Tahiri Nisanci Hamam

Very authentic, no frills kind of place. A Turkish bath was on our list of places to visit while in Istanbul and we found this place. Its still close to the hustle and bustle of the main city but was slightly off the beaten path. The women speak a little bit of English but basically they have you get naked in a room with your friends and start to pour water on yourselves. Then they scrub you down and you can see how much dead skin you have. They give you a bit of a massage before throwing water in your face. Haha, it was definintely an interesting experience!

The Tahiri Nasanci Hamam was probably the most authentic experience that I had in Istanbul and to this day, I recommend a visit to anyone in town. My friend and I were interested in checking out a turkish bath, but we were wary of going somewhere too touristy. I had read a tip for this location so we set out to find it after a day of mosque visiting and souq wandering. It was a little challenging to find based on the address that I had, but finally we located the bath. Once we arrived at the correct entrance (we are female and the female entrance is about a block down from the main entrance), we had quite an amusing time negotiating with the lady in German (our only shared tongue).
Fortunately, turkish baths don’t really require too much talking once you decide to go for it and the cultural experience was completely new to me! The lady that was working was very professional and friendly. During the duration of our entire visit, there were very few other patrons that joined us so we had a lot of privacy. Afterwards, we felt extremely refreshed and went to enjoy some delicious baklava from the store on the corner (also recommend!).
This location may not be the place for a visitor looking for a top-​of-​the-​line spa experience. However, if you are looking for a bath with authentic character and historical charm, I definitely recommend.

My partner and I went to Tahiri Nisanci Hamam somewhat by accident, but we had a good time in a exceptionally authentic Turkish bath. Actually, we were trying to go to a different hamam that we had been to before, but we mistook this establishment for another one, and by the time we realized it, we are already practically in our lockers. But in any case, we decided to stay here experience a new hamam, and I’m glad we did.
We stumbled in at around 630 or 7pm, and we thought that it would close around 9pm or so, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this place was already closed by the time we got there and they pretty much stayed open it just for us. I will say, our hotel tried to guide us away from Turkish baths in this area because they are not for tourists, but at the same time, that’s probably the reason we would go there first place.
The two men working were very nice and friendly, even though our language barrier was very high. We had been to a hamam before, and somewhat remember the process, but we were still reminded when necessary. This is not some glittery Turkish bath with super modern conveniences. Not at all. I learned later that this is one of the oldest Turkish baths in this area, and you can tell. Now, nothing about this was unsanitary or uncomfortable, but there certainly is some age to this establishment. That’s part of it’s charm. There is mold smell somewhat.
I have not been to enough hamams to really rate them against each other, but I will say I had a good, authentic experience at Tahiri Nisanci Hamam. The price we paid was 40 lira, and I gave my guy a 10 lira tip.