1/F 22A-B Jln Padang Belia, Brickfields, Utopia Map, 012-345-7178. After exiting the Sentral KL Monorail Station or the Tun Sambathan Monorail Station, look for the YMCA. You will see a 7-Eleven behind the YMCA, on Jln Padang Belia. Walk straight ahead on this road to shop #22. You will see a yellow shop with a huge orange signboard for Chakran (downstairs is a dental clinic). Use the side door to go upstairs. 1/F is reception, massage, body scrub, and showers. 2/F is the steam room, sauna, reading area, TV and resting room, and showers. 3/F has a beautiful rooftop garden with sheltered jacuzzi, plus day beds for resting and reading in a lush garden setting. Friendly staff and management keep up the high quality of this men's social club. Open from 2pm Mon-Thu, from noon Fri-Sun and public holidays. Closing is 11pm nightly.

Comments from Utopians:

"Towels need a change. They look like they have been used for years. The cleanliness of the showers is appalling. Mixed crowd, but it's more towards Indians in the evening. This place attracts more professionals than other saunas. Crowds are mixed ages, but you don't get grandfathers coming here." -- Benjamin, Sep 10, 2011

2/F 27-2 & 3 Jln Tun Sambanthan 4, Utopia Map, 2260-6018. As you exit the tun Sambantham Monorail Station, turn left and walk down the covered walkway next to the school yard. Keep going forward, across the intersection. and then look for the Sentral Bistro restaurant in the first shophouse on your left. Right next to it is a stairwell with a sign overhead saying Blind TMC Centre. Go up to 2/F to the unmarked glass door entrance of Senses. Here you will find reception, massage rooms and, behind a secure door, lockers. 3/F has a Net area with three PC stations, an aircon dark room, TV lounge, steam room, dry sauna, two shower areas and a popular, dim "rain room" (there's always some humming in the rain here). Be careful of slippery wet floors and also changes in levels in the dark areas which are not clearly lit! Popular and friendly. Clean and well-managed. The friendly crowd is more mature (30s and over) with plenty of uncles and chubs (nice, big towels). Same owners as Sentral.

1/F Jln Thamby Pillai, Brickfields (next to Super Blind massage), Utopia Map, 2260-1018. As you exit the Sentral KL Monorail Station, turn left and then left again immediately and walk 2 blocks behind the station. Turn right and walk along the restaurants and shops to the stairway up to Sentral Massage. Facilities include coffee area, satellite TV room, sauna, dim relaxing space and more. Very popular with masculine, mature men, chubs, and their admirers. A friendly mix of races. Skilled blind masseurs on hand. Open daily 11am-11pm.

Comments from Utopians:

"The people were mainly Indian, some Malay and some Chinese, but mature and chubs. Luckily for me and my boyfriend there was a young, slim Indian and we had a threesome in the shower cabin. There were steam and dry saunas and couple of computers with Net." -- goscha, Jun 2, 2011

BUKIT BINTANG / KL CITY CENTER

Bukit Bintang is jammed with bustling shopping centers, restaurants and many of KL's popular hotels which are right in the center of the action. The neighborhood is easy to navigate using our Utopia maps:

2/F 109-2, Jln Cerapu 1 (off Jln Cheras at Sang Kee Restaurant), Utopia Map, 9282-5303, email. From city center, go to "Jln Cheras 3 1/2 Miles" and pass by the tall Menara PGRM building. Stay on Jln Cheras another 100m, past the Petronas petrol station, and turn left onto Jln Cerapu 1 (there's a well-known restaurant, Sang Kee, with a red rocket at this corner). Take the next right turn within the shophouses and Kakiku is in the building on your left. You can see some stylized black footprints on the windows of 2/F. Go up the stairway. Gay-owned and very well-managed men's complex. Very large and clean facilities include steam, dry sauna, jacuzzi, broadband Net, mini-cinema, TV lounge, and café bar. B/F cruise space opens about 7pm. Crowd is local, mixed races, in their 20s-30s. Open Mon-Fri 5pm-midnight; Sat, Sun and public holidays 2pm-midnight. 'Special Function' nights are now held in the basement and on weekends, that area is a hive of activities. Utopia Member Discount

