I just came back from Berlin again after a short break. And this time I took a few hours out to work out in a gym and relax in the sauna. I do like to take a sauna and steam after working out. I went to the Fitness Company in the Europe Centre, which offered a Day Pass for 19Euro. I worked out for a couple of hours, then decided to relax in the sauna and steam room. However, I thought that all saunas in gyms are unisex? Well this one appeared to be mixed, except it was only guys who were using it. It had two saunas and a steam room, as well as the showers. One of the saunas was marked Gemischte Sauna, which by my now better understanding of German means Mixed Sauna. Attached to the wellness area there was a frosted glass door which was marked Wellness Damen. So for ladies, they have the choice of using their own ladies only wellness area or going into the mixed wellness. Except no ladies were using the mixed wellness and were just using their own. I still stayed in the wellness for about an hour but didn't like it being all male dominated. Would prefer more mixed company in the sauna and steam room.

Not that I went in there intending to perve at the ladies. I've seen it all before anyway. Have used the excellent Therman Europa a few times which is mixed.

It's interesting to note really that give ladies the choice of using their own ladies only wellness or mixed wellness in a gym, the majority of ladies would choose the ladies only wellness. Yet if it was the other way round, and guys had the choice of using a male only wellness or mixed wellness, most guys I think would choose the mixed wellness. And the male only wellness would be deserted!

I'll probably be back in Berlin in a few months time again for another short break of 4-5 nights. And may use a gym again. Are there any good recommended gyms which offer day passes, and have a unisex only sauna, preferably with a steam room too?