Busiest on Saturdays and Sundays during the day from my experience.
Chicago Spa and Saunas for men
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Maybe once this stupid ass pandemic has died I'll take a jaunt over and check them out!
King Spa has the most hawkish guards of any Chicagoland spa. They are on the lookout for everything, including talking audibly, toes touching and men (including those who are clearly in relationships) sitting alongside one another. That said, in terms of race, ethnicity and nationality, it may have the most diverse mix of all the spas. The nudity requirement of the wet area means that you are guaranteed to see men naked. I do not recommend going there with intimacy onsite (even hugging) in mind.
Chicago Sweatlodge - Mondays very old men, Tuesdays usually dead, Wednesdays regular buddy groups aged early 30s to early 80s, Thursdays moderately busy and unpredictable crowd, Friday evenings diverse mix of Russians/Ukranians/Lithuanians/Poles/Mexicans/Latinx/African-Americans/Arabic/U.S. born Caucasian all skewing 20s to 50s, Saturdays similar to Fridays except more heavily Mexican and Russian/Ukranian with traffic throughout the day rather than high time of 6 to 9 PM, Sundays busy throughout the day but skewing older and whiter/more Latinx than the most diverse days which are Fridays and Saturdays. Most guys are naked coming in and out of the cold plunge pool. Some fit guys, lots of dad bods on display each day - more BMI overweight than obese.
Go weekday daytime if you want to be alone or have few to no guys with whom to socialize. Go on a Wednesday evening, Friday evening, Saturday noon to 10, or Sunday 10 to 8 if you want a more social experience.
Note: Proof of vaccination requirements and Putin's war on the Ukraine have resulted in a decline in traffic to the Sweatlodge. Once the vaccination requirement is lifted, and once the war either ends or is better managed, the crowds at the Sweatlodge are expected to be considerable again.
Be discreet and ask for numbers if you want to have sex later. Masturbating or having sex DURING your time at the Sweatlodge is very risky for you (you could be kicked out and arrested) and also promotes an environment that discourages the hot alpha guys you want to see from coming. Please, don't do this. Invite a guy who you know is interested home for sex or go to Steamworks, where you might see ~some~ of the same guys anyway.
In terms of crowds, Red Square Spa is very similar to the Sweatlodge except Red Square has more U.S. born men of all races but especially white men due to the Wicker Park location, more men in shorts as the coed dry sauna requires them, and less friendly men overall (I think this has something to do with the fact that many men come with their girlfriends or wives and don't want to be seen preferring the men's side). It's sometimes dead on a Friday night but can be hit or miss in terms of foot traffic on weekends, Wednesday nights and Thursday nights. Gay men are certainly represented among the guests. The Russian owners may wish differently, but the reality is that it's gay men who remain most loyal to the baths in the best and worst times.
Red Square also has a steamroom and hot tub that isn't always hot. These are spaces where gay men are more comfortable in honest conversation, as the dry sauna is often full of straight couples and the wet sauna and cold plunge have men throwing around the word f----t to assert their masculinity. (Of course, some of those same men are closeted and on the prowl.)
Chicago Sweatlodge - Mondays very old men, Tuesdays usually dead, Wednesdays regular buddy groups aged early 30s to early 80s, Thursdays moderately busy and unpredictable crowd, Friday evenings diverse mix of Russians/Ukranians/Lithuanians/Poles/Mexicans/Latinx/African-Americans/Arabic/U.S. born Caucasian all skewing 20s to 50s, Saturdays similar to Fridays except more heavily Mexican and Russian/Ukranian with traffic throughout the day rather than high time of 6 to 9 PM, Sundays busy throughout the day but skewing older and whiter/more Latinx than the most diverse days which are Fridays and Saturdays. Most guys are naked coming in and out of the cold plunge pool. Some fit guys, lots of dad bods on display each day - more BMI overweight than obese.
Go weekday daytime if you want to be alone or have few to no guys with whom to socialize. Go on a Wednesday evening, Friday evening, Saturday noon to 10, or Sunday 10 to 8 if you want a more social experience.
Note: Proof of vaccination requirements and Putin's war on the Ukraine have resulted in a decline in traffic to the Sweatlodge. Once the vaccination requirement is lifted, and once the war either ends or is better managed, the crowds at the Sweatlodge are expected to be considerable again.
Be discreet and ask for numbers if you want to have sex later. Masturbating or having sex DURING your time at the Sweatlodge is very risky for you (you could be kicked out and arrested) and also promotes an environment that discourages the hot alpha guys you want to see from coming. Please, don't do this. Invite a guy who you know is interested home for sex or go to Steamworks, where you might see ~some~ of the same guys anyway.
