Pleasuredrome

The welcome at the door was... how do I phrase it... a bit cold. The guy explained the basics when he heard that I had never been there but it felt like he had done the whole spiel a million times and was pretty much bored by it. I'm pretty sure he didn't mean it but he came about not that friendly. Well, I'm a grown up guy and can live with not everybody being the superhappy guy all the time but there is definitely room to improve here. Having been to quite a few saunas in Germany and in The Netherlands the place felt pretty small. Reading about the facilities on the website I really looked forward to two finnish and two steam saunas. Well yes, there were two of each but they were supersmall. The first finnish sauna had place for two or three guys, the second one for a couple more but I think topped out at six. The steam saunas were a bit of a disappointment as well. The first one had two stone benches and a total capacity of maybe six people. No place outside to hang your towel so you had to take it inside which meant that it was basically soaked after a couple of minutes. The second steam sauna didn't have any place to sit but was a bit more spacious than the first one with room for maybe 15 people. Both felt pretty hot so any kind of action (at least for me) would have been short lived as not to collapse from all the heat. A highlight for me was the jacuzzi. Also not really huge but space for maybe 10 people. Temperature was okay and the water quality felt okay as well. Next to the jacuzzi were a couple of relaxation chairs. A real disappointment for me was the lack of free cabins. There was a whole floor of cabins but you had to pay extra to use them. Yes, I've been to other places where they offered cabins for an additional fee but usually they had at least some cabins that were free. It just feels like a rip-off. In the end I don't know if I end up with somebody so apart from the feeling that they want to cash in a second time I'm not even sure I'll actually need it. Something that I was used to from other saunas was some sort of labyrinth or classical cruising area, dark room - whatever you want to call it. That's missing completely in Pleasuredrome. A big plus was the cleanliness of the whole place. I always some a staff member making the rounds cleaning up after everyone. I went on a Monday evening but luckily the place wasn't empty. It was far from being busy but a couple of guys were present. The age distribution was pretty wide, from Master Yoda to a youngling so I'm pretty sure you could call that "something for everyone". Overall the experience was okay-ish. Nothing really fancy but also not the run-down place that some Google reviews make it sound like. My expectation that a huge city like London would have a huge gay sauna definitely did not match the reality that I found at Pleasuredrome. If you happen to be in London and have nothing to do in the evening it's worth a visit - but I wouldn't make any big travel plans just to visit the place.
Apr 28th, 2023

The security guard was rude . Not welcoming. Expensive .
May 4th, 2023

(Translated by Google) Too many cameras and you have to pay for cabins, constantly under observation, if others are drunk no alcohol is served anymore, who likes smoking only for 1 person who has to dress completely for outside unfriendly staff but who likes can watch netflix in the sauna 1 star for 2 towels and cleanliness (Original) Zuviele kameras und man muss fr Kabinen bezahlen, dauernd unter Beobachtung, wenn andere betrunken sind kein Alkohol auschank mehr, wer Rauchen mag nur fr 1 Person die sich komplett anziehen muss fr draussen unfreundliches personal aber wer mag kann netflix schauen in der Sauna 1 Stern fr 2 handtcher und sauberkeit
Apr 23rd, 2023

This sauna is really ,,out of date,run down,,OLD,,so doesn't matter how they're cleaning the facilities,-its bad smell allover,bad air's circulation ect,ect..Don't expect healthy spa bathing..Drinks 8,towel 2, enter 23. Ukrainian workers nowadays Cameras everywhere,by entering photo required .
Apr 22nd, 2023

Crazy entrance requirements. Not allowed in for drinking water when I entered.
Apr 12th, 2023