Ghattas Turkish Bath

Emil Ghattas was born and raised in Akko’s Old City. When he returned to Akko after a 25-year career with Intel, he decided to fulfill a lifelong dream: to open a Turkish bath (Hammam) in the old city of Akko. The luxury bathhouse he built, using marble from Turkey, India and Guatemala includes everything you need for a relaxing day.

Ghattas Bath is the largest functioning hammam in Akko. The luxury Turkish bath, housed in an original Ottoman building, has been painstakingly renovated and restored to its original state. The authentic and original features alongside the most modern and luxurious equipment offer an all-round experience. The bath includes two floors of indulgence with the ground floor housing a large traditional seating area, steam room, massage table as well as separate changing areas, lockers, bathrooms and showers for men and women. The top floor includes a dry sauna, a jacuzzi, warmed seating area, two massage beds and underfloor heating.

Reservations at Ghattas Bath are different from those at other traditional Turkish baths. At Ghattas Bath, once a reservation is booked, the bath area gets reserved solely for the guests of that specific reservation for two hours. This means that no other guests are allowed into the bath area during that time. The massage therapists will accompany you during the first hour to assist you and give you the chosen treatment. For the remaining time after your treatment, you will have the bath area solely for yourselves to enjoy the hot marble beds, steam room, dry sauna and Jacuzzi.

Ghattas offers a luxurious and classy experience in surroundings that are as authentic as possible, and he intended for the project to bring more tourists to Akko, so they can discover the history and beauty of his hometown, as well as learn about the rich cultural heritage. Ghattas feels it is important to give back to the city that has given him so much, and expresses this through various charity and community projects.