Unusual baths. Beautiful bath designs, traditional and new solutions
To compile this rating, we visited the most popular baths and saunas in Moscow and are now ready to advise lovers of heat and brooms the best places to take a steam bath. So:
Usachevsky
This place is very popular among those who are not ready to spend serious money on a bathhouse, but at the same time they rely on a really high-quality heat and do not hesitate in front of the rather peculiar manners of local bathers.
Here you will find a classic Soviet interior with wooden partitions painted in a dreary burgundy color and tiles that were glued to these walls in the pre-perestroika years using a mixture of Moment glue and dry building gypsum.
There is no pool as such, the list of additional services looks extremely ascetic and includes, in addition to washing, only beauty treatments and massages. "Sadness, melancholy," some will say. Nothing like that, just look at the local contingent! Stunning elderly professors, sophisticated ladies from the house on the embankment, and young ladies, like two peas in a pod, like the characters in the popular Soviet drama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, often like to drop in here.
It has its own atmosphere and gathers a party of avid bath attendants. Only one thousand two hundred rubles - and you will get the opportunity to stay in this "fabulous" place for as long as your heart desires.
Seleznevsky
The primordial spirit of the old bathhouses reigns here, and to this day Soviet people live happily ever after: the bath attendants now and then blow their nose colorfully wastewater, tell smutty jokes and give each other rude compliments from time to time. And the steam that the grandmothers working here give is just something! It is quite possible to go into the steam room with a sinful deed and simply not come back.
As you probably already guessed, the word “repair” has not been heard here for a long time, it is quite possible to run into rust and broken tiles. Despite all this, Seleznevsky are considered the best of the capital's baths, and the quality of the local steam is legendary.
Sandunovskie
These are not just the baths of Moscow, but a real monument of cultural heritage (the local heat has been famous throughout Moscow since 1808), and in combination, perhaps, the most “star” washing point in the entire eastern part of the Old World. Fyodor Chaliapin himself and Vladimir Gilyarovsky steamed here more than once (“whoever has not been to Sanduny has not seen Moscow”). After all, pre-Ronin-era Naomi Campbell loved to lather her gorgeous feet here.
In a word, the place is extremely curious. Some ten years ago, the passage here to the common people was ordered for a reason high cost. Judge for yourself - the entrance to the booth of the first category (where the stove is from a steam locomotive and the most beautiful steam) cost about a thousand US dollars.
However, times have changed and baths have become closer to the people. On the this moment a booth in the highest female category will cost 1850 rubles, for the first category you will have to pay one and a half thousand. Remember that when you come here on the weekend, you need to be prepared to stand in a huge queue among Moscow fashionistas who love to first generously smear themselves with Siberian mud, then lie in a cocoon suit, and then steam and dive into the font. Join now!
Warsaw
The recent refurbishment has resulted in higher prices, no cockroaches, no grannies with basins, and a modernized design. A particularly strong impression is made by the baths of the peoples of the world located on the fourth floor: such a roam of Ginz's fantasy.
Here you will be offered professional service and an individual approach to everyone who wants to take a steam bath, and local specialists will surely buzz all ears with monologues about how wonderful it is to order a personal banker and that everyone here does it.
It will all end with the fact that the local pro will set the right temperature for you in the steam room, give you grass for steaming, wrap it in a branded towel, as if from a Stark hotel, starting at the same time an unobtrusive conversation about the meaning of life and the search for sources of pleasure in it - they love people like that here themes.
At milestones negative points, which brought innovations with them, Varshavka also has an extremely significant, serious plus: a chic body washing procedure. Just imagine how you are gently rubbed and cuddled. Girls, believe me, this is a real treat for your exhausted calf.
Krasnopresnensky
These baths are considered the main competitor of the Sanduns and, despite the lack of historicity, enjoy well-deserved respect among lovers and lovers of steam and broom. Here you will find a magnificent Russian steam room, cool “old-fashioned” staff and leatherette upholstery from the times of stagnation.
In addition, the now popular spa treatments, cryosauna, Ayurvedic massage, milk and almond peeling, and even separate VIP rooms, which modern baths rarely do without, are at your service.
Local bath attendants prepare a steam room every forty minutes, creating an optimal balance between moisture and heat. Nobody is going to be steamed to death here, but there is no need to expect much mercy either. The description of what is happening in the steam room is very reminiscent of the plot of low-budget mystical series: visitors enter, stack on the shelves, and in the ringing silence the attendant begins to turn on the heat.
