5/5 Kathleen E. 1 year ago on Google • 12 reviews
Last
night
a
girlfriend
and
I
had
our
first
hammam
experience
at
the
Medina
center.
We
absolutely
loved
it.
Our
French
is
catastrophic,
so
we
were
grateful
for
the
helpfulness
and
patience
of
the
whole
staff.
We
were
given
(hot
from
the
printer)
instructions
in
English,
which
we
tried
our
best
to
memorize
since
we
were
leaving
our
glasses
in
the
locker.
.
The
instructions
are
also
posted
in
French
downstairs.
We
were
handed
a
numbered
bracelet,
two
Turkish
bath
towels
(blue
and
orange),
a
regular
terrycloth
hand
towel,
a
robe,
rubber
sandals,
a
container
of
black
soap,
and
a
scrub
mitt.
There
is
a
distinct
routine
with
lots
of
steps.
1.Change
into
robe
and
slippers.
Take
the
blue
bath
towel,
the
hand
towel
and
the
scrubby
mitt
downstairs.
2.Give
your
numbered
bracelet
to
scrub
staff.
3.
Shower
and
soap
up.
The
soap
doesn't
lather,
it's
more
like
a
salve.
Do
not
rinse
the
soap.
4.
Relax
in
hamman
(and
sauna)
for
up
to
40
minutes
and
let
the
soap
work
it's
magic.
5.
Rinse
soap
off
in
shower,
then
lie
on
hot
stone.
We
were
given
new
numbered
bracelets
once
we
laid
on
the
hot
stone.
They
will
call
this
new
number
when
it's
your
turn
for
the
scrub.
6.Get
scrubbed.
They
will
rinse
you
off.
7.A
trip
to
the
cold
plunge
pool.
It's
really
cold.
8.If
you
are
getting
the
oil
rub,
take
another
shower.
Wash
(or
at
least
wet)
your
hair.
9
Head
upstairs,
retrieve
your
orange
massage
towel
from
the
locker
and
head
into
the
relaxation
room.
Give
relaxation
room
staff
your
number
and
lie
down
until
your
number
is
called.
10.
Enjoy
oil
massage.
11.
Get
dressed
and
head
out
for
tea
and
snack.
I
list
these
steps
because
it
was
confusing
for
us
our
first
time.
We
got
lots
of
help
from
staff
and
friendly
clientele
and
vowed
to
return
now
that
we
know
what
we
are
doing.
The
facilities
are
clean,
spacious,
and
friendly.
Loved
the
"female
space
vibe,"
and
saw
lots
of
groups
of
women
of
all
ages.
Everyone
was
friendly
and
helpful.
Swimsuits
are
required,
though
many
of
women
were
topless
and
since
you
take
off
your
top
for
the
scrub
and
the
massage,
next
time
I'll
just
wear
my
bikini
bottoms.
If
you
are
a
more
private
person,
no
worries,
there
were
plenty
of
women
wearing
tops
our
one
piece
suits.
My
friend
wore
a
one
piece,
and
she
just
pulled
the
top
part
down
to
her
hips
for
scrub
and
massage.
Since
we
signed
up
as
a
duo,
we
were
scrubbed
and
massaged
at
the
same
time.
They
are
VERY
thorough
during
the
scrub
and
massage,
which
is
different
from
the
experiences
I've
had
in
the
U.S.
The
oil
massage
included
face,
scalp,
and
breasts.
Honestly,
it
was
fantastic
and
I'm
probably
ruined
forever
for
the
much
more
chaste
Napa
Valley
massage.
The
fee
for
each
of
us
was
69
euros
and
we
were
there
for
almost
four
hours.
A
really
good
value.mI'm
in
Paris
for
six
more
months
and
am
already
planning
to
go
back
next
week
and
figuring
out
a
way
to
budget
a
visit
as
a
weekly
expense!
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