Thermal pools in Ankara

The 4 venues in Ankara offering a thermal pool are in three districts outside the city centre: two in Kızılcahamam, one in Haymana and one in Beypazarı. All four are listed as thermal hotels; the two in Kızılcahamam are resort spas that also have a hammam and sauna, while the one in Beypazarı is a hot spring set in nature.

The options in Kızılcahamam, Haymana and Beypazarı

Eliz Hotel Convention Center Thermal Spa & Wellness in Kızılcahamam offers private family cabins alongside thermal pools, saunas and hammams separated for women and men; its record also mentions separate hours. In the same district, Çam Thermal Resort & Spa Hotel in Soğuksu National Park offers mineral hot-spring pools together with family hammams, a steam room, a jacuzzi, and kese (exfoliating scrub) and foam massage. Haymana Termal Hotel is a hotel that offers use of its thermal pool together with accommodation. Beyter Beypazarı Termal Tesisleri brings together the Dutlu and Tahtalı thermal baths, mineral-water drinking fountains and a range of places to stay.

What to ask before you go

As all four venues are far from the city centre, you need to decide at the outset whether your visit will be a day trip or include an overnight stay. When booking, check the following:

• Whether guests not staying overnight can use the thermal pool, and what a day pass includes.
• How the women's and men's pools or hours are separated; whether a family cabin or family hammam needs a separate booking.
• The temperature of the pool water and the recommended length of a single stay in it.
• The rules on swimwear, swimming caps and slippers.

If you have a heart or circulatory condition, blood pressure problems or are pregnant, consult your doctor before getting into hot thermal water. You can find out what a thermal pool is and who it suits on the thermal pool page, and the city's other spas and hammams on the Ankara page.