In the center of this whole idyll, a bucket of cold water, like ice, appears as a salvation for the most indolent, visitors are thrilled and quietly slide down the walls.
The nature of the steam - wet or dry, as well as other components of the sauna holiday - vary depending on the region. Most of all, baths and saunas are popular in the northern, cold regions of our planet. I bring to your attention the most popular and interesting baths in the world.
1. Rauhaniemi, Finland
As you know, the Finns know a lot about saunas. The most popular and oldest sauna in Finland - Rauhaniemi in Tampere - was built in 1906. It is located right on the beach big lake Nyasiyarvi. This is the best place for walruses in winter. Heated paths lead directly from the sauna to the lake, in which a spacious wormwood is cut down, the water temperature is 2-4 degrees Celsius. The extensive Rauhaniemi steam room can accommodate about 70 people, there is also a second, smaller steam room. For good health effect it is recommended to warm up well in the steam room and also cool down well in the polynya for several times. In summer, a resort area is arranged here with all the conditions for a beach holiday.
2. Flying Sauna Gondola, Finland
It is worth mentioning another Finnish sauna in the ski resort of Ylläs, Finland. Its unusualness lies in the fact that the sauna is located in ... the funicular cabin! The cabin of the cable car is sheathed with wood outside and inside. A session in the steam room lasts about 20 minutes - that's how long it takes to climb to a height of 718 meters. Four people can fit in the sauna at the same time. If desired, for top station cable car you can go out and plunge into the purest snow. The cabin is equipped with windows that are transparent from the inside, from where you can admire the impressive mountain scenery. By the way, at the top station of the lift there is a stationary sauna, which can accommodate 17 people, and the funicular cabin is, as it were, its “branch”.
3. Gellert, Hungary
On the territory of the capital of Hungary, Budapest, there are about 120 thermal springs. healing power hot mineral water noted for themselves even the ancient Romans living in these territories. The most famous of the resort complexes is located at the foot of the Gellert Hill in the center of Budapest, right on the banks of the Danube River. The complex was opened in 1918 and is one of the most beautiful architectural sights of the capital. Immersed in the fables of the Gellert complex, it seems that you are taking a bath for at least cathedral- marble columns supporting high vaults, multi-colored stained-glass windows and colorful mosaics. There are baths and saunas, baths and pools, thermal baths, massage services and other wellness treatments.
4. Friedrichsbad, Germany
During antiquity, on the territory of Baden-Baden, Germany, there were ancient Roman baths - public baths. Duke Friedrich I dreamed of reviving the culture of health improvement and recreation in them. And in 1869 he ordered the construction of a stately building in Baden-Baden for public baths. There is a male and female wing connected by a large pool, and interior decoration baths contains marble colonnades and statues of ancient gods. For the first time, a tourist who comes here will be advised to go through the entire Friedrichsbad bath ritual, which consists of 17 procedures following one after another. This ritual combines dry steam rooms, soapy massage, wet steam rooms, hydromassage pools, and the final part is a relaxation room where you can sleep to your heart's content.
5. Liquiddrome, Germany
In the same Germany, as you know, they know a lot about good music. That is why it was here that a hybrid of a bathhouse and ... a nightclub was created. The interior of the complex is finished natural stone and steam rooms are traditionally made of wood. There is a dry and wet steam room, salt cave and a sauna with a panoramic glass wall, massage rooms and an outdoor terrace with sun loungers for relaxation. The highlight of the "Liquidrom" complex is an extensive swimming pool with sea water, where twilight and the sparkle of disco lights always reign. In the evenings, you can hear sets of local DJs here, and concerts are organized on weekends. Moreover, the speakers are installed even under water, so diving, you can hear the music even better.
6. Sauna Deco, Holland
A small sauna in the heart of Amsterdam, Holland, is known primarily for its unusual, as for a sauna, design in the Art Deco style of the early 20th century. Exquisite interior details of the recognized master Boileau - a staircase with a bronze balustrade, a glass elevator shaft, gilded stained glass windows- went to the sauna "inherited" after the renovation of the interior in a large Parisian department store. There are no men's and women's sections, moreover, it is forbidden to be in the sauna in bathing suits. There are two saunas with different temperature regime, as well as a Turkish hammam with eucalyptus steam, a hydromassage pool and an indoor garden terrace. It is in the Deco sauna that the best masseurs in Amsterdam work, the queue for which is registered far ahead.
