Dutch Sauna
 

I’ll be in Amsterdam in about a month.


Is there any recommendation for saunas? Or is
zuiver and Deco the best ones still? Thank you

Zuiver and Deco are for sure nice place.

Recently, I had a good day at sauna in Weesp (20mins from Amsterdam).

It is midsize one. (but similar size with Zuiver).


It has two advanges that I really like.

1. Intimate Showerroom.
It has all conditions to be best showerrooms.
Only one in the facility !
Very Bright all the time !
Relatively Small size !
Tight Distance between showers !
It has scrub basin !

2. Bright Saunaroom.
5 out of 6 saunas have large size window to outside. (panorama saunas).

Saunas in Copenhagen or Sweden Nude too?
 

I enjoyed reading about the fun Dutch and German spas can bring in this tread but I don't have any occasion to be there anytime soon.

I am however, thinking about a visit to both Copenhagen Denmark as well as parts of Sweden. Does anyone have any stories of mixed nude saunas in those 2 countries? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

Neither Denmark or Sweden have spas with the size and quality (or nudity) that you find in The Netherlands and Germany (and some other countries). There are smaller places, but cannot be compared.

But Copenhagen is not that far from Germany, so a day trip to Germany is possible.

It's a different setup in Denmark and Sweden. Smaller places and usually gender segregated, but often there's one day a week or per month that is mixed. leads to some good ENF situations when ladies turn up on the wrong day without knowing. But in smaller places you're more likely to stick out as a creep if you're going there mainly to look. Some places won't let you in on your own if it's mixed day. I always go with female company.

I've seen some great stuff in Sweden and Denmark and I'm sure you can too.

Sweden & Denmark
 

Thank you Wellness and Laylak for your informative responses. I have to admit I'm a tad more than disappointed by your response though. I was really hoping one of those countries will be similar to the Dutch & German experience.

My goal is less to see naked ladies and more to have a legitimate reason for my wife to be naked and in the company of other men looking at her. She's shy so I was hoping going to a spa would provide the cover for her to be naked in mixed company for a good reason.

I was hoping to have great stories to share here on OCC! :)

Are there possible other options? FKK beaches? Any suggestions for Sweden and Denmark would be greatly appreciated!

It's certainly possible to display your wife in Sweden too, don't fret!

Yes, there are plenty of opportunities to be naked on the beach close to Copenhagen. Danmark has very liberated laws and I you can be nude on any beach, but I will recommend going to a beach dedicated to Naturism. Bellevue (nude in Northern part) is the most famous beach in Copenhagen, easily accessible with S-train. Very crowded on beautiful summer days, but interesting:)

Yes, there are plenty of opportunities to be naked on the beach close to Copenhagen. Danmark has very liberated laws and I you can be nude on all beaches, but I will recommend going to a beach dedicated to Naturism. Bellevue (nude in Northern part) is the most famous beach in Copenhagen, easily accessible with S-train. Very crowded on beautiful summer days, but interesting:)
Sweden have also many Naturist beaches.
Yes, there are plenty of opportunities to be naked on the beach close to Copenhagen. Danmark has very liberated laws and I you can be nude on all beaches, but I will recommend going to a beach dedicated to Naturism. Bellevue (nude in Northern part) is the most famous beach in Copenhagen, easily accessible with S-train. Very crowded on beautiful summer days, but interesting;)

Sweden have also many Naturist beaches, but Swedish law is stricter than Danish law.

The only place in Scandinavia where there is a spa simular to a Dutch or German spa is in Oslo Norway (google "Scandinavia’s largest spa and bath house"). I don't know if it worth visiting, so check Tripadvisor and other reviews.

I guess you are referring to 'The Well' in Oslo. Nothing like the Netherlands, swimwear is permitted in the pools and many wear covering towels in the saunas, but you'll see some pussy in the showers. In theory the same as a German sauna, but the locals don't quite cooperate. Might change with time, the general culture is quite similar in Norway and Holland.

West Sweden
 

Thank you for the info. It certainly sounds like I need to plan a trip to Amsterdam or Germany...I was hoping Danmark and Sweden were the same. Good to know now vs being disappointed when I get there!

I have heard that the area called West Sweden is a bit more liberal as it's a nature paradise. Any one has any experience or suggestions there?

Thanks to all for your suggestions and insights.

send me a pm, i can suggest you a couple of places in Sweden.

Just in case you are interested, most of the Belgian sauna centers are as liberal towards coed and nudity as the Dutch and German are.
But always check their website in advance. Some do have women-only days or 1 day a week when bathing suit is required.

Rotterdam spa recommendation please
 

Does anyone have recommendations for a mixed spa/ wellness place fairly central in Rotterdam?

