When Was The Last Time You Went To A Bathhouse?

Make bathhouses cool again. I like going, but haven't been in a while. They are the best places to be in an all-male, gay environment. Have sex, don't have sex or just jack-off together, steam, sauna, etc., bathhouses provide an escape from the world for aw few hours where you can actually see someone in person with whom you're attracted, maybe talk, and not play those endless online chats that rarely if ever amount to anything. Several men all under the same roof at a bathhouse is a hell of a lot more appealing than an online mystery man that is soul-sucking and not much else.

R1- I didn’t have sex with so called HOT 🥵 guys. They were just regular mature guys like myself. I didn’t care I was just happy to have some fun for a few hours.

R2 is me the OP.

I went about 20+ yrs ago. I went about 5x & always with the same hookup/friend. Neither of us had a place so we’d go there to get a room & have sex. A couple times we ventured out to the pool 7& the porn room just to see what was what. I remember people having sex in the porn room—which was prohibited. I was turned off by the smell of ass & we beat a hasty retreat to our room. I remember the Moby song We Are All Made of Stars playing.

In 1981 when I was 21 I spent the summer in NYC working at the Club Baths. It was an interesting experience and I only had sex with one person while working there, being around all that sex all day kinda turns you off to it after awhile. Although I did still have hook up with guys I met while not working.

My last bathhouse visit was in February 2020 at the MegaPlex sauna in Providence, Rhode Island. Yes, Covid was already in the news, but in America, nobody seemed too aware or too afraid of -- yet.

I was in the tiny darkish sauna with two guys as I watched one getting sucked for awhile. They weren't interested in me, as they were younger and the suckee was attractive -- but I was happy to simply watch. I was 59 and way out shape.. No interruptions because it wasn't busy in MegaPlex that night.

I still wonder what they would have thought then about Covid starting in a few weeks. Probably turned into a memorable, otherwise random, hookup, as it was likely their last hookup for a while, right? Plus, the soon-to-be epicenter of NYC/NJ was only over two hours south, so maybe some patrons from the that area were in the club already spreading Covid, right? Maybe I was!

I guess the club had to close for awhile, but so far, it seems to have survived?

No, it's not anywhere as nice as Steamworks in Chicago, but better than nothing, as Boston hasn't had a bathhouse in 20 years, and it's only 45 miles away by car, or commuter rail, bus and Amtrak.

Brooklyn, 1972

R7= Sophia Petrillo

I went earlier tonight but I was so cold that I did not have any sex even though an attractive young Asian guy was standing outside of my room numerous times trying to get me to notice him.

I went last Saturday in Cleveland. I'm 62 look 45 so yes siree, my dance card is always full. I have autism so I don't connect intimately with any of my numerous partners. And I usually say something awkward that kills the ambiance and the man I am with will quickly leave fearing that I am a serial killer. As if. But I have an enormous cock so I just wait for the next guy. After, I will come to DL and post my dead affect experiences.

It's almost 10 inches.

Oh R11 is me at R10. My name is Gus. Nice to meat you.

Sex club, last week. I last went to a bathhouse maybe 5 or 6 years ago. It was Steamworks in Berkeley (California). The area is now gentrified with condos and shops, all withing walking distance. I don't have a car, so it seems a bit more of a hassle to go to the East Bay from San Francisco.

[quote]They are the best places to be in an all-male, gay environment

I like R1's sentiments. My partner and I just had a night out in West Hollywood - and the whole damn place is overrun with straight girly-girls. Every "gay" bar is overrun with straight women. It was annoying AF.

Judge all you want about bathhouses - and the gay neighborhoods of the 1970's and the 1980's - call them ghettos if you must - but there sure was something wonderful about escaping into an all-male world. No Girls Allowed!

One and done about a decade ago. Doesn’t curl my toes. I know, I know. I prefer pearls to clutch.

I went to Megaplex in Providence, Rhode Island, in mid February 2020.....yes , Covid was in the news somewhat but thought nothing of lingering in the sauna watching two guys getting it on. Haven't been back. Wasn't that busy at 2 am on a weekend, not sure if it is nowadays.

I am 63 now.

I'd go a few times yearly to that one or the other in Providence over the years, an hour or less from Boston at night.

I hope to finally go again in the next few months. But 63 is 63, so not expecting a grande reception.

Two weeks ago, a trip out to Troy NY for a few hours at River Street Club. Bathhouses are hit or miss, the Sunday afternoon I was there it was a big miss.

