Kayanne

I recently visited Gisoo using a wowcher deal for its Turkish Hammam services. It's the first time I have visited a Turkish hammam and it was an uncomfortable experience. I was asked to spend 20 mins in the steam room before a scrub - the steam stopped after a few minutes and I was basically sitting in a stuffy dark room with no steam. Lying face down on the block of white marble for a scrub and foam, my knees and hip bones were pressing against the hard surface - not enjoyable at all. The Ethiopian lady who did the scrub/foam is very strong and applied quite a lot of force while doing the scrubbing and scrubbed off my skin in a couple of places. I am just hoping the crust will fall off without leaving any marks. Being small and slim, I also found her massage too strong. I guess the strength would be OK for heavier people than me. The scrub room was very slippery with all the water and foam on the floor, extreme care was needed coming down the white block of marble. Then came the shower, the shampoo and conditioner were nice but there was no hairdryer available to dry my hair. I basically had to walk back home for 30 mins with wet hair. Thankfully, the weather was nice on the day. Imagine walking around with wet hair in winter! Horrible! No idea if all turkish hammam experiences are like that but I am unlikely to be trying again! Oh and one of the ladies ran after me after I left asking loudly in the street if I have paid. When I called to book the appointment, I told them I bought a voucher and will be using it. I was asked to text the voucher code before they texted back confirming the booking. You would think they would have such details on their system!