BEIJING -- area code (86-10)

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

• Batiya
  Utopia Map, 6717-7155, 134-8888-7733. Take Exit C of Chongwenmen Station on line 5. Head south and take the first left, then walk past the big, new Glory Mall. On the next block on your right you will see Batiya's entrance (glass doors in a new building) guarded by two elephants. Also offers massage. 芭提雅洗浴休闲会馆. 北京崇文门区国瑞购物中心北路82号

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Condescending and inattentive staff, dirty toilets, used towels strewn across common areas, and no steam room." -- yog1, Jun 18, 2010

  "Opened 2 months ago. Around 30 people on a Sun evening, mainly young locals. Sauna, but no steam room and lounge. Y$40 includes entry, disposable clothing and small towel (so not for the shy or bashful). Shows on Wed, Fri and Sat at 10pm. Better and more convenient than the older saunas." -- ecyc02, Dec 28, 2009

  "Batiya is the newest and cleanest in town, also downtown so quite convenient. The Sat afternoon crowd were young and fit and friendly. Nice hot sauna, no maze, but big shower area. A friendly atmosphere from the staff and other visitors." -- ecallaw, Dec 26, 2009

  "New place. Facilities and cleaningness are a lot better than the existing saunas. Not much English spoken, but friendly and helpful staff. Drinks at reasonable prices. Saw no other foreigners there during my visit. When I visited there were around 30-40 men." -- londonlad , Dec 6, 2009

• Station Hall Spa
  Wangfujing DaWan Hotel (behind Galaxy Mall), Utopia Map, 6522-1069. Short walk from Dengshikou station on line 5, quite close to Wangfujing shopping street. Take Exit A, go to your right and turn right again (south). Hotel is one minute walk to your right through a gate and you'll see the name. Go through revolving doors and look to your right - there's a little door saying "restaurant" in neon - go down and carry on until you reach a restaurant main door. The spa entrance is next door just ahead. 驿站桑拿. 北京东城区东单北大街甘雨胡同甲二号大万酒店B1(五号线灯市口地铁站附近)

  Comments from Utopians:

  "I went to Station Hall Spa last night and spent the night there. The crowd in the shower/sauna area was good. Some foreigners also visited. But the common room for overnight stay wasn't that good. I placed my cell phone together with the locker keys on the ledge next to the bed, and after making out with a guy, I went up to the shower but left the phone and keys there. When I returned, they were gone and the guy who hit me up had also left. I reported the theft and they had to break the padlock open. My stuff in the locker was safe but I had to pay an extra Y$20 for a replacement padlock on the locker. Lesson learned: never leave your belongings in the common room unattended. Most guys did not sleep but were busy touching and servicing other guys who were trying to sleep. They don't care about safe sex as a few tried to make me do them without condoms. There's a computer with Net now but the line is slow and problematic. They let you go out for a few hours and come back in. Check out time is 2pm for overnight guests. Inexpensive and adequately clean. Massages available." -- Fip, Aug 18, 2010

  "Opened 3 months ago. Entry is Y$35 (VIP card for Y$100 gives 10% discount and free overnight stay). You will be given a locker, disposable clothing and a small towel. Foot and body massage for Y$38/58 from a few masseurs, but official line is management (Taiwanese) does not allow hanky-panky. Safety supplies available at front desk, but you have to ask for them. Mainly middle-aged locals, a few young admirers thereof. Steam room, dark room, sauna, downstairs ping pong room, a large rest room where lots of action takes place and guest rooms for overnight stays. Better and more convenient than the older saunas." -- ecyc02, Dec 28, 2009

  "Station Hall Spa has more mature guys and the steam room is great for fun. Downstairs they have table tennis, massage, resting area, rooms to rent for Y$20/hour. I had great time there. The location is behind Galaxy Mall. Walk into the small road and you will find the rainbow light." -- jason74, Dec 26, 2009

  "I have just been to Station Hall Spa after work and there were maybe 30+ men there (mainly older and chubs). Price was Y$35. Clean. Locker room was cramped, but otherwise OK. Hot sauna, and room temp in dark rooms. Lots of rest areas. Best directions: go north from the Dongdan Jie and Jinyu Hutong intersection (forget Wangfujing). 20m first turn left and you will see the Da Wan Hotel sign. Walk into the small hotel car park, through the revolving doors, and down the stairs on the right. Very much in the center of the city, not far from Palace Hotel on Jinyu Hutong. Drivers can find it easily." -- ecallaw, Dec 23, 2009

  "New place. Facilities and cleaningness are a lot better than the existing saunas. Not much English spoken, but friendly and helpful staff. When I visited there were around 30-40 men. Worth checking. " -- londonlad , Dec 6, 2009

  
  OTHER AREAS

• Feng Fan Wei Ye (FFWY)
  G/F Building 4, Xiao Hong Miao, Guang An Men Wai, Xuanwu District, Utopia Map, 6346-5852. Formerly named Da Fan (大帆) and still known as Da Fan by locals. Ask your taxi driver to call and get exact directions. Lockers, showers and sauna are on 1/F. There is a big resting space with a large TV screen, two small resting rooms with TVs, gym, table tennis, karaoke, a few massage rooms, and a bar for drinks and light snacks available on 2/F. When you arrive you deposit your shoes and get shoe box key by yourself, then proceed to the front desk to make payment (overnight guests paying for private rooms are required to register their names). You are given a pair of slippers, a locker key, a towel and disposable clothes to wear. Bring your own safety supplies. Pay when you leave. Most crowded on Sat, from 11am-7pm. It's a very local place with mostly middle-age Chinese guys and chubs. Very cheap, as the entry and drinks are at local pricing. Foreigners draw a lot of attention. 丰帆伟业。地址：宣武区广安门外，红居街4号楼
• Kai Yang
  You An Men Wai Da Jie Dong San Tiao Yi Hao, Utopia Map, 6356-4388. The sauna closes before midnight (the area is not accessable by train or bus at night). Kai Yang has the standard facilities common to gay saunas in Beijing. They have a sauna, a steam room, a small pool and open shower area for about 7. Heading upstairs, they have about 10 x 3 rows of beds, facing the TV and a large stage. Massage also available. 开阳洗浴。地址：右安门外大街东三条1号

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Best to call up to determine closing time before embarking on the long and expensive taxi ride. Visitors must consider the distance it is away from central Beijing. It will cost Y$150 (US$20) by taxi. The sauna closes before midnight when the taxi fare doubles. I wasted my money on a Sat night arriving at 11:30pm just to be turned away and took the same taxi back at twice the price." -- Oriental88, May 5, 2010

  "It is in the compound on the west side of the Police Station, around the back. Y$40 entry. Old, but clean enough. Things were starting to hot up in the late afternoon. Friendly and fairly small." -- ecallaw, Nov 26, 2009