Bathhouse inquiry...Judgment free

[+ Snbrd]

I am curious if anyone has to been a bathhouse during COVID. I ask out of curiosity. I don't know anyone who has and I have no desire to visit one until after it's all over.

[+ MysticMenace]

yea, I don't even know where to find one in the DC area even before COVID. although do we know if these establishments are actually allowed to conduct business yet (I thought there were certain ones that were still prohibited or have limitations) or at all depending on the state.

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

I've never been to a bathhouse. I've heard via word of mouth that there are some open. A couple of weeks ago I friend suggested we go to Club Columbus which is open at limited capacity and steam and sauna rooms remaining closed. (I politely declined.)

 

http://www.clubsaunas.com/club_columbus/

[Mo Mason]

I went to one last month for one of those cumunion events. Got a bj in the movie theater area with several guys standing around watching, so that was pretty hot. Otherwise uneventful. Not the big turnout I was expecting to see.

[Rudynate]

I can’t imagine there aren’t some guys doing it. I wouldnt. It could become your personal superspreader event.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I find it entertaining that the thread was started as judgement-free, but has basically been judgemental in nearly every post.

 

A gentle reminder: This is a message board mostly dedicated to sexual behaviors and male escorts.

 

Let's not stray too far into finger pointing territory

[Rudynate]

Guys go there to suck and fuck. They don’t normally go there to suck fuck just one guy but a succession of guys. You decide- is that “hygienic?” Are they clean? The last time I went to the Steamworks it was very clean- for a bathhouse. Would I want to have a sterile procedure done there? Probably not.

[Monarchy79]

yea, I don't even know where to find one in the DC area even before COVID. although do we know if these establishments are actually allowed to conduct business yet (I thought there were certain ones that were still prohibited or have limitations) or at all depending on the state.

DC’s last existing bathhouse (The Crew Club) closed earlier this year.

No more BathHouses in DC .

[Monarchy79]

Guys go there to suck and fuck. They don’t normally go there to suck fuck just one guy but a succession of guys. You decide- is that “hygienic?” Are they clean?

 

The irony of this, is that I could literally say the exact same thing about a wooded park I jogged by about a month ago....

[+ Snbrd]

I find it entertaining that the thread was started as judgement-free, but has basically been judgemental in nearly every post.

 

A gentle reminder: This is a message board mostly dedicated to sexual behaviors and male escorts.

 

Let's not stray too far into finger pointing territory

I admit to trying to thread a needle here. An occasional FWB asked me if I wanted to go to Megaplex in Providence RI with him. I offered an emphatic no. In fact Providence's CBC has apparently closed for good. In the end, my friend didn't go.

I'm curious, maybe morbidly so, to know what it's like with masks and social distancing.

[Guest]

I find it entertaining that the thread was started as judgement-free, but has basically been judgemental in nearly every post.

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To which posts are you referring? I suppose RudyNate's might be considered a bit judgmental, but I suppose that it's fairly factual that an open bathhouse would be a super spreader. So would a crowded church.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I admit to trying to thread a needle here. An occasional FWB asked me if I wanted to go to Megaplex in Providence RI with him. I offered an emphatic no. In fact Providence's CBC has apparently closed for good. In the end, my friend didn't go.

I'm curious, maybe morbidly so, to know what it's like with masks and social distancing.

 

I understand. My post was a gentle reminder, not a hand-slap by any means.

 

While I haven't been to a bath in awhile, the Texas baths have been open for well over a month. Steamworks, systemwide, still seems be closed. The Vegas baths are back open. The remaining few independent baths will likely not make it through this pandemic.

 

Grindr on the other hand feels like it's never been more popular.

[muscmtl]

Of course, back in may. Even rented the room next to the guy that died the night before. Love how this stoey never made the neww

[Lchnsf]

In San Francisco EROS is open with the following restrictions:

Only 12 people allowed at a time with 4 hour time limit

Showers, Sauna and Steam are closed

Locker Rooms closed, optional clothing check is offered

Must wear mask at all times

They are encouraging voyerism and masturbation only.

 

Sounds like a good time!!

[Phlmuscle]

The one in Philly just reopened.

[+ 7829V]

In San Diego, Club San Diego is open

https://clubsandiego.com/

[Phil_musc]

The one in Philly just reopened.

Which one? A quick check revealed that both Philly bathhouses are open but with restrictions - reduced hours, masks, some parts closed.

[Phlmuscle]

Which one? A quick check revealed that both Philly bathhouses are open but with restrictions - reduced hours, masks, some parts closed.

Club Philly. They have a page on Facebook. You are correct. Restricted hours, I believe they begin at 5PM if I remember correctly.

[Rod Hagen]

Over on the MER there are some guys who have described recent trips to the Saunas in Brazil.

[alexthompson]

We have Korean spas in Los Angeles that are basically bathhouses. They just started opening in the suburbs, and according to Squirt are active. (I used to love going, but don't feel comfortable yet.)

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

We have Korean spas in Los Angeles that are basically bathhouses. They just started opening in the suburbs, and according to Squirt are active. (I used to love going, but don't feel comfortable yet.)

 

Yeah, the K spas in Dallas can be active, but mainly, it's always a place to go just to show off.

 

Spa Castle is probably the most conducive place for fucking around. Low, blue lighting. Lots of 90-degree corners. Showers that are open to the rest of the men's wet area.

[+ sniper]

I can't envision myself going to one when the showers are closed, unless it's just to watch.

[Phil_musc]

Obviously, it's for those practitioners of the new fetish sweeping all the hot-spots -

 

dry-cleaning