Steamworks Baths Chicago

The facilities by far are the nicest of any bathhouse I’ve been to. 3 levels, 3 different darkrooms, a huge steam room and the most wonderful hot tub filled with nooks and hideaways. We visited over 2 days on Friday and Saturday night. Friday night the line was down the sidewalk, Sat maybe half the length but much slower. I do wish there was a more discreet entrance. Instead we had to stand on the sidewalk and listen to the occasional snide comment from passersby. Highly recommend getting a larger room if it’s available. The bed in a standard is too cramped, especially if you’re with a partner. Not the cleaning crew’s fault as I saw them constantly working, but some of the guys here need to learn better hygiene. The bathroom stalls and toilets were usually covered in unsanitary water, and my time in the hot tub was ruined on the second night when someone crapped in it. Housekeeping was on top of it when I informed them. Get it together guys! My biggest recommendation would be to give some special entrance for VIP members. It’s got to be awkward shoving your way past all the guys in the standard line and having to explain why you are cutting. I look forward to becoming a member when I move to Chicago soon!

Been here a couple times and never had a problem. Im not sure what people expect when drug users make things tough for businesses like these. Leave your shit at home or your hotel, come in, pay, be patient and say hi - works every time. Staff have always been decent and check in relatively quick. I cant imagine all the shit they have to put up with from entitled, drunk/high men in the middle of the night. Ive never had a problem and always got off at least twice. The vending machines need to take cards because getting poppers inside is unreliable. Otherwise, glad these relics of the past are still around to enjoy.

I come down here frequently, at least 2-3 times a month from Milwaukee, always have a blast when I'm here. The hot tub is nice and relaxing, great place to watch for guys, it's quickly become my favorite place (except for the GH and the sling) to go and not expect anything (if I want something I'll go to the aforementioned areas or my room) always leave very satisfied as a bottom. This place absolutely blows the bathhouse we used to have here in Milwaukee out of the water

Went for a quick night here for the first time was rejected at the door because of my bag. What made it bad was I had just spent over 5 hours on a train to go to steamworks for the first time. Had to leave and wait outside of union station for 4 to get back on the train to head home. The question is this place even worth making the trip again? So $180.00, 14 hours of my life wasted. I also see that they have nothing to say about negative reviews. Maybe they can say something, like sorry about your experience, anything would be good, but I am sure they are a bunch of witches that work there.

Poor customer service and the managers don’t bother returning your calls or emails to deal with a legit issue. Upon checking out one night, they somehow screwed up the name on my account and so my locker keys didn’t match the name because, again, they messed it up, so I had to somehow convince them it was mine. If the employee bothered to check the ID and card on the box, they would’ve clearly realized my face matched. Anyway, dealt with the inconvenience and moved on. Following week, I’m informed my membership expired even though I renewed it the prior week. They also had yet another name on my account. Employee would not let me in even though he could clearly see how my account information was messed up on their system. There was a line, so I paid to not hold up the people behind me. I was told to reach out to the managers and that they would rectify the issue within a few days. I called and emailed and heard nothing. I’ve been a regular for a year now and if they don’t make this right, I’m never stepping foot inside that facility again.

Went there for the first time last night, with my boyfriend. We were trying to get a room but their policy somehow made one of us get a locker on top of that even though we came in together. We also had to pay for a membership. We’re only here for the weekend and just wanted to check it out. Crowd was bad. We were told weekends were the best time to go. It was practically dead. We left after one hour.

I came here a few times and always had to deal with some kind of inconvenience. There’s rarely more than one person checking people in, so you’re standing in line forever when there’s only two or three people checking in. I sometimes come hoping to use the gym, but half the time, it’s closed for some random reason. Third floor has some cool spots, but it’s also closed half the time. Even after calling and asking them about accessibility, they assure me those areas would be open, only to find out they’re not once I’m inside. One more issue; this isn’t necessarily their fault, but they need to be on top of things like cleanliness. The steam room always stinks and I’m always watching my step when I get into the showers because, guess what, you might step on something. I will now only come here occasionally when I used to go in every other weekend.

This page was recently deleted, and then immediately received a bunch of negative reviews, so make of that what you will. Steamworks is a fine place. The bag policy keeps the fun and relaxation safe. The facilities are great. The vibes and activity level will vary by time and day, but weekends have been pretty fun so far.