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The spa The serene, partially subterranean spa has seven treatment rooms, hammams, saunas, and a spacious relaxation area.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026 There’s a full spa, treatment rooms, cryotherapy, a hammam, and even a meditation garden.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026 At the end of February, Iron Mountain will debut a new addition, The Summit, that highlights this contrast therapy with re-creations of Turkish hammams, Finnish barrel saunas, Korean steam rooms, Russian banyas, Polish salt rooms, and plunge pools of varying extreme temperatures.—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026 Adjacent to it is the Cinq Mondes Spa, which has more than seven treatment rooms, a private hammam, and a scrub room focusing on sensory experiences.—Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hammam
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Turkish, Persian & Arabic; Turkish hamam bath, from Persian hammām, from Arabic ḥammām