Hammam Mouassine

The experience

Built in the 16th century under the Saadians and in continuous use since 1562, this is the hammam of the Mouassine quarter, still heated by a woodfire furnace behind the bathing rooms. It keeps the public-hammam layout of separate men's and women's quarters rather than the private cabins of the spa houses, and the treatment is the plain one: kessa-glove gommage, black soap infused with herbs, then a ghassoul clay wrap. Open daily 9:00 to 21:00. It sits between the two worlds — a real neighbourhood bath that now takes as many visitors as locals, and priced accordingly.

The oldest working hammam in the medina, at neighbourhood prices rather than riad-spa prices.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.