Gahin Sauna

This spa is the oldest women’s spa in Korea town. The owner is a very kind and a traditional woman. Ms Chung, the massage therapist is the best in Korea town. She is the strongest woman I ever encountered and most skillful. The spa is small but clean. I have been going there for the last 20 years. The experiance is very theraputic for a hard working person.

The place came recommended by a friend of a friend.
The women at the entrance were very quick at taking our money and give no receipt for it.
Payment is required before ANY service is rendered.
The spa area is tiny, the showers had soap bars (not dispensers, bars) to which pubic hair were attached.
Particles of dirt were floating in the hot Jacuzzi tub.
We were booked for a body scrub, I should have not gone thru with it.
They made us lie on a table, no lining was provided, I asked the woman to put a towel down, she folded it to unuseful size and acted put upon by my request.
There is a very strong likelihood the sponge they used to scrub my body was previously used on another customer.
The women that performed the body scrub were dressed in their underwear and bra, one of them was wearing a backbrace above her bikini underwear. I wondered if the place accomodated a different type of clientele and performed different kind of services after hour, one of those on the down-​low K-​Town places.
The women’s mannerisms not only lacked customer service skills, they were downright rude, bitter and clearly did not want to be bothered with the customers.
During the body scrub they would fill bowls of water to throw on our bodies. The water was standing in a very tall bucket and I wonder how long that water was in there for.
At the end of the scrub the woman grabbed a bar of soap from one of the shower stalls (remember the pubic hair?) and proceeded to wash me with it (gag me)
She washed my hair when she had no business doing so.
On one part of my body she scrubbed hard enough to open the skin.
This type of environment is the ideal for flesh eating bacteria and other viruses to easily thrive upon.
I came home and showered in hydrogen peroxide and have been afraid of breaking down with an infection of some kind ever since.

This women’s korean sauna is really tiny, but the best in LA. If you can go here during the week, you are very likely to have the whole place to yourself. They have showers, sauna, steam room, hot pool, cold pool, 2 tables for scrubs and a separate room for massages. They also have a heated floor area for relaxing. If you are used to big places like Olympic Spa you will be shocked at how small this place is, but it is totally worth it. $ 15 entrance, $ 30 scrub. their scrubs are notably longer and more thorough. and try the body point massage. i think they also have shiatsu. all in all super teeny, but worth the adventure.