Clientele were aging fat guys. And a few younger guys who were also fat. For me, it's just not attractive or a turn on.

Now, I did get off, lucked out with meeting another guy show was my age-ish and he was not in bad shape; a hungry cocksucker who blew me (a fine, wet, sloppy, deep-throated, enthusiastic blowjob). In front of others shot my load on his face and the down his throat.

River Street's a fairly nice place. Needs some TLC and better porn on the monitors (one plays straight porn with the volume turned on - who cares?).

Before I got sober 14 years ago, I used to love West Side Club in NYC. Met two boyfriends there, and both ended badly- near the end, the club was seedy, run down, and full of meth addicts. Derelict, and run down operations. I saw building management are trying unsuccessfully to rent the space for business nowadays.

First boyfriend had a young, haunting beauty of Angelina Jolie, the second was a slim, Black guy with a great smile and almost 12 inches of cock. He lived in DC and I dated both of them for several years.

I spent a lot of time in gay bathhouses because I was lonely. Wish I had taken up a hobby or sport instead!

Was in Troy last Sunday - fucked the stuffing out of a eager boy in his room - left the door open and drew a crowd. And later fucked a Freddy Mercury look-a-like in the sling ... I had fun

R6 is Gerg

I live in Chicago and used to go to Steamworks pretty regularly but haven’t been since before Covid(2019). I feel like it’s a breeding ground to get sick. Something changed and I just can’t do the casual sex thing since the Pandemic. I’m also with my husband/partner for 20 years(we have an open relationship) and I can’t imagine bringing it into the house.

R18, the West Side Club was always seedy but disgusting at the end. I wonder if whoever moved into this space is haunted by ghosts of sluts past. Or is it still empty as you implied?

Oh Miss Prissy!

Happily married and monogamous here 7 years, and both open relationships I’ve had ended exactly this way.

There’s also a jolt of energy that waxes and wanes between us and though I’m pretty sure he’d open the relationship, it’d extinguish what we have.

I also don’t cheat because I’d be afraid to open a pants zipper and find a rockhard 3 inches.

1981.

One man’s 3 inches is another “man’s” engorged clit.

"it’d "

Oh my !!

I live in Chicago. Went to steamorks twice over the summer.

I have to be in the mood. Usually, 19 vodka and 6 lines deep.

R22, If you type in the street address, you can see pictures of floor through space that’s been cleared up for rent. They likely rented out the basement to another tenant, but there’s no trace of the club left.

R26 Legit. Contraction of “It” and “Would”. “It’d”.

Similar to “I” and “Would”. “I’d”.

No 29 illgit

WSC closed a long while ago—early pandemic. The fact that there once was a sex club in that space has nothing to do with its rentability now. It didn’t matter then, either.

R31- Some say West Side Club was a DUMP- in the later years it was kinda falling apart but when I started going there in 2000 it was clean and well kept and very busy. One would often have to wait for 15 minutes or more for any room to become available on a Saturday night. There were lots of HOT guys there then but lots of attitude too- even from guys who were average looking.

I am sure it’s rentable, R32, but I would love to know who’s in there now.

The Denver Swim Club during the national Gay Chorus GALA festival…2017ish.

Thursday night at Flex in Cleveland ( the world's largest gay bathhouse). In the Asylum, a big room with glory holes, slings, swinging mattress, etc., there was a guy bent over being tag teamed by two younger men. Of course, a crowd gathered and, as the others watched the fucking, sucking and handjobs ensued amongst all of the others. I got a very good blowjob.

[quote]When Was The Last Time You Went To A Bathhouse?

Let's just say that there was no DL to provide comfort and support the last time I went to one.

R36- Awww 😥

2000 in LA….Can’t remember the name of the place, but it had a bathtub.

I pissed on a very eager tub boy and then came on his face.

When the Baths of Caracalla opened.

A luxurious hammam in the then leafy suburbs of Baghdad, under the Abbasid caliphat.

Slammer?

R14: "Judge all you want about bathhouses - and the gay neighborhoods of the 1970's and the 1980's - call them ghettos if you must - but there sure was something wonderful about escaping into an all-male world. No Girls Allowed!"-Exactly. That's what kept me going back.

I'm in one right now! Just waiting for the next viral load, so thought I'd spend a few mins on DL!

I only know of one that isn’t a total crack den in Philly.

I was considering going to a bathhouse tonight and being a WHORE but I stuffed myself today so I may just have to settle for being a

FAT WHORE tonight.

I haven’t been to a gay bathhouse in close to ten years when I still lived in NYC and in decent proximity to the rancid West Side Club.

