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💡 The Short Version: A neighbourhood hammam is the cheapest and the most local: Lonely Planet gives about 10 MAD to go in, plus 50 to 100 MAD to be scrubbed, and you bring your own mitt, soap and towel. A spa hammam gives you a private room and an attendant: Hammam de la Rose charges 500 to 1,000 MAD (about £38 to £76). A GetYourGuide package with a scrub, a massage and hotel transfer is £32.05 to £78.35 for 2 to 3 hours. Wear underwear; in a public hammam men and women go at separate times. Prices move, so check them when you book.
Public hammam or spa hammam
A hammam is a Moroccan bathhouse: a hot steam room where an attendant pours warm water over you, soaps you with savon noir, a black soap made with olive oil, and scrubs you with a glove, the kessa. Hammams are segregated by gender. Lonely Planet’s figures below date from its 2017 guide to hammams in Marrakech.
| Public (neighbourhood) hammam | Spa or riad hammam | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | About 10 MAD (Lonely Planet) | 500 MAD and up |
| A scrub by an attendant | 50 to 100 MAD extra | Included |
| You bring | A bowl, a kessa, savon noir, shampoo, a mat, clothes and a towel | Clothes to change into |
| Who is there | Men and women at separate times | You and the attendant |
| Where | Every quarter; the smaller ones have no names or addresses | The medina; book ahead |
A public hammam
About 10 MAD · scrub 50 to 100 MAD extra · bring your own kit
Lonely Planet calls Hammam Mouassine, in operation since the 16th century, the oldest hammam in Marrakech and one of the most authentic. It has three tadelakt-plastered rooms of different temperatures with water nozzles along the wall that fill your bucket, and no treatment areas. Entry starts at 10 MAD, and you stake a section of the floor and scrub yourself or pay 50 to 100 MAD for an attendant. Smaller neighbourhood hammams alternate opening times for men and women, and Lonely Planet advises asking your riad or hotel to find the nearest one, because they have no names or addresses.
The men’s entrance of Hammam Mouassine. Photo: Tebbaa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spa and riad hammams
Hammam de la Rose
130 Dar El Bacha, Mouassine · 500 to 1,000 MAD · Ramadan hours 10:00 to 17:00 · website
A private hammam and massage centre that says it is a 5-minute walk from Le Jardin Secret and 10 from Jemaa el-Fnaa and the Koutoubia. Its prices are printed:
| Package | Length | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxation Bouquet | 50 min | 500 MAD (about £38) | 30 minutes of hammam with eucalyptus black soap, a coffee body scrub, then a foot or face massage |
| Anti-stress Formula | 60 min | 550 MAD (about £42) | 30 minutes of hammam and a glove scrub, then 30 minutes of relaxing massage |
| Ceremony of the Rose | 90 min | 800 MAD (about £61) | A 45-minute hammam ritual, a rose mask and a relaxing massage |
| Tour of Morocco | 2 hours | 900 MAD (about £69) | 60 minutes of royal hammam and 60 minutes of massage of your choice |
| Set of Four Seasons | 1 hour 50 min | 1,000 MAD (about £76) | 30 minutes of beldi hammam with a black-soap scrub, a foot massage, a back massage and a face treatment |
Les Bains de Marrakech
2 Derb Sedra, Bab Agnaou, Kasbah · opened 2002 · renovated 2021 · website
A spa in the Kasbah that says it was the first to offer double massage cabins and duo baths, so couples, family or friends can have their treatments together. Its “Signatures” combine one to four treatments of an hour each, from hammams and mud baths to massages and baths, and you finish with mint tea and pastries in a relaxation room. Book on its site.
Hotel spas
La Maison Arabe’s spa has two hammams and is open from 11:00 to 19:00, and Le Farnatchi calls its spa a day spa; see where to stay in Marrakech for both hotels. Royal Mansour’s 2,500 m² spa has a hammam and a heated pool; Lonely Planet’s 2017 guide put its treatments from 1,400 MAD, and calls it the most glamorous spa and hammam in the city.
