Gay Saunas in Cologne (Köln)

• Badehaus am Römerturm
• Mon-Thu 12:00 – 06:00; Fri 12:00 – Mon 06:00 nonstop
• Friesenstraße 23-25 [U 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 15: Friesenplatz]
• +49 (0)221-2577006; www.badehaus-cologne.de
• Famous for its pool in the beautiful inner courtyard. Many guys said this was the most beautiful gay sauna they had ever visited. It’s definitely not the bashful, dark and shabby sauna that many gay saunas happen to be.
  Sunday afternoons had been legendary in the 1990s, with guys from Belgium, France, Netherlands and other countries travelling just for this sauna. Much quieter now.
  Entrance: 19 € (14 € up to 28 years)

• Faun
• Daily 12:00 – 01:00; Sat till 02:00
• Händelstraße 31 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• +49 (0)221-216157; www.faunsauna.de
• Entrance: 13 € (students 11 €, Thu after 18:00 9 €)

• Phoenix
• Mon-Thu 12:00 – 06:00; Fri 12:00 – Mon 06:00 non-stop
• Richard Wagner Str. 12 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• +49 (0)221-2581171; www.phoenixsaunas.de
• Big sauna from the Phoenix team. Popular with younger guys.
  Every Thursday Wellness Day.
  Entrance: 17 € (up to 25y 14 €, Mon-Fri after midnight 12 €)

• Vulcano
• Sun-Fri 11:00 – 22:00; Sat nightsauna 23:00 – 08:00
• Marienplatz 3-5 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-216051; www.sauna-vulcano.de
• Oldest gay sauna in Cologne. Popular with mature men and their admirers.
  Entrance: 15 € (students 13 €)