I live in north NJ now, and once or twice a month I’ll spend an afternoon at one of the handful of Korean bathhouses they have here. I go mostly to relax and see some real live naked dudes. These obviously aren’t gay bathhouses, but they are very cruisy nonetheless. Basically every time I go I’m able to find some to tug off with in the steam room. Even if I’m not participating, I always see some oral or hand stuff happening.

Depending on when you go, the clientele is typically around 40% Asian guys who seem like they grew up with public baths as a common tradition, around 40% gay guys like me looking to see naked dudes and maybe crank off in the sauna, and (most titillating), around 20% straight guys who got dragged there by their wife or girlfriend to have a spa day. You get the full gamut from obese elder trolls to gorgeous 20-something bodybuilder types.

I haven't been in ten years at least. I'm surprised they're still a thing. I figure the only guys there would be the guys too ugly or old to get laid on hookup apps.

R47, you are not wrong... my last two trips to bathhouses had that kind of clientele. One must have been a reunion of DataLounge's "Fat Whores Rejoice!" club - Providence, RI chapter, the other? The Troy, NY guys.

2017. NZ in Amsterdam. Then I met my husband and now our bathhouse is at home.

I went last night anyway. I felt like I could not get noticed much but the crowd was not particularly illlustrious anyway. The few attractive guys ignored me. I'm no spring chicken and I'm a FAT WHORE but it still bothered me.

I'm going tomorrow!

R51- A Monday seems like the slowest day of the week to go to a bathhouse.

It’s probably been 10 years since I’ve been in a bathhouse. I’m 67, and once I started showing my age, I decided not to put myself through the ordeal of being rejected. But in the 80s, 90s, and 00s, I would go a couple of times a week and fuck for hours. At the time, I had great fun. Now, I’m glad it’s not a part of my life.

R53- I'm 58. Maybe it's time for me to stop going although I see guys there considerably older than me sometimes.

I never did get into the groove, so to speak, at bathhouses. Whatever the little mating dance was there, I didn't ever seem to do it right.

Had one very awesome afternoon at one in Toronto about 20 years ago, with several middle aged Canadian daddies deciding that the American tourist needed to have his face covered in Canadian cum. Beyond that, it's been a big ole zero every time. I liked cruising mens rooms and adult arcades much better....that's just me, though.

Yes—they’re called shop bottoms. And they ARE in fact GAY

I love Korean spas, R 46, especially getting a body scrub which is totally invigorating. Went to a couple where the scrub tables are right next to the showers, so it's normal to see men with very stiff erections lying on the table getting scrubbed. Occasionally, there is a very hot one displaying his hardon. At those times, the number of men hanging around the shower goes up precipitously. A scrub is, by no means, for the bashful. Here is a demo.

I love the scrubb a dub dub

I might go to a bathhouse on Saturday night. If I do I will report back any of my adventures or lack of adventures here.

R12 Gus, are you on any apps? I need 10 inches.

Probably in the 20th century....god, that makes me sound old.

R61- Of course you're OLD if the last time you went to a bathhouse was 1904 ( early 20th century)

River Street in Troy about a month ago. It was OK. But nothing like it had been years back. Very few men there. And it seems like the owners have given up on properly maintaining the place. No, it’s not a dump. Yet. But gradually headed in that direction.

I suppose with no other functioning bathhouse anywhere close they don’t feel pressured to keep the place nice. But the energy there just felt a bit melancholy.

Plus (bracing myself to be Mary!d), I missed the bird. Some of you must remember the bird in the giant cage facing the gym. That bird had such a nice personality. I used to have conversations with him.

I’ve never been but I’ve always been curious. Are there any in NYC now? What’s the whole process like? You just walk in and take off your clothes and walk around in a towel staring at each other until something happens? Or doesn’t. I’m deeply shy, I don’t know that I’d be good at it

R64- Yes, I believe there is only one left in NYC. East Side Club.

…^which has the worst possible floor plan for any kind of excitement. It makes the WSC look like an Equinox.

r10 Gus.. seriously I need that dick.

Huh. I was at River Street last year around Thanksgiving and while the crowd was 60% not my type, I still hooked up with a couple of hot guys.

One guy was a strapping bearded Carharrt daddy. I walked into the steam room and he was there beating off like a maniac. We got into it hard for a good 30 minutes (with a couple of water breaks).

The last time I was at a bathhouse was 25 years ago.

[quote]I missed the bird ... That bird had such a nice personality. I used to have conversations with him.