Hammam packages on GetYourGuide
Most packages combine a hammam, a scrub and a massage, with transfer from a hotel or riad. Where GetYourGuide shows a discount on some dates, the range runs from the discounted to the usual price; the usual price is the higher figure.
| Package | Length | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Hour Traditional Moroccan Hammamad | 2 hours | £32.05 to £35.61 | A 45-minute argan-oil massage; 4.6 stars from 4,056 reviews |
| 3-Hour Hammam & Massage with Hotel Transferad | 3 hours | £37.99 to £75.97 | Black soap and kessa scrub, a 45-minute massage, mint tea; 4.6 stars from 1,843 reviews |
| Traditional Hammam, Massage, Hotel Transportad | 3 hours | £36.01 to £72.02 | A small group; black soap, scrub and a ghassoul mask; marked likely to sell out; 4.7 stars from 2,201 reviews |
| 3-Hour Traditional Hammam and Massagead | 3 hours | £39.17 to £78.35 | Hotel transfer; 4.9 stars from 1,179 reviews |
| Spa Massage and Steam Hammam with Pickupad | 2 hours | £54.60 to £78.03 | A steam hammam and a massage; 4.6 stars from 3,663 reviews |
| Moroccan Hammam and Spa Experiencead | 3 hours | £35.22 to £70.43 | A full-body exfoliation and massage with an optional facial; 4.4 stars from 1,226 reviews |
| Traditional Hammam Experience with Massagead | 1½ hours | £31.58 to £33.24 | A steam session, exfoliation and massage; 4.0 stars from 1,774 reviews |
| Authentic Hammam Experience in Mouassinead | Not listed | £18.70 | A traditional hammam; 4.1 stars from 773 reviews |
The 3-hour packages at £38 to £39 on a discounted date are close to the 550 MAD (about £42) Anti-stress Formula at Hammam de la Rose, and the hotel transfer is included. Read each listing for what is included before you book. The two lowest-rated packages are 4.0 and 4.1 stars.
What to wear and what to expect
The women’s entrance of Hammam Mouassine. Photo: Tebbaa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Wear underwear. You strip to it in a changing room. Some private hammams provide disposable underwear.
- A swimsuit is allowed, but the attendant will probably move it for the full-body scrub.
- The scrub is firm. The attendant soaks you in black soap for a few minutes, rinses you and then scrubs off the dead skin with the glove; afterwards you wash off with soap and shampoo.
- Choose one close to your riad, so you can walk back relaxed. Ask the riad: it will often arrange the kit and the nearest public hammam.
- Ramadan. Hammam de la Rose lists hours of 10:00 to 17:00. See best time to visit Marrakech.
For somewhere to stay with its own hammam, where to stay in Marrakech lists La Villa des Orangers, Riad Kheirredine, Maison Brummell Majorelle and others, and Marrakech riads with a pool the pools. After a bath, where to eat in Marrakech lists the restaurants, and Marrakech cooking classes and food tours the classes and walks. Mouassine, where Hammam de la Rose stands, is also home to Le Jardin Secret: see Le Jardin Secret. 3 days in Marrakech fits a hammam into a day, and Marrakech safety and scams says how to use a guide.
Common questions
How much is a hammam in Marrakech?
Lonely Planet gives about 10 MAD for a neighbourhood hammam, with an extra 50 to 100 MAD to pay an attendant to scrub you; those figures date from 2017. Hammam de la Rose charges 500 MAD for 50 minutes up to 1,000 MAD for 1 hour 50, and GetYourGuide's hammam and massage packages run from £32.05 for 2 hours to £78.35 for 3 hours with hotel transfer.
What should I bring to a public hammam?
Lonely Planet lists a small bowl to scoop water, a kessa (scrubbing mitt), savon noir (black soap made with olive oil), your own shampoo and toiletries, a plastic mat for the floor, a change of clothes and a towel. Nothing is provided in a neighbourhood hammam. A private hammam needs only a change of clothes.
What do you wear in a Marrakech hammam?
Underwear. Lonely Planet says some private hammams provide disposable underwear. You can wear a swimsuit, but the attendant will probably move it for the full-body scrub.
Can men and women go to a hammam together?
Not in a public hammam: men and women have separate days or times. In a private hammam you are usually alone with the attendant, and Les Bains de Marrakech has double massage cabins and duo baths for couples, family or friends.
Are hammams open during Ramadan?
Hammam de la Rose lists Ramadan opening hours of 10:00 to 17:00. Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on or around 8 February 2027.
