We invite you to experience is the sensory-rich Aqua World. Here you can luxuriate in the age-old bathing ritual of the Traditional Turkish Hammam, enjoy an exhilarating combination of light, water, and sound in the Adventure Shower, ease your mind and body with chromotherapy and warmth on heated ceramic lounges in the Relaxing Room, and utterly melt into bliss while floating peacefully in the Liquid Sound Pool. The other therapeutic and sumptuous amenities of the Aqua World include the Indoor Swimming Pool, Finnish Sauna, Ice Fountain, Kneipp Basins, Oxygen Room, Salt Inhalation Laconium, and Meditation Oasis.  

- Traditional Turkish Hammam
- Adventure Shower
- Relaxing Room with heated Ceramic Lounges
- Liquid Sound Pool
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Finish Sauna
- Ice Fountain
- Kneipp Basins
- Oxygen Room
- Salt Inhalation Laconium
- Meditation Oasis

Traditional Turkish Hammam

The Turkish bath has been an important part of the everyday life of Turkish men and women for many centuries. The bath ritual has its roots in the washing traditions that Turks brought from Central Asia, combined with the Byzantine and Roman traditions they adopted in Anatolia. The Hammam is designed in the light grey marble you find in old Turkish baths and presents a relaxing yet opulent atmosphere. The curving, dome-shaped ceiling resembles a bright blue sky with sparkling stars and wispy clouds, invoking instant calm. The main room has a hexagonal platform for receiving Hamman treatments, along with four personal bathing stations.  Additionally, there are three semi-private rooms for personal bathing. All benches, walls, as well as the large centre platform are heated to about 50șC.  You can perform your own cleansing ritual or revel in the simple luxury of a traditional scrub and soap massage.

    Adventure Shower

The Adventure Shower is located within the Indoor Swimming Pool and Lounge area. You can combine the heat treatments with this unique shower, or use on its own for a delightfully exhilarating experience. Simply push the buttons just inside the entrance for the following options:

FRESH: A cold fog mist starts and the room’s light changes to blue. A fragrance is added to the mist to enhance the feeling of freshness and coldness.

TROPIC: A warm, drizzling rain begins and the room’s light changes to green. The drizzle turns into a warm tropical rain and you smell a fresh tropical fruit, enhancing the feeling of being in the tropics. The temperature gets cooler as the rain gets stronger. The light changes to orange, then to yellow and to blue. The strong rain goes back to a warmer drizzle rain for a bit, and then finishes in a cool mist.

STORM: A light summer rain begins at the push of a button, but a storm is approaching. The temperature cools down and the storm brings fresh air. Now, you are directly in the storm. Strong rain and lightning comes up, and the coldness of the storm intensifies. Then slowly the storm fades away and turns to a drizzle.

Relaxing Room with heated Ceramic Lounges

You are invited to relax in this space as long as you desire. The ergonomic lounges are positioned beneath a sparkling dome ceiling. Twinkling lights with the occasional “shooting star” encourage reflection and tranquility. The sound of a waterfall from the nearby Japanese meditation garden reaches your ears and soothes your mind.

There are additionally four heated ceramic lounges in the room, between 35 and 37șC. These are ideal for warming your body before massage treatments, or before/between the other heat experiences.


 

Indoor Swimming Pool and Lounge

As you enter the indoor swimming area and lounge, the feeling of being in the tropics may come across you as you feel a slight increase in humidity, along with the powerful sound of many waterfalls, and the visual delight of plentiful glowing seashells dangling on the walls. The indoor swimming facility is of three-tiered construction, with a Jacuzzi at the top, which cascades into a small pool below, then into the undulating ceramic-tiled pool below. The Jacuzzi accommodates six persons and has hydro-jets to target both the feet and lower back. The swimming pool is 13 meters long and 1.50 meters deep the whole way across. Enjoy swimming year-round filled of sea water (28-30șC), as natural sunlight floods the space from three geometric skylights.

Ergonomic lounges surround the pool, for you to relax in after a swim, or any time you wish. Behind one row of lounges is a multicoloured ceramic wall with a cascading water feature. An oxygenating water machine is in the lounge, for your refreshment and rehydration as you relax.

