Gay baths san francisco

And I agree.”

Mandelman started working with community supporters and at the Department of Public Health to determine what they needed to do to usher in the baths’ return.

“There are bathhouses that are not sexual bathhouses, that are not sex venues,” in the city, Mandelman said, like the popular Kabuki Hot Springs in Japantown and the just-opened Alchemy Springs downtown, featuring what they claim is the world’s largest dry sauna.

“But the gay bathhouses that people think of were basically eliminated in the 1980s with court rulings and regulations that prohibited locked doors and required an intrusive level of monitoring of patrons’ activities.”

After a pandemic delay, Mandelman and two co-sponsors, gay Supervisors Matt Dorsey and Joel Engardio, got legislation passed repealing the 80’s-era prohibitions.

“We weren’t actually done” though, Mandelman said, “because when people who would be bathhouse operators started trying to figure out how to get one open, they realized that from a public health perspective, they could do it, but from a zoning perspective, they couldn’t, because there wasn’t the zoning to allow for these kind of facilities.”

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Guests can enjoy several common areas including the front parlor, library with fireplace, sunroom, and the outdoor decks and gardens. You can easily get to know the city quickly and jump on and off throughout the day to visit various sites of interest. Eros remains popular and gets busy at the standard times, right after work and when the bars and clubs close.

It’s about $9 from downtown to SFO and about $8 to OAK, one way. Take bus #30 North and get off at Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza. You can also have a wide range of services done, from lock repairs to cable crimping, but most of all, you are free to wander and take in the spectacle.

Painted Ladies & Alamos Square – One of the most iconic views of San Francisco is this row of colorful Victorian homes at Hayes and Steiner Streets.

Floor-to-ceiling windows provide spectacular views of the city skyline from the room, or views can be enjoyed from the rooftop terrace.

Hotel Emblem – A boutique hotel around the corner from San Francisco's Union Square, this 1930s-style San Francisco hotel is filled with contemporary art and located in the Theater District. Still, the compact city only covers 47 square miles and has great public transit, eliminating the need for a car.

Obviously, you have to try their legendary – two pounds heavy – native delicacy that is the Dungeness crab, but they also offer crispy crab cakes, steamed mussels, and an ocean’s choice of seafood dishes.

Fog Harbor Fish House – Sits right out on the pier itself, has a great sea view, and is ranked on Yelp within the top five restaurants in San Francisco.

It welcomes a mix of travelers and dwellers that help create its diverse, come-as-you-are, laid-back attitude. General Tips
2. Check out the Mission District for an artsy, trendy neighborhood with Latino flair. It’s known for great views of the Golden Gate Bridge (weather permitting, of course). Book tour →

Twin Peaks – Perched high above San Francisco, these iconic twin summits soar over 900 feet, providing the best views over the city.

The award-winning, family-owned restaurant has an intimate feel and serves any seafood you could possibly imagine.

“The legislative process has been a little more involved than I had hoped or expected,” gay Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who spearheaded the effort beginning in 2019, told Gay Cities.

“I’ve been involved in San Francisco politics and queer community politics for a couple of decades, and all through that period, there were folks in the queer community, older folks who remembered the bathhouses and either felt that it had been a mistake to close them in the first place or felt that it was time to get them reopened.”

“Younger people who’d heard about the bathhouses couldn’t understand why San Francisco — uniquely apparently — how this very queer city doesn’t have these kinds of facilities,” Mandelman said.

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Gay Hotels in San Francisco

Luxury

Parc 55 – A fantastic downtown location with stunning city views and very accessible to the best destinations and attractions in San Francisco, this Hilton Hotel offers everything you’d expect in terms of style and service.

This is where the beautiful public graffiti art of the Clarion Alley Mural Project is located. Book tour →

Smart Destinations Explorer Pass – If you plan to see a lot of sites and attractions while visiting San Francisco, consider this pass to save 50% on access to up to 5 out of 24 attractions. Currently closed, but will hopefully reopen in the near future.

Beaux Bar and Dance Club – Attracts a young crowd, including twinks and twink admirers, to meet up in a swanky club scene.

This pass also provides admission to the California Academy of Sciences, a Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, the Aquarium of the Bay, and entrance to either the Exploratorium or the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor Museum.