Babylon gay sauna bangkok review
Who doesn’t love a sauna, right? There’s just something about entering a space specifically made for people to come together and relax that’s incredibly appealing. And the Thai capital of Bangkok has no shortage of specially gay saunas, where travelling queers from all over meet locals for a good old sweating session!
No matter what part of town you stay in or what time of the morning suits you best, the city’s hottest gay saunas are simple to get to, offer amazing value and a truly inclusive, welcoming atmosphere. Read on for our favourite venues to receive chatty and sweaty…
Chakran Sauna
This modish venue in Phaya Thai is a perfect haven of everything relaxation for those looking for a retreat from the bustling capital’s streets. The atmosphere here is on the more upscale side of things, with a wide variety of amenities on offer: from jacuzzis, to a swimming pool and a Japanese-style men-only onsen.
If you’re a social saunist, head here after a regular Bangkok work day finishes, between 5 and 6pm, and you can look forward to regular events ranging from foam parties to DJ gigs a
This excerpt, from Chapter 14, &#;Men of the Feast: Babylon,&#; describes the details of an architecture of masculinity that challenges the triple supremacist ideology of romantic, heterosexual monogamy.
[Khun Toc] had returned to Thailand to help manage the family banking business. By then he was old enough to begin to be referred to consistently as the more respectful “Khun Toc,” the synonyms “khun” conveying a meaning similar to the English “mister.” By the mids a buy-out of the banking business had left only the family’s concrete estate to be overseen. Among the landholdings was a sand-colored condominium building at the commence of a tiny road called Soi Nantha. It was about a kilometer south of the statue of Vajiravudh in neighboring Lumphini Park and of the Patpong district where Darrell Berrigan had taken his last meal. Khun Toc would launch his construction of what he hoped would be a new first-class paradise for men in Southeast Asia by re-modeling one condo in the building, then as others became available another, and another, and another until he had poked holes in a zigzag
After dinner with Steven, I wandered around the repose of The Babylon Bangkok hotel on my control. Though the decor was still questionable — I couldn’t decide if it was Babylonian or Buddhist — it was undeniably a gay oasis, far away from the bustle of Bangkok. As adequately as having a pool, restaurant and gym, it also had saunas, steam rooms, a whirlpool and a dark room.
Wandering through the hotel, I soon got lost. It was cavernous with walkways head to halls and endless private booths. I could hear people moaning within, unrestrained. There were also guys in various stages of undress, fooling around in the halls, kissing, groping and sucking one another.
I became so disoriented that I started traveling in circles and ended up back at the locker room twice. I went up and down so many stairs that I couldn’t tell which level was which. I finally found the dim room, but I wasn’t sure if it was on the first level or in the basement.
The dark room was another maze, with guys lurking in the shadows, seen only as silhouettes. It was so dark that I couldn&rsquo
Gay Sauna Bangkok, Your Leading Review
Review Babylon Gay Sauna Bangkok - Often considered the worldâ&#;&#;s most attractive gay sauna.
The Babylon Homosexual Sauna Bangkok is definitely worth a visit if youâ&#;&#;re in the city.
The Babylon sauna opened in , and moved to its current location in I personally liked the original saunaâ&#;&#;s layout and decor a bit more, but the new facility is nothing to sneeze at. Itâ&#;&#;s a short-lived more modern-looking, but still has an exotic Thai look to it.
Located off Sathorn soi 1, itâ&#;&#;s just down the soi from the original location. To the right of the main entrance is the Babylon Bangkok Bed and Breakfast Gay Hotel, and an outdoor cafe.
Now open from a.m. until p.m., as you come in the sauna you settle the baht entrance fee ( on the weekends). This fee includes everything except any food, drinks, or souvenirs you purchase inside. Any time you purchase any of these extras, just show the staff your locker number and theyâ&#;&#;ll add it to your tab, which you settle upon exiting the sauna. Free guard deposit