Couple questions: Food and romance
What happens in a couples hammam?
You warm up in a steam room, are washed with black olive soap, then scrubbed firmly with a kessa glove. A rhassoul clay mask and a warm rinse follow. In a spa it often ends with an argan-oil massage side by side, then rest and mint tea. Allow 45 to 90 minutes.
Answered by the Morocco Honeymoons team. Checked October 2026.
The short answer
You warm up in a steam room, are washed with black olive soap, then scrubbed firmly with a kessa glove. A rhassoul clay mask and a warm rinse follow. In a spa it often ends with an argan-oil massage side by side, then rest and mint tea. Allow 45 to 90 minutes.
In more detail
Step one is the steam. A therapist pours warm water over you until your skin softens. Then savon beldi, a dark soft soap made from black olives, is spread on and left for a few minutes.
The scrub is the part first-timers remember. It is firm, and the amount of dead skin it lifts surprises most people. After that comes the clay mask, sometimes with an argan or rose treatment, and a rinse.
The length depends on whether you add a massage. At a luxury spa you can set the intensity, which matters if one of you prefers a gentler treatment. Treatments vary a lot between properties, so we match you to a spa whose style suits you.
A longer spa afternoon can add a full argan-oil massage and a facial using local botanicals such as argan, rose and orange blossom. The rose comes from the Dades region around Kelaat M'Gouna, which harvests Damask roses each spring.
Good to know
- Tell the therapist if the scrub is too firm. It can be eased.
- Avoid booking it right before a long drive.
- Leave valuables in your room.
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