SYDNEY (New South Wales) -- area code (61-2)

• Aarows
  17 Bridge St, Rydalmere, 9638-0553. A Restricted Sex on Premises venue catering for all people regardless of sexual preference. Primarily gay and bi, bu welcoming for transgender and women (on special mixed gender nights). Spa, steam, sauna, showers, cinema rooms, voyeur rooms, sling rooms, private rooms, douche room and "the Cell". Cable TV, Play Station, reading and coffee lounges, free pool table and free tea & coffee. Large variety of hot food, soft drinks, energy drinks, and snacks. Parking available at rear. ATM facility. No discrimination towards age (18+), race, or genders. Cleanliness and hygiene is a top priority. Alcohol, drug & smoke free zone (outdoor smoking area).
• Bodyline Sydney
  10 Taylor St (off Flinders St, near Taylor Square), Darlinghurst, 9360-1006, email. Open more than a decade, Bodyline was the first legally licensed gay sauna in Sydney. Four floors with steam, jacuzzi, fantasy rooms, maze, sun deck, video, lounge and cinema.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Bodyline Sydney is more quiet than Sydney City Steam, but the crowd is friendly." -- yinghuantang, Oct 19, 2009

• HeadQuarters
  273 Crown St, Darlinghurst, 9331-6217, email. Hardcore theme nights. Twisted and queer, woof/oink, etc. Good selection of guys of all ages, types and kinks, Asians and locals. All seem to get along well.
• Ken's at Kensington
  83 Anzac Parade, Kensington, 9662-1359. Very large sauna in business more than three decades. Steam, sauna, jacuzzi, swimming pool, gym, snacks, TV lounge. Massage also on premises.
• Kingsteam
  38-42 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, 9360-3431. One of the longest running baths in Sydney. Steam, two jacuzzis, video, gym. Conveniently located in the heart of the gay scene.
• Newtown Basement
  6 Wilson St, Newtown, 9516-3997.
• The Probe
  159 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, 9361-5924. Occasional live shows.
• Ram Lounge
  380 Pitt St, 9264-3249. Very sleazy.
• Signal Men's Club
  Intersection of Riley St and Arnold Pl, Darlinghurst, 9331-8830, email. Thirty play rooms including fantasy spaces and video lounges. They do not discriminate based on age, race, or dress code.
• Sydney City Steam
  357 Sussex St (near the corner of Liverpool St), 9267-6766, email. Sydney's largest licensed men's club. Known locally simply as "357" or "Sussex St". Facilities spread over 4 floors include: dry sauna, steam room and dark maze, large jacuzzi, video room, themed fantasy play areas, gym, pool table, private and public showers. Café and Internet bar on the top floor. Massage (non-sexual) is also available. Close to Darling Harbour and Chinatown. Assortment of Asians and locals. Best time is in the middle of the day for lunch crowd, as well as in the afternoon and evening when the men mean business.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Sydney City Steam rocks. Still excellent lunchtime crowd of Asian and western hunks. A fun way to while away a weekday afternoon. Really picks up again for after work crowd. Night owls forget it. Weekends still full of posers." -- cbc16, Mar 15, 2009