HO CHI MINH CITY / SAIGON -- area code (84-8)

DISTRICT 1
• Ho Chi Minh Blind Association
  185 Cong Quynh St Dist 1. A sign tacked to a tree in the courtyard points the way to 'Massage' at the top of the stairs where a woman takes your money and gives you a blue card for the sauna (massage is also available and for that you purchase a yellow card). The staff speak no English so you might want to go with a local friend. The sauna area has a locker room, indoor and outdoor seating, three shower stalls with lockable doors and a sauna which the patrons turn into a steam room by applying large quantities of water. A good place for fun if you don't mind dirty towels, broken facilities and non-functional shower taps. Age group is a bit older and they are very friendly. Some customers speak English and are keen to talk. Some straight female clients.

  
  DISTRICT 3

• Vat Ly Tri Lieu (Physiotherapy) (mixed)
  70 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, District 3. A small lane leads into the club. Mainly a pick up place. Use as a meeting point and then have fun elsewhere (there are masseuses here, not masseurs). Pool and steam room.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "I went to massage place called Vat Ly Tri Lieu at 70 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan St, Ward 7, Dist 3, around 4-9pm. It's gay freindly and almost everyone there was gay. Lots happening in the sauna room. But, it's not a gay massage." -- mike661, Oct 7, 2009

  
  

  
  DISTRICT 10

  Adam Spa 573/12 Su Van Hanh St, Ward 13, Dist 10. A comfortable and homey space to relax, meet friends and have fun. Asian hospitality in a friendly social environment. Easily accessible with any type of transportation and close to the heart of the city. Mon: Student Day; Tue, Thu, Sat: Short Towel Day; Wed: Underwear Day; Fri: Hawaii Day. G/F reception area. 1/F private lockers with staff security, café lounge with free Net access, video and relaxing room with wide-screen TV and cushy lounge chairs. 2/F steam bath with the fragrant natural oils, natural pine dry sauna to detoxify your body and rebalance your spirit, jacuzzi with music-synced water wave, and rain shower. Open daily 10am-11pm. Utopia Member Discount

  Comments from Utopians:

  "I think this place is too small. No privacy anywhere. The only somewhat hot place is the jacuzzi, and touching only please. It is clean though." -- pixman, Feb 24, 2010

  "I was in Adam Spa last week and it was one of the best experiences I ever had in Saigon...gorgeous men and all out...the hot action happens inside the sauna...also, u can do it inside the toilet...had fun with a Japanese guy, he was so hot!" -- MSaigon, Feb 17, 2010

  "I've just been there last night and had a lot of fun. This is the most crowded sauna in HCMC." -- azn_guy, Jan 17, 2010

  "Mon is Student Day (so many cute young guys); Tue: Small Towel Day; Wed: Underwear Day; Fri: Hawaii Day. Never disappoints. Clean and always fun. You can spend plenty of time here by the steam bath, sauna, jacuzzi, video room, restaurant and café. The toilets are always busy all time. They open from 10am-11pm every day. Fantastic!" -- goodthai, Dec 13, 2009

  "It is a spa without massage. Everyone is wet and pario-clad. So, if you do not know how to tie a pario, you better not be shy. The excitement is all in the sauna, steam bath and shower rooms. Mind you, the toilet is ALWAYS OCCUPIED. Will be back here again and again." -- GayJackMate, Nov 14, 2009

  "I went to Adam Spa several times last week. This is the newest sauna in Saigon. Many cute young guys there, especially during the weekend." -- LeHung, Jul 28, 2009

  "A really nice place to pay a visit. It is the newest spa for gays (opened some days ago). Staff here can speak English well. I dropped in several times. It was crowded with many good-looking Vietnamese guys. The cost is about D$70,000-80,000." -- azn_guy, Jul 25, 2009

• Golden Smile Club (mixed)
  656 Su Van Hanh, District 10, 862-6119, email. Gym, steam, dry sauna, jacuzzi, Net access, bar, facial/body/foot relaxation services. It also has an outdoor deck, a beansack lounge, and a relaxing TV/Bar. Young crowd and the staff is helpful.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Golden Smile Club is alive and happening. It needs a good clean up and the towels need to be replaced. They need to allow smoking only on the deck area and not everywhere else. There is no shortage of men who will have good fun with you in the steam room! The locals seem to be a little reserved at first. Most action happens after 4pm, but I went once around noon and there was a lot happening." -- , Jan 16, 2010

  "The place is hardly clean with a very funny smelling steam room. Sauna and jacuzzi are not too bad. I was there on a Fri late afternoon and the crowd was nothing to write home about. One or two hotties." -- dutchie26, Jun 16, 2009

• Toan Thang Sauna
  126 Thanh Thai, P12, Dist 10, 863-2096. On five levels. Entry is up a flight of stairs at the back of a long room used for motorbike parking. 1/F has reception and small lockers for storage of valuables (not clothing). 2/F is women's massage. 3/F is men's massage room containing seven massage tables separated by flimsy curtains. Also, a spacious bathroom and a semi-dark room. 4/F has a TV lounge with two dozen plastic chairs facing a small wall-mounted TV and at the rear, a rack for hanging clothing on hangers, another bathroom and small sauna. 5/F, up a spiral staircase, is a roof-top drying area for towels. Clean and fairly well maintained by Vietnamese standards. The mostly younger crowd is friendly and you can find a few English speakers.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "A dirty place. We paid and saw the condition and left right away." -- miken1999, Mar 12, 2009

  
  OTHER AREAS

• Nadam Spa
  See listing under Massage and Spas.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "This is probably the best sauna in HCMC at the moment. To get here, just follow Nguyen Thi Minih Khai Rd, northeast direction, out of town. When it ends, go further until you pass a major bridge across the river. Then watch for your right before leaving the bridge. There will be a big poster of the spa. Lots of gorgeous and muscular guys on weekends. There are no private rooms, but people usually flirt in the sauna and steam rooms." -- billylondon, May 10, 2009

  "I rate Nadam ****. The place is nice and clean, Staff are very friendly, too. Visitors always seem to enjoy playing. It's fun and posers would find themselves out of place. I go there like every other Sat." -- luvgwm, Apr 29, 2009

  "I went here last week and found that Nadam Spa is the best sauna, not only in HCMC but also in Vietnam. I love the staff here. They are so handsome and friendly. There are many cute guys." -- LeHung, Mar 9, 2009

  "I went to Nadam Spa yesterday and I found it is the best ever sauna in HCMC. The architecture is somewhat like Chakran sauna in Bangkok. Staff there are so friendly." -- traisaigon, Mar 7, 2009