7. Sandunovsky baths, Russia
Public baths, built by theater actor Sandunov in 1818, are considered the most popular in Moscow. According to legend, the enterprising actor founded own business with the proceeds from the sale of a diamond necklace presented by Empress Catherine II for the wedding of his wife. At the end of the 19th century, a pompous building was erected on the site of dilapidated baths, striking in luxury and a mixture of styles. The clients of the baths at that time were different - from ordinary people to rich merchants. The women's and men's departments are separated, but the main architectural beauties are available only to men. An interesting fact is that bath attendants and steamers work here as dynasties, each has his own day and his own clientele.
8. Gedyk Pasha, Turkey
Authentic Turkish baths - the Gedik Pasha Hammam - are the oldest in Istanbul, Turkey. They were built back in the 15th century, and most guidebooks write that only locals go here. However, this is not so, and a tourist who finds himself in the Gedyk Pasha hammam will be pleasantly surprised. Peshtemali towels are given out at the entrance. It is not too hot in the main hall of Hararet, because it is customary to stay here long time as if languishing and occasionally cooling in the pool. For lovers of something “hot”, there is a classic sauna with a high temperature. In the center of the hall there is a hot “belly stone”, on which clients are given a peeling massage with a hard glove. Here in favor foam soapy massage, which allows you to perfectly cleanse the skin. Men's and women's departments are located here separately.
9. Daikoku-Yu, Japan
Baths are also loved and appreciated in Japan, however, there is a slightly different heating technology here. Instead of steam rooms, public baths called "sento" have bathtubs with hot water in which they actually sit, sweat and relax. Since 1927, the Daikoku-Yu bathhouse has been operating in Tokyo, which is called the "King of Sento". Outside, the bath looks the same as in the distant 20s, resembling a Buddhist temple in appearance. But inside in the late 90s, an extensive reconstruction and improvement was made. There are hot baths, with temperatures up to 45 degrees, as well as cold and massage ones, there is even an outdoor bath. Tourists are amazed at the calmness and leisureliness that prevails inside the bath, both among customers and among the attendants. But it is the complete relaxation of the body and soul that gives its healing effect.
10. Dragon Hill Spa, Korea
Dragon Hill Spa in Seoul, Korea is a real bath "Disneyland"! Whole families come here, and tickets are sold not for an hour or two, but for 12 hours. There really is a lot to do here. Seven floors of the complex are occupied not only by baths and swimming pools, but also by spas, massage rooms, a fitness club, a cafe and a restaurant, and even a golf course. main feature complex - original dry steam rooms. In one, the floor is covered with layers of salt, another is trimmed with jade, the surface of the third is covered with cypress, and the fourth is heated with pine wood. There are also wet steam rooms and baths, as well as an ice room with a real snowman, where you can have a cryotherapy session. Men's and women's areas are located separately, there are rest rooms and beautiful hall in medieval style.
Russian bath - in our modern times it's not just a traditional washing room, a steam room and a terribly cramped dressing room.
Increasingly, the eyes of homeowners are riveted by projects of unusual baths: with a veranda, a fireplace, a swimming pool, a barbecue oven, lounges, a vast terrace ... and this is not the limit of the architects' imagination!
Original baths or triple pleasure
In this article, we invite you to get acquainted with non-standard baths, going beyond the boring routine, in which to relax is not just pleasant and interesting, but unforgettable! After all, here you have a unique opportunity to get three types of pleasure at once: physical, mental and aesthetic.
So let's see what solutions recent times became popular among our compatriots in the construction of baths:
- Bath complex with a swimming pool. Immediately we want to dispel the myth that the implementation of such a project is mega expensive - professional builders and home craftsmen have long confirmed the opposite. The price of construction is available to almost everyone, especially if the artificial reservoir is not heated and not covered. But already the projects of two-story structures with an indoor pool are more expensive. Yes, and turn around in architectural terms, there is where.
- Billiards and a sauna is another excellent combination that will surely interest many representatives of the stronger sex! By and large, such projects provide for the presence of at least one rest room - billiard equipment is located in it. The area of this room can vary from a minimum of 20 m² to 40 m² or more.
Quite often, a billiard room is made on the second, that is, attic floor. In this case, the free space is organized in the most ergonomic way: on the first floor there is a washing room, a steam room and a relaxation room, on the second floor there is a billiard room.
- Buildings with an attic. Of course, this is far from being an innovation, but every year enterprising architects come up with more and more interesting projects baths with additional attic floor. In addition, this is a unique opportunity to get never superfluous square meters no extension total area buildings. What can be done from the second floor? Equip with your own hands the same billiard room, rest room, gym Or even an office!
