Turkish Bath & Spa in İzmir | Maissha Spa

First time?

What a Turkish bath actually involves

Four steps, about ninety minutes, and nothing you have to work out on your own — someone walks you through each part.

1

Warm up

You lie on the heated marble for fifteen or twenty minutes. Nothing is asked of you here; the heat is doing the work, opening the pores and softening the muscles for what comes next.
2

The kese scrub

An attendant works over you with a coarse mitt. It is firmer than most people expect, and it takes off a layer of dead skin you did not know you were carrying. This is the part guests talk about afterwards.
3

Foam wash

Mountains of olive-oil soap foam, worked over the whole body, then rinsed with warm water poured from a copper bowl. This is the pleasant half of the bargain.
4

Massage

In a private room, on a table, with oil — or without, if you chose Thai. Forty, sixty or ninety minutes. Afterwards the sauna and the pool are yours for as long as you like.

Bring swimwear. That is the whole list. Towels, the peştemal wrap, slippers, shampoo and the kese mitt are all provided. You stay wrapped throughout — nobody is asked to undress beyond that.

For you

Which massage is right for you?

Four short questions. Tell us where it hurts and what you are hoping for, and we will name the treatment that fits — and why.

This is a guide to our treatments, not a medical diagnosis or a course of treatment.

Treatments & Prices

Massage only

Full package

40 Minutes MASSAGE

Hamam only

Includes the traditional scrub and foam massage

1.200₺

Getting here

How far is it from your hotel?

Approximate driving times to Buca in normal traffic. Most visitors stay in Alsancak or Konak — both are around 20 minutes away, and the airport is about 15. Type your area to find it.

10min

Nearest district

9

Districts within 30 min

20min

From the city centre

Buca Göksu, 682. Sk. No:55-57 — we are here Us

Under 30 minutes

Practically neighbours

Karabağlar Uğur Mumcu · Gürçeşme · Yeşilyurt 10 min 5 km

Gaziemir Sarnıç · Emrez · Fatih 15 min 7 km

Konak Alsancak · Kemeraltı · Güzelyalı 20 min 9 km

Bornova Erzene · Kazımdirik · Evka 3 25 min 15 km

Balçova Onur · İnciraltı · Korutürk 25 min 15 km

Menderes Görece · Oğlananası 28 min 20 km

Narlıdere Narlı · Limontepe 30 min 18 km

Bayraklı Manavkuyu · Bayraklı · Yamanlar 30 min 17 km

30 – 60 minutes

An easy drive

Güzelbahçe Yelki · Çamlı 38 min 25 km

Torbalı Ayrancılar · Pancar 38 min 30 km

Karşıyaka Bostanlı · Alaybey · Mavişehir 40 min 22 km

Kemalpaşa Ulucak · Armutlu 42 min 35 km

Çiğli Ataşehir · Balatçık 45 min 28 km

Menemen Emiralem · Asarlık 48 min 40 km

Urla Zeytineli · İskele 48 min 40 km

Seferihisar Sığacık · Ürkmez 52 min 50 km

Tire Kaplan · Boynuyoğun 58 min 65 km

60 minutes and over

Plan the day around it

Selçuk Efes · Pamucak 65 min 75 km

Aliağa Horozgediği · Yenişakran 68 min 75 km

Foça Eski Foça · Yeni Foça 72 min 85 km

Çeşme Alaçatı · Ilıca 75 min 85 km

Bayındır Çamlık · Kurudere 78 min 85 km

Ödemiş Bozdağ · Birgi 85 min 95 km

Beydağ Beydağ Merkez 95 min 110 km

Dikili Çandarlı · Bademli 95 min 110 km

Bergama Bergama Merkez 98 min 110 km

Kiraz Kiraz Merkez 105 min 120 km

Karaburun Karaburun Merkez · Mordoğan 105 min 110 km

Kınık Kınık Merkez 110 min 130 km

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See the place

The marble hamam room at Maissha Spa, İzmir

What guests say

4.6 220 reviews on Google Maps

Translated from Turkish — originals are on our Google listing.

Read them on Google

“This was my third visit and each time the welcome and the service have been better. The therapists are very skilled and attentive. The owner is just as attentive, and a kind face. I was genuinely happy with it. My advice to anyone going: have everything, take the whole service, you will not regret it. Real value for money.”

Yasin E.

Google review, translated

“I had a wonderful massage. I have just walked out and I am really pleased. The place was very clean, quiet and calming. Jasmin in particular was incredibly professional. Afterwards my whole body had let go and the stress was gone. I absolutely recommend it.”

Ayşe K.

Google review, translated

“My husband and I went together and we were very happy — the scrub, the foam, the massage, all of it was excellent. We hesitated at first because of the neighbourhood, but it surprised us: they are very attentive and everywhere is spotless. We will definitely go back.”

Simge A.

Google review, translated

“I went, I saw, I left extremely happy. The energy of the staff and the care at reception were wonderful. I recommend it strongly.”

Ferhat T.

Google review, translated

“Possibly one of the best spa centres you can go to in İzmir. The hamam is very clean and the massage staff are genuinely professional. Thank you for the hospitality — I will come again.”

Zekeriya K.

Google review, translated

Questions people actually ask

What actually happens in a Turkish bath?

You start in the warm marble room and let the heat do its work for fifteen or twenty minutes. Then an attendant scrubs you down with a rough kese mitt — this is the part that surprises people, and the part everyone comes back for. After the scrub comes the foam wash, then a rinse. If you have booked a massage, it comes after that, in a separate room, on a table. Most people are with us for between one and two hours.

Do I have to be naked?

No. You are given a peştemal — a traditional cotton wrap — and you keep it on throughout. Guests usually wear swimwear underneath, and we would recommend it. Nobody is asked to undress beyond that.

Is it mixed, men and women together?

Massage rooms are private. For the hamam, tell us when you book how you would prefer it and we will arrange the session accordingly — couples are welcome together, and we also have a couples room.

What should I bring?

Swimwear, and that is genuinely all. Towels, peştemal, slippers, shampoo and the kese mitt are provided. Leave jewellery at the hotel; there are lockers, but there is no reason to bring valuables.

Do you speak English?

Yes — reception speaks English, and WhatsApp is the easiest way to arrange everything in advance. Our therapists speak enough English to check pressure and comfort with you during the treatment, which is the part that matters.

Do I need to book in advance?

Walk-ins are often fine on weekdays. Evenings and weekends fill up, and if you want a specific therapist or the couples room you should message us a day ahead. A WhatsApp message is enough — no deposit.

How do I get there from the city centre?

We are in Buca, about 20 minutes by car from Alsancak or Konak and roughly 15 from Adnan Menderes airport. A taxi from the centre is straightforward; any driver knows Buca. The directions button on this page opens Google Maps with the address already set.

How much does it cost?

Hamam on its own — including the scrub and foam massage — is 1.200₺. A massage starts at 1.800₺ for 40 minutes, and the full package, which adds the hamam, unlimited sauna and pool, starts at 2.400₺. Prices are in Turkish lira and we take cash and cards.

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