The best gay sauna in Hamburg is Dragon Sauna on Pulverteich, open non-stop through the weekend. Apollo Sauna, in the Schanze, is the city's traditional gay sauna, and Mensheaven on Steindamm spreads a sauna and a cinema over three levels.
Three saunas, in the order we would send someone visiting the city.
The saunas, in order
Hamburg gay saunas, ranked
Dragon Sauna
Hamburg · Germany
The Dragon Sauna — Wellness am Pulverteich — is a gay sauna on the Pulverteich in St. Georg, Hamburg, a few minutes from the Hauptbahnhof.It runs a pu...
Apollo Sauna Hamburg
Hamburg · Germany
Apollo is a gay sauna on Max-Brauer-Allee in Altona, Hamburg, and it calls itself Hamburg's gay sauna with tradition — a place to relax, feel good and...
MENSHEAVEN SPA
Hamburg · Germany
MENSHEAVEN SPA is on the Steindamm in St. Georg, Hamburg — a stone's throw from the Hauptbahnhof and reachable on every U- and S-Bahn line. You go in...
Why this order
We ranked on the programme, the facilities and how reliably each sauna gives you a good visit.
Dragon Sauna is the one with the most going on. It stays open straight through the weekend, and every Saturday except the first it runs hourly infusions with scrubs from 10 p.m. to midnight. The first Saturday of the month belongs to the Nordbären, Hamburg's bears. Mondays are Youngsters Day, with a discount for guests up to 25, and there is massage on site.
Apollo Sauna calls itself Hamburg's gay sauna with tradition, and it is the pick for a classic sauna day. It sits on Max-Brauer-Allee in the Schanze, has a freshly renovated steam room, cabins, a darkroom with slings and a bar that serves food. From Friday at noon it stays open until Sunday at 9 p.m., and the MSC Hamburg holds its monthly fetish night here.
Mensheaven on Steindamm is spread over three levels, with around 90 lockers, a steam room, darkrooms with glory holes, a sling, a bar, massage and its own cinema. Its Saturdays change through the month: a gay naturist day on the first, a mixed foam party on the second, a glory hole event on the third and a trans party on the fourth. The cinema and some of those nights are open to a mixed crowd, not men only.
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Before you go
- Weekends: Dragon and Apollo both stay open non-stop from Friday through the weekend; Apollo closes at 9 p.m. on Sunday.
- Bears: the first Saturday of the month at Dragon is the Nordbären's night.
- Fetish: Apollo hosts the MSC Hamburg fetish night once a month.
- Mixed nights: Mensheaven's second and fourth Saturdays are not men-only. Check its calendar if that matters to you.
- Prices are set by each sauna and change by day. Check the sauna's own site before you go.
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.
Common questions
What is the best gay sauna in Hamburg?
Dragon Sauna, at Pulverteich 37. It stays open non-stop at weekends, runs hourly infusions on Saturday nights and hosts the bears' Saturday at the start of each month.
Which Hamburg gay sauna is open all weekend?
Dragon Sauna is open straight through the weekend, and Apollo Sauna stays open from Friday at noon until Sunday at 9 p.m.
Is there a fetish night at a Hamburg gay sauna?
Yes. Apollo Sauna on Max-Brauer-Allee hosts a monthly fetish night run by the MSC Hamburg. Apollo also has a darkroom with slings.
Are Hamburg's gay saunas men only?
Dragon and Apollo are gay saunas. Mensheaven is a gay sauna with a mixed cinema, and some of its Saturday events, such as the foam party and the trans party, are open to a mixed crowd.