Lake Steam Baths

First time visiting this spa today and it delivered. I am a massage therapist myself, visiting from CA, and I just wanted to find a place to unwind here in Denver. This place was perfect. They have a bathing area to shower, steam, sauna, and whirlpool your worries away. After marinating my muscles, I got an excellent scrub down from Jessica and massage from Trinity! Great detailed deep tissue work. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for the full spa experience. I’ll be back next time I’m in Denver.

I love Lake Steam Baths! I’ve been going for over 20 years. The place is not new or fancy, but I always feel comfortable, and it’s the only place I prefer going to ALONE. I usually get a massage, and most of them have been out of this world great! The massage therapists have been there for ages too (lots of experience!). It continues to be super affordable, and I always have my husband buy me gift certificates. There is a dry heat room, and a steam room w/​Eucalyptus, and a hot tub, plus showers, and areas to relax. You’ll need to get over any self conscious issues, because no one cares about seeing your body! :) There are women of all ages, shapes, colors, and sizes, and everyone is just happy to have this place as a retreat. In recent years it has been updated to look a little prettier inside (nice!) I’ve barely had the food. But I’m sure I could find something if I needed to… (I’m a very tricky eater, i.e., sometimes Paleo, sometimes Vegetarian, always pretty healthy though!)
Thanks Lake Steam!
Heidi

Love this place. Sure, a few gripes — hours could be even better, a cold plunge would be nice, so would a dry sauna. But this is so much better than anywhere else in town, especially that horrible spot on South Havana where the steam room is actually cold!
But the major criticism is that the Lake is not big enough to accommodate two sides at once, open at all times. And it’s too bad this is not in one of the countries where mixed nude bathing is allowed. In Northern Germany such places are all over the Baltic Coast, kids to grandparents and three kinds of sauna.
And that reminds me: what’s with all of the reviewers squicking out at nudity, or making like it’s a notable issue that doesn’t really bother them? Or are there mixed hours I don’t know about?

I am half awake waiting for a take out order as I write this review. I want to start by saying I was very nervous before I went and debated going for the longest time just because I didn’t really know what to expect. And truthfully if you have never done it I don’t know how to explain it to someone who hasn’t experienced it. Basically it is life changing.
The staff is over the top friendly.
The facility. Is dated way beyond my years
Being 21 I was definitely younger than the vast majority but the woman who came in with me said she has been coming here for longer than I have been alive.
You forget your naked after being initially super awkward and it’s kind of liberating
My skin has never been softer and I can’t wait to go back
The salt scrub lady ROCKS.
I’ve been telling all of my friends. You can’t knock it until you try it!

Been going to lake steam for 25 years. Keeps u young and the best way to de stress. Prices r reasonable and staff very positive. I would get a membership if there was a senior rate …

Prepared to be at one of the least pretentious places I’ve ever been. My friend and I went together, and I’ll be honest. I thought I’d be a lot more uncomfortable, but it wasn’t crazy busy so there were a few people but just enough to comfortable for first timers. They have a steam room, sauna room, and pool that you can experience, in that order. Massage along the way, get a body scrub then start over. The only hangup is that you absolutely cannot wear your bathing suit in the pool, but you can everywhere else. I decided to go all-​naturale to get the full experience. I had Cynthia for my massage, and it was one of the best massages ever, she was into actually «working» a problem area, not just relaxing you. The building is super old and not fancy at all, but I was cool with it, it reminds me of one of those stereotypical «bath houses» you’d see in some old gangster movie:) I want to take my husband on family day! (3^rd Sunday of the month).

As long as you are cool with nudity, this place is incredible. No frills but you can get a massage for 32 dollars! I just had the best massage of my life there. Before you get a massage, you take a eucalyptus steam and sit in a whirlpool. Check the calendar to see which day serves which gender– it is a great spot.

