K-TOWN SAUNA

I'm surprised that I never knew this place existed in the middle of K-town! Very relaxing atmosphere and calm music playing in the background. The rice punch was much better than what you'd get in a can, and the entire experience was very similar to what you would get in Korea! I visited earlier in the day, and the place was pretty empty. I left feeling well-rested. 🙂 Highly recommended.

This is a very clean and small sauna compared to the others in NJ and Queens. Best thing is convenience. Bad thing is that it is lacking key features of other saunas, but mostly is due to bad used of space. Note to owner: key changes will make this a great place and probably increased your business. The price is $50 if you walk in and $34 if you buy on Groupon (if they still have it listed). Note that if you stay past 12AM they will charge you an overnight fee. Kind of steep compared to other saunas that have way more amenities and technically are half the price specially with king spa having a shuttle just around the corner. The entrance is on the 4th floor and where the wet men area is. On the third floor you have the co-ed saunas and cafeteria and sleeping areas. My biggest issues while I visited was that the wet area has a tiny cold tub that isn’t cold at all. They have a steam sauna that is good size. Overall they have three pools; hot , warm and cold. The hot and warm pools are good size as well, but the cold is not a pool as it is smaller than a bathtub and only one person can barely fit in. The water there is lukewarm at best and really doesn’t cool you off at all. They have more space in the wet area, but it is used by a massage room that holds two people and an additional non working shower space. This is a good example of wasted space. I wish they would make the cold tub bigger and also colder. The space is there is just being waste and this I would say is like 1/3 the area just not being used. Don’t see a reason for a two person massage area and even when I go to other saunas I have never seen two guys being massaged/scrubbed at the same time (unless they are catering to couples lol) On the third floor you have the main saunas the Clay, salt and I believe the stone/jewel one. They are spacious and very nice. Would be nicer to have a timer/clock on each sauna. One issue is that on the 2 floor there is some sort of bar/club that plays loud music. I was there at 6PM and you couldn’t relax since you can hear the music and the noise from people downstairs. I can’t imagine staying overnight with the loud neighbors below. The third floor is nice and spacious, but in my opinion is not utilized well. They should consider maybe adding an ice sauna and infrared sauna. If they did this will be my go to place instead of the other saunas like king spa and definitely worth the price.

Came here on a Wednesday morning, nice and quite with soothing music, we were greeted with a warm welcome. There are 4 types of saunas but one is just a warmer open room. Spacious common area and wonderful drinks and food!!

So, ok. To summarize, I was disappointed with the K-Town Sauna. Here's what to expect~ The Sauna is located in Koreatown sandwiched between a throng of K-BBQ, karaoke joints, and asian super markets. It's a 10 minute walk from Penn Station, and an even shorter walk from the nearby metro stations. On my first pass down the Korean section of 32nd street, I could not find the Sauna. On my second pass I noticed the sign is placed on the 3rd and 4th floor far above street level. The Sauna can be access by entering a nondescript building (with "22" above the doorway) and taking the elevator to the 4th floor. Admission was discounted to $40 (normally $50), and the receptionist handed me a standard K-sauna wardrobe (shirt and shorts), a small towel, a big towel, and a locker number. Around the corner an attendant showed me my shoe locker and escorted me to my clothes locker. His instructions were to "leave everything inside except the towels and outfit." The previous K-saunas I've visited have unlimited numbers of towels, but I guess here you get only 1. Wearing my outfit, I found my way downstairs to the jimjilbang area. There were several tables and chairs, a dark sleeping area, and 3 'hot room' saunas (145 F, 155 F, 165 F). I spent some time in each hot room until I was sufficiently sweaty, and then quenched my thirst with free water. There are some couches and recliner chairs which I surveyed, and I could see myself taking a nap in the sleeping area if I had more time. Food service was also available. I next went back upstairs to experience the wet portion. In addition to the shoe locker and clothes locker, you also get a cubby right outside the bathing area to put your towel. Inside the bathing area are several showers, 2 pools (95 F and 104 F), and a steam room. The larger of the 2 pools (95 F) was surprisingly small and had a maximum occupancy of 5 people with a depth of 2 ft. The smaller 104 F pool had an occupancy of only 2 or 3 people. The size of the pools was by far the most disappointing part of K-Town Sauna. I was afraid of accidentally toe-touching the other sauna goers. There was a third pool (tentatively described as 85 F) which was empty and appeared to have algae residue around the former waterline. I spent some time in the 95 F pool but I didn't have the chance to experience the hotter one because it was full. I showered, dried off, and applied some complementary lotion. I spent a little more time in the sleeping area then left. Comparing K-Town Sauna with other K-saunas I've been to (Wi Spa in LA, Spaland in Busan), I was surprised that the admission price was so high considering the small pools and lack of amenities. I also took notice of the "Party Pool" area which was closed due to "Health and Mental Hygiene". The sauna itself is clearly squeezed for space, which probably limits the pool sizes and amenity options, but for 40$ you expect something grander (considering both Wi Spa and Spaland are $25!). I would say this is not the best K-sauna. If you're in the area go ahead and give it a try, just don't set your expectations high! Additional packages (body scrub, shampoo, tissue massage) were available for a fee.

Facility was nice but there is a woman that might be the owner or manager that is very rude. My locker wouldn't open and she seemed so annoyed with me when she had to get me another key. Is it my fault your locker is busted? I liked the bath area and saunas, but the pool was closed which seemed like a waste of money if I'm paying for a feature I can't use. The food was good though.

The sauna is great overall with awesome amenities. The facility is very clean, fresh and new. Convinient Manhattan location. It's quiet and cozy and despite the fact that we came on Saturday it was not crowded at all. Serenity and peaceful space in the heart of New York. Unfortunately, I have to give 1 star because the personnel lacking customer service and professional skills. At our arrival the lady at front desk wasn't welcoming. I don't remember her greeting us or smiling. She rudely questioned our discount offer and showed her unhappiness that she can not charge us the higher price and would have to grant the 50% discount that we received via text message. Another reason for my low rating is that foot massage was a complete waste. The massage lady was just slightly touching and only gliding without pressing, absolutely no massage therapy skills. Terrible. Next reason for 1 star is that when I requested my shirt to be changed because mine was stink that same lady from front desk was extremely rude again. She showed how annoyed she was with my request and replied that they wash their uniform every day and continued doing what she was doing. I was shocked. I asked again if she still can exchange my shirt and only after my second insisting attempt she abruptly asked me what size. I said :medium but she angrily responded that she doesn't have medium and thrown a large to me. I unrolled the set, told her that she can have the shorts because I only need the top. The woman was mad as hell that I dare bother her and ask for a another uniform shirt because I don't like how mine smelled. Unbelievable, totally disgusting experience. Also, men and women locker rooms need extra arrow signs on the wall opposite the stairs and men one need one more right in front of the final entry door to men area. This is all I have to say. Unfortunately, we probably won't be back due to low customer service and lack of skilled massage therapists.

Great experience for my first time going to a sauna in the city. Very clean and staffs were very friendly! Can’t believe a sauna like this is in the heart of Ktown! Staff explain to me that it’s a soft opening for another 2-3 weeks with the hot tube not available for use either. But well worth it cause I did the package deal that includes body scrub which I never had and my skin feels like a baby’s butt! Amazing! Also the massage was perfect without them hurting me.