Crew Club DC

I visited a gay sauna called Crew Club in Washington, DC. As far as I know, it’s the only sauna of its kind in the city. Unfortunately, my experience was very disappointing. The place lacked any real sauna atmosphere. It was actually very cold inside, which is completely the opposite of what you would expect. People were walking around in regular clothes instead of towels because of how cold it was. The only thing warm in the entire place was the water coming from the taps. For a city like Washington, DC, it’s honestly quite embarrassing that a venue like this operates at such a low standard. I’ve visited many gay saunas around the world — in Thailand, Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Brussels, Paris, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Turkey, the Netherlands, and more — and I have never seen such illogical rules as in Crew Club. One of the most unnecessary aspects is that they charge an additional membership fee. The only positive thing I can mention is that the staff were kind and friendly. Overall, this is definitely not a place to spend your time, and I would not recommend it at all. In Washington, DC, going to bars makes much more sense. A better option would be renting a nice hotel room and meeting people at bars, then inviting them there. Also, as mentioned, the entire place is cold, and alcohol is strictly prohibited. You cannot bring drinks from outside either, as bags are checked at the entrance

A pretty nice experience. The staff might a little bit cold but that's not a deal breaker for me. The sauna room both dry and wet is decent, though I wish they can get a traditional one with hot stone, herb and water that people can add once in a while. The play room is fine, nothing stellar But I got to meet a lot of interesting people to say the least, very enjoyable Update: Facility: it's still ok as usual, it's a little bit weird that both of the wet and dry sauna broke down during pride, hope they fix it soon. I also wish they add more seats and equipments in the play room Employees: some of them are really nice and i think one guy in there like me, or maybe he extra flirty, idk People: it can be hit or miss, that's the nature of the club. Some night you can hit a jackpot with all sorts of interesting people, some are just unlucky and you just go home empty handed. I'm not mad about that

The crew club as a place is pretty much clean and the stuff as always been nice,friendly as long as I been going. Now for the clientele depending on how you look your experience is different. If u are hot,gym body or model looking of course you will get action. If you are average looking or below" going by what i seen over the years" u can get look over. I had my share of fun and I had my share of no fun so that how it is. Sometimes I feel a racist vibe is in the air,but I can't prove that so I can't a accuse anyone of that. Although the place for the most is mostly white men looking g for other white men it just a preference I guess. When I go I just open i fine guys who are thier for fun and not hang up on looking for the perfect guy,which dose from time to time. So I am an average or below black man and I know what to expect when I go.

My visit here was a disappointment. The facility itself is nice and offers good amenities, but unfortunately all of that is overshadowed by the horrendous staff. In particular, the general manager seems eager for confrontation, rarely listens to customers, and treats them like sources of revenue rather than people. I misplaced my locker key, which is something that can happen in a place like this. However, instead of handling the situation reasonably, I was penalized, pressured to pay additional fees, and made to feel bullied and shamed. No one is interested in taking a locker key home, and housekeeping typically finds misplaced keys at the end of the day or night. There is no justification for punishing customers in such a pitiful and aggressive manner. I found the staff to be inconsiderate, lacking empathy, quick to escalate situations, and enforcing abusive policies. It almost felt as though they were desperate to squeeze more money out of customers. I have filed a complaint with the Federal Business Bureau regarding this matter. Businesses like this should not be allowed to operate by effectively extorting their clients. Customers are your bread and butter. Learn to treat people with kindness, fairness, and basic respect.

To sum up: 200% never coming back! No jacuzzi, no pool, gym not working, steam room not working, snacks service not available, no light in the sauna, no water fountain. Having to pay for a membership when its a one-shot as traveling, plus locker fees, total: 39e. Scam. Staff was rude and not interested in customer experience, not willing to offer discount nor nothing per the facilities not working. Probably due to poor management. Advice to any investors: buy this place and start it over, thats a shame of a place for the capital of one of the most wealthy country in the word. Funny thing, at least a nice plant in the entrance, but looked more like a salad to me :)