Mary!

What I don't get about River Street or the bathhouses in Providence, is why don't they promote themselves? I'm not on Grindr or Scruff, but hop in and out of Manhunt... is there a rule of some sort that prevents bathhouses from having profiles on the apps? Or just ads?

And can't they create some sort of Facebook presence? They don't have to be slutty, but could get the word out about their "services". I really wonder how many guys in western New England even know River Street...

R71, I’d wondered about that myself. Worse, their websites are way out of date. River Street’s site, in particular is a joke. The home page advertises an event from last March, but the Events page is blank. The Specials page announces a discount between 10 and 11 AM, but they don’t open until 11! Obviously, they just don’t care whether or not men show up.

What I really don’t understand is that with the huge population in the Northeastern US, we should be able to support a whole network of vibrant bathhouses (even today, given that many men hook up exclusively online). Why is it possible in Madrid, Munich, Vienna, Paris …but not in the US? Can anyone explain that?

What exactly is a bathhouse? Showers? Baths? Sauna? That sort of thing?

R71 Manhunt? Manhunt! What the hell—are there 8 dudes left in Manhattan on that site?

R73 yes, Rose. Plus a rowing machine and a single exercise bike.

R72, I can answer that.

The bath houses like Safari Club in Boston decades ago don’t want to run afoul of decency laws and operate inside a legally grey area sort of like massage parlors OR using “private club” membership like the ELKS or Amvets, that are legal workarounds instead of public facing businesses. The after hours club Rise in Boston did this successfully for many years.

. They don’t want locals to know what’s going on inside their walls, or worse, attract new outsiders that might question the business model. Often, they pay police to look the other way and operate from word of mouth so the refrains know exactly what to expect beforehand.

Safari club closed because even when advertised as a health club and had a handful of gym equipment on site, the police were called during a drunken altercation of a patron and they found a bucket of used condoms indicating sexual activity and empty alcohol containers.

I would venture to guess that they don’t update or promote extensively because whatever advertised could be used against them in a court of law. If they advertised as a “gym” or health club, or like a Turkish or Korean bath house, it would attract straight men or women- thinking it was some sort of beauty retreat or relaxation lounge.

Yup. It's puritan laws.

Honestly the only advertising I've ever seen for bath houses was in those "Damron Guides", which I guess don't even exist anymore?

Went to one in Tokyo just last week.It was fantastic, Japanese men are beautiful

R78- I don't have an Asian fetish but I too have always found some Japanese guys really good looking.

[quote]Clientele were aging fat guys. And a few younger guys who were also fat. For me, it's just not attractive or a turn on.

Same here R17. Local bathhouses here are a bit like that, the one in Tokyo its the opposite, fat guys were the exception, even the Westerners there. Plenty of older guys, but they are almost all slim with great bodies

[quote]I hope to finally go again in the next few months. But 63 is 63, so not expecting a grande reception.

R16 if you are still in reasonable shape/ slim you may get a far better reception than you think. Age is just a number

R76, are you saying that bathhouses currently operating in the US are operating illegally? Or am I misunderstanding your point?

Many are, yes.

You think a gay bathhouse in a Red State would be tolerated by the citizens and law enforcement if they knew what went on inside? Everyone has to keep up a pretense or the bathhouse gets SHUT DOWN.

R78 and R79, I agree. Japanese men are hot. They're also very stylish, especially their hairstyles.

R72, there's the question of just maintaining a website that has current information... River Street's way out of date... that's just laziness or disinterest. The dinginess of Mega-Plex in Providence is, again, laziness on the part of the owners.

The attractiveness and cleanliness of the interior of the club's, are again, something that would add to repeat customers...

Most gay bath houses are owned by straight people who really don't care. Many were at one point owned by (or connected closely to) the mob or organized crime. It was just a way to make money.

R81 yes and no. Legally, the premise of a bath house is an athletic or recreational facility, the rooms for “resting” and relaxing. Sauna, gym equipment, and TV rooms where members congregate disguise the real intentions.

With gyms failing left and right and Grndr and other apps popular, bath houses are a diminishing return of profit. Also, many only dealt cash and carry, and feel the pinch of credit card fees.

I would guess outdated or old websites allow a certain plausible deniability to the owners as well, especially if they changed hands or management.

R77 Damron Guide! A blast from the past.

I used to know they guy who went from city to city to review bars and restaurants…and sell ads.

Nice guy…it’s a shame he’s long dead.

