In Nişantaşı since 2009
Serenova was founded for people who want to step out of the city’s pace for an hour. We started on one floor of an apartment; today we are under the dome of a restored hammam.
“We wanted the city to fall silent as you walk through the door.”
Elif Yılmaz founded Serenova Spa & Wellness in 2009 after twenty years in spas. In the early years we worked with two massage rooms and a small steam room.
In 2016 we moved to the ground floor of a 1912 building on Valikonağı Avenue and faithfully restored a hammam that had been closed for forty years. The star-shaped skylights in the dome date from then.
Today we work with five therapists, a team of hammam attendants and oils blended fresh every day. We use organic and dermocosmetic products and prepare a personal care programme for each guest.
How we work
- We do not rush
- Rooms stay empty for at least 15 minutes between sessions. If your treatment starts late, we do not cut it short.
- We listen first
- Every treatment starts with a short conversation: pressure, scent, areas to focus on and anything we should know.
- We tell you what we use
- Ask about the ingredients of our oils, soaps and masks and we give them to you in writing; your blend recipe is yours to keep.
- The price is in front of you
- The price on the menu is the price you pay. No surprise extras; the thermal area is included with every treatment.
What we use
- Olive-oil soap
- Pure soap from Ayvalık; our hammam foam is made only with this.
- Natural kese
- A new kese for every guest; take it home if you like.
- Essential oils
- Certified pure essential oils, blended fresh for each session.
- Peştamal and towels
- Cotton peştamal and towels woven in Denizli, washed at high temperature after every use.
