Alexander Sauna 38

1st Floor, Wing Cheong Building
404 Reclamation Street
Mong Kok
Kowloon
Hong Kong  
MTR: Mong Kok Station, Exit E 1  
Tel: 2148 0400

Open 24 hours
Staff speak good English
Price:  Officially HK$150.00. Those with a stamp card, pay less.

Readers will know that FuelMix has written this place off as a waste of time and money. See Alexander Sauna 37.

A reader submitted this report 2 days ago (minor editing, formatting for clarity, underlining and bold print by FuelMix):

Hi FuelMix

Long time no see. I am sure much has happened after my last email to you. However, I still frequently visit your blog as usual and I notice that the update of your sauna reviews has fallen behind your other articles. I would like to include an update of Alexander sauna.

It was a Sunday afternoon I went there again after an absence of six months. Arrived at 1pm and on checking in I was told that there were only three towels allowed per customer because the washing machine was not working. Of course it's just an excuse as it seems to happen every weekend. [FuelMix says this is also what he's hearing from his GAM Throats-On-The-Street]


Admission remained $130 with the member card but without any stamps on weekends. I was also introduced to a new venue that the ABC-Gateway group owned, called Arena. The group declares on its official website that Arena is the first fetish and fist club in Hong Kong [see what FuelMix has written on Arena]


In a number of reviews, FuelMix rated down Alexander and I would agree in terms of the facilities and the quality of the clientele of this place. There has been serious wear and tear on the facilities and the steam room needs renovation.  It smelled of urine inside and the floor was slimy and thus very slippery. After a few hours intensive usage, the steam room seemed to be slightly flooded, maybe because of the poor drainage (you can use your imagination of what blocked the drainage.)  

The sauna was as FIM described , so hot that one can only stay for up to 3 minutes (to stop people from hogging  it...?)  

Further, this place:

• was  infested with fugly people with poor manners who wouldn't close the door going in or out of the steam room; 
• who would smoke right next to you without consideration; 
• who spat in the steam room or shower areas; 
• who used the showers and sprayed water everywhere and dropped it on the floor after using;

This behaviour is more disgusting than their fugly faces and it's like a curse that is haunting Alexander.

Anyway, consistent with FuelMix's verdict, I would rate this place down too unless serious action is taken.

Your loyal reader 


FuelMix says:

1.  Yeah.....that pretty much sums it up accurately.  That's why we wrote it off as a waste of time and money.

2.   You forgot to mention:

• the metal water drinking fountain just outside the steam room, which apparently has not been fixed for over 6 months...
• the disgusting behaviour is coming from the Mainland Chinese who apparently love this place;
• the unbearably loud music in the Dark Area, and the staff don't give a damn even when repeatedly told;

3.   Thanks for the update.