Went to Elysium out in the middle of nowhere near The Hague I think - very nice, but we had a car to get there, this time we will not, se need to be fairly central.

We are there early May

Thanks.

Can't send PM
 

Thanks for the offer Laylak. For some reason, I can't send PM on OCC - the system blocks me and I get an error message.

Would you mind sending me your suggestions to my email? It's my user name. Your suggestion would be super helpful!

Dutch Sauna Experience
 

So from aggregating the feedback about the saunas in and around Amsterdram:


-Sauna Deco
-Zuiver
-Haarlem Sauna
-Egmond
-Weesp Sauna
-Fort Beemster
-Sauna Denilp
-Sauna Van Egmond


Ill be there a week this month and wanted to check out all of them. If there is feedback for these or others, please let me know. Thank you, everyone.

I've been to Sauna Van Egmond in Haarlem (which I think is mentioned 3 times on the list)

Haarlem is a 20 min train ride out of Amsterdam. The sauna is weirdly on a residential road and quite odd to look at. I had a great time there and there were people of all ages hanging out. You might want to eat there and check the timings for trains as Haarlem is a small town with not a lot going on.

This is true, it is slightly out of the way of Amsterdam, and compared to places like Germany where they have large complexes with huge car parks, it does feel a bit mini, but it is very charming and 100% recommended.


If you can only travel to one or the other, it is Germany.

Sauna Van Egmond near Amsterdam (The Netherlands) is great for what it is - well themed, cozy atmosphere, large variety of sauna types, etc. Only one smallish swimming pool iirc. If you would like any descriptions please ask specifics, I'm very happy to go into details. I haven't been to Sauna Van Egmond for about 7+ years however, so no idea how covid is affecting things there. If this is your first spa experience you may even think this is holy grail. For example, for Brits, if you've ever been to the Thermae Bath Spa in Bath, it felt more featured than that in terms of spa facilities (except Bath has more "swimming" pools). If you are in Amsterdam I can't recommend a trip to Sauna Van Egmond enough.

However, given the choice, it is still Germany. I'd recommend going to Munich to go to the Therme Erd*ng which is outside the city but worth it. You now see the big boss of sauna complexes. Now you've seen the holy grail. This is a big center that has various things there besides the sauna world - large swimming pools with slides etc for family, I think a cinema screen (not sure?), but we never used these and would have had to pay extra, but besides, the sauna world is literally like a theme park, you can totally spend ALL day there. I'm very happy to talk more about things there too if you have specific questions? I've been to other ones in Germany too, and they have many others that are bigger than what you'd find in The Netherlands. Oh, the Aufgusses at Therme Erd*ng are mental... themed, music, waving flags...

I know that for people on here, the times when they force a break in the aufguss and all 30 of us stand up from sitting our towels, climb down the sauna benches and proceed to head outside to the open air and stand there for 180 seconds until the saunameister calls us back in. This is when you realise how confident Germans are at being nude socially. We all file back in respectfully to find our spots where we left our towels. Pretty cool.

Beginner wife in netherlands
 

Hi Folks, we are a couple in Netherlands for a couple of weeks. My wife is very shy and I am hoping to help her get comfy with nudity. Can you suggest some saunas where she can slowly start getting comfortable.
Most places are fully nude and that’s great, but I was thinking of getting her slowly comfy with it. Maybe places where the showers can be separate as well as communal might help her feel safer at first. That’s just an idea but looking for more thoughts from people familiar with different saunas in the area.

Rotterdam
 

Folks,

I'm heading to Rotterdam next year. Any recommendations?

Don't think there is such a thing as "slowly getting comfy to being nude in public". Besides the fact that I have never seen a public nude sauna with private showers, she will be exposed anyway once she's in a sauna or pool.
And if she is planning to cover up with a towel in a sauna, everybody for sure will be looking at the "shy lady", catching even more attention.

What I can advise you, from my experience in Dutch and Belgian saunas, is to go on a workday during office hours. Far less crowdy than during the evening or weekend. Might be easier to overcome her shyness.
And be warned, if your wife reacts the same why as my wife (19 yo gf at the time), she will only cover up for about 15m. After that she will be nude the whole time asking why I didn't convince her sooner to try it 🙂😉

sauna
 

sauna elaisa does has some private showers...

I won't name the place directly because I don't want this to show up on Google, but there is a massive spa close to Rotterdam. It is located in a municipality called Bleiswijk, which is located near Rotterdam. The amount of eye candy you can see in that spa is crazy. Crowd young-ish, not many foreigners there. It's also very good for bathing, because there are so many different saunas and pools.

