{"id":26334,"date":"2017-03-11T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/?p=26334\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T07:06:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:06:32","slug":"russian-turkish-baths-spa-trendy-east-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/so-trendy\/russian-turkish-baths-spa-trendy-east-village\/","title":{"rendered":"The ghost on 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"
Insiders know it as the \u201c10th street baths<\/strong>,\u201d others as the best worst-kept secret since 1892, and now you as the legendary Russian & Turkish Baths<\/strong>. Of course one recognizes it as an institution, where a wide range of personalities roam its halls--in the past, Sinatra to Jagger, and let\u2019s not forgot Bannick (the Russian spirit known for keeping patrons company)--but love it for its expert ability to get the job done, which is to schvitz <\/em>(FYI, that\u2019s Yiddish for \u201csweat\u201d).<\/p>\n In all honesty, we have to tell you that the heat is real--really worth it! What may at first be shocking will soon be soothing (we promise). The Redwood sauna<\/strong> is a good warm-up (in both senses), where girlfriends casually meet up to gossip; the Turkish Room<\/strong> really turns on the heat (in all senses), and will subsequently melt away all your problems as you vent to Bannik; but the real gamechanger is the Aromatherapy Room<\/strong>, where it\u2019s not impossible to cross Tom Brady, who also comes to rub on some essential oils. After, if you\u2019re feeling really bold, as for Victor, who\u2019s reputed his massages<\/strong>, especially the platza <\/em>(a Russian massage).One should insist on a private massage room because being beat by suds and a leafy broom in a million degrees is not as fun as it looks, however life-changing under reasonable temperatures.<\/p>\n To end, a mud mask on the rooftop patio, where a clear consciousness returns with fresh air; even your soul feels brand new, despite looking like the Mud Monster. Bannik doesn\u2019t judge.<\/p>\n