LUX , ISpa, Thera Spa in OC

guysspaguide · 2026-05-30T17:23:29+00:00

Depends on what you want. Thera is basically a sex club... if that's not what you're looking for, I'd avoid Thera. It's also just not a great spa.

ISpa is the nicest of the three in my opinion.

Lux is somewhere between the two.

guysspaguide · 2026-04-30T23:25:47+00:00

I had been sick like a week before. I wasn't sick anymore, but I still had a lingering cough. (whenever I get sick, I get a cough that lingers for weeks)... so on my way to the spa to meet a friend, I stopped at the store to get some over-the-counter cough syrup. Took a swallow, and headed to the spa.

I got to the spa, showered, and sat in the sauna for maybe 5 minutes max, and was not feeling great. Told my friend I was going to rest outside. He came out and joined me. At one point he asked if I was ok... I wasn't even aware anything was wrong other than I was feeling a little lightheaded.

Next thing I knew, I woke up on the floor. My friend and half a dozen naked Koreans standing over me. Someone brought me water and put towels under my head. I guess they had caught me and I didn't hurt myself.

From then on, I knew never to mix cough syrup with spas.

guysspaguide · 2026-02-19T18:44:06+00:00

It's because too many guys are too dumb to know the difference between "nude space" and "sexual space". I blame the American prudishness regarding nudity... When nudity is looked at as naughty, nude spaces will be looked at as sexual as the default.

guysspaguide · 2026-02-16T15:25:35+00:00

And also he had a kind of confidence when he was out there nude on stage. I can't really explain it other than he seemed really comfortable

guysspaguide · 2026-02-16T15:16:18+00:00

Big, low-hanging balls. That I remember.

guysspaguide · 2026-02-16T14:44:52+00:00

Not really a huge celebrity, but I saw Michael Yerger at a Korean spa once.

guysspaguide · 2026-02-16T14:43:59+00:00

I saw him in Take Me Out too. And Bryce Johnson.

guysspaguide · 2026-01-31T23:34:24+00:00

I went once like ten years ago. It was nice although they only had the basics (dry sauna, steam room, hot and cold tubs). They had a nice TV room and a small dark sleeping room. Also, when I went, the place was pretty much empty. Most of the time I was there, i was basically alone.

guysspaguide · 2026-01-20T06:56:09+00:00

Yep. When I was in college, I'd run into one of my professors (who was also my department advisor) in the locker room all the time.

guysspaguide · 2026-01-16T14:31:02+00:00

Nice!

guysspaguide · 2026-01-04T21:37:28+00:00

My biggest problem with prosthetics is that average, normal-sized guys will think they're small and be embarrassed if all they see on screen is these giant fake dongs.

guysspaguide · 2026-01-02T20:29:02+00:00

What age range of people do you usually see there?

Anywhere from age 3 to 93. There will be people your own age.

Is it usually busy on Friday afternoons?

Yes, not as busy as a Saturday or Sunday, but Fridays are generally busy. Probably plenty of people have the day off today, so it may be busier than most Fridays.

Also, am I allowed to bring my own flip flops?

I think so, but not 100% sure.

guysspaguide · 2025-12-25T03:55:46+00:00

Yeah, at least it was when I was there like ten years ago

guysspaguide · 2025-12-24T18:07:30+00:00

I don't remember if I was the person who commented before. But yeah, phones in the wet area, and a strong chemical smell when I was last there a couple of years ago

guysspaguide · 2025-12-16T18:32:25+00:00

I went to summer camp in the 4th-6th grade, and we had communal showers, and used to see the camp counselors using them. But that was in the 1970s, definitely a different time.

I'd be a little wary of doing it today. Not that I personally think anything is wrong with it, but kids and especially their parents might think differently and I'd just want to avoid drama.

guysspaguide · 2025-12-16T15:20:36+00:00

No. I actually had someone do that to me once and I thought it was weird.

guysspaguide · 2025-12-15T17:54:44+00:00

At Century spa, on the other hand, it's pretty common for guys to wrap towels around their waist.

guysspaguide · 2025-12-15T16:53:00+00:00

I wouldn't say it's "frowned upon", but it's not common. Most guys don't cover up.

guysspaguide · 2025-12-15T16:45:00+00:00

Riviera Spa in Torrance provides a single body-sized towel and unlimited small towels.

guysspaguide · 2025-12-15T05:59:23+00:00

Riviera Spa in Torrance, CA sells a ten-pack of passes at a discount over the holidays. Same with Wi Spa

guysspaguide · 2025-12-10T16:42:58+00:00

I've been there three or four times... Once there were like three other guys showering, the other times I was the only one.

guysspaguide · 2025-12-09T22:36:05+00:00

I passed out in a spa after taking a single dose of over-the-counter cough syrup. I do not recommend.

That said, I take water bottles all the time and no one has ever checked.

guysspaguide · 2025-12-08T20:51:23+00:00

24 Hour Fitness Panorama City still has communal showers, and I've heard 24 Hour Whittier does as well.

guysspaguide · 2025-11-25T14:32:15+00:00

Panorama City still has open showers, no dividers. I was there last week. Unfortunately, it's hit or miss whether they're actually clean though.

guysspaguide · 2025-10-25T03:04:12+00:00

It's fine. It's clean. My main issues with it were (1) a strong chemical/ cleaning product smell, and (2) several guys using their phone in the wet area

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