Sun City

Sun City

One of Paris' largest and most popular gay saunas.

Sun City

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62 Boulevard de Sébastopol, Paris, France, 75003

Today: Free Entry Pass and a Shot at Depot After - Every Monday
Tomorrow: Reduced Entry For Guys Under 26 - Every Tuesday

One of the biggest and most popular gay saunas in Paris. Collect your towels and step through the impressive antique doorway into another world of hedonistic pleasure.

This beautiful Indian-themed sauna (3,000 m²) features a huge indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, private cabins, dark room, video room, well-equipped gym, lounge bar.

Busy every night of the week and crowded on weekends. Admission includes soft drinks, towels and condom.

Weekday: 12:00 - 06:00/2:00

Weekend: 12:00 - 06:00/2:00

Features:
Bar
Dark Room
Gym
Jacuzzi / Hot Pool
Massage
Maze
Relaxing Cabins
Sauna
Steam room
Swimming pool
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Based on 179 votes

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Ben Willis

7-Dec-2023

Irresponsible

This could have been a five-star review based on the clientele there on Sunday, if not for their ridiculous policy regarding condoms. They are hidden behind the bar and you have to ask for them. (The bar is 2 floors down from the main areas where you might be hooking up btw). I get that we're all on Prep and that some people wouldn't use condoms if they were falling from the ceiling, but to put such barriers in the way (pun intended) is deeply irresponsible of the venue. Not to mention that the condoms are incredibly bad and virtually unusable.
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Theo Tabot

22-Nov-2023

Dégradé et sale

Giant place but very old, never renovated by its owners for 20 years. Dirty, dark showers; pasteboard decoration, very degraded tiles and wall coverings. The light, mostly red-orange, is pale and horrible. Too much bright light where less is needed (cabins and corridors) and not enough where it is needed (toilets and showers, in the dark, so as not to see the dirt and lack of maintenance during the day...)

The bar is a bar in name only: no tables, chairs or decorations to invite people to sit and socialize, just a bar with ugly mini paper cups and vacuum-packed sandwiches, and an empty bar area, without furniture, which serves more as a warehouse and passage area than as a place for discussions or breaks. We feel that the owner is only looking to make money (the place - size, location and old reputation oblige - is popular) rather than investing in a pleasant setting worthy of an international sauna of the 21st century. In short, it would be time to close and completely renovate with taste and customer care.

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Curt M

2-Sep-2023

Fun night

I went here last night Friday around 10pm. It was really busy and full of lots of different types of men. The steam room and dark room seemed to be the most popular with lots of fun going on. People seemed respectful and friendly to me at least. I’m a bear in my 50’s. The staff were friendly and helpful. Huge and very workable gym with all the needed equipment for a good workout. Could it do with and extra clean? Yes Could it do with a bit of a revamp? Yes However Paris is very spoilt for choice when it comes to Sauna’s and this sauna by compared to many I have been to around the world was very good. My perspective of course
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Pierre

18-Feb-2020

A waste of time (and money...)

The staff is rude, some customers agressive and definitely not gay, the swimming pool is cold...you gonna walk kilometers, climb hundreds of steps like anyone here without anything special happening. Even very good-looking friends of mine cannot manage to find their alter ego in this huge place. Smaller saunas are more friendly and make contacts easier. The global unfriendly atmosphere is probably one of the reason to that. Is there still a place to have sex in Paris?
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Pepe

17-Aug-2019

Deficiente

It smelled terrible, quite dirty, unpleasant.
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Asian

17-Jul-2019

Best Sauna

Had a great time when i visited last June 2019. Met a lot of French men who knew how to have fun.
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Asian

14-Jul-2019

June 2019

It is the best sauna I went to when I traveled in Paris, Rome and Madrid. Staff are friendly. The men are friendly. The crowd is mixed. Mostly in their 30s-40s. Some in their late 20s and late 40s-50s. The pool and jacuzzis were the best part. I also liked that drink (water, soda, tonic, etc) is unlimited and free. Bring your own sandals/bath slippers because it will cost you 5 euros if you request to have a pair. I don’t recommend being barefooted.
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Swithen

24-Jun-2019

MORE A SHAG SHOP THAN A SAUNA

The sauna facilities are incidental to the countless private rooms. Lots of relentless circling the corridors by most punters looking for somebody suitable to get into a room for some action. Exhausting and ultimately claustrophobic.
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Mike

