A hammam is not a treatment. إنّه عصرٌ كامل.
It is an afternoon. Steam first, so the skin opens. Beldi black soap from Fès, worked in slowly. The kessa glove, which takes off more than you expect. Rhassoul clay from the Atlas, warm on the body. Then argan oil, mint tea, and a long time on the daybed doing nothing at all.
Five steps. Ninety minutes. Nothing rushed.
Every hammam at Dar Zellige follows the order the tradition set centuries ago. Scroll to walk through it.
Steam بخار
You sit in the hot room while the marble warms beneath you. Eucalyptus in the steam. Fifteen minutes, until the skin softens and the mind slows down.
Take the hammam home.
The same beldi, rhassoul and argan we use on the marble, packed in Fès and Essaouira. Tap products to build a ritual box. Three or more and the box is 15% off.
"Water first. Then soap. Then the glove. Then the clay. Then the oil. Then, and only then, the tea."
Lalla Fatima, head therapist, on the order of thingsBuilt like a riad, because it is one.
Zellige from Fès, tadelakt from Marrakech, brass from the souk. Four private hammams around a courtyard, a salon under the arches, and daybeds wherever the light lands.
Hammam al-Aroussa حمّام العروسة
In Morocco the bride goes to the hammam with her mother, sisters and closest friends the day before the wedding. We do it properly: the private wing, a full royal hammam each, henna by Yasmine, orange-blossom water, msemen and tea, and a lot of noise.
- Private hammam wing for up to 8 guests, 4 hours
- Royal hammam and argan massage for the bride
- Signature hammam for every guest
- Bridal henna, hands and feet, plus small designs for guests
- Moroccan tea service, msemen, chebakia, fresh dates
Trained in Fès, Marrakech and Casablanca. Working in Jumeirah.
Lalla Fatima فاطمة
Head therapist · HammamTwenty-two years in hammams, from the public baths of Fès to the riads of Marrakech. Decides the order of everything.
Samira سميرة
Salon lead · HairArgan rituals and cuts for hair that lives in Dubai humidity. Will talk you out of a fringe if she has to.
Yasmine ياسمين
Henna artist · BridalFassi-style henna, mixed fresh every morning. Bridal sets take three hours and she does not hurry them.
Choose a ritual. We'll heat the marble.
No deposit. Cancel free up to six hours before. Arrive twenty minutes early for tea.
Ladies' hours unless a gentlemen's evening is selected. Private wing bookings are confirmed by phone.
Confirmation by WhatsApp. This is a demo, nothing was actually reserved.
Dar Zellige, Villa 14, Al Wasl Road
Jumeirah 2, Dubaiدار الزليج، فيلا ١٤، شارع الوصل، جميرا ٢، دبي
Valet at the door. Robes, slippers and kessa gloves provided. Bring nothing but time.