- Unusual bath with a veranda or terrace. Agree, because it is the absence or presence of open / closed extensions that forms the general aesthetic perception of the building, its colorful, unique appearance.
For example, either along the entire facade or even a bay window - these are not just additional useful squares, but also a decoration of the bathhouse, its distinguishing feature, business card!
Advice!
Even if for some reason you chose standard project baths are individual, then it can be made original due to the competent choice of location, shape and type of extension.
Try to equip a traditional corner log house with a veranda, and you will be surprised how unusual your bathhouse will become.
- Barrel bath. According to an ancient legend, a wise man named Diogenes lived in a barrel. Since that time, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge, but this legend is still alive to this day, only in an embodied form. Unfortunately, it is not known from history who first "gave birth" to the idea that in oak barrel you can take a great steam bath ... but a step or two and today we can admire the most interesting baths barrels!
Baths of this type appeared in the middle of the 20th century in snowy Finland and instantly won the hearts of the European people. Not surprising, because in addition to colorful appearance a barrel bath, compared to a typical square building, warms up quickly and retains heat longer.
By the way!
Today, there are also such models of bath-barrels, which are placed on a mobile chassis in the form of a trailer.
This solution allows you to take it with you if, for example, you want to get out into nature and take a steam bath there.
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Now, having looked at the most unusual projects of baths, avid bathers will burn with a desire to try on their own body the result of procedures in such steam rooms:
- "Saunaforall" or simply "Sauna for everyone"! This phenomenon is located in the Czech town of Liberec. Those who built it did not have to build a solid foundation, since they came up with more original solution. The sauna for everyone stands right in the middle of the river, on stilts, not far from the city beach.
Those wishing to visit this bathhouse do not need to pay money, since it is completely free. Instructions for use: just place an order with the architectural studio MjolkArchitects, who built it from wooden frames, plywood, spruce planks and aluminum.
- And in Milan there is a curious bathhouse in a tram car. It can easily accommodate a company of 10 people. Plasma is also installed here, on the screen of which they show the amusing history of Milanese trams.
- Turku Archipelago, Lake Larsmo – fabulous steam bath. In this stunning place, you can not only bathe at any time of the year, but also admire the beauty of the picturesque natural edge from the sauna floating on the lake.
- Finland, ski resort Ylläs… You can soar in the air and take a steam bath! After all, the bathhouse is located in the cabin of the real lift. Probably an unforgettable experience!
The steam room can accommodate four people, and the whole time is 40 minutes: the mobile capsule manages to rise twice to a height of 500 meters and go down.
By the way!
As an additional bonus, so to speak, you will certainly be offered to cool off in the purest snow on top of the mountain.
- Well, who would have imagined that a real bathhouse could be located on the territory of the ice arena?! The dream of almost every man is to relax in the steam room and enjoy the game of his favorite hockey team!
Conclusion
The Russian banya is a delight in itself, primarily for the body. Well, when she is also beautiful, colorful, not like everyone else, then boundless spiritual pleasure is added to the physical! So don't be afraid to experiment. And for a "snack", especially for lovers of bathing art - an interesting thematic video in this article.
In this section of the site you will get acquainted with the elite saunas of Moscow, which have everything you need for a pleasant and memorable stay with friends or in the company of a loved one. By choosing one of the offers, you can expect to receive vivid impressions and complete satisfaction from visiting the steam room, because the selection contains only the best establishments of the capital, ready to receive even the most whimsical guests.
In order to visit a sauna in the VIP category, it is absolutely not necessary to make a long trip around the city, since in almost every district of Moscow there are wonderful corners of paradise offering a wide range of services for every taste. There are especially many interesting offers near the metro stations Kutuzovskaya, Fili, Vodny Stadium, River Station, Leninsky Prospekt, Kaluzhskaya, Park Pobedy and Prospekt Vernadsky.
Visitors to luxury saunas can expect to receive complete sets of bath accessories, which is always very handy if the desire to enjoy relaxing treatments arises spontaneously, for example, in the midst of a friendly party. Almost all baths are designed to receive a large number guests, so even a corporate party or a modest wedding can be easily moved to the walls of these cozy and at the same time respectable establishments. If there is a desire to enjoy wellness procedures combined with interesting entertainment, you can choose small saunas that can accommodate up to 6-10 people.
In the elite steam rooms, everything is thought out to the smallest detail, all the wishes of the guests are taken into account as much as possible. They can easily order a massage in a classic, relaxing or more exotic version. Fans of not only freeing their body from excess toxins and fluids in the bath, but also taking care of their own body and face can pay attention to the site's offers, which include spa treatments that can transform and rejuvenate the appearance of any person in just a couple of hours.
