Foam massage in Osmangazi

In Osmangazi, foam massage is offered at two historic hammams and at a thermal hotel on the Uludağ road; at all three, the foam wash is the closing step that follows the kese (exfoliating scrub). What sets the venues apart is what you can do after the foam wash: go back to the thermal pool, rest in a simple hammam or move on to a massage.

After the foam wash: At Keçeli Tarihi Kadınlar Hamamı, the foam wash is the last link in a three-step menu made up of the thermal-water hammam, kese and foam wash; only women are admitted here. Yeni Kaplıca Erkekler Hamamı also has a sauna and a sulphurous thermal pool in the same building; ask the attendant whether you can go back into the pool after the foam wash. Marigold Thermal & SPA Hotel has the foam wash on the same menu as Swedish massage and Sultan massage; you can find out what the packages combining the foam wash with an oil massage include when booking.

Foam wash in a family hammam: The Pithia family hammams at Marigold and the family baths at Yeni Kaplıca are private sections where couples or families can bathe without going out into the shared area. Whether an attendant comes to these rooms for the foam massage, and whether the service is charged separately, varies by venue; ask about this specifically when booking a private room.

Before booking: it is enough to find out whether the foam wash can be had on its own without the kese, whether a different soap can be used for sensitive skin, and whether there is somewhere to rest after the foam wash. As use at Yeni Kaplıca is divided by time of day, also confirm that the foam service is offered at the time you will be going in. The difference between kese and foam wash and the order in which they are done are covered in the foam and kese guide, the treatment itself on the foam massage page, and the district's other facilities on the Osmangazi page.