13-Jun-2019

Nice Sauna, Decent Crowd

Went here on both a Saturday and Sunday. Like other Paris saunas, the best times to go are around 3pm-8pm weekends and around 3pm-6pm weekdays. I liked this sauna, though I understand its not nearly as big as it once was because they split it in half to create a separate straight sauna. But nonetheless it wasn't small by any means. The pool/jacuzzi/steam/sauna facilities are in the basement, along with a tv lounge. I liked the Asian decor, it was fun and unique, though a little dated. One floor above ground level is where most of the action takes place. There are a number of private rooms as well as one big room with some strange furniture that was meant to be an "open space" for messing around. There was also a darkroom on this floor. While a couple of rooms had gloryholes that adjoined to other rooms (and one room had a few stairs leading to a gloryhol), these gloryholes were cut into walls that were around 8 centimeters thick! So for gloryhole guys, this probably isn't the right sauna for you (IDM would be better). Nice crowd, fairly young and mostly fit. More than its fair share of black and Arab guys, but lots of white guys too. A popular sauna with a lot of guys overall. Definitely worth checking out while in Paris.
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Peter J (56 yr old)

29-May-2019

Busy but not a lot of action

We went on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. The place was very busy, however a lot of guys circling round and round and not a lot of action happening. A lot of younger and muscle fit guys who were only interested in themselves.The steam room and the dark room were the only real areas going off. Huge facilities and great spaces. Front office dude, not super friendly. Young white dude on front counter and bar men friendly.
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Pascal

3-Mar-2019

le meilleur sauna parisien...

The best in terms of equipment and customers, just listen to the advice of customers to improve...
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Pascal

17-Feb-2019

Prix pour un con après 10ans de fidélité

A sauna must respect its customers, unfortunately today at the entrance I was treated bad by a security guy (new) and the manager did not intervene to say to the vigil to drop the business. It's been 10 years that I went almost every weekend in this sauna - I'm 51 years old and hated to be taken for a con... the bouncer was asking me to open false pockets of my bag: one dreams, and when I told him that I could not he accused me of not wanting to submit to the search.
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George

30-Nov-2018

Nice facilities - That is it

In terms of facilities, you are in for a treat. They did spend a lot of money building this place, but they are not maintaining it. it is slowly wearing out. in terms of guys. very poorly attended. The average client was at least 20 years my senior and i am 35. Would not go back again.
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Etienne

9-Nov-2018

Cool

I like it. Decadent style, a bit dirty, turns my kinks on, lots of fashion guys ready to...
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Markus

28-Sep-2018

great place

Lots of different shapes, fun in hammam, jacuzzi, darkroom and cabins.
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Michael

24-Sep-2018

Fake advertisement about free entry pass

We went there based on advertisement of free entry pass, but wasn't real. Clerk stated was another location but was published correct address on it, clearly a trick to bring customers to their location. Willing to pay but not after we were trick to come to this location. Places like that doesn't deserve to get any client. Be aware of their promotion/ advertisements...
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G

30-Aug-2018

pretty good

I went there with my BF during the week. It is a very nice place. Big enough with many small saunas, dark room and a nice big pool. Guys were a bit old, but in good shape and good looking. I think it is a great choice to go there!
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Mark

22-Jul-2018

It was fun, though very French

I was in Paris a day or two and I wanted conversation, and sex, in no particular order. On Saturday night I came here and to my surprise it was fun. There were lots of young very fit men, who didn't look like they knew how to have sex (they couldn't choose from everything on offer!) But also there was such a large crowd there was something for everyone. I had a really good time, and the pools were a nice place to meet people to chat, if that was what they wanted to do. The locker procedures were complicated and not explained, and luckily a handsome cleaner gave me the instructions. But the management should make sure newcomers are welcomed better. It's just good business.
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CanuckAbroad

8-Jul-2018

Great place, lots of fun, nice people

Visited on a Friday around 5pm. Lots of people, mixed crowd-races, ages, interests. Helpful front desk - it was my first time, and the guy explained how the lockers and other things worked. My French is not great, but I try and am not afraid to laugh at myself. I’m older (over 50) but in good shape and confident. Had no problem making contact and plenty of eye candy to look at. Comfortable, clean and relaxing: I’ll go back next time I’m in Paris.
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luc

3-Jul-2018

best in europe in terms of crowd

It is true that the facilities are not too new (for instance shower a bit broken). It is true that the toilet are scarce (only 2 as far as I now). It was not over clean but not dirty as well. Entrance was 25€ but with unlimited snacks and drinks... Lockers were easy to use and safe... There is 3 floors and all full of people (was there on a sunday). Population is quite mixed (tourist/locals, asian, black, arabs, caucasians, young/older, etc). So I have to say that if your aim is to get fun then it is the right place. However, if your aim is more calm and welness then it is not the right place.
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Mitchell

7-Feb-2018

Amazinggg

First time in Paris, and was also the first time that I saw a gay sauna in Europe. So big, nice and cool. A black guy at the office spoke English, that was nice because everybody else spoke French.. My holiday in the sauna.. was good good good. Thank you guys. -black from Amsterdam
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Al