Comments from Utopians:

"One of the best saunas in Malaysia. Located very near to Taman Maluri/ Miharja LRT Station. The place is filled with surprises in terms of design, facilities and, of course, the crowd. Very crowded on weekends and public holidays, with special functions on the lower floors. Foam shower, which used to be an attraction, is now done once in a while depending on the crowd. You could try the massage as well. It's really an all-in-one spa." -- younggun80, Aug 23, 2011

Khun Bog Sauna 97-1 Jln 3/93 (off Jln Lombong), Taman Miharja, Cheras, Utopia Map, 9200-6133, email. A short walk from the LRT Miharja Station. Purple building directly opposite Miharja school main gate. Enter through the purple gate on the left of the building. Plenty of parking spaces. This men's sauna, by the owners of Khun Bodyworks, is a one-stop entertainment center consisting of a uniquely designed sauna and a homey karaoke room. 2/F has reception, karaoke room, café and lockers. 1/F is a volcanic lava environment with private rooms, showers and a dark room. G/F has a castle designed rain room, steam room, and dry sauna. Clean, relaxed environment. Regular special promotions. Open Mon-Fri 4-11pm, plus Sat, Sun and public holidays from 2-11pm. Enjoy drinks (alcohol or soft drinks) and sing a few songs in the karaoke room (no cover charge for sauna customers). Karaoke operates 9pm onwards, Fri, Sat, Sun and eve of public holidays. Massage also available. Utopia Member Discount

Comments from Utopians:

"Khun has gone through a major renovation from end of Aug to include a sauna facilites. Renovation was completed in Nov and the new Khun Bog Sauna re-opened on Nov 11 as a one-stop entertainment center for men. Check out the new set up." -- Azmi, Dec 23, 2011

CHOW KIT

1/F 7a Jln Ipoh Kechil (off Jln Raja Laut), Utopia Map, 4044-3369, email. Only a couple blocks away form the Chow Kit Monorail Station, Star PWTC LRT station, and KTM Putra commuter train station. The nearest taxi landmark is the Sani Hotel. Walk up the lane, with the hotel entrance on your left, to the last block of shophouses on your right. Just past the karaoke pub is the stairway up to Otot². If you hit the stairway to PT Foundation, Malaysia's GLBT AIDS outreach offices (marked with a large pink triangle), then you've gone just a bit too far. The name means "muscles" in Malay and is also a naughty play on the Malay notion that something else is a muscle, too. The decor and design is beautiful (it retains a bit of the comfort and charm of the original Babylon in Bangkok). Large gym with modern equipment, aerobics room (yoga and body pump classes are also on offer), coffee area, satellite TV room and lockers are on the reception level. 2/F (which is open to the sky) has seating areas with lots of potted shrubs, a beautiful and private jacuzzi area, showers, a steam room and a large, dark resting area. Open 5pm-midnight weekdays and 1pm-midnight weekends and holidays. All ages and races make this a truly international men's facility.

Comments from Utopians:

"Pity no private rooms at OTOT², but interesting crowd." -- grazzy, Jun 27, 2011

"Short ride away from the city center. What a gem! Very casual place, plenty of cruising spaces, hot and cold water spas. Membership needed, buy at door. Admission fee extra. Dual lock lockers on entry - pretty good, struggled with trying to get mine open! LOL. A few friendly 'lady' staff around to help. Great gym facilities. All cruising areas are pitch dark." -- throya, May 6, 2011

"OTOT² has maybe the best facilities and is busiest. On your first vist you have to pay a little extra to register." -- deano, Jan 9, 2011

KAMPUNG PANDAN

Oops 2/F 27-1 Jln Kampung Pandan (entry to the right of the orange motor cycle shop), Utopia Map, 9281-5602. Located just a short drive from Bukit Bintang and the city center. In the yellow building just to the left of the Petronas Station. Gorgeous, world-class gay men's complex themed in black, red and gold. 2/F is the beautiful Chinese-styled reception area. Just behind is a contemporary loft-like space with bar, lockers, PC stations and a TV area with plush loungers. 3/F has a gym, large jacuzzi, dry sauna, steam room, two lounge areas, a dozen private cabins, dark rooms and spa with five massage rooms. The towels are extra wide, but cleverly short so that anyone can wrap up in a sexy, yet modest manner. Friendly, diverse crowd. Utopia Member Discount

