Marrakesh Hammams

Marrakesh is one of the most beautiful cities around the world, a very famous destination where the authenticity of the old Medina combines perfectly with the modernity of this charming and magic imperial city.

If you are planning to spend your next holidays in this amazing city, and may be organize a guided tour in Marrakech to see its great historical monuments, Islamic gardens, Souks and hidden corners of its miraculous Medina, you will absolutely want to relax and have some rest. Luckily, the ochre city has just what you need.

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A most popular tradition in Marrakesh to have good relaxation is by visiting a Moroccan Hammam. Tradionnal bathhouses in Morocco can be found in each neighborhood, and for locals, going to Hammams is almost a weekly ritual.

The purity of the body is an important part of life in Islamic communities, usually Muslims go to hammams each Thursday in order to be clean and ready for Friday prayer.

How to hammam?

First of all, you need to know that neighborhood hammams are slightly different from private hammams in Spa Centers or hotels where you can do all the hammam procedure alone in complete privacy.

You will be guided with a local hammam agent to the changing room where you will have to take off your clothes and keep only your underwear like on the beach. The next step is to spend 15 to 25 minutes into a hot steam room using the olive oil soap named ‘Beldi soap’.

After the exfoliation in the steam room, you will have to rinse and wash the beldi soap, then the local agent will help you to take off the dead skin by scrubbing your body with a special glove ‘The Kessa’.

Finally, when you finish the scrub procedure, you will need to clean your body with bath soap and wash your hear with shampoo.

It is important to mention that for a private hammam you need to bring only clothes to change after your session, however, if you are considering to use the public hammam, you will also need your own Kessa glove, beldi soap, shampoo and towels.

Normally, the entrance fees to neighborhood hammams are between 10 to 20 MAD, and you are free to scrub yourself or pay about 50 Dhs for hammam attendant.

Today, the private hammams become increasingly more popular in Marrakesh and can be found in Spa Centers, hotels and traditional guest houses. Below a short selection of the best hammams in Marrakesh:

Best Hammams in Marrakech

Heritage Spa

Located in Bab Doukkala, Heritage Spa is one of the best choices if you are looking for a luxury and elegant Hammam. Each treatment room has its own traditional design with stunning zellij and tadellakt. Heritage Spa offers different Hammam packages and spa treatments that you can choose upon reservation or onsite.

Royal Mansour

If you need to make the Hammam experience more exceptional, Royal Mansour is the most luxury and glamourous Hammam and Spa in Marrakech. Nestled behind the palm trees and gardens of Royal Mansour, this great and impressive Spa offers the best Hammam Treatments in Marrakech even if the prices are very expensive for budget travelers.

Hammam Rosa Bonheur

This traditional Hammam is located in the heart of the old Medina, inside a charming Moroccan guest house “Riad”, with several treatment rooms, and each room is individually decorated with beautiful Moroccan tadelakt and tilework. Like other Hammams, Rosa Bonheur offers various Hammam and Spa treatments for reasonable rates.