The Best Gay Saunas in Frankfurt

The best gay sauna in Frankfurt is Saunawerk, a pool, a hammam and weekend foam parties, open non-stop from Friday to Monday. Amsterdam is the quiet classic, running for more than fifty years, and Metropol at Konstablerwache is the one for a late night: it opens until 7 a.m. every day.

Three saunas, in the order we would send someone visiting the city.

We ranked on facilities, atmosphere and how reliably each sauna gives you a good visit.

Saunawerk has the most to offer. There is a swimming pool beside the whirlpool, an aroma steam bath, a hammam under a starry ceiling, a Finnish sauna with automatic infusions and a tepidarium. Dark rest areas with cinemas and cabins sit behind them. Weekends bring changing theme nights and foam parties, and there are separate bi events. It is open 364 days a year: noon to 3 a.m. Monday to Thursday, and straight through from Friday to Monday.

Amsterdam has been running for more than fifty years. It calls itself a classic men's sauna, and means it: no wild foam parties, no loud music. You get a Finnish sauna, a bio sauna, a steam room, a whirlpool, lockable rest rooms, a summer garden and massage, plus a restaurant and bar you can use without going into the sauna. Towel and slippers are included, and it takes cash only.

Metropol, near Konstablerwache in the centre, bills itself as Frankfurt's biggest gay sauna. It is the cruisier of the three, with a darkroom, slings, a maze, glory holes and private cabins alongside a whirlpool, a large steam room, a Finnish sauna, a bar, a food menu and massage. It is men only and stays open until 7 a.m. every day, round the clock at weekends, which makes it the one for a layover or a late finish.

Wondering how a gay sauna differs from a German sauna club? Our guide to erotic saunas and FKK clubs explains it. Going on to Berlin? See the best gay cruising clubs in Berlin.