Best gay saunas in europe
Wow, I just have to comment about Vienna´s Kaiserbründl gay sauna, which I visited recently. I´ve been to a few in my day - most so-so, a few commanding, and several very remarkable for various reasons. But never had I experienced one quite like this, behind a nondescript leafy door on a center-city side street. Kaiserbründl is Vienna's oldest bath residence, opened in 1889 as the Centralbad and planned in an elegant Moorish motif, with exotic elements like horseshoe arches (and by the way, the current name comes from the fact that at least four members of the Habsburg imperial family - Kaiser means emperor and Bründl means successfully - frequented the place in the late 19th and early 20th century).
Since the 1980s KB has been Vienna´s most popular gay male sauna, and it's huge (more than 18,000 square feet), mazelike, and with in addition to of course play cubicles has a bunch of amenities fond a bar, a restaurant serving hot meals of local fare, a pool, steam and dry saunas, a playroom, a dim room, and a spacious, high-ceiling lounging area. It's also frequented by a varied clientele including some pretty hot guys - particularly right after function, from around 5:30 to 8:30, and e
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When we’re away from home, it’s tempting to try fresh things. Going to a gay bathhouse (or a gay sauna, as they call them in Europe or Latin America) in a different city seems particularly appealing because we won’t run into friends, colleagues or other people we wouldn’t want to see us cruising. It can be a speedy way, other than bars and apps, to convene local gay and bi guys.
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When my best acquaintance, Hans, suggested that we try a Turkish massage at The Hamman as a cure for my jetlag after my flight to Germany, I readily agreed. Once inside the unassuming building near downtown Hamburg, a woman greeted us, and I realized this would be my first coed bathhouse experience.
After we changed into our bathing suits, we were shown to the main room, where we bathed by pouring warm rain from a bucket using bronze bowls. We were then instructed to lay down on a raised heated marble platform in the middle of the room, which we distributed silently with two women and another man. After roasting on our backs, we splashed water on the platform before turning on our stomachs. When a female masseuse became available, Hans went with her to a ivory marble table while I prayed for a male masseuse.
A tall, slender exchange student from Tunisia was the divine acknowledge to my prayer. Self, whose name is Arabic for sword, was a near-literal interpretation of his name. A mechanical-engineering pupil at the local university, this was his part-time job to earn spending money.
After pouring warm soapy water all over my body, I was scrubbed
Gay Saunas in Paris
The busiest time in homosexual saunas in Paris is Sunday afternoon till evening. Best time on weekdays is usually from 17:00 to 20:00.
IDM Sauna
Monday-Thursday 12:00 – 01:00;Friday 12:00 – 02:00;Saturday, Sunday 11:00 – 02:00
Gay sauna on 4 floors; one room with a small gym.
Admission: 22-24 € (16-18 € up to 35 years)
idm-sauna.com
@ 4 Rue du Faubourg Montmartre
Paris 75009
Metro: Grands Boulevards
+33 1 45 23 10 03
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Euro Men's Club
Daily 11:00 – 20:00
Gay sauna in the center of Paris with a rather mature clientele, friendly staff and clean premises.
Entrance in the route on the right.
Admission: 24 € (16 € up to 30 years)
e-m-c.fr
@ 10 Rue Saint-Marc
Paris 75002
Metro: Bourse, Grands Boulevards
+33 1 42 33 92 63
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Key West Sauna
Daily 12:00 – 22:00
After perform gay sauna, located north of the center of Paris, close to the train stations Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est.
Reported to be rather quiet, run-down and unfriendly.
Admission: 23 €
@ 141 Rue La Fayette
Paris
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