Steamworks in Chicago is considered by many to be the best gay sauna in North America. The Chicago based Steamworks chain has taken over Club Seattle. Right now it is officially called Steamworks Seattle. But only in name. Renovations are under way but only the music and video have been updated at the moment. You might think of it more as a work in progress. Renovations to the steam room should begin in one or two months.
 Images from Steamworks Chicago. |
 Is Seattle getting a similar facility? |
There has been a lot of interest in this whole conversion because of Steamworks’ reputation of running such clean and classy operation.
Steamworks has a strong tradition of community leadership tackling the issues that impact our community such as: health and wellness, drug & alcohol abuse and HIV/STD education. In 1985, when our community was being ravaged by AIDS, we saw the need and opportunity to use our clubs also to help educate the community about HIV/AIDS. We created Steamworks Health Information and Education Programs (HIEP), currently under Director Nirmalpal Sachdev.
For a limited time they are offering Seattle six months of free membership to Steamworks complete with your very own Steamworks card.
Thier website summarizes the Steamworks philosophy and style:
So by now you’ve probably realized that this is not the dirty, dark baths of the old days. We run clubs that are clean, well maintained and well outfitted with great equipment–our gyms, our hot tubs and saunas, our DJ booth and sound system, our digital video system with multiple channels of the best new releases and some vintage adult videos, our thoughtfully designed and appointed private rooms or our varied and truly imaginative play spaces.
We’re about respect. Respect for yourself, respect for others. We’re very proud of who we are and how we do business. We respect our customers and realize that they are our most important assets.
