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Turkish bath, sauna or steam room?
A sauna is hot, dry air; a steam room is warm air full of steam; a Turkish bath adds what neither has — an attendant who scrubs you with a kese and washes you in foam. In Belek you do not have to choose: the Basic Hamam includes the sauna and the steam room as the warm-up, then the kese, the foam and an aromatic oil massage of about 20 minutes.
Updated Saturday, 26 September 2026
Sauna: dry heat
You sit in hot, dry air and let the heat do its work. Nobody washes or scrubs you — it is heat, rest and a cool-down.
Steam room: humid heat
The air is warm and saturated with steam, so it feels damp rather than dry. Again, you sit and relax on your own.
Turkish bath: the heat is only the start
A hamam uses warmth and water, and then comes the part that makes it a Turkish bath: the kese scrub, then the foam wash and foam massage, done for you by an attendant.
| What | Sauna | Steam room | Turkish bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| The air | Hot and dry | Warm and full of steam | Warm and humid |
| What you do | Sit and rest | Sit and rest | Warm up, then an attendant scrubs and washes you |
| Scrub and foam | No | No | Kese scrub, foam wash and foam massage |
| In the Belek Basic Hamam | Included | Included | Included, with an aromatic oil massage |
Which should I choose?
If you only want heat, a sauna or a steam room is enough. If you want to be scrubbed, washed and massaged, it has to be a hamam — and in the Basic Hamam the sauna and the steam room come first anyway, so you have all three in one visit.
Heat is not for everyone
Sauna, steam and hamam are all heat. They are not recommended during pregnancy, with heart or circulatory conditions, or if you are sensitive to heat or humidity. Read the health and safety notes before you book.
Book the Basic Hamam in Belek
€25 per adult, return hotel transfer included. You see the final price before you confirm, and you pay on the day.