Foam massage in Bursa

The 3 venues in Bursa offering foam massage each work differently: a historic hammam for women only, a hot-spring hammam with separate hours, and a thermal hotel with family hammams. All three are in Osmangazi and offer foam on the same menu as kese (exfoliating scrub); there is no place on the list offering foam as a stand-alone massage, separate from the hammam.

Before and after the foam: at Keçeli Tarihi Kadınlar Hamamı the visit is short and simple: warming up in thermal water, then kese and foam. At Yeni Kaplıca Erkekler Hamamı you can also use a sulphurous thermal pool and a sauna in the same visit. Marigold Thermal & SPA Hotel in Çekirge suits those who want to follow the foam with a Swedish or Sultan massage; the hotel has an indoor thermal pool and Pithia family hammams. You can find the order in which to move between the pool, sauna and hammam in the guide to the order of use.

Before booking and going in: ask whether the foam is done on its own without kese, whether it is included in the hammam entry or charged separately, and whether a kese mitt and peshtemal are provided or you can bring your own. Before you go, find out which hours are set aside for whom under Yeni Kaplıca's separate-hours arrangement, whether the family hammam at Marigold needs to be booked in advance and whether guests not staying at the hotel can use it. You can find what to take with you in the hammam bag checklist. As staying a long time in hot thermal water can lead to dizziness, it is sensible to keep the warm-up before kese and foam short; if you are pregnant, or have a heart or circulatory condition or blood pressure problems, consult your doctor first.

How the foam is done is described on the foam massage page; the city's other hot-spring, hammam and spa options are on the Bursa page.