Experience Turkish and Moroccan Hamam in Puerto Vallarta Rande Lee - Out & About PV
go to original February 28, 2024

Hamam Turkish Boutique Spa opened in February of 2019 and it has been winning converts ever since. A one of a kind venue in Puerto Vallarta, you have the sense of being in a far away land as soon as you enter the peaceful space.

Multicolored Turkish lamps hang peacefully from the ceiling, Middle Eastern music plays softly in the background, and a large picture of the stunningly beautiful Blue Mosque and adjacent Hagia Sophia in Istanbul Turkey hangs proudly in the lobby.

Visiting with Tommie Lopez, the Manager of Hamam, on the first afternoon of December 2023, he described to me the pilgrimages the staff made to Istanbul, Turkey in September of 2021 and to Marrakesh, Morocco in September of 2023.

They received specialized training from male attendants called Tellaks, and female attendants called Natirs, who both perform the Hamam Ritual. By learning the techniques indigenous to those lands, they were then able to offer a more authentic experience here, which incorporated new offerings of products such as black olive eucalyptus soap, kesse gloves and fragrant Moroccan soaps of; rose, lavender, and citrus.

Tommie explained that their process is a mixture of both the Turkish and Moroccan Hamam. He stated thoughtfully, “we have combined the best of both worlds to apply to our Hamam Ritual here in Vallarta.”

"I learned the Hamam Ritual enjoyed in Puerto Vallarta is different in one key aspect to a treatment that you would receive in Turkey, or Morocco. Here, a specially trained massage therapist conducts the entire treatment, whereas in other countries one attendant performs the Hamam, then another attendant performs the massage. Having one person perform both aspects of the Ritual makes the process a more seamless encounter."

A range of packages for men, women, couples, private groups, and individuals are available. All services provided are professional in nature, and each member of the staff is dedicated to that professionalism.

Hamam Turkish Boutique Spa
Lazaro Cardenas 240, Zona Romantica, Puerto Vallarta 48380
Telephone: 52 322 214-4827
Email: hamampv(at)gmail.com
Website: HamamPV.com

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