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. Go to your left and take a left again on first street. Walk up the road. On the right hand side you'll see a shopping mall and soon after that an exit to a shop/supermarket with typical Chinese plastic curtains. Next door is Batiya - glass doors and new building. 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:

  "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. Get to Exit C of Chongwen Subway Station, head south to the first left, walk along the north side of the big, new Glory Mall. On the next block on your right you will see Batiya in Chinese. The entrance is guarded by two elephants. Can't miss them! 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:

  "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. 丰帆伟业。地址：宣武区广安门外，红居街4号楼

  Comments from Utopians:

  "With the help of some warm hearted people on the street and by calling, I managed to find FFWY. It's a very local place with mostly middle-age Chinese guys. Very cheap, as the entry and drinks are at local pricing. White guys draw a lot of attention, but again, the crowd here are mostly middle-age chubbies and Asian bears." -- seeweggis, May 11, 2009

• Kai Yang
  You An Men Wai Da Jie Dong San Tiao Yi Hao, Utopia Map, 6356-4388. Kai Yang has the standard facilities common to gay saunas in Beijing. The one difference is that they stage drag shows late Sat nights to draw crowds. 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:

  "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