Wow, this was an experience for me. Four stars only because our check in experience was a little rushed and the place seemed not super loving of new comers. Whoever posted a review before that basically said, no frills and lots of nudity, was spot on. Everyone is completely naked. There is no optional nakedness here. With that said, the facilities were clean and although I am normally a pretty modest person, I felt mostly comfortable with the nudity. I had a massage by Joceyln — lovely! This lady has worked there since the 80’s and she made me feel very comfortable!
They have showers, wet and dry sauna, and a hot tub. I also heard rumors of a scrub lady but we never came upon here. Overall, a very relaxing experience that for the right person could easily be added to their weekly or monthly routine. And the price is right!

first, I have not attended the spa! my review is on the times!!! how is it that men can go 4 days a week and there’s only 2 days reserved for women, and its weekday only! doesn’t seem quit right to me!

Used to be a big fan of this place. It seems like they can never update to look like other spas. They spoke about painting the ceiling to look like cloudscape in my mind I thought something like you’d see in Vegas or at Ameristar something realistic; still not complete and what is complete it’s nursery cartoon clouds. Went this past Friday looks like they never cleaned it from ladies night. had gobs of hair in the drain, none of the soaps in the showers was filled the steam room had long hairs on the seats; if it wasn’t for the massages and the staff I would not be going

Total BS about what a «straight, well endowed» male reviewed. This place is legit. If u want authentic Americana, this is it. The owners, same family since 1927, have strived to provide the users with a real steam house experience. This CLEAN facility is a delight amongst the crazy hubbub of «modern day» psycho life. Try it out! You won’t be disappointed! Check your stress before you come in. It serves NO ONE!

My following review only reflects my 12 years on Women’s nights and Co-​Ed nights:
Perfect. I’ve been coming here for half my life now (literally), and it’s like home spa. The only complaint I hold is that there are only 2 days for women which are both on weekdays.
All you can do is laugh at the people prudishly offended by nudity… Americans struggle with the concept that being naked does not always equal sexual. There are strict no contact rules and quite frankly, you forget you’re naked 3 minutes in. It’s good for your soul!
The steam room wafts of eucalyptus and preps you for the major sweat of a century you’ll endure in the sauna. Your sinuses open and thank you as steam rolls in. Migrate to the sauna and dunk your feet in cold water buckets you draw yourself, or fill your bottle from one of the multiple spigots scattered down the seating. Top it off in the whirlpool like a lobster in a pot.
After all that sweating — and possibly massage — I need a good dose of salt. It’s perfect that I crave the egg salad on rye almost as much as I crave the baths.
Ps: I don’t really smell a funk around the place… I have noticed a strange combination of the following: beauty products, hair oils, massage/​aromatherapy, eucalyptus, woodey-​sauna-​smell, and food from the deli. It’s never bothered me.

This is the place for me. The crew is awesome. The atmosphere is very cozy and laid back. Sure some things are aged, part of the beauty :)
I have come a few times and every time this place just amazes me. Sky gives the best scrubs. The ecuplyptus steam is great, making the steam sauna unsurpassed. The cleanliness of the facility is great too. I have been in other saunas that are just unhealthy, and moldy. This is a clean place. I really appreciate. The facility has a awesome hot sauna. It’s very spacious, the arches and the room itself is wonderful and brings thoughts of old times. Buckets and cold water are provided in said saunas, which is a huge plus. The hot tub varies in temp. Sometimes it’s hot or too cool, just speak up. The staff is very courteous. The sheet to wrap up in, the locker, small towel all provided in the cheap 18 $ admission. Bring yourself and a big towel for when your done. Else tell a friend and come keep this place here.

