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Hospitality Respect Calm Hygiene

Hospitality Respect

Calm Hygiene


Housed in an early 19th-century villa, Gothicsauna is a place of wellness and relaxation that favors the encounters between gay and bisexual men. SPA area, quality materials, technology, and professional equipment. Entirely devoted to wellness with all the commodities, it offers a Finnish sauna, a Turkish bath/hammam, a Jacuzzi, large spaces that include a labyrinth path, private cabins, snack-bar, lounges with TV, smoking area, and XXX cinema.


Our philosophy

To offer to our gay and bi customers a space of encounter, an oasis of peace and relaxation with all comforts, at a reasonable price. Constant attention for maximum hygiene and daily cleaning. To create a pleasant working environment for the staff by offering them good social coverage.

Our philosophy

To offer to our gay and bi customers a space of encounter, an oasis of peace and relaxation with all comforts, at a reasonable price. Constant attention for maximum hygiene and daily cleaning. To create a pleasant working environment for the staff by offering them good social coverage.

Our story

Gothicsauna was opened at the end of December 1996, with the interior design of the architect Leonardo Modena – www.leonardomodena.com – that has left an innovative mark that is still distinctive after 25 years. Gothicsauna has been renovated regularly with the addition of quality materials, technology, and professional equipment, to maintain high standards of excellence. The venue is also distinguished by a constant search for innovation, with exclusive ideas, such as the world premiere installation of a foam room in 1997.

Our story

Gothicsauna was opened at the end of December 1996, with the interior design of the architect Leonardo Modena – www.leonardomodena.com – that has left an innovative mark that is still distinctive after 25 years. Gothicsauna has been renovated regularly with the addition of quality materials, technology, and professional equipment, to maintain high standards of excellence. The venue is also distinguished by a constant search for innovation, with exclusive ideas, such as the world premiere installation of a foam room in 1997.

Our vision

Our sauna – which celebrates in 2022 its 25 years in activity – looks to the future with serenity. This is thanks to the optimal reputation acquired over the years, having accumulated, thus, a large number of loyal customers due to our attention to every detail, the sense of hospitality, the quality and pleasantness of the rooms, the friendliness of the staff, the events and the always new opportunities for encounters. An ulterior point of strength of Gothicsauna is its optimal accessibility: train connections to Zurich in less than two hours, also frequent trains to Italy, near the Lugano’s FFS station, and wide availability of parking spots. The sauna always has surprises reserved for its guest – announced through the main social media channels – and supports important projects destined for the LGBT community.

Our vision

Our sauna – which celebrates in 2022 its 25 years in activity – looks to the future with serenity. This is thanks to the optimal reputation acquired over the years, having accumulated, thus, a large number of loyal customers due to our attention to every detail, the sense of hospitality, the quality and pleasantness of the rooms, the friendliness of the staff, the events and the always new opportunities for encounters. An ulterior point of strength of Gothicsauna is its optimal accessibility: train connections to Zurich in less than two hours, also frequent trains to Italy, near the Lugano’s FFS station, and wide availability of parking spots. The sauna always has surprises reserved for its guest – announced through the main social media channels – and supports important projects destined for the LGBT community.

PhotoGallery

Visit our Photo Gallery and discover our rooms and the stylistic particularities of Gothicsauna.

Timeline


December 1996

Inauguration

June 1997

Foam room world premiere

July 1998

Enlargement of the venue with cabins,
video room, and solarium

July 2001

Renovation with a new Finish sauna

October 2002

Extension with guesthouse room

September 2003

Birth of the trade association VEGAS

July 2005

Enlargement of private spaces,
labyrinth, and gloryholes

July 2006

Installation of professional SPA full options

April 2007

New logo made by
Christian Tagliavini


May 2007

Achieving the federal diploma
for swimming pool quality

September 2010

VEGAS CRYSTAL AWARD certification
for hygiene, cleaning, and prevention.

January 2015

Exclusive installation
of the UVC system for the disinfection
of the hydromassage water

July 2016

Installation of new technology
Turkish toilet with intimate shower

September 2016

First theme night “Fluonight”

June 2018

Co-organization
of Lugano Pride 2018

July 2018

Improvement of the SPA area
with a new Finish sauna

October 2018

First quick and free STD tests
on-site with Zonaprotetta

June 2020

Partnership with
sauna KRUBB (Bangkok)

January 2022

Gothicsauna celebrates
its first quarter of a century
with a new website
created by the designer Domenico Amodeo