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Gayrettepe is a business and hotel district on the European side, well north of the Historic Peninsula, and it is not where Istanbul's old hamam tradition lives. The three listings here are modern: a day spa (Melas Spa & Wellness), a massage and spa studio (FEY Masaj ve Spa Salonu) and a hotel spa and fitness centre (Luna Den Spa & Fitness at Sürmeli Hotel). They suit a stay in this part of town. If you are after a traditional Ottoman bathhouse with a marble heated stone, the peninsula pages are the better place to look. Gayrettepe is still convenient for that trip, because the metro runs from here toward the old city.
| Massage (about 60 min) | 1750–6500 TL | 17 |
If you are staying in Sultanahmet, note first that Melas Spa & Wellness is not in the Old City. It is in the basement level (floor -2) of the Melas Hotels building in Gayrettepe, in the Beşiktaş district. The spa takes day guests and combines a hamam, a pool and a sauna with a massage menu that has listed prices. Booking is mandatory and goes through WhatsApp. It is open daily from 07:00 to 23:00, and Google shows 4.8 from 926 reviews.
If you have only a day or two in the Old City, FEY is a trip you have to plan for, because it is in Şişli, not around Sultanahmet. The place offers seven treatments, from reflexology and Thai to medical massage and a Turkish hammam. Sauna and jacuzzi are also listed. Google gives it 4.8 across 486 reviews, which is a strong score for a massage-focused salon. The doors are open daily from 10:00 to 23:00, but walk-ins are not the model: a reservation is required. Prices, session lengths and whether men and women are separated are not published, so ask when you book.
If your days around Sultanahmet are packed with mosques and museums, this spa sits well away from that circuit: it is inside the Sürmeli Hotel in Gayrettepe, on the Şişli–Beşiktaş border, near Fulya and Esentepe. Its doors are open daily from 09:00 to 23:00, so an evening visit after sightseeing is possible. Google shows 4.8 from 113 reviews. The review text could not be read, though, and its website was unreachable, so the treatments, pool or sauna, hamam, prices and visiting rules for non-guests are all unconfirmed. Treat it as a place to enquire about, not a known quantity.
For someone staying around Sultanahmet, Veyron Hotels & Spa is a trip to the north of the city rather than a stop on the sightseeing loop. It is a hotel at Sağlam Fikir Sokak 1/1 in Esentepe, Şişli, on the Levent side, and its spa is inside the building. Google shows 4.1 from 1,364 reviews. The website could not be read, so the services, whether there is a hamam, pool or sauna, opening hours and prices are all unconfirmed. Whether guests who are not staying at the hotel are admitted is also unknown, which makes a phone call the first thing to do.
For a first-time visitor based in Sultanahmet, NuSPA Torun Center is a trip out of the old city rather than a stop on the sightseeing loop. It is a massage venue on Akıncı Bayırı Sokak in Fulya, in Şişli, and the Mecidiyeköy and Esentepe areas are close by. Google shows 4.4 from 134 reviews. The hours are the same every day, 09:00 to 22:00. Our notes do not say which treatments, durations or prices it offers, or whether it has a hamam, sauna or pool, so check those before you go.
If you are staying in Sultanahmet, this is a trip out of the Old City: Muse and Life Spa is inside the TZL Suites hotel in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı, in the Şişli district. Its Google rating is 4.7 from 539 reviews. The menu covers massage (Bali, Swedish, hot stone), a Turkish hamam with scrub-and-foam and coffee peeling, a sauna, a steam room and skincare. It opens at 10:00 and closes at 22:00 every day, and you need to book ahead. Prices are not published; the listing says to ask by phone or WhatsApp. Whether the sections are separate or mixed for men and women is not stated.
