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Guéliz · Marrakech

The journal

What actually happens during a treatment, how to choose, and what you need to know before you come in.

  1. The hammam

    Your first hammam in Marrakech: what happens, step by step

    Steam, black soap, the kessa glove and the rinse. What really happens in a hammam in Marrakech, and what nobody thinks to tell you beforehand.

  2. Choosing

    Fourteen massages: which one to choose

    Thai, hot stone, energetic, four hands. The real differences between the massages on the Mawli menu, and how to choose.

  3. Choosing

    Hammam, scrub, massage: which does what

    Three words people mix up. What each one actually does, the order to take them in, and which to pick if you are only coming once.

  4. Practical

    What to plan before you come

    What to wear, what to bring, how long to set aside and what to tell us when you book. The practical questions before a hammam or massage in Marrakech.

  5. Traditions

    Black soap, ghassoul, kessa glove: the three tools of the hammam

    What black soap, ghassoul clay and the kessa glove actually are, and what each one does during a Moroccan hammam.

  6. Traditions

    Thai massage, in three versions

    Pressure, stretching, warm oils. The three Thai massages on the Mawli menu, what separates them and who each suits.