Some Banyas

Larger banyas can accommodate men and women on the same day (on different floors of course - men go to the and women to the , though smaller ones have alternating days for each of the sexes. One building will have several different banyas, so try to find the best class (called either , , or ). It is best to either call in advance (needless to say, nobody will speak any English) or to go with someone who has been before and can sort everything out. Private dressing rooms can be rented for a little extra, or in the evening you can rent an entire banya for a private party.

• Nevsky Banya: Ulitsa Marata 5/7. Metro: Mayakovskaya. Open 08:00-22:00. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Tel: 312 1379.
• Banya #9 has an excellent and exclusive luxury-class set-up on the top floor. Ulitsa Degtyarnaya 1-a. Metro: Ploshchad Vosstaniya. Open 08:00-21:00. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Tel: 274 5621.
• Banya #13 has a huge outdoor heated swimming pool for co-ed plunging. It's a blast in the winter when it's snowing. Karbysheva Ulitsa 29a. Metro: Ploshchad Muzhestva. Open 08:00-21:00. Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays. Tel: 550 0985.
• Banya #50: Men: Thursdays to Saturdays; Women: Wednesdays and Sundays. Malaya Posadskaya Ulitsa 28. Metro: Gorkovskaya. Open 08:00-22:00. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Tel: 233 5092.
• Banya #17: Ulitsa Chaikovskogo 1. Metro: Chernyshevskaya. Open 08:00-21:00. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Tel: 213 6404, 273 7604.