San Diego: What bathhouse do you recommend?

[Newtdad]

Trying to see if there's any bath house worth checking out when I visit SD.

[+ carlos45]

To my knowledge the only left is Club San Diego. 

[Simon Suraci]

Correct, Club San Diego in Hillcrest is the only bathhouse in San Diego. That’s where to go: 

Home - Club San Diego

CLUBSANDIEGO.COM

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Self Care, Self Discovery Club San Diego is where self-care meets self-discovery. We believe that...

Vulcan was another bathhouse option many years ago but it has long since closed. Alternatives in Kearny Mesa are adult video arcades and two Korean Spas. The spas are not designed for sex and you can get kicked out for doing anything sexual, but some cruising happens there nonetheless. 

[Marc in Calif]

1 hour ago, Simon Suraci said:

 

Vulcan was another bathhouse option many years ago but it has long since closed. 

IMHO, the all-time best bathhouse in San Diego was Dave's Club in Ocean Beach. It was probably the oldest one and also was the first to close. 

Edited December 12, 2023 by Marc in Calif

[Newtdad]

14 hours ago, Marc in Calif said:

IMHO, the all-time best bathhouse in San Diego was Dave's Club in Ocean Beach. It was probably the oldest one and also was the first to close. 

Why did it close? Covid?

[Marc in Calif]

7 hours ago, newdad said:

Why did it close? Covid?

Way before Covid. In the mid-1980s there was a strong (political) push to close all bathhouses -- and not just in San Diego. 

I'm not sure if Dave's Club reopened again after that. 

[Newtdad]

On 12/12/2023 at 8:23 AM, Simon Suraci said:

Correct, Club San Diego in Hillcrest is the only bathhouse in San Diego. That’s where to go: 

Home - Club San Diego

CLUBSANDIEGO.COM

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Self Care, Self Discovery Club San Diego is where self-care meets self-discovery. We believe that...

Vulcan was another bathhouse option many years ago but it has long since closed. Alternatives in Kearny Mesa are adult video arcades and two Korean Spas. The spas are not designed for sex and you can get kicked out for doing anything sexual, but some cruising happens there nonetheless. 

If you don't mind sharing, when was the last time you attended Club San Diego? And how would you describe the guys that were there?

[+ carlos45]

Dave's closed sometime in the late 1990's.  ( I moved away from the San Diego area in 1995).

[Simon Suraci]

10 hours ago, newdad said:

If you don't mind sharing, when was the last time you attended Club San Diego? And how would you describe the guys that were there?

I do mind sharing. I suggest you visit to make your own assessment.

[Newtdad]

2 hours ago, Simon Suraci said:

I do mind sharing. I suggest you visit to make your own assessment.

will do! thanks!