Comments from Utopians:

"Called from my hotel and they said it was open from 1:30pm, but they only started to heat up the sauna and steam room at 2:30pm. Clean and spacious. Free Net computer, but Gay Romeo website not working there..." -- peterbxl1, Dec 20, 2011

"Ask your cab driver to drop you at Petronas Petrol Station on that street. Oops is located in the new building next to it. The location itself is amazing. Gorgeously decorated, clean, with very professional staff. The sexy large, but narrow, towel: good trick guys! Would definitely recommend this place, although it is less frequented than Day Thermos." -- Leo, Oct 1, 2011

"The place is very pleasant with plenty of private rooms and very clean. Rain showers in the shower stalls. But very quiet on a Sun night. I was told best on Sat night. Will try again. It's a great place to meet a friend if one does not have a private place." -- lustysnake, Jun 10, 2011

"What a gem in KL. Great staff and facilities - the kind I'd expect downunder in Sydney/Melbourne." -- throya, May 6, 2011

"Went to Oops this week and liked it very much. Nice and clean showers, sauna, steam room and dark room area. I will definitely return and can recommend it. It was not too busy but good age mix and for contacts and action. They offer specials (see website)." -- Hase, Mar 26, 2011

"Went to Oops to check out the place on Fri night. Place is clean and staff is very friendly. That evening the sauna had an unplesant smell, but the staff were quick to fix it. Will definitely visit again when I am in KL." -- llbutan, Jan 23, 2011

OLD KLANG ROAD / TAMAN DESA

31 Jln 109E, Desa Business Park, Taman Desa, Utopia Map, 7980-3900. Turn into Taman Desa and immediately you will see a bomba (fire station). Turn left immediately after the bomba. Look for two panel glass doors with long wooden handles (pull to open, not push) in the center of the 2nd block of shophouses. No sign. To ensure privacy the owners have chosen a quiet corner overlooking garden greenery in Taman Desa. "Mandi beramai ramai sambil bersuka ria" means bathing together while enjoying pleasures -- aptly describing this world-class men's spa. Three levels of sleek modern spaces are run by friendly staff and populated by men who share the same passions and tastes in life. Facilities include security-monitored lockers, dry sauna, huge steam room maze, rain showers, dry and wet toilets, TV/Net lounge, private cabins that lead to a maze and group activity room, and café.

Comments from Utopians:

"Mandi Manda is very near to Mid Valley. Very good crowd and good mix as well. Great facilities, too! But hope the management could maintain it as it's gotten a bit run down now, especially the maze and the private rooms. Otherwise, it's a good place to have fun!" -- younggun80, Aug 23, 2011

PETALING JAYA / KELANA JAYA

29-B Jln SS 24/11, Taman Megah, Utopia Map, 012-344-3318. About 15 minutes walk from the Kelana Jaya Putra Station. Along the same stretch as RHB Bank, directly opposite the Futsal Centre, above a car battery/repair shop named Maxxis. Steam room, Japanese style pool. Guys there are shy earlier, but wild later into the evening. The counter staff is helpful in providing gay scene info. Crowd mostly a mix of middle-aged and chubs. Utopia Member Discount

3/F 89 Jln SS21/1A, Damansara Utama (Uptown), Utopia Map, 7731-8989, email. Discrete stairway next to TM Point (big orange signboard). On 3/F you will see a vertical timber strip wall with black grill doors - press the bell. A gem. This 2-floor, friendly yoga center hang-out caters to a "Gen Y" (20-30s), mostly local Chinese crowd. Chill out, enjoy good music and meet new friends. Clean and secure. Excellent staff. Showers, steam, TV lounge, snack bar, plus 15 private practice rooms and a large, mirrored studio. Utopia Member Discount

Comments from Utopians:

"The place only has basic facilities, so don't expect too much. The plus point for this sauna is the crowd! Surprisingly the most crowded day is Wed - full of Gen-Y. Different theme every day. Most of them you will be given a small towel. A different concept compared to other saunas in Klang Valley." -- younggun80, Nov 15, 2011