Traditional hammam
Steam, black soap, kessa exfoliation, ghassoul clay and rinse.
Hammam & Treatments
The heat, the water, then the rest
The hammam is not one treatment among others. It is a weekly rite, a long hour, and one of the few things in Morocco still done slowly.
The ritual
Three movements, in this order
01
The heat
Twenty minutes in the steam, doing nothing at all. The skin opens, the shoulders come down. We bring cool water and then leave you alone.
02
Black soap and the kessa
Olive-oil black soap, spread and left to work. Then the exfoliation with the kessa glove — thorough, methodical, faintly brutal. This is the part regulars come back for.
03
Ghassoul, then rest
Ghassoul clay from the Atlas over body and hair, rinsed in warm water, finished with argan oil. Then mint tea, in no particular hurry.
Treatments
Arranged with our spa partners
Tell us the day before and our concierge books your hammam or treatment with one of the trusted spas we work with nearby — and arranges the car. You simply choose the hour.
Hammam & massage
The full ritual, followed by a body massage with argan oil.
Argan oil massage
Full body, medium pressure, pure argan oil from the Souss.
Ghassoul facial
Cleanse, gentle exfoliation, clay mask, prickly pear seed oil.
Before you come
Worth knowing
What do I wear?
Swimwear bottoms. Towel, robe and slippers are provided at the spa. Treatments are individual, and men and women are received separately.
How long should I allow?
The treatment, plus half an hour of doing nothing afterwards. Nobody leaves a hammam in a hurry, and that is rather the point.
Do you have a spa on the estate?
Not yet. For now we book your hammam and treatments with spa partners we know and trust nearby, and we take care of the arrangements and the car for you.
Are there any reasons not to?
The heat is not advised during pregnancy, or with high blood pressure or a heart condition. Tell us and we will adapt the treatment — a massage without the steam works perfectly well.
A day’s notice · we handle the booking
Ask us to arrange it
Tell us the day and the treatment; our concierge books it with one of our partners and arranges the car. The hammam is best on the day you arrive — it makes the rest of the week slower.