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. Sauna, but no steam room or lounge. Better and more convenient than the older saunas. Drinks at reasonable prices. Mainly young locals. Shows on Wed, Fri and Sat at 10pm. Also offers massage. Open until 2am (no overnight stays).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

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. Inexpensive and adequately clean. Warmly heated in winter. They let you go out for a few hours and come back in. Massages available. Foreigners are not allowed to stay overnight. Lots of young, cute sociable guys. 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 Sun night. I seems as if its popularity has outgrown its capacity, over weekends at least. At some points there were up to 8 people per shower head waiting their turn. Even the darkroom was so crowded that there was simply no place to do anything constructively. Nice if you like the touch of skin, but not so good if you want some privacy. With such crowded conditions, you simply do not have much fun. I did go back on Mon afternoon, it was busy, but not bustling, and I had a pretty good time then." -- millaecuti, Jan 20, 2012

OTHER AREAS

B1/F Mingdu Hotel, 188 Chengshousi Rd, 3rd Ring Rd South, Fengtai Dist, Utopia Map, 5723-3836. Go south 500m from Fang Zhuang Bridge along Fang Zhuang Nan Lu, at traffic light turn left into Chengshousi Zhong Rd, then first right, continue for about 600m, on right hand side. New location (2011) and facility for this Beijing gay sauna. Lounge with 30 sofa beds, sauna and steam, ping pong and Net. No dark rooms. Open daily 9am-2am. 北京丰台区南三环成寿寺路188号明都饭店地下一楼 （方庄桥外方庄南路500米在红绿灯左拐到成寿寺中路，然后第一右拐，走600米，马路右手边）

You An Men Wai Da Jie Dong San Tiao Yi Hao, Utopia Map, 6356-4388. It is in the compound on the west side of the Police Station, around the back. Friendly and fairly small. Standard facilities common to gay saunas in Beijing: 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. Old, but clean. The sauna closes before midnight so don't bother traveling the distance if its late in the evening (the area is not accessable by train or bus at night). Massage also available. 开阳洗浴。地址：右安门外大街东三条1号