Key West Sauna

Visited here and the guy behind the counter was lovely. Was nervous as my first time but he explained the way it goes. Looking forward to my next visit. Went again today and had an incredible time. Did have minor issue with my health. But the staff member on the desk helped me with it. If anyone is looking for a good time this is the place to go.

There is no other place like it in France. I LOVE it. It is the only reason I come to Paris all the way from Lyon. The sauna here (DOUBLESIDE) simply does NOT compare! At all! I'm Black and at Doubleside the few Black men that come there do NOT like other Black people. They are sellouts. But not here at Key West! Finally as a Black gay person I have a space where I can come and be myself and happily meet other Black men who PREFER Black people. I FEEL COMPLETELY AT HOME HERE. It was such a beautiful experience. The cleaning station is also extremely useful for tourists as well. I find that the guy at the front desk is this sweet charming older white guy. He was very warm and friendly to me and I wish him well in life. That's a real ally right there. The security guards are also cool people. I felt safe and happy. Whenever I go there, I manage to make new Black gay friends who are so sweet. All these bad reviews are coming from RACISTS who do not want Black people to enjoy themselves in France and have a safe space for ourselves. Of course, other people come too (white, asian, indian, whatever) and they are WELCOME. BUT! I find they are far more respectful towards us here than in DOUBLESIDE Lyon for example. As long as I live in France I will NEVER stop coming to Key West Gay Sauna. It's a beautiful experience for me each and every time. BLACK PEOPLE, FIND YOURSELF HERE. I see that the owner is making it clear in the comments that the sauna is "for everyone" (as is legally required) and it is indeed the TRUTH but I do hope that the owner(s) and staff truly appreciate their BLACK clientele to the FULLEST because we have been historically keeping this place ALIVE. I've never lived in Paris and I've heard from other Black people living here in Lyon that KEY WEST GAY SAUNA is THE place to be for Black people who prefer Black people. We invest our money and time into this establishment because we are so thankful that it exists. It's a beautiful safe space for us. Here at Doubleside in Lyon I've seen the white men sneaking drugs inside to use in groups in the locker room and cabins. I don't see that here at Key West maybe because the clientele is of different cultural values where drugs etc. Are concerned. That is one of the many ways in which I feel safer here. Also the pool is much better in my opinion. I love the setup much more. They also have screens there playing porn, my request is to please play more BLACK gay porn. And I mean porn with us in all roles and not just "top / actif" roles. We need to see representation for BLACK "bottoms / passifs" and BLACK "vers / versatile" people too. DOUBLESIDE Lyon NEVER does that but I already know that they don't care about their BLACK clientele. They only play porn of us in the "top /actif" role to cater to their clientele who enjoy such dangerous and dehumanising racial stereotypes used to fetishize us. I've written a lot and I could write a whole lot more but I'll stop here for now. Oh, and by the way there WERE condoms when I visited. They were just a bit hard to get out of the tube sometimes. You guys gotta fill up the tubes more for us to be able to get the condoms out more easily.

Staff was friendly, Sauna clean, equipment in order. However, this place has a mostly Black audience, and it is extremely communitarian. No one talked or even looked at me, and I politely tried to talk to some people, but barely a reply. In other saunas people are more open-minded in my experience. I respect that they want a space to be among themselves, but it also means: If you are not Black, don't go there. Save the money and your own dignity. EDIT: I should have better specified what I meant with "save your dignity". I didn't mean "save your dignity from going to a venue with lots of Black people", that would indeed be racist and inappropriate. What I meant was, save your dignity from attempting to talk to a group who wants to be among themselves. You will only face rejection. It just so happens that this group in this specific case is Black. That doesn't mean that other groups incl. Whites don't cause the same communitarian atmosphere elsewhere.

Sauna's atmosphere is very good but repection owner working is not behaviour shouting with clients. Im very disappointined im giving zero "0 " stars for behavior of owner.

Entrance fee is €23. The crowd inside is diverse but mostly Black. I was the only Asian. The ground floor features a steam room, sauna, and jacuzzi. Upstairs, there are dark rooms with lube provided, though unfortunately no condoms available.