Side town is the middle of our nine pickup areas. Kumköy, Evrenseki, Çolaklı and Gündoğdu stretch away to the west; Sorgun, Titreyengöl, Kızılağaç and Kızılot to the east. In our directory, “Side” means the town itself, and that includes both its old town and the Kemer quarter.
Staying in the old town
The old town stands on a small peninsula that runs north to south into the sea, on the site of the ancient harbour city. The theatre and the Temple of Apollo are part of the townscape, and the town's museum is housed in a restored Roman bath — a fitting place to see how old the habit of bathing in heat is here. Our guide to what a Turkish hamam actually is picks up that story.
Hotels and guesthouses on the peninsula belong to the Side pickup area. Book with your hotel's name, and we confirm the pickup time with you before the day. You are collected at your hotel.
Staying in the Kemer quarter
Kemer — Kemer Mahallesi on Turkish addresses — is a quarter of Side on the landward side, north-east of the old-town peninsula. It is not a separate pickup area: hotels there are booked under Side, exactly like those on the peninsula.
Do not confuse it with the resort of Kemer near Antalya, a different place altogether and not one of our pickup areas. If your hotel's address reads “Kemer Mah.” with Side, this is the page for you.
Cannot find your hotel when you book? Choose the Side area and type the hotel's name. The area is what decides the pickup, not whether the hotel is already on our list.
What you get, wherever in Side you stay
The programme is the same from every one of our areas: sauna and steam room to warm up, the heated marble, a full kese scrub, a wash and massage in soap foam, and a basic aromatic oil massage of about 20 minutes. A peştemal, a towel and slippers are waiting for you. The exact order can shift a little with the hamam and how busy it is.
Sessions are mixed — men and women in the same session — so couples and friends stay side by side from start to finish. For a private session instead, write to us on WhatsApp or through the contact form; its price is not part of the online booking, and we tell you what it costs when you ask.
Which hamam you are taken to
We choose the hamam according to your hotel and its area. You do not need an address or a taxi: the transfer is the whole journey, there and back. Everything that is not part of the price — drinks, longer massages, extra treatments — is listed on the homepage.