ulica Bracka 20 a
Phone +48 22 828 54 09
Email: Send Email
Web: Visit this link
(located in the celler in Brzozowski Palace, Third backyard, sauna entrance right gate)
Gay Sauna (Men only), Massage
See also the chapter Bars. The club and the sauna are very hard to find. There are no signs outside at the building and only a small sign on the door bell. Ring the bell. Late in the evening the bar is more crwded than the sauna; in the afternoons and evenings the sauna is busier. Jacuzzi, steam sauna, dry sauna, back room, lockers, cabins, bar with refreshments.
Mondays till Thursdays 2 pm till midnight, Fridays and Saturdays 2 pm till 2 am, Sundays 4 pm till midnight
$: Cover charge 23 PLN. Youth discount (under 26) 15 PLN (Free Entrance to Fantom Club included).
Comment from Buddy, who visited Warsaw in October 2004: Just read the comment on gaysauna Galla. I am also an asian looking guy but live in amsterdam. When I walk through the streets of warsaw people are really looking at me like an alien, no asians nor blacks to see anywhere. Strange but also special I think. For colored people: be prepared! Now back to the sauna. I really had a good time in Fantom, Its very hard to find but keep searching and you will find the door where you have to ring. You enter the sauna but there is also a darkroom labyrinth and shop connected to the sauna but that area has an own entrance that I did not find. I was surprised to find a sauna and asked for the sexshop. The staff spoke a bit of english and were very friendly to me. They brought me to the sexshop which was crap (ok, I\'m spoiled and from amsterdam), I had a look around and than drank something at the bar. Cruised around abit , but the boys there were very pushy and I did not feel very comfortable. The average age of the guys there was pretty young between 18 and 30. I decided to check out the sauna and asked how much it costs. They said 25 slotty normal price (which is about 6 euro or 7 dollars), 15 if you already payed at the sexshop for a visit to the darkroom. I did not pay for this darkroom so again I must say these people were really friendly! They let me in for free. So the man of the sexshop brought me to the sauna where I had a good time! The men were much more atractive here. Probably because the entree is higher. A mix of young and old and everything in between. No blacks, asians or colored people ... Just
polish but that was also what I came for :-P The sauna it self is not vey special,
small and not to clean. Bring your own slippers! They provide slippers there
but they are old and not to clean aswell. Cabins are allright and the sauna and
steamroom are not to bad. It is not a very high class sauna but its also in a
county which still has to develope it self ... I liked it. greets
Gay Sauna, Massage, Darkroom,
Men and women on Mon, men only the rest of the week!
Mondays till Thursdays 1 pm until midnight, Fridays 12 noon till 2 am, Saturdays & Sundays open non-stop.
$: Cover charge ? PLN.
ulica Ptasia 2
Phone +48 22 652 19 86
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Web: Visit this link
(ul. Ptasia is a small threet next to Plac Bankowy - Metro stop Ratusz)
Gay, Sauna, Massage, Back room, Bar, Cabins, Gym
2 Levels. Sundays also for women, all other days men only.
Mondays til Thursdays 2 pm until 11 pm; Fridays 2 pm til 1 am; Saturdays 12 noon til 1 am; Sundays 12 noon til 11 pm.
$: Admission before 5 pm 17 PLN, after 5 pm 20 PLN.
Comment sent by Andrew Lee (August 2004): I would like to make a complaint about this gay sauna Galla at ulica Ptasia 2, Warsaw. I visited Warsaw this weekend for holiday from the UK, where I live. I am Asian in origin and as soon as I entered this sauna, at about 6pm, 28/8/04, the man on the desk looked at my face and said in a poorly spoken English, 'no locker, we are busy.' So I left but just as I was stepping out of the door a white man entered and he was given a key and towel right away to go to the sauna. This man (and the management of this sauna) is clearly a racist and does not want foreigner/tourist to visit his sauna. Please could you remove their business from your guide as what they do is disgraceful to their country and a complete waste of our time to visit them if they don't want to do business with tourists.
Reply from Dominik, who lives in Warsaw: It's not a racism thing. They are busy, and sometimes you need to have a locker reservation before you go there. It happened also to me.
Comment from Ivan, who visited Warsaw in November 2004: Don't go, Don't waste your time. They do refuse entrance of foreigners with unfriedly 'sorry, no locker available'.
Comment from Dellas, who visited Warsaw in December 2004: I went yesterday. Bit difficult to find on corner next to a shop selling sunglasses. Across the road is a big apartment block. The entrance has a small grey marble plaque on it. I nearly gave up i nearly missed it. Hope the above makes it easier for you all. I got the tram from Centrum. Normally you get the metro to Ratusz but it was not working yesterday. It was a clean and pleasant place so I was surprised by the other comment. Maybe it has changed hands or something. Mixed crowd some nice young guys. Bear in mind it was Saturday night dont know what other days are like. Fantom is still the best though but it made a nice change. Worth a visit.
Comment from Jimmy Wang, who visited Warsaw in March 2005: I am Chinese
and I had a great time. Not only they let me in, both the staff and patrons welcomed
me with a smile. Since prices are very inexpensive, I went for the full package
of 1hr massage, couple drinks, slippers, and the use of the Sauna. I was well
fed and I even took a guy back to hotel for more action. The total came out to
be 74 Zolty. It was so cool. They are not racist at all. Andrew, you just have
to be a little patience and they kept the men at the doors waiting for their
locker. Learn your patience like a typical Thai person, you will be welcomed
everywhere.
Blota Beach
See below
Public Beach, Cruising
20 kilometers away from Warsaw. Take 146 bus from Dworzec Wschodni (Eastern Rail Station) or Rondo Waszyngtona. Get off at the first stop when the bus takes the road the leaves the anti-flood dam. Then down ulica Romantyczna or Rychonowska up to the and of the street and then left. You will pass the army barracks and come to the river bank. The beach is mixed but gays tend to meet at the island and in the bushes next to the beach
Accommodation
Baths & Beaches & Saunas
ulica Bracka 20 a
ulica Ptasia 2
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