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:

"Chakran remains dirty in their bathrooms, with thin towels and broken showers. Been there so many times, but they take no effort to keep up the cleanliness." -- Benjamin, Jan 28, 2013

"The man in charge was very friendly. Towels were too small for me.. Small sauna and steam room. The jacuzzi at the tropical pool was too cold, maybe broken, plus the stairs also very steep and slippery. Came at 2pm Fri, but customers start to come at 5pm. Overall I'd rate C-." -- jiminanwar, Dec 31, 2012

"I revisited Chakran and its atmosphere is impressive with lots of young guys of mixed nationality. Rooftop garden and jacuzzi are nice." -- petelek, Aug 7, 2012

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:

"I had a quick visit at Sentral Massage, but the place is too small, only one floor is not enough for big action." -- petelek, Aug 7, 2012

"Sentral was best for action and really diverse crowd. The guys are friendly. But, less clean and old furnishings." -- prema4luv, May 8, 2012

BUKIT BINTANG / KL CITY CENTER

Day Thermos UTOPIA VERIFIED AUG 2012, VISITED JUN 2012 G/F 40-6A Jln Sultan Ismail (diagonally opposite Blue Boy disco), Bukit Bintang, Utopia Map, 2144-9648, email. Facing the Grand Millenium Hotel, go down the alley on the left side of the hotel. In front of you, you will see a row of shophouses in front of you and Day Thermos' signboard visible just to the right. This world-class men's facility, right in the heart of the tourist area, has it all! Fantastic security and great decor (even the toilets are beautifully detailed). 1/F has lockers large enough to store your backpack; a beautiful TV lounge, bar and garden atrium. 2/F has rain showers, both public and private; steam maze and dry sauna, small gym and dark room with maze. 3/F has private cabins, relaxing lounge and massage rooms. Crowd is all ages and races. Very foreign-friendly due to the great location and multiple languages spoken by the staff. Utopia Member Discount

Comments from Utopians:

"Day Thermos is very clean with nice lockers and amenities, but the crowd is subdued, cheeky and pretentious. It seemed like a cruise mall. Come on, guys, we know what you're there for...so give it up!" -- prema4luv, May 8, 2012

CHERAS

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:

"Kakiku has recently undergone another rennovation. It's more spacious now with loads of mirrors put in a few areas. Probably the boss wants the patrons to have the 'home-coming' feel. There is a new indoor artificial garden for patrons to chill out and chit chat in. The jacuzzi, which is THE selling point, looks cleaner and is more spacious now. Do visit KKK if you have not been for quite some time." -- younggun80, Nov 18, 2012

"Went to Kakiku on Malaysia Day and quite a crowd. It is spcacious, clean and well managed. I enjoy the place especially the 'disco room' and dark basement lounge where everyone has to drop their towel. Would recommend this place - value for money." -- stigerk07, Sep 16, 2012

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

CHOW KIT

52 Forest UTOPIAN VERIFIED DEC 2012 Pekeliling Business Centre, 52 Persiaran 65C (off Jln Pahang Barat), Utopia Map, 012-471-1152, email. Near KPJ Tawakal Hospital and about 150m away from Titiwangsa LRT and Monorail Station, facing DBKL 17 storey flat (Block E152). Gay-friendly sauna and massage center for men in a 3-story shop lot with garden. Cozy environment with wooden kampong (village) style massage rooms. All staff are trained to give their utmost to their guests. Facilities include: infrared sauna, steam, gym, free Wi-fi, café and TV lounge, free Wi-fi.

Comments from Utopians:

"52 Forest is smallish and a community sauna. The place is still new, so not many people yet. From my few visits here, don't hope for the gymfit, parading type like in Mandi Manda; the crowd is mainly the we-click-we-action blue collar crowd." -- alexbam, Dec 23, 2012

"52 Forest is very near to Bulatan Pahang and the new Hospital Tawakkal. It's opposite a few blocks of abandoned flats. Situated in a 4-storey building, 52 Forest provides spacious hang out areas for its patrons. You basically check in at G/F, with food and drinks served at the back of the front counter. You need to go up to 1/F to the changing area, with toilets and open shower area. On the other side (to the front), there is an area for computers, mini gym and some cubicles for massage - yes they do provide message. 2/F is mainly the steam and sauna rooms, open shower area and a few small rooms. 3/F, which is a rooftop, gives smokers some space to chill-out. Even if you are not a smoker, you can go up and chit chat as well. Friendly staff, but not crowded at the moment as it is still new. This is definitely another upcoming hangout place for PLUs in KL." -- younggun80, Nov 18, 2012

1/F 7a Jln Ipoh Kecil, Utopia Map, 4044-3369, email. Only a couple blocks away from the Chow Kit Monorail Station, Star PWTC LRT station, and KTM Putra commuter train station. The nearest taxi landmark is the Sani Hotel. From there, walk north up Jln Ipoh Kecil 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:

"We had great difficulty in finding OTOT², so the following information might be helpful. The minor road Jln Ipoh Kecil exists in two separate, but unconnected, parts. One runs SE to NW, but the other, in which OTOT² is located, is situated to the south of the first part and runs South to North off the main road Jln Putra. The Sani Hotel (labeled as the Hotel Grand Central on Google Maps as of Aug 2012) is situated on the corner of Jln Putra and Jln Ipoh Kecil, and is the best landmark to aim for whether coming by taxi or on foot from any of the nearby train stations. From the Sani/Grand Hotel Hotel walk north up Jln Ipoh Kecil to the last block of shophouses on your right. You will need a keen eye to spot the name OTOT², which is painted on the front of the small letter box situated at the bottom of the stairway leading up to the sauna reception on 2/F. It is correct that first-time visitors have to sign up and become members, for a once only fee of R$10. The entry fee is R$25 and is every bit a good value. It is indeed a very well-designed sauna!" -- Simon, Aug 1, 2012

"Went to OTOT². You have to join up on your first visit (no problem...write any name...no ID required). It was Sun night, very busy, mostly young and slim, with a mix of all other sizes and ages. Really fun, friendly and well run." -- deano, Jul 1, 2012

KAMPUNG PANDAN

Oops UTOPIAN VERIFIED FEB 2013 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:

"I like Oops because it is peaceful and it has quite a few private rooms. The crowd is mixed with all ages. Some people may find the crowd a bit thin, but the number varies with the day of the week, usually more on weekends." -- yinghuantang, Feb 23, 2013

OLD KLANG ROAD / TAMAN DESA

31 Jln 109E, Desa Business Park, Taman Desa, Utopia Map, 012-916 6899. 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 has a new maze. New TV area. Well maintained. Great crowd. Plenty of action. Love it." -- ooich, Jul 31, 2012

PETALING JAYA / KELANA JAYA

29-B Jln SS 24/11, Taman Megah, Utopia Map. 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. 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

Comments from Utopians:

"Very disappointed. The place was spoiled by mildew and dirty. Didn't see the Japanese style pool as recommended. No second visit again." -- Enson, Oct 23, 2012