2-Apr-2018

relief!

thanks for saying you enjoyed this place and it was clean. Too many reviews are more negative. I plan to visit on my next trip to Paris in a few weeks!
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Glenn

28-Jan-2018

My visit to Sun City

Reading the reviews I was a little confused as to the comments. So I thought I'd try Sun City out for myself. What a surprise. Easy to find, great facilities, clean, very busy sauna with many hot locals and tourists. I'd recommend Sun City. I've been to many gay saunas in my travels throughout the world, and I would probably say Sun City is the best I've ever been to for the quality of guys and the quality of the facilities there.
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Joe

9-Nov-2017

Big & Big

Nothing can compete this sauna in any ways, one come for sauna is mainly to have fun and go along with it. People keep complaining about the service which sometimes made me wonder whether they know what are the differences between hotel and sauna. One complaint about races that made us feel sorry for the victims, having such attitude has never been a good one. Come to sauna and do not expect too much otherwise one would end up in a very deep depression LOL! Come to sauna and be human being!
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Jono

1-Nov-2017

Aged sauna

The clients are mature men mostly and black men. Few of the men don't know the meaning of flirting and they got angry because I was looking at them. They asked rudely what's the problem. I answered back why he was there for and he couldn't speak any English and he kept insulting, I guess, in French. To be honest, there wasn't any hot guy, few average guys and really arrogant just for nothing. If you get the chance try another one, I may say that it is like that always.
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Jay

29-Sep-2017

Worst experience ever!!!!

The worst customer service that I have ever had in my 25 years of life. Sun city offer cheaper prices for those who are under 26 with proof of identification. After showing one of the workers my Id and explaining that in the United States the month is written before the day as opposed to after the day which is the practice in Europe, he refused to listen to me and kept stating that I was 26. Out of frustration I left sun city when I realized that I had my passport which had my birth month identifying my birth month. I return and show my passport to the other worker who allows me through and gives my passport to the worker that I had an initial problem with. As a result of him feeling stupid that I had proof that he was wrong regarding my own age he starts to antagonize me asking why I decided to come back and eventually tells me to leave. This is a very long comment but I have never experienced anything like this
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Mike

19-Sep-2017

Not friendly

Most of the staff are rude and not friendly. One of them threatened me that he can kick me out the sauna. He thought I was touching him while he was blocking my way in the alley besides he was going and walking in the dark rooms just like this doing nothing. Not clean sauna at all...smelly.... Other than this its just good because you get a free ticket to depot club but not on Saturday.
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Scott

16-Sep-2017

Sun City serves its purpose

As an American, I'd visited Paris several times before without checking out a sauna. Well, this time. I decided to have some fun. I arrived around 10pm on a Monday night, wandered around the dark room, and eventually the play room in the back. In theory, the dark room could be fun, but it is just so dark, all you do is walk into people. I like anonymity as much as the next guy, but at least let me see his silhouette! Eventually I found a "boy next door" type (like myself) to get off with. My second visit was successful, yet disappointing. I cruised the place for a while (again after 10pm on a Tuesday), and not having luck like the first night, I found a cabin and camped out there and proceeded to play with guys off as they stopped by. Several of the guys were fun, however others were too pushy and weren't getting my hints to go away (or even a direct "ok, time to leave now"). . Tl;dr -- free cabins are great, clientele are hit or miss. I would return.
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Yug

14-Aug-2017

Dissappointed

Yes, you are all correct when you say unhelpful and unresponsive to tourists. I approached the manager who said the website is wrong for pricing and indeed it was more expensive on Mondays 12-15!
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Taro

5-Aug-2017

Receptionist is thief

I went 5th August between around 14:30. After I paid exact fee to the receptionist, he said he hasn't received any money! It is incredible ! I insisted I paid. He didn't let me in. After argument, he let me in without giving me any receipt . Because I am Asian and tourist, that don't mean I am stupid! Management should check CCTV!
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Lou

15-Jul-2017

If your the right "type" but....

Even then not a friendly vibe at all. Just get the business done!!
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Joe

19-Jun-2017

Totally Paris

Never forget to drop by to this sauna, one of the best sauna in the entire many saunas I've ever been. Large and spacious and great choices of men from all over the globe! Will be coming back for more.
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Kris

16-Mar-2017

Not always that clean

The Indian/Hindu decoration is used throughout the whole place, which gives it a authentic eastern feeling. The public is very diverse from young to old, twink-hunk-bear and everything in between, locals and tourists. But also (very weird) clothed and unclothed people. I can understand that it is mandatory to wear some clothes in the gym part, but beyond that everyone should just be naked with towel. The cleanliness is not always good. The later it gets, the more used condoms you'll find in the steam room (at least they're sensible and use condoms). The toilet can also be used as anal shower, but that means that the next one is basically standing in sewage water.
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Ian

16-Dec-2016

Ignore the trolls.

