K K Fitness 3

16th Floor, Block A, Fuk Lok Building (Fortuna Building)
19 - 21 Jordan Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon
Hong Kong
MTR : Jordan Station, Exit A

Tel: 2388 3931

Note:

1. Not open 24 hours, closes at Midnight;
2. Take the lift to the 15th Floor and walk up one floor;

The Clientele

On other  English language websites, there are only brief references that K K Fitness attracts the mature crowd and their admirers.

Ever the intrepid gay dude, FuelMix decided to see what that actually meant.

The way in which K K Fitness is laid out means that arriving customers are easily spotted.  There was a murmuring crescendo from the customers as FuelMix walked up to the Reception Desk.  The Staff were initially bemused but polite.  The impression was that they didn’t see foreigners showing up there very often.

It was obvious that the Oriental clientele was mature to elderly.  The majority appeared to be from their mid-50s upwards – and we mean upwards.  This isn’t a designer decorated space or Gym Bunny Land, there’s no thumping dance beats and not that many guys are actually walking around aggressively cruising. (Although as FuelMix was undressing, 2 or 3 of them came shuffling by to gawk and smile– and FuelMix is totally worth gawking at).

The ambience that prevails in K K Fitness is one of rustling newspapers, the tapping of computer keys, the evening news on the TV and Karaoke.  There were about 30 people there, but only 1 or 2 watching the gay porn in silence.

Now here’s the oddest part.  This is a gay sauna where everybody knows your name.  It’s  a drop-in centre for mature fags.  Whether they’re single, married, divorced, widowed or grandparents, they were all looking out for each other.  For some reason, FuelMix kept seeing surreal images of old men in Havana, Cuba sitting around in the cafes which had become their second home.

Those who wanted to be left alone, were left alone.  Those who bantered, bantered.  The staff were in on it too.  The displays of affection were clumsy but genuine.  FuelMix wondered about the era they must have grown up in as Oriental gay – or closet gay – men.  There were about 28 people there, enough for some of the private cubicles to see action.  But none of them were being used.  Going there for action didn’t seem to be the priority for them.  It was more about the shared space.

And here’s more:  There was a steady stream of 30-something  GAMs as well. Office crowd types. Not hot but passable.  They weren’t aggressively cruising either.  Instead they went to warble in the Karaoke rooms or headed up to the roof for a smoke and some solitude.

It was apparent that these 30 somethings knew the elderly fags and were quite protective of them. FuelMix witnessed the younger ones helping the older ones get dressed – and in one case, helping the elderly fag into his adult diapers.  How some of the elderly got out of the lift at the 15^th Floor and walked up a flight of cement steps to the 16^th Floor, remains a mystery.

Did FuelMix get action in K K Fitness?  That’s not a fair question in this context.  Put it this way.  When FuelMix realized what this place was all about and how his bod ranked in relation to theirs – and in relation to other fags around town – there was no need for him to cruise for attention.  Many of the elderly fags came by to compliment him in front of the other customers.  The gracious thing to do was to allow them to touch and to kiss here and there.  That was about it.  That was all they wanted.  The other elderly fags smiled and nodded their approval, saying in Chinese that FuelMix had good manners.

Would FuelMix Go Back ?

Oddly enough that huge roof is a cool place and has the potential to become strangely addictive as a venue to hang out in the early evenings.  It's a totally authentic tenement roof from the early 1950s.   That’s why  those 30-somethings GAMs were dropping by.  If it was decorated as tastefully as the balcony in Colony Sauna, that would have been awesome.

Would FuelMix go back? Not really sure.  He did hear comments about some elderly fags being kinky and raunchy and that things could get lively on the weekends.  But their generation in which they defined kink and raunch was different to FuelMix's and he's not interested in attending a post-mortem wrapped in a bath towel.

Still, there is that damn roof........ just up the stairs, it's a world away..........some Take-Out sushi, an MP3 player, showing off a hot bod in the evening light to a cluster of admirers.........what's not to like?

Pros

• Discreet location
• Cheap
• Karaoke-friendly
• Laid back vibe
• Huge roof
• Non- aggressive, no attitude
• Mature to elderly clientele and 30-something admirers 
• Comparatively friendly to strangers 
• Suitable for white middle aged or white elderly fags looking for non-threatening 30-something GAMs and who can't score in the traditional white middle-aged hangouts of Alexander,  ABC, Central Escalator ,Galaxy

Cons

• Decor as crummy as Galaxy Sauna
• Lousy colour scheme and colour coordination
• Depressing and icky Wet Areas, like Galaxy Sauna or QQ Fitness
• Sub-standard private cubicles
• Mature to elderly clientele and 30-something admirers
• Not the hottest guys
• Karaoke-friendly (and those boys will really belt it out)
• No free snacks or drinks - just a water cooler, although beer and cola can be bought
• Building has a number of Love Hotels in it

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