The bathhouse I frequent is run by two married men who actually live in the facility. They have done wonders to clean and renovate the place.

so R88, where is this said Shangri- La? Although is does sound like you visit someone's home that has been turned into a sex club.

Why the hate, R89? Your bitterness is so unattractive.

It was pre-boyfriend and now husband.

Probably 1998.

I need to bulk up (and find an excuse) to go.

R90, what hate? Jesus Christ... i asked where the place was located, but am a bit skeptical...

I'm probably going to a bathhouse tomorrow night- it's partly for sex but mostly just to boost my ego.

I will go home completely satisfied knowing good looking guys or a guy is interested in me even if I don't end up having any sex.

R93, which bathhouse in Rome do you prefer? I am sorry you are not pursuing your Brazilian doctor BF/sugar baby.

If I went to a bathhouse now, the last thing it would do is help my ego. I doubt even the ugly guys would want to have sex with me.

R95- How old are you?

R95, what’s wrong with you? Why would no one want to fuck yoi? Are you missing body parts? Some people are into that.

I believe, at least years ago, Thanksgiving Wednesday night and through the weekend is busy at American bathhouses? Still the case?

My last time? Yesterday afternoon. Eagle’s Nest.

R99 - Eagle's Nest? Is that what used to be Club Body Center? Located up and around the corner from the Eagle? I haven't been there is ages, Is it as dingy as Mega-Plex?

R99- That sounds like a Leather bar not a bathhouse.

I did end up going to a bathhouse last night. Late during my time there a couple entered my room. One was a very large bear- obese and the other a hot black guy. We had a threesome. They both took turns giving me a blow job- both were VERY good at it too.

R100, yep. The former Club Body Center. I wouldn’t say dingy. They do a decent job of keeping it clean. But the building and everything in it is definitely old. I thought it had a much better vibe than the Megaplex. I hate that place. Plus, since Eagle’s Nest is steps from the Eagle, there’s a bit of synergy going on.

thanks R103. A stop at both could be worth a drive.

[quote][R90], what hate? Jesus Christ... i asked where the place was located, but am a bit skeptical...

Here it is, sarcastic bitch.

R105, now if I only had a reason to visit Cleveland! And I'm not being a sarcastic bitch... if that's what the place really looks like, encourage your friends and their investors to buyout Mega-Plex in Providence, RI - that place is depressing.

now, if ONLY this happened when I was at a bathhouse...

I’m told the Dallas Club is still hopping…haven’t been there in years.

I went Saturday night and had a good time. A man 👨 mildly effeminate with bleach blond hair gave me a nice 😊 blowjob and then said I was HOT 🥵. He was slim and cute.

The Watergarden in San Jose (now closed), around 2001.

Nice place, as bathhouses go.

This past Wednesday - had a swell time in the sauna

Where were you R111? And what did you get to do that created a "swell" time?

Inquiring and celibate minds want to know! Details...

Stopped at River St. Fucked this handsome goofy dude several times and made out with an extremely handsome African American man who I played with before. The vibe was a bit odd tho - the management threw a holiday banquet for the staff and the clientale - the spread was great, lotsa great food - but going from eating a meatball to getting your balls eaten was a bit of a disconnect ...

That sounds very hot R113... RSC is unique isn't it? I mean, a mid-week holiday buffet for the guys in towels? I doubt that happens in many places.

Plus, you got to fuck a willing bottom multiple times! Nice!

I was never really interested in that sort of thing.

No judgment against those of you who are or were.

I know r115, the notion of a holiday buffet is a total turnoff

Last Thanksgiving, in Lisbon with my ex. I stroked off the biggest/thickest cock, I'd ever touched and fucked a hairy twunk in a sling.

Afterwards, my ex and I went back to the airbnb and he finished me off.

Twenty minutes ago - River St was hopping today ...

gray skies, a rainy Sunday always brings the Dads to River Street... I bet the place was a full house by 11:45am.

Man, my monogamous marriage may need a reboot.

Gonna hit River St Wednesday for lunch ...

Went to Sauna Bruc in Barcelona a few months back while visiting. I was the youngest one there by 20 years. My "youth" (41) and my big American cut cock were quite popular. Let a few of the old coots grope to be nice but that was it.

Your comment is useless without pictures.

Headed to River Street this afternoon - year end blow ...out.

[quote] [R6] is Gerg

Sorry, R20. You are a fool.

I am not in my sixties and I don’t go to bathhouses.

I’m also not “way out of shape.”

