The small Hammam was built within the Beit al-Thani Palace in the 1830s. The Persian bath was used by the women from the Sultan`s family, in particular Surias - women who bore the Sultan`s children and lived in the palace. It is believed that a bridge once spanned over the Hammam. Over the years many changes have been undertaken to the surrounding buildings and the Hammam is now accessed over the playground of a school - once palace buildings.  
 

The drawings show a simple series of spaces with ancillary areas. Each room is designed to create different atmospheres in terms of temperature and humidity. At the centre of the hammam is an octagonal room with seating alcoves and a high domed ceiling with small holes of light. Leading from the main space are two rooms; a hot bath with a cauldron formed indentation under which a wood fire would slowly burn and a cold bath. The ablution areas are kept in a separate area with natural ventilation.

The Hammam is built from coral ragstone with lime washed blue painted walls to discourage mosquitoes. This small Hammam (one of only two in Stone Town) has survived many changes despite sitting in the middle of many politically destructive times in Stone Town.