enough time to go to one in Istanbul. Since we had extra time in Ankara, my husband and I decided to come to the one listed in our guide book. Sure, we could have done a "hammam" at our hotel, but this was much more authentic and housed in a centuries-old building.
It was so authentic that most people didn't understand English. It all worked out though with enough pointing and pantomime. I loved getting scrubbed down with the loofah. So much dead skin came off! The scalp massage during my shampooing was nice too. Just what I needed at the end of a long trip. My husband got pretty brutalized on some hot marble, but in the best way possible. His back was killing him from all the crappy mattresses we slept on, but that night he slept soundly since his attendant was able to destroy all his knots. It certainly -as our Turkish guide put it- made your bones sing songs.
We had a fun time, and it was only $16 USD per person.