Enjoy R124! Dreay weather, a Sunday, holiday, hopefully the hotter, hairier, cum-filled Dads arrive. Get to RSC early. Supposedly it fills up fast.

Anybody have any recommendations for Miami? I’m going down a few days early for my cruise at the end of the month, and well, I gotta do something.

Couple of months back. Living in the sticks so not too often. I;m in luck though because the manager who is one hot fucker and endowed insists on finding me a half hour later and fucking me.

R78- I find Japanese guys good looking too- 😋

R127- I would recommend you give Dorothy, Blanche , Rose 🌹 and Sophia a call the next time you’re in Miami.

r128 where is this place?

R6 Eek, I'd rather be caught dead with a hatchet in the back of my head in the Fens than go to the MegaPlex in RI.

The Fens was fun, from time to time. I never made a ritual of partaking there. The Fruit Loop was too easy to pass up, however, and I enjoyed myself greatly.

Of course, I feel a bit bad now, thinking about what I did in certain back patios back in the day. Thank goodness cameras were very unlikely back then.

I just discovered them in the last few years. Having come up in the early 2000s scene, bathhouses were frowned upon as relics that helped spur the AIDS crisis. I sort of went along with that thinking, seeing them as dirty and for people “not like me.” What Ive found instead in the couple of times I’ve been is a relaxed atmosphere where people are much kinder to one another than they ever are online. I’ve always fucked when there, but actually some of my more prominent memories are of having conversations with people I didn’t want to sleep with and probably would have never talked to otherwise.

[quote] Eek, I'd rather be caught dead with a hatchet in the back of my head in the Fens than go to the MegaPlex in RI.

R132, I’m sure something can be arranged.

But you make a good point.

I’m not the only one wishing you were also R132, Pruneslinger. Am I?

I might go to a bathhouse tomorrow night. I'm looking for some sexual adventures and to have my ego boosted.

Good for you R137. I hope there's much cock sucking and fucking (if that's your scene). A cum shot or two along the way adds to the pleasure.

my town only has one really down and out bathhouse, very grim and dirty. I wish there were a nicer one

r139 I hate to break it to you.....

Europe is packed with fantastic gay saunas. You guys need to get out more.

Anyone visit FlexSpas Phoenix AZ?

R141- Your name rymes with VULVA.

It seems within the realm of the possible that bathhouses might make a comeback some day..

I think we need a bio pic of John "Jack" W. Campbell...founder of Club Baths chain/ with approx 42 locations in it's heyday... according to wiki.

Bradley Cooper, line one?

When I was in my early 20’s I was “between apartments” and would use the bathhouse as a cheaper alternative hotel. I’d pay the extra $15 for a private room and get some sleep. It was nice because I could get nailed at any time throughout the night if I (and they) felt like it. I even did the “door open/ass I the air/face buried in a pillow” thing a couple times. It was wild.

R145, I really owe you a Thank you. I took you up on that invitation more than once!

I thought they were illegal....

R138- I went to a bathhouse Saturday night even though I was so fuckin tired from lack of sleep lately. I could not resist. I noticed that before any of the guys would have sex with me they would enter my room and want to take off my towel to see if I measured up first. That's kinda rude if you ask me.

well did you?

R149- Yes.

Fortunately I did measure up everytime this occured - but still- it's annoying.

I might go to the bathhouse a week from Saturday . I haven’t been to one in five weeks already.

I've honestly never been to one, but have no issue if other guys want to.

In fact it annoyed me how prissy some people got over the monkeypox thing, sex shaming pretty much all gay men for their "lifestyles". It's a free country and if grown men want to have consensual sex, who the fuck cares?

Same, R13. Lived in SF and visited Steamworks a couple of times. It's a long way down University Ave. from the Berkeley BART station. I had pretty easy access to BART in the city, but still.

Found the Steamworks rather cold in atmosphere and their tiny steamroom was as lame as hell.

I went today - Fun as hell.

Where did you go R154? "Fun as hell" means what? Dish!

Stopped at River St this afternoon for "lunch". Had a nice daddy sandwich.

R156, nice to read that River Street's still open... in one of DL's threads about bathhouses, someone posted that the place had been sold and its future was questionable.

I haven't been there in months!

I might go to the bathhouse Saturday. The highlight last time - I was leaving and a guy checking in says to me- Have a good night!

I said back to him- Have a good time!

It was nice to be flirted with. I mentioned this on another thread.

Last year around March when I was in Paris. I always go when abroad because no risk of someone you know seeing you enter or leave.

R159- Did you have a good time?

Give us details