In terms of crowds, Red Square Spa is very similar to the Sweatlodge except Red Square has more U.S. born men of all races but especially white men due to the Wicker Park location, more men in shorts as the coed dry sauna requires them, and less friendly men overall (I think this has something to do with the fact that many men come with their girlfriends or wives and don't want to be seen preferring the men's side). It's sometimes dead on a Friday night but can be hit or miss in terms of foot traffic on weekends, Wednesday nights and Thursday nights. Gay men are certainly represented among the guests. The Russian owners may wish differently, but the reality is that it's gay men who remain most loyal to the baths in the best and worst times.
Red Square also has a steamroom and hot tub that isn't always hot. These are spaces where gay men are more comfortable in honest conversation, as the dry sauna is often full of straight couples and the wet sauna and cold plunge have men throwing around the word f----t to assert their masculinity. (Of course, some of those same men are closeted and on the prowl.)
Why not just go to Steamworks? You can gawk and touch men at Steamworks. Don't turn King's Spa into something it is not intended to be.
King Spa is a fun and relaxing place to show off your body and look at others. I’ve gone about a dozen times over the past four years and it wasn’t until the last two visits that I noticed the cruisiness increase and even got stroked off there once.
In defense of those who've inquired, King Spa - while in my opinion not a relaxing place even just for those seeking peace of mind, due to the hawkish guards - probably has the most gay men on average of any of the three major Chicagoland spas. I would say that the wet area has hours where the men there are either predominantly gay or all gay. You can definitely make some friends there who might become more elsewhere.
Just watch out for the handsome Croatian guy who routinely tries to talk up guys in one of the small hot tubs, then asks if they would mind him spreading his body out in the water (such that there's no way it won't rub up against theirs), and finally angrily exclaims "WHAT are YOU some kind of GAY!!!!" when they indicate that they're interested in him, before jumping out of the tub in performed disgust. It's a risk you take when you enter homoerotic spaces where PDA and other sexual contact are prohibited.
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i went to king spa this later afternoon . jagged off with three hott guys in the sauna . big black dick initiated it .. he ended up nutting in my hand & another guys as we played with his nipples . this happened super fast bt we baited for awhile .. i was walking around from about 3-6pm naked & im black & fit & loved the looks i got it from them men there . i stayed in the sauna & hot tub majority of the time … a group of high schoolers came in today pretty random bt some of them def were curious & had hard ons . they hung out in the sauna just staring … i wonder who’s idea was it to even bring them all there !! i will be back next sunday .
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i need to try going on saturday… i like sunday so far
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Full gamut. My first time there I'm sure I saw a Black man with elephantitis of the penis (legitimately, not just a big dick).
It's a shame Madison or Milwaukee areas don't have something similar. I don't think I'll ever understand why some cultures sexualize nudity so much.
Just got home from King Spa, I was working in the area, had a Groupon and figured it was a good way to spend a cold Tues afternoon to evening. Saw some really beautiful dicks today, straight guys it seems, but very nice to look at. A group of gay bears came later, quite a few gay guys sprinkled into the mix. There was just one guard today and he seemed pretty laid back, made his rounds and paused in front of the steam room quite often. Didn’t see any action or even make eye contact today but it was still nice and relaxing, had a good 10 minute chair massage so there’s that. I think I’ll rub one out now thinking about that tall young guy with the extremely long, fat, black haired cock I saw today, worth the price of admission alone.
Thinking about going to King Spa Monday - everything opened up there? It's been awhile since I've gone.
Yes, all open. In fact I was there yesterday afternoon.
It was so nice to be naked and see so many beautiful bodies. I'd say about 50% were definitely gay, 30% were probably bi or curious and the rest straight. There were some stunners there and some beautiful cocks.
This was my first time since they added the floor to ceiling window in the steam room and increased patrols, and believe me, they patrol like crazy. To a point where it's a little intimating. I felt like saying Yes, I'm gay, but I'm not messing around, so stop hovering right outside the room.
Left with blue balls, but enjoyed it.
Yeah - they made that change before COVID. I guess stuff must have really gotten out of hand. I think they patrols are more in the morning and afternoon than when they switch a little later - not that it really bothers me. There to relax, seen people kicked out because of something in the steam room before - people just need to chill
Good time at King Spa - nothing crazy, just went to relax. Did bone up a bit with a few guys in the pools or steam room, but no one was doing anything out of line. Just kind of happens when someone keeps looking at your dick, lol. I should have posted my bracelet number when I got there - maybe someone from LPSG was there too!
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Was at King Spa a couple nights ago. I had not been there since pre-covid. It wasn't terribly busy but I found it to be far less patrolled than before. Only one worker in the locker area and he seldom checked in the wet area. Six of us were jacking at the same time in the steam room; the couple across from me were giving hjs. A black dude had the biggest hard dick I've ever seen. The youngest guy was probably early 20's; two black guys, one Asian, a fit, middle-aged guy and me. Nice time.
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nice i need to go !! sometimes i get lucky & experience this & sometimes i don’t bt its good to go in the evenings now i have noticed . i may try it out sunday .
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