A different opinion
 

My experiences with taking a gal to a nude spa is somewhat different. I took a couple different gals on their first time visit to such places where there was only a small group of people there. The gals felt more self-conscious with the small crowd. They mentioned to me that it seemed like everyone was watching/checking her out.

When I took gals to spas that had large crowds the gals said that they felt melded into the crowd and didn't feel that they "stood out" in front of others. One gal even stated that she felt more secure and was able to check out the other men's cocks without feeling like she was obvious.

Just saying.....

@ripstar1 : You might have a point there. Probably depends on ones point of view and personal experiences.

Best sauna for merging into the crowd
 

Maybe you are right ripstar1, which saunas should I take her to? I like the idea of showing her off, but maybe if the lights are dim or something it will feel easier in first go? I’ll pm you as well.

Beginner wife in netherlands
 

saunalover87 I think you and your wife will get a lot of fun:)

I would have gone to a place where the spa/sauna area are “nude zone”, but the other areas are textile.
Then it’s possible to alter between the areas so the nakedness doesn’t get too intense. She gets to praxis to strip naked every time you go to the spa area, which I think you enjoy?

A place like Aqualand in Cologne, there are many places like this in Germany, not sure about The Netherlands. Maybe other knows?

Towel on in Nude saunas
 

Is it ok if she keeps a towel on in the sauna? Or is it not allowed for anyone to even keep the towel on in saunas?

Photos?
 

Is there any way to sneak a phone in to take a photo or two If I am able to get my wife into a spa in Germany? I don't want photos of other patrons (couldn't care less about other spa users), I just want a photo of my naked wife being looked at, or being surrounded by other men. Just to preserve the memory as it may never happen again!

Thanks for any suggestions.

Are you for real. Think the idea of being naked sort of answers the question. Unless you ask receptionist if you can take a bag in with you :rolleyes:

Research shows that you remember things better if you use your own eyes and NOT through a lens like a camera. Something like relying on a camera for memories turns off part of your brain that instead relies on the camera to do the memory for you. Does it apply to everyone, who knows?

If they catch you with a camera or phone in the sauna you will most likely have a chat with the police, next.

Some people managed to pull it of (Google for spa voyeur videos to see the results), but it's damn risky.

In Germany taking pictures of people in saunas is a criminal offence. You will have more than a chat with the cops.

Better female ratio
 

How do people compare between veluwe bron and spa sereen? Elysium seems to be dirty these days going by reviews and also some saunas are closed for them. Any recommendations between the two? Looking for better female ratios and more couples.

Appreciate the head shake guys. We have such a great community.

I only intended to take photos of my wife but probably best to just store it in my memory for future recall.

Bussloo
 

Hi guys, Any review for thermen bussloo? Is it good to go as a couple?

Hi wownice,

There are several spa's with a hotel connected to it. So book a room and you can take as many photos you like of your wife:) If your wife get the attention of a voyeur or two in the spa, you could invite them to the room?

Hi Wellness,

Thanks for your suggestion. Just to clarify, are you saying that I can take photos of my wife when it's a spa run by a hotel? Because they are more lax? I'm intrigued if there's potentially a way to make this happen!

What I want is my wife naked at the spa (innocent nudity that she's okay with) and have a few guys around seeing her nude. Women seeing her nude does nothing for me. Presumably, guys don't really care if there's a woman modelling herself nude while they are there doing their thing. Bonus free show, if you will.

Thanks!

No cameras/phones allowed in the spa area, this rule is the same in any spa. So your dream is not possible in a regular spa.
Sorry.

Maybe at a nude beach in a summer evening?

All saunas have the same rules (no photos, no cameras, no cell phones, no tablets) but in my experience enforcement varies greatly. The large places are super strict and anyone (including women) that's found with a device that could take pictures will be rapidly approached and shown the door if you don't store it away immediately. Smaller, less crowded places, in particular hotels, are usually more relaxed, if you are obviously reading and not acting suspicius nobody will complain and women can get away with using pretty much any device. So you could end up there with your cell without getting in trouble immediately. That being said, you WILL get in trouble if you try to sneek pictures. There's a slim but existing chance though you could (openly) take a few pictures of your partner (and nobody and nothing else) without anyone complaining, depending on the crowd and your approach. Personally, I wouldn't but if that's your bag you could give it a shot.

Thanks Enripa! That's perfect - exactly the info I needed.

I ended booking a hotel with a spa, brought my phone in, took it out to read emails (or whatever) and even took photos of my wife in obvious ways, not sneaking around at all; no hassle whatsoever. In fact, others were checking their phones as well so I knew I was fine.

In future trips, you are dead on, hotel facilities are the way to go (for what I want to do).