I went to Lake Steam for the first time today after months of hemming and hawing and chickening out at the last minute. I’m so glad I finally made it in the door.
The building is old. That’s a fact, and it’s both a selling point and a downfall– you can tell where original fixtures were, and where they remain, and for a person like me, that’s pretty cool. Think YMCA swimming pool crossed with a turn-​of-​the-​century hot springs spa. If you’re expecting an extremely modern facility, or Korean spa levels of shine, you won’t find it here.
I went right as they opened on a Monday, and the clientele was mostly seniors who all seemed to know each other. I was issued a very large sheet and a very small towel when I arrived– keep the sheet dry and sit on the towel in the bath area. The vibe of the place is so relaxed– it’s family-​owned and it feels like it, in the best way.
The owners and staff were SO nice and so helpful– I told them it was my first visit and got a quick tour, had the rules explained, and someone even sat down and had a quick chat about halfway through my visit, when I was cooling off in the lounge area.
Parking is free, and there’s a small deli onsite serving delightfully bizarre deli food (the special the day I went was egg salad on rye, served with «seltzer.») that totally reminds me of my grandparents.
One note– bring a water bottle! There’s plastic cups available if you forget, but it’s so much easier to have your own, and they’re allowed back in the baths. Also, don’t do what I did and forget to bring any hair appliances, styling products, or whatever you need to leave looking human. You may want to BYO bath towel, as well– you’re only given one hand towel, and it’ll be wet by the time you leave.
The takeaway? A pretty thrifty (though admission does seem to increase every year or so) and extremely relaxing «spa» experience. Be comfortable with nudity, and ready for a no-​frills environment. Unilocal reviews seem to indicate that the environment can vary between men’s and women’s days– I can’t vouch for the cruiseyness of men’s days, but women’s are as nonthreatening as can be. Can’t wait to come back.

Yes, some of the fixtures are a bit out of date. That being said, all of the rest of everything made up for a few older tiles.
Firstly, everyone is incredibly friendly. The woman running the front desk (I believe owner/​co-​owner?) was welcoming and gave me all the info I needed. I also love that their son makes his own jewelery and they sell it up front — I bought some octopus earrings AND supported his college fund. So cool. They set me up with my towel, giant sheet (for wrapping to hang out in the lunch area, for massage, etc), and scheduled me with a massage therapist who was good at deep tissue.
Inside, the facilities were fine — clean, but certainly nothing on the Havana Sauna in Aurora, which is my go to place. Here, there is a VERY hot tub, accessible by outside stairs (not as great for my joints as the type where the stair just go down and in), a cold shower, a moderate sized steam room, and a very large dry sauna with wooden bleachers that reminds me of a cross between a high school gym and something out of Hansel and Gretel. I missed the mid-​level hot tub and the cold tub you find in Korean spas (the cold tub is especially great for icing/​cooling my arthritis inflammation).
That said, the amenities here are phenomenal. You can bring your own meals, or order food there — even though all I got was a grilled cheese, I LOVED that they had three different rye options. It was delicious, and you just pay for everything on the way out — they charge you based on your locker number. My massage was wonderful — healing, relaxing and incredibly affordable. The locker room was really nice and offered plenty of space).
The price for the amenities was lower than Havana’s amenities, while the price for the facilities was on par. It’s a further drive for me, but definitely worth mixing it up once in a while for the relaxed and tasty food area, and the lower priced, high quality massage experience. Next time, I’ll be trying out the salt scrub as well!

Its … okay…
I was use to clean Korean bar spas.
So there is 1 hot tub 1 steam area and 1 dry heat area.
People are nice and few guys are a bit more than friendly.
While rubbing my shoulder a gentleman walks up to me that didn’t work there and offered to massage me… yikes! Flattering but no thank you!
The place was a bit run down and honestly 50 $ for a massage and entry a bit much.
The massage:
It was okay but not spectacular.
The one thing that really ticked me off about the massage was when I went to pay at the end and the young guy at the front interrupted me when I was going to say I will be back in 3 days and could tip him in cash and he was sooooo pushy about the tip and wanted a tip for standing at the desk… wow. not my cup of tea… came here to relax and ruined it when i went to pay.

I came here during my visit to Denver this week for a conference.
Having been to many Korean spas around the U.S., I had to give the ones in Denver a try.
This place is close to Downtown Denver, just 2 miles west, and right on the bus line, so it’s a very inexpensive ride out here if you don’t have a car. I used Google Maps to find the correct bus route and schedule.
The other Unilocal reviews gave a preview of what to expect, and they are mostly accurate. While this spa does have the usual services of a Korean Spa — shower, body scrub, communal hot tub, dry sauna room, steam sauna room, it looks like a much older American steam bath house, although they do sell scrub towels at the front desk like other Korean spas.
The spa has one sauna area so the days are rotated for men and women. The staff is really nice here as well as some of the other patrons I met during my visit. However, the place is really old, and the age and signs of wear are clearly showing. I wouldn’t say it’s nice and clean spa, but it does get the job done of providing all the services mentioned.
The hot tubs and saunas are quite hot, so I had to step out to cool down every 5 minutes. That was good.
There are many massage rooms down the hall as well, and I hear the massages here are great.
The entry fee was $ 17 which was very reasonable, payable upon exit, so I might come back again when in town again as it’s convenient. But I hope this place could be renovated sometime so it can have a really nice and clean feel.