Possibly a sister to Le Sun in Lyon, this amazing facility shares some of the same design motifs in a scaled down, yet imaginative fashion. It would take too many words to describe, so let's just say that it is highly recommended. I attended on a Friday afternoon and the place was full of hot men of all types. I love this place. Grrrrrr....
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Muh

3-Dec-2016

Foreigner are not welcome for some stuff

I been to this sauna 4 times while being in Paris.. One of the French staff at the entrance give some passes for people to access a dance club near by but he don't give the tickets to Foreigners. Me and my French friends are in same age and they gave him pass but not to me..
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David

4-Nov-2016

Amazing

Amazing facility. Very busy on the Friday evening of my visit with some really hot guys! Really really hot in fact.... Place is big with good space to play. Pool was a big highlight as was big enough to actually swim rather than being just a big Jacuzzi as most sauna pools are. Rooms are very dark however and when having fun with such hot guys being in the dark isn't what you want :)
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Dietmar

2-Oct-2016

Not recommended

At my first and LAST visit in Paris I was at the Sun City on October 1-th around 11 PM but ..... surprise ..... the big man at the door said we were drunk and we will never get in the sauna. Ok, we were not drunk, not even a little, because we did not consumed alcohol. So I cannot recommend this place because it could happen the same to anyone. We had to drive more than one hour to the sauna and then back to the hotel again one back. If you want to risk ....... do it !
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Henry

16-Jul-2017

Same shit happened to me 2 years ago

The man in the entrance said that I was fatigue, which meant that I was drunk.
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Jean marc

26-Jul-2016

Très sympa

Préfèrer le dimanche après midi c'est de loin le meilleur moment pour trouver des beaux mecs . Cela reste possible pendant la semaine mais c'est beaucoup plus aléatoire. Population mixte (très black blanc beur) heureusement que les blacks sont là pour relever le niveau ( c'est souvent les mieux gaulés). Super salle de gym et salle tele avec des films récents. Salle réservée aux fumeurs. Par contre ils ont problème avec les toilettes (pas assez nombreuses et très mal tenues) Accueil froid assez froid en général.
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Asian

17-Jul-2016

Paris with Lots of Love

Weekend was spent in Paris, during the river was flooded then decided to visit Sun City Sauna. Main entrance just right in front of the pedestrian walk but as in Europe no one will bother, the biggest sauna ever visited and yet more to come, LOL. Mixed crowded & mixed aged as well which might guarantee you leave with something to remember. Quite large steam sauna where too many actions can be easily found, big swimming pool to allow you swim around to attract attention and will sure end up in private. Safe sex promoted for being lube and condoms provided for free which is the way i like it. Sundays will keep you stand in a very long Que to enter the premises but trust me, it'll worth it.
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Andrew

1-Jan-2016

Great New Years Day afternoon

In Paris for a long New Years weekend and decided to pay this place a visit. Friendly staff and found the place a great fun space. I am no twink but was surprised at how much of a mix of guys were there and, maybe the French men are more open, but I had a great time with a real mix of guys. As all large places, lots of young muscle guys only after the same but hey ..great to look at! Would definitely pay this place another visit for sure.
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Eric

20-Oct-2015

Sun City

Lieu magnifique très mal tenu. Il y a foule et c'est très sale. Le seul coin valable est la piscine. Toilettes très insuffisantes pour le nombre de personnes qui montent et descendent sans cesse! Accueil médiocre.
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Alain

14-Sep-2015

Fair but !!

In general it's good but the dark room is totally dark and that's what I don't like. Also you need to put a towel around you so it's not naked. Dirty a bit.
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Maxime

13-Aug-2015

Dirty

We have been to many gay saunas across Europe, and this was certainly the dirtiest we've seen : the cabins smelled, none was clean; the toilets were few (2 to be precise) and disgusting. The hammam was not hot enough; the jacuzzi has few bubbles; and the staff was absolutely not friendly. It is true that there was a crowd, but action, not much.
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Alfred

28-Jul-2015

Not as good as it was!

This place is not as good as it was! Stay away now!
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Jamie

21-Apr-2015

Best in Paris

Best sauna in Paris for action. Looks very clean and well maintained, although the cabins sometimes have a bit of smell from previous users. However, if you are looking for some fun you will find it here
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Ekachai chieochalakom

8-Mar-2015

Too many stairs

There are a lot of stairs. You really get a good work out walking up and down the place. The gym is fantastic. The equipment is of high quality. A lot of hunks come here to work out too.
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Feng

15-Jun-2014

Feng

A lot of black hunks here.

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