ZARA SPA
Read moreThis Spa is the largest and most famous in the country for its luxury and the multitude of pools it offers, both indoor and outdoor. The entrance is consequently very expensive. It gives access to the hydropool, to the Dead Sea water pools, to the hammam and its baths with different temperatures, to the floating pools, to the tropical shower, to the overflowing pool... You can also enjoy one of the many treatments with products made from Dead Sea mud and clay or succumb to the gentle pleasure of a massage.
BAB AL-HARA TURKISH HAMMAM
Read moreThe Turkish bath of Bab Al'Hara is a little marvel reserved exclusively for women. A changing room allows you to put your things away and put on your flip-flops and shorts, provided by the house, to then attack the big tour of the room lit by a subdued red light: sauna, hammam, energetic scrub, massage, then relaxation in the Turkish bath located in the center of the room, before being offered a mint tea. It's enough to say that you'll come out feeling like new!
SPA INTERCONTINENTAL
Read moreThe Intercontinental opens the doors of its public beach, Spa and pools to non-residents. The price is a little high, but you spend half that on food and drink. The whirlpool in the Spa is huge. Hammam, sauna, multiple pools with sun loungers under palm trees, outdoor hot tub, squash court, ping-pong tables and beach bar. As this hotel is the furthest away, the beach is quieter, although sometimes noisy due to the beach glassboats that come around the front.
DEAD SEA SPA HOLIDAY INN
Read moreThe Holiday Inn's infrastructures are exceptional, the Spa renovated in 2009 offers new facilities: Beautiful waterfalls, idyllic surroundings, Dead sea swimming pool, special care, jacuzzi bath, steam bath, sauna… all at a lower price than among the neighbours. The beach is beautiful, the sun loungers are directly on the sand, a Bedouin tea lounge awaits you above the water, the atmosphere is very relaxing and the place is not crowded. Good value for money.
AL YAKHOR TURKISH BATH
Read moreFrom the uninviting exterior of this Turkish bath, it's hard to believe that behind it are vaulted cellars housing a hammam with separate rooms for men and women. The price is rather high for the services offered, but there's nothing like a good sweat and a massage after a day of dusting in the ancient Nabatean capital. There are no baths, but showers that you can set to the heat you want. Women will require a massage by a person of the same sex.
THE ISHTAR SPA BY RESENSE
Read moreThe Kepimski Hotel Spa is regularly voted the best spa in Jordan by the World Spa Awards. And for good reason, its 10,000 square meters of space makes it one of the largest in the country and it includes everything you would expect from a luxury spa. Its facilities include a series of traditional baths, Dead Sea baths, hydro pools, and it also offers meditation and yoga classes to help relax the body and mind.
CASCADE SPA
Read moreThe beautiful Maeen Hot Springs Hotel has a spa that is open to non-residents. Sip a cool cocktail from a lounger, facing the rock and waterfall... with its wooded decor, its calm atmosphere, the setting is perfect, ideally relaxing. The establishment includes a sauna, a hammam, swimming pools, a pool of hot water from the spring and offers many treatments. Massages, wraps, facials, hair removal or a 3-hour package of delights... You have everything you need to treat yourself, but it's not cheap.
VITALIA SPA
Read moreThe only affordable resort for an out-of-town visitor, if you want to enjoy the beach and pools, its sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi or Dead Sea pool. This spa is the one of the Dead Sea Spa hotel, one of the pioneers of its kind in Sweimah. The treatments are more of a medical thalasso, as the hotel has its own medical centre. The wraps with highly mineralized Dead Sea mud are ideal for rheumatic problems. And they leave the skin incredibly soft.
GAIA'S COCOON SPA
Read moreGaia's Cocoon is a luxury spa and beauty institute with rather high prices, but feather-soft treatments. The egg-shaped waiting chairs create nests of intimacy where you can settle down to sip mint tea or Turkish coffee after your treatments. In addition to the usual beauty treatments, the Cocoon Spa also has a sauna, a jacuzzi and a hammam with a (small) swimming pool and steam room. In addition, the establishment offers mineral water showers or scented baths (coffee, chocolate, coconut) with detoxifying or soothing properties.
SULTAN AHMAD TURKISH HAMMAM
Read moreThe Sultan Ahmad Turkish Hammam is very out of the way, on the western edge of the city. Nevertheless, it's worth the trip, as the mosaic-lined halls and rest rooms worthy of a pasha's salon will make you feel like a prince or princess from a tale of the Arabian Nights. In addition to a steam bath and an invigorating massage, you can opt for a fish pedicure, a hot stone massage or a Dead Sea mud wrap.