I was pretty damn skeptical to say the least about going here. I was hoping for the best, but I really figured it would turn out to be one of two scenarios.
1. I’d end up in a room full of gay guys rubbing each other down and getting their «pre-​game» on.
2. I was expecting a scene out of a prime time sitcom where I was the only 30 something guy in a room full of naked 70 year olds griping about Obama and talking about the Korean or Viet Nam war.
I ended up staying for about 4 hours and really, it was a mix of both, plus a few other 30 somethings.
I’d say it was 60% old men over 65. Don’t get them talking… they don’t stop. Or they will drag your life story out of you. Don’t get me wrong. They were all really cool and friendly, but I was their to do some relaxing, some prayer and some pseudo-​meditation. Basically, just be alone with my thoughts and unwind.
I could only estimate that there was about 10% gay guys their. I totally get how women feel when some dude is staring at them trying to make eye contact and they have less than zero interest. All in all, it wasn’t that uncomfortable. They didn’t really stare. I’m not a homophobe, just don’t like the obvious «hey, you gay?» stare from across the room.
The remaining 30% were 30 – 40 somethings who seemed to be there for the same reason as me.
The $ 17 to get in is a bit on the high side. They go up $ 1 more and it’s a deal breaker for me.
The place didn’t smell great, but it was clean for a place where people go to sweat for hours on end. The people complaining about the smell on other reviews just need to stay home.
The Sauna was great. BIG area, just the right temperature. Several spigots for cold water and buckets. I spent the majority of my time in there.
The steam room broke halfway through my stay. I saw some dude keep throwing water on the sensor and I’m sure he is the culprit. It was a bit small and cramped. Especially with 6+ naked dudes in there, but still nice.
I got half my foot in the whirl pool and turned around. That was just plain hot. I think I left some skin in there when I jerked my foot out. They warned me it was 106 – 110, I have never been in one above the customary hotel 104. Couldn’t take this one.
There is a nice area to cool off and relax in the locker room if you need a break from the heat. One room is dark. I almost fell asleep but woke up as I started slipping out of the chair.
I got a 1 hr massage that was pretty much on par with the $ 32 a paid. The guy was good, but I made the mistake of telling him I played college football and he wouldn’t shut up about football after that. If you need some advise for your fantasy draft, talk to Dana! The problem is, he cant massage and talk at the same time. I really think I got about 35 minutes of massage time in. One of the old guys in the steam room asked if it was my first time and about my experience so far. He asked if I got a massage. I said «sort of, it was 60% massage and 40% talk». He said «Dana massaged you huh?».
I was told to ask for «Vol» next time.
Frankly, I have never had a massage from a guy, and because I was getting the «sexy eye» from a few of the gay guys already, it was hard to enjoy and relax. Don’t think I’ll get a massage again here.
All in all, it was a good experience now that I know what to expect next time. I’ll be back (unless they raise the prices, in which case I’ll just make the trek to Idaho springs).

I Loooooove Korean Day Spas. When I travel for work I get bored in the evenings and can always use a great massage to relax and destress.
I like to call these places «The People Car Wash» I feel like a new person being scrubbed down to where the first layer of my skin has been taken off. I definitely left there being able to sleep like a baby. Will go again on my next business trip.

Got introduced to this place by a couple of friends. They have been raving about it for years.
First trip was on a co-​ed night. We rotated between the cool down room, sauna, and steam room for about 2 hrs, and I left feeling like a newborn baby lamb! I was barely able to open my eyes I was so relaxed.
Sure, it’s not the Ritz, but if you what you are looking for is a few hours to steam/​sweat out the toxins in a friendly environment, this is the place.
I can’t wait to come back on a ladies night and get an $ 8 salt scrub!