Fizyo Help is not a hammam. It is a massage and exercise studio inside the MetroCity shopping mall on Büyükdere Avenue, in Levent, which puts it well outside the Old City. The menu includes classic massage, reflexology and lymphatic drainage, and the studio also runs pilates and yoga classes. It is open every day from 10:00 to 22:00, but only by appointment, which you arrange through the website or on WhatsApp. Google rates it 4.9 from 141 reviews. There is no sauna or hammam section, and no price list was found online.
If your days in the Old City are packed with museums and mosques, this is a place for the other end of the day. Rinova Spa & Massage sits in Şişli, away from Sultanahmet, and lists itself as open around the clock, every day. Google gives it 4.8 from about 100 reviews. The listing does not say which massages are offered, what they cost or whether you must book, so a message or call before you go makes sense. It is a massage venue, not a traditional hammam.
If you are staying in Sultanahmet, treat this as a separate outing rather than an end-of-day stop. Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent is a hotel in Levent, on Büyükdere Avenue in Şişli. Its spa, Qualitasspa, combines pools, a Turkish hamam, a sauna, a steam room and massage, plus a fitness centre. Google shows 4.5 from 5,957 reviews. Opening hours are listed as 24 hours every day. Prices, session lengths and whether outside guests are accepted are not stated, so ask before you go.
For a visitor based in Sultanahmet, NuSPA Kanyon is a trip to a different part of Istanbul: a massage and spa centre at Büyükdere Caddesi 185 in Levent, which is a business district on the European side, well north of the old town. Google shows 4.2 from 173 reviews. The centre opens at 09:00 on weekdays and closes at 22:00, and on Saturday and Sunday it runs 10:00 to 19:00. Its web site could not be read, so the treatments, prices and facilities (hammam, pool, sauna, steam room) are not known. Anyone interested should look at the current list or phone before making the journey.
For a first-timer based in Sultanahmet, this is a hamam in Şişli, a district outside the old city, so it works as a separate outing rather than a stop between museums. Google shows 4.8 from 297 reviews. The listing says it is open around the clock every day, but that may be a data error, so confirm by phone. There is no website, so services, prices and whether men and women have separate sections are not stated anywhere I could check. Ask all of that before you set out.
If you are based around Sultanahmet, this is a trip out of the old city: Harmony Heaven Spa & Hamam is on Palazoğlu Sokak in Şişli. Google shows 4.9 from 134 reviews, which is a strong score, though it says nothing about what is on offer. Google also lists the place as open around the clock every day, which is unusual for a hamam and has not been verified. The listing gives no services, prices or section details, and the business has no website. Treat it as a place to contact first rather than one to walk into on an impulse.
8 venues on this list offer massage; some are massage-only, others combine it with a hamam. Durations and prices are listed with their date on each venue page.
Gayrettepe has its own station on Metro M2 (Yenikapı–Hacıosman), with Şişli-Mecidiyeköy on one side and Levent on the other. Going the other way on the same line, you pass Osmanbey (for Nişantaşı), Taksim, Şişhane and Haliç, then reach Vezneciler-İstanbul Ü. and Yenikapı. At Yenikapı you can change to Marmaray, which stops at Sirkeci. Metro M7 serves nearby Mecidiyeköy. Metro M11 runs from Gayrettepe to Istanbul Airport (IST). For Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), the Havabüs goes from Taksim.
Not among our listings. The three places here are a day spa, a massage studio and a hotel spa. For a historic hamam, look at the Historic Peninsula pages.
Take Metro M2 toward Yenikapı. Vezneciler-İstanbul Ü. is on the same line. At Yenikapı, Marmaray goes on to Sirkeci.
Prices are on each venue's page, with the date they were recorded. Check the current price and availability with the venue before you go.
This list holds 12 verified venues for Gayrettepe. Only places we found good on hygiene, price transparency and guest feedback make the list.
By editor score, Melas Spa & Wellness ranks first (65/100). Google rating and review count are shown on every card.
A hamam is the traditional Turkish bath: heated marble, scrub and foam wash. A spa is the broader concept covering massage, sauna and pools. Many venues offer both.
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