A distinctive feature of all elite saunas is their luxurious and original interiors created with interesting finishes, light, cozy furniture, fireplaces and interesting design solutions. Required attribute of these establishments is a large swimming pool, equipped with beautiful lighting, water heating, hydromassage systems. In the rest rooms you can find not only billiard tables, TVs, but also hookahs, karaoke, and sometimes real dance floors. In addition, choosing good steam rooms for various events, you don’t have to worry about the preliminary creation holiday table, since most establishments provide the opportunity to order everything on the spot, choosing dishes from a varied menu.
The cost of visiting such saunas starts from 1000 - 1500 rubles. per hour and depends on what services you order additionally.
The site will help each visitor to make a choice suitable bath thanks to high-quality photos of saunas, full description offered in couples services and the availability of contact information that allows you to contact the staff of the institution to resolve all issues. For the convenience of our guests, we have created an intuitive interface and convenient filters that allow you to set the parameters of interest in the form of prices, areas, metro stations or reasons for visiting the bath. With the site, anyone can organize their leisure time on the very high level and in the shortest possible time!
The most Russian type of recreation is experiencing its seasonal heyday: in winter, the number of visitors to public baths increases significantly. Some baths can no longer be associated with established stereotypes: the new ones are more like health centers, while the old ones are being rebranded and reopened after large-scale reconstructions. The Village selected a dozen of the city's most notable baths and discussed their benefits with regulars.
Sanduny baths
Working mode
08:00−22:00,
sanitary day - tuesday
Price
1,500−2,300 rubles /
2 hours
bather
1 320 rubles
SPA, beauty salon, restaurant, laundry
Sanduny - the main city baths, with a history of two hundred years. You can go here not only for physical, but also for aesthetic pleasure: in the highest male category there is an Empire-style fireplace room, a Gothic room, a Turkish room and an antique pool. Other categories look simpler, but, except for the interiors, there are practically no differences: it is believed that the quality of service in Sanduny is the best in Moscow. Movies have been shot in Sanduny more than once, tours and Hollywood actors are taken here, but not everyone likes it: Sanduny's opponents complain that they feel like they are in a museum here. Employees also publish a newspaper of the same name and actively work with social networks, making discounts for check-in and Instagram subscriptions.
Elena Ivanova
HR manager
My sister and I have a tradition - to go to Sanduny on Fridays once every three weeks. Friday night in the women's category is crowded, but it's all the same good time to recharge before the weekend. Among other things, you come here for the atmosphere, for this historical feeling. According to observations: women who cook a steam room every 45 minutes are regular visitors themselves and do it simply because they like it. The ranks for women differ in the number of people: in higher education it is more free and the steam room is constantly working. Among the services I like "Soap Wash" - a very high-quality massage of the whole body using gels, and they don’t look at the time and instead of 40 minutes they often make an hour. During the time that I go, there was not a single complaint - everything here is at a high level.
Krasnopresnensky baths
Working mode
08:00−23:00,
mon. 08:00-22:00
Price
1,200−1,700 rubles /
2 hours
bather
700 rubles
SPA, hairdresser, beautician, cafe Presnya
The main competitor of the Sandunovsky baths - the regulars here traditionally consider them stupid and pretentious. Price category and the audience is about the same, but more throughput and many additional beauty treatments are offered - they even do Ayurvedic massage with herbal bags. Bath attendants prepare a steam room approximately every 40 minutes. The restaurant, in addition to the main one, has an extensive Japanese menu - udons, fried rice, three types of miso soup and rolls.
Alexey Chagin
For me, there are two baths where you can relax and feel a certain spirit of the city - these are Sanduny and Krasnopresnensky. The highest ranks are similar there: everywhere is clean and friendly staff. In Krasnopresnensky an important plus is that the steam room is regularly ventilated and new steam is made. Bath attendants can really take a steam bath - an ordinary visitor will not be able to do the same. Delicious food, I recommend the shrimp. Household details like chips on cups can spoil the impression a little.
