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Rise SPA Old City is a day spa on the upper floor of a building on Vidinli Tevfikpaşa Street in Fatih, within walking distance of Vezneciler metro and the Beyazıt tram stop. It has a pool, hammam, sauna, steam room and massage rooms, and opens every day from 10:00 to 23:00. Women and men share the same areas; a female therapist can be requested when booking, subject to availability.
Alaturka Hamam Taksim sits on Refik Saydam Street in Beyoğlu, on the lower level of the Grand Haliç Hotel. Women's, men's and couples' sections are available, and packages come with towel, soap, shampoo, scrub mitt and slippers included. Prices are listed in euros (hammam packages from €55, massages from €35); it is open daily 09:30–23:00 and bookings go through phone or WhatsApp.
A traditional Turkish bath on Dr. Eminpaşa Street in Alemdar, set between Sultanahmet and Çemberlitaş. You can only get in with an online booking made through a separate ticketing site, and you pay at the venue rather than in advance. The basic package runs about an hour, longer ones add massage and reflexology, and prices are quoted in euros, from €49 to €125.
A hammam and spa in Şehzadebaşı, within reach of Vezneciler and Laleli, so easy to get to from hotels in Fatih. It is open every day from 10:00 to 23:30, which leaves room for a session after a day of sightseeing. Prices are listed in euros, you can book on its website, and it holds 4.9 on Google from 1,618 reviews.
Lilyum is a hammam and spa inside the Aspera Golden Horn Hotel in Beyoğlu, close to Karaköy and Şişhane. Its website says the hammam and therapy rooms are used by one booking at a time, and the hammam packages include a sauna, steam room and rest area. It is open daily 09:00–23:00, reservations are required, and prices are in euros, starting at €50 for the traditional hammam.
A couples-focused hammam in Hocapaşa, a short walk from Sultanahmet and Sirkeci, where each pair gets a private room to themselves. Booking runs through an availability check with no deposit, payment is made on site, and the website comes in English and Russian with WhatsApp contact. It is open every day from noon to midnight, which suits a late slot after sightseeing.
A historic bathhouse on Hamam Çıkmazı in Gedikpaşa, in the stretch between Çemberlitaş and the Grand Bazaar, which says it draws on about 550 years of bathing tradition. Its website lists euro prices and minute-by-minute programs, from a 45-minute basic ritual to longer packages with foot and full-body massage. Therapists are matched to the guest's gender; it is open until 23:00 Friday to Sunday, and asking about booking beforehand is sensible.
Set inside the Grand Yavuz Hotel on Piyer Loti Street, this hammam sits between Gedikpaşa, Kadırga and Çemberlitaş. The website lists a free transfer for the Sultanahmet area, and it is open every day from 12:00 to 22:00, so there is no weekday-versus-weekend difference in hours. Options run from the traditional scrub-and-foam hammam with sauna to oil and aromatherapy massage, or a combined package.
This hammam is in Binbirdirek, between Sultanahmet and Çemberlitaş, and opens every day from 10:30 to 23:30. You have to book online because walk-ins aren't accepted, though nothing is charged in advance and you pay at the venue. The classic 60-minute session costs €49, and the massage packages run from 90 to 150 minutes, up to €125.
A couples-focused hammam and massage centre, listed at the Royal Bosphorus hotel spa on Ebussuud Street between Sirkeci and Cağaloğlu, within walking distance of Sultanahmet. Packages take place in a private room for two and combine sauna, steam and the scrub-and-foam ritual, with massage as an optional add-on; prices start at €49 and are published on its website. Booking is online only and walk-ins are turned away, but it stays open until 23:30 every day, which suits an evening visit after sightseeing.