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Your favourite Bath Houses / Saunas anywhere

Originally Posted by meFIRST

I'm sure I'm not alone. I think about a trip to the bath house or sauna a CRUTIAL and INTEGRAL part of any GAY-VAY (Gay Vacation) be it with friends or the boyfriend.

You are certainly not alone in that. I do not travel anywhere that doesn't have a sauna. Seriously. It's an important part of a travel experience. It's where I go in the evening after a time of touring the metropolis. It's where I can meet local people in an environment that does not involve downing pints of beer.

Perhaps its because in New York, the bathouses are so sad, and in London, well...not that great.

Don't understand about New York, but many saunas in the U.S. are quite amusing places, especially the fabulous Steamworks in Chicago as you stated. Outside of the U.S., the most fun saunas that I've been to are in Montreal (SDP), London (Chariot on Shoreditch), Paris (ADM), Amsterdam (Thermos Day), Prague, Budapest, Rome, Brussells, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Copenhagen. Madrid was too quiet (I must have gone at the wrong time of day). In Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin, I mind that the Germans weren't terribly friendly.

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Softly lit playrooms with video pits, bunk beds, cages, glory holes and a sling. Private sex rooms are illegal in San Francisco, so they create the best of bunks and secluded areas. Professional non-sexual massage available upon appointment.

open: 12-24, Fri & Sat -3h; prices: US$ 15.- with a 3-month membership or US$ 25.- for a one-time stop by / 3-month membership: US$ 10.-; number of lockers: 149/-

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Sling
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Video shows

Top Saunas

Alexander Sauna

The most popular Sauna in Athens. Relax and enjoy cruising in a modern & youthful atmosphere with foam & spa labyrinth, ground floor garden, bar, roof garden viewing the Acropolis... more

Steamworks Toronto

Big facility on 11.800 sq. ft with packed gym and a huge hot tub. The sauna belongs to a collective which has properties in Chicago, Seattle and Berkeley, as well as Toronto and Vancouver... more

Moustache

Completely rebuilt in summer 11. Offers bio and dry sauna, a large steam sauna, foam bath and whirlpool. Large and comfortable cu

POWERHOUSE BAR San Francisco

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Powerhouse Bar
1347 Folsom St
San Francisco, CA 94103

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Castro Baths

San Francisco and the broader Bay Area have one of the highest concentrations of LGBTQIA+ folks in the world. We have explicit legislation creating a favorable business environment (Supervisor Mandelman, bless 🙏). If there was ever a time to revive our city’s once burgeoning bathhouse culture–it’s now.

Castro Baths is hustling to open our doors in time for Pride 2025 and you’re invited!

Our Vision

Last summer, we visited bathhouses around the world: Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Istanbul, New York, Los Angeles, London, and more. (If Lorraine at the IRS is reading this - this was an absolutelynecessary business expense!)

Repeatedly, we were asked: “I’m going to San Francisco next month - which bathhouses should I visit?” Sheepishly, a tad embarrassed - we explained that there isn’t really a gay bathhouse scene in San Francisco. “Your best bet is probably in Berkeley.”

While there are a handful of local traditional bathhouses we frequent (shoutout to the newest addition: Alchemy Springs) - gay bathhouse culture in San Francisco never recovered after the AIDS crisis.