Edinburgh Saunas

[shougall]

Looking to visit an Edinburgh sauna for the first time.

Can anyone give me a recommendation for the best one to visit? Looking for one that is the least intimidating and also has a good selection of girls.

[mcampbell]

Carols - run down, nothing to encourage patronage
Scorpio - as above
New Town - OK but depends on the day
Blair - reasonable selection
London Street - OK if you like Romanians.

Other than that - spend some time searching the forum and you find out in more detail.

[shougall]

Thanks for the response. I have now narrowed it down to New Town sauna and Blair Street sauna.

[Largs43]

I'd recommend the Newtown Sauna for a first visit; I've always found the various reception staff to be good humoured & welcoming. The lounge is a good size to chat, see the girls properly & make your choice. Phone to see which girls are on before you get there to check for reviews on here. Some girls' names are spelled differently by different reviewers.

Then try Blair Street for a comparison. The rooms are a bit bigger & more modern, but the lounge is tiny and I found it surprisingly harder to choose when the girls are sitting so close!

Good luck, let us know how you get on 

[shougall]

Largs43, thank for recommending the New Town Sauna. I will give it a try and will update. 

[shougall]

Went to visit the Newtown sauna at lunchtime today but bottled it. Arrived at the steps but saw that there were about 3 female office workers sitting at their desks in the ground floor office directly at the entrance.

Hadn't been prepared for that so will need to try another day. 

[Name Not Found]

Went to visit the Newtown sauna at lunchtime today but bottled it. Arrived at the steps but saw that there were about 3 female office workers sitting at their desks in the ground floor office directly at the entrance.

Hadn't been prepared for that so will need to try another day. 

Grow a pair man    They don't know you and you don't know them, and none of you will ever see each other again.

Seriously though, forget it. Just get in there. They've probably seen hundreds of blokes going in. I expect they're past caring.

[shougall]

Will defo go back in the next time back in Edinburgh (next month) 

[Jock D]

Will defo go back in the next time back in Edinburgh (next month) 

Here's an idea, I'll meet you next month when your're in Edinburgh.

You then give me the money you were going to spend, and I'll take the shame of the office ladies staring at me when I enter the sauna. I'll pick the dirtiest looking lassie...do the business....come back out and tell you all about it in great detail...are you up for it?

Go on be brave...you'll be fine.

[Name Not Found]

Here's an idea, I'll meet you next month when your're in Edinburgh.

You then give me the money you were going to spend,......

Alternatively, he could just get himself a jacket with a big hood. Bish-bosh, job done 

[TKovac]

Hadent spotted the office girls previously, it is a bit weird I just waved. Not sure if it's a new office or if they have opened the blinds.  Can see it putting people off.

Still not as fun as when you get a cheer from the smokers outside city cafe

[bigmike32]

Imagine if he had tried to go into blair street sauna.

[Largs43]

The first time going to a sauna can be daunting, I almost bottled it on my first visit.

But the reality - as I see it - is that when you round the corner at the bottom of Hart Street and start up the hill, it's only a few innocent footsteps and you're at the gate. One step to the left to go down the stairs and you're committed to it, all over in literally a few seconds.

The same when you come out afterwards; nobody knows you and you'll be out of sight again and forgotten in a moment.

Just don't make the mistake I did and rattle the door of the art gallery upstairs. Luckily no one answered! It's DOWN the stairs!

And it's a busy place, guys arrive & leave several times an hour, I reckon. Don't overthink it 

[willie loman]

If you cant enter the new town you cant enter any of them, the most visible has to be London st, plenty of footfall on the pavement, and a high chance of bumping into someone you know. The appeal of scorpio is that theres no chance of meeting anyone you know in that neck of the woods, same is true of blair st, the latter is a tourist area, the former is on the borders of chavurbia.

[Squire Haggard]

It looks like the OP has to master the Cruyff turn, 90 degrees and down the steps within a second. I've done this many times at LSS in the past, when it was worth going to. A punting hat and sunglasses could help as well. Both could be kept for wearing at the essential times.

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[willie loman]

It looks like the OP has to master the Cruyff turn, 90 degrees and down the steps within a second. I've done this many times at LSS in the past, when it was worth going to. A punting hat and sunglasses could help as well. Both could be kept for wearing at the essential times.

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Its exiting London st that's the problem, which way you go, you are still visible for a while. On another note, watch girls as they pass London st, they often look down at the door, fascinated by the whole set up.

[foreverchanges]

It looks like the OP has to master the Cruyff turn, 90 degrees and down the steps within a second. I've done this many times at LSS in the past, when it was worth going to. A punting hat and sunglasses could help as well. Both could be kept for wearing at the essential times.

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As we all know when it was worth going to there used to be a queue up the stairs and around the corner to get in.