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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.
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