Has anyone been to the hamman at the Paris Mosque? I've always been curious but don't quite know the ropes.

I have but not recently... Osama

queens,

please see the following: http://tinyurl.com/3e5zum

I'm going back at the end of May and also hope to explore a couple more.

Yes, I've been a few times. What do you want to know?
http://www.mosquee-de-paris.org/

I take it you mean, how do you go about using the baths? It might be a bit difficult, if you dont speak French or Arabic, but not insurmountably so, they give you tickets I believe, and you have to choose the treatment plan you want, which will include mint tea.

Of course, you can skip the baths, and just enjoy their cafe/restaurant in their pretty little interior courtyard, and have your mint tea there.

queensgal: to top or bring your original thread up just open it and type ttt - Fodors for topping so you don't lose your original responses and folks don't duplicate or think 'why the heck is she posting this again'

Thank you for the instructions--I didn't think my original was posted and then felt foolish when I saw it was.

queensgrl, I have been several times. When you go in, the people at the desk are very nice. I don't know if they speak English or not, but if you figure out beforehand what you want, it is pretty straightforward. There are prices for each service, or a "formule," which I think is the way to go. When you pay for services, you get a little token (on a wrist bracelte) for each one, which you surrender when you get the service.

They have tongs (free), bathrobes (peignoir) and towels (serviette). I have found it is useless to get the peignoir, as the towels are voluminous, and since you will be taking them into the steam room and everything gets damp. Also, be sure to bring a change of underwear, as you will be wearing them throughout and they will also be damp.

There is a locker room (vestiaire) where you can leave your stuff. You pay a dollar for the locker, and there is a code to reopen it.

Hope this helps a little.

Oops! That should read "thongs."

ecat:
Thanks for the link, it told me everythng I needed to know. Ditto Toupary.