Warsaw baths
Working mode
09:00−23:00,
Sat-Sun 08:00-23:00
Price
1 500 rubles / 3 hours
bather
from 1,000 rubles
beauty salon, massage, cosmetologist, Shayka-leika restaurant
Warsaw baths have been operating since 1938, and recently a new milestone has begun in their history - after reconstruction in 2012, they turned into a wellness complex with an author's design and began to cooperate with the Ginza Project. The decoration of the steam rooms, dressing rooms and washing rooms have nothing to do with the ornate interiors of the Sanduny and the post-Soviet chic of the Krasnopresnensky baths. The menu of a local restaurant has several dozen items, including grilled dishes, burgers and steaks. There is a decent bar. In the steam room itself, you can order a dozen different steams: four-handed, with inhalation, with ice and with honey - prices start at 800 rubles. They sell subscriptions and bath services. The role of the VIP departments here is performed by the "Bani Mir" on the fourth floor - they are decorated in Russian, Byzantine and British styles and are heated by wood-burning stoves.
Mikhail Gogolev
specialist
by sales
I have been going to the Warsaw Baths for almost two years - there is a favorable atmosphere, everything is done with taste and quality. The staff is friendly and attentive. The steam room is cleaned every 30 minutes. Patriotic songs are often sung by regulars on weekends. Prices are not low, but they correspond to the quality. The Shayka-Leika restaurant is good, plus they give a discount to bathhouse customers, which is also nice.
Vorontsov baths
Working mode
09:00-23:00, Sanitary day - Monday
Price
1,200−1,300 rubles / 4 hours
bather
2 000 rubles
beauty salon, beautician, solarium, restaurant
Spacious bright baths on Taganka with views of the Novospassky Monastery and Vorontsovskaya Sloboda. There are two categories for men, one for women, several saunas - elite and democratic - and numbered baths for companies of up to ten people with the telling names "Minimalism" and "Indiana". You can order soaring on hay, fir and oak brooms. On Friday mornings, prices are halved. There is nothing unusual among the services or in the interior, but there is no shortage of fans either.
Alexey Tryapochkin
manager
for planning
For the past few years, I have been going to the highest category of the Vorontsov baths, and at a specific time - on Sunday evenings. There is objectively the best steam with a decent level of everything else: a comfortable dressing room and washing, quality food and service. In three hours, five to seven fresh vapors are prepared in the steam room, each time on new bases: lemon balm, eucalyptus, lemongrass, horseradish, wormwood. The steam is prepared by bath enthusiasts, and not by the attendant, the herbs are bought on their own, so on another day in the same baths this may not be the case. Of the minuses: visitors are mainly from the category of strong men over 40. However, it is almost everywhere. The restaurant menu could be bigger, the pool too. But these are more quibbles than cons.
Seleznevsky baths
Working mode
Price
1,500−1,700 rubles / 2 hours
bather
Another long-lived bathhouse, operating since the middle of the 19th century. It has not been repaired for a very long time, and you should be prepared for this: there will be rust and broken tiles. The staff is also Soviet-style, but the regulars here do not expect subtle treatment - they go for a ferry, one of the best in Moscow. And here is the biggest pool.
Alexey Klementiev
producer
Very brutal baths, with an old real stove - this is not found anywhere else in Moscow. Steam comes out of it with the lowest possible humidity, that is, the water instantly receives the most high temperature. In one of the discharges there is a powerful propeller that blows out everything unnecessary from the steam room. Only regulars go there, they go for steam and know how to cook it. In general, a bath for the prepared: I witnessed how a guy who overestimated himself in the steam room had a nosebleed. Seleznevsky - the best way for those who have little time and little money, but need to warm up and recover deeply.
Usachevsky baths
Working mode
08:00-23:00 (male)
08:00-23:00, Thursday until 18:00 (women)
Price
1,000−1,200 rubles
bather
beauty saloon,
fitness, cafe
Saunas in the building of a sports and recreation complex - on the way you can go to a sports club or boxing training. One of the best value for money. The last renovation was done only six months ago, inside there are spacious changing rooms and washing departments. There is an opinion that it is good to go here with children: there is soft steam here. Next Feature- Unlimited visiting time: other baths offer two- and three-hour sessions for the same price. Regulars say that it’s worth taking sauerkraut at the local buffet, and also that a special steam is prepared on Saturday mornings: at this time, a company of old men who call themselves “gentlemen Cossacks” is in charge of the steam room.
Julia Bogomolova
specialist
Marketing
and communications
We go to Usachevsky baths with friends on Fridays to relax and chat. Something very Russian is felt here and the steam is very good. The laws on the territory of the bath are strict: they can force you to sweep the leaves that attacked from the brooms in the steam room, bring water, and so on. But this is more of a test for beginners. We took a steam bath, ventilated the room, cleaned up after ourselves and in a new way - there is no special staff who will take care of this. But it seems that this is only for good.