Finish Sauna

The basic principle of a sauna is based on temperature change: intensive heating up followed by a cooling down phase. This oak wood Finnish sauna is heated with an electric stove to between 80șC and 85șC. The dry, high temperature heats up your body in a rapid and balanced manner, enlarging the pores on your skin, opening the blood vessels, stimulating the sweat glands, and increasing the heart rate. This, in turn, improves the body's resistance to infections, conditions the cardiovascular system, revitalizes the skin, and positively influences water and chemical levels in the body. You can regulate the humidity of the space by occasionally pouring aroma essences water over the hot stones located on the central stove.

For your entertainment, the sauna is equipped with a large plasma screen television, and a sound system playing tranquil music. A view of the peaceful Japanese meditation garden through the semi-circular window offers you the option for quiet reflection as you bath. The duration of use should be 8 to 12 minutes. You can keep tracking of your time by turning the sand watches located on both sides of the cabin.

Ice Fountain 

This sparkling chamber will refresh you the moment you step inside, the glittering ice blue tiles recalling the chilly interior of an igloo. The basin before you contains a mound of freshly crushed ice. Brusquely rubbing ice over your body gives you a powerful and uplifting feeling, which is why ice fountains are used to treat anxiety, stress and depression. The crushed ice stimulates the circulation and boots the lymphatic and immune systems. For best results, the application of the ice should start at the extremities, and then move towards the heart. Freely use the ice fountain after or between your heat therapies.

Kneipp Basins

Water is the essence of life and the oldest remedy used by mankind. The "Kneipp" walk, developed from the holistic therapies of Sebastian Kneipp, combines the invigorating interaction of warm and cold water. The warm water is heated to about 38șC, and the cold is around 10șC. This method of hydrotherapy stimulates the nerves, blood vessels and internal organs for improved circulation and metabolism, and relief from some feet pain. You step slowly from basin to basin, pausing for a few minutes to fill each basin with alternating hot then cold water to achieve the desired “shock therapy” effect.

Oxygen Room

This relaxing space is predominantly blue, which induces instant calm upon entering. The glowing ergonomic Alpha Lounge you recline on to receive the treatment is gently-heated with two vibrating panels on its surface. As you listen to calming music, you will inhale the oxygen through a special mask. Overhead is a sparkling dome recalling a starry sky, and in front of the lounge is a curving window offering a peaceful view of the Japanese Garden. Be calm, relax and take deep rhythmic breaths during your session.

Salt Inhalation Laconium

This relaxing environment that was a favourite with the Roman Patricians makes it an ideal starting point for the whole spa experience.

This chamber combines the benefits of salt inhalation, an amethyst steam room, and aromatherapy. The temperature remains a constant 45șC, while the humidity level fluctuates between 60% and 100% every 30 minutes. The black ceramic benches you repose upon are also heated, to 30șC, and the soothing quality of the experience is enhanced with chroma-therapy via fiber optic nodes in the ceiling. Two powerful amethyst crystals adorn the niches of the compartment, amethyst being widely used for its effectiveness in relaxing not only the mind but also the nervous system. The positive effect of salt water mist on health has been well-known for centuries. Such air is typically rich in natural salt microns and ions, which have been found to be quite effective in reducing asthma, allergies, and other breathing problems, in addition to soothing irritated skin and restoring ionic balance within the body. Beauty enhancement is also derived because the saltwater mist strengthens the connective tissue and helps to create smoother, firmer skin. The fresh scent of eucalyptus interlaces with the saltwater mist for an uplifiting and truly healing experience.

Meditation Oasis

Find yourself in this oasis of total relaxation. Every surface in the round chamber is soft and supple—the walls are draped in black velvet, while the floors and seats are upholstered in a rich white leather. You are cradled in gently-heated spherical pods, as your thoughts are soothed with the fall of gently streaming water from the ceiling into a rippling brass basin below. Chromo-therapy is utilized in the translucent ceiling, guiding the space smoothly through the spectrum of colour to induce deep peace and relaxation. Your personal meditation is further enhanced with the scent of lavender and tranquil music.