I would like to check out the Beach Sauna in Bangkok. It seems like it is somewhat difficult to reach using public transport. Is there any way to reach it on BTS or Bus or Metro? I would be traveling from the Sathorn area.

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BTS to Prakanong, then taxi or motorcycle the rest of the way.

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BKK has some 40+ gay sauna's so there is choice enough. Find the listings on gayscout.com
No, there is no BTS MRT nearby. The ARL is the closest by, but from the HuaMak stop its still some 6-7 kms on road.
If you fancy/can stand long busrides: citybus 109-from HuaLampong-MBK-Pratunam can bring you nearby. Its close by Siam park-waterpark.
Some reason why you specifically choose this one?

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?????? it is probably closer to Lumphini Park (or even the new airport) than it is to Siam Park!

Beach Sauna is in Soi Panit Anant, off Sukhumvit 71, icon513's suggestion of BTS and taxi is probably better than ARL, but if you do like buses then yes 109 from Hua Lampong, will take you from Rama 4 Lumphini Park (not MBK according to my map) to the corner of the soi in Sukhumvit 71 (about 5-6km) - it is walkable from there (the bus then continues on for another 6-7km before terminating about 3km from the "close by" Siam Park!)

bkkguy

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this is a reasonably good question

OK I understand that for many Babylon may not be such a hot suggestion any more, but for first or second time visitors it is probably still a better option than some of the more difficult to locate local saunas, and even for experienced expats that have some Thai skills and know their local area some of the local saunas will still be a challenge to find and to have some success in

maybe I am just not the adventurous type but the idea of trekking for miles by two buses and a taxi and a walk to what may well be a fairly ordinary local sauna with a handful of not very interesting (or interested) customers and very limited facilities and then face even worse options for getting home again is not my idea of fun

the original poster does not have much info in his profile so maybe he is an expat or experienced visitor or a blond Adonis who has already tried and is bored with both Babylon and the local saunas in the Sathorn/Silom area, but if not there are I think a number of places in the local area worth checking out first before making the effort to trek out to a sauna in a sub-sub-soi off a sub soi off Sukhumvit Soi 71 that most taxis are not likely to find and has a mosquito infected pool area and limited other facilities and the clientele I will leave it up to you to decide!

as I say I am not that inclined to waste my time and your mileage, success rate and enjoyment of local saunas may vary!

bkkguy

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