Mother Bath

You need to have something to wear for taking bath and body scrub. I didn't like it. No privacy.

Fill the Termal sue - the thermal water in a 20L container, take it home/hotel, in your security and modesty, enjoy the benefits without compromising your dignity.

Very nice place with thermal pools, the only, water is so hot in the pool! And the pool is only one in Valide Hamam. So you cannot spend a lot of time there because of this.

Traditional turkish bath, where hot springs water, as well as cold springs, are amazingly refreshing. Also you can swim in the outdoor pool even in winter because the water is warm and nice. Very relaxing experience.

*Went with Buta Tour* Where to begin... nothing is clear with this tour apart from the price (and even then, if you pay by card they put commission on top which they don't tell you about) and your start and end point. (TL;DR: JUST. DON'T. GO. Very disappointing and waste of time) 1. Overcrowded small mini bus which you get dropped off to by taxi that is very late (we thought they forgot about us). 2. The information about the tour isn't very clear. You get told the general stuff but once the day is done and they ask for payment and your opinion, you end up discovering that you can have a different choice of food if you have dietry requirements, that there are separate baths for men and women and that it's less crowded during the weekdays. 3. It's difficult to express just how uncomfortable we felt when going to the hot spring pools. It was a Sunday, so very busy and we were not informed of there being separate baths for males and females. The guide assumed we would be fine in the mixed one but oh no! We were very much LESS than fine... as we entered we noticed it was only men everywhere who gawked at us as we went by, not giving it much thought we got changed in the 3 shared female changing rooms where we had to leave our clothes... and then made our way to the pool. Due to the long changing time, I went ahead and didn't wait for the other ladies and that's where I was nearly in tears. The whole outside pool, full of just men staring as I went to put my towel down and made my way to the pool. Once in, I found a gap which wasn't surrounded by anyone and kept to myself, only to have 4 men swimming over in my direction and placing themselves around me. After a few uncomfortable moments I moved to the other side where there was a gap and again, they followed me! The only thing saving me is seeing the other ladies approaching the pool and I hurriedly swam to them. 4. The place itself is quaint and it's nice to walk around but the thermal hot spring really need some work. A quick paint job to freshen up the walls, something on the marble floors so you don't trip and crack your head, maybe sweep the leaves and dust that's been collecting... it's very minor details but they're key to someone feeling like they're in a hygienic and safe environment. I understand there is a difference culture, the price is low and you can't control your surroundings but if we were told Sundays are busy or that the mixed pools would mainly have men there and that we can use the separate sex baths instead or that you can ask for a vegetarian option or maybe the fact that when you pay by card you get charged commission then the whole experience would have been more manageable.

This place is lovely and the staff are friendly and helpful. You can use either the mixed pool (not recommended), or you can go further up and use separate baths, and there you can even book your own family room if you’d like to be alone with your friends or family.

Great place. Needs some updating but over all its is clean

Not much staff speak English but one lady was helpful and speak English. I saw some bad reviews but inside was clean and it was very nice experience. 29 TL for weekdays. They will provide you a wrapping towel in the end but you need to bring your own soap, shampoo, body towel.