as fun as this place is, i won't be going back there for a while. or at least not until they do something about their bed bug infestation. the past 3 times i've been there i've left with bed bug bites all over my legs. it's disgusting and messed up. this facility is always sold out on rooms and a long waitlist to get one so it's obvious that this place is making a ton of money. yet they don't care about their clientele by not doing ANYTHING about this situation. they need to temporarily close down this place and do a proper fumigation. it's so inconsiderate and shame on the owners and management for not doing a thing about it. read more

I went on a non-busy day during the week. The reason for my 3 star rate is because a lot of the showers don't work, the sweat room doesn't work, there's no steam room like before. I still might come for the men but it'll be my last choice. read more

Bed Bug Infestation: I was repeatedly bitten with red painful itchy bites after visiting Flex Hollywood even when not getting a room but just a locker. One time the bites were so severe I went to doctor/dermatologist and he confirmed they were bed bug bites. It definitely came from Flex because i went 3 times within a year and each time it happened. The place is Filthy. The facilities are all broken or closed. The place is a disaster and less and less people are going any more. Its a horrible place I will Never Go Back and spend my time and money in a total awful Dump. read more

This Latin queen who may have not life and always being rude since day one. He has been working there forever. Feel sorry for him that he can't get another job. Who knows . I just ignore him and patiently wait for him to do his job or respond my request. My day of fun won't be ruined by a mean rude bitter old no life queen. read more

I heard of this place and wanted to try it out. But after people who attended this bathhouse told me it wasn't worth it. I read the reviews and I have been to enough bathhouses where staff treats you with curiosity and a bit respect even with a busy day/night. If I go to a bathhouse I know staff will make sure the place is clean and not give attitude to the people paying them to stay in business. After consideration I will never go to this bathhouse even if it's the only place in town. I rather travel and get stuck in traffic for a better bathhouse. I don't go to bathhouses to get treated like I'm a problem for them, so why should I waste money at the business. Thanks to the reviews I read, they saved me time, hassle, and money not to go to Flex. read more

It was my first time going to a place like this, i was a little scared. The Mexican guy 39 40ish was sooo rude , it just killed my entire fun buzz. I cant believe people like this are out there. I was very respectful and nice. Plus once i opened my locker it was filled with used condoms and trash, pretty sure he did that on purpose. So i just walked out. They need new people to work there. Do not come here if you dont wanna deal with rude people that hate thier life read more

Well, the $1.00 Tuesdays are gone, and now so are the crowds. Strike One. And there used to be this cute little twink that worked there, who was always good for a quick romp in one of the rooms, but now he's gone too. Strike Two and Three. Oh well. Rumor has it that the new steam and sauna should be done soon at Hollywood Spa, which is much bigger - but the staff doesn't put out there. read more

This is a decent bathhouse. Part of the Flex chain of bathhouses, it's not nearly as grand as the Flex in Cleveland, but it does have the usual amenities. Lockers, rooms, a full gym, video lounges, showers, etc. There is also a very nice outdoor area with a pool and jacuzzi. The water in the pool was a bit cold for my taste, but the jacuzzi was very nice warm temperature and had some very strong jets. Parking shouldn't be an issue as they have their own parking lot. Parts of the club have been recently renovated it appears, but overall it's a bit tired and worn -- however it's relatively clean. On the Friday afternoon that I visited, there were more than enough folks in the club for me to enjoy myself. The clientelle was mostly middle aged (30-50ish). Of all the bathhouses I visited in Los Angeles, I ended up having the most fun at Flex. read more

Horrible Creep Show !! So i haven't been here for a few years and heard it was closed down for few months then reopen Sooo i fig lets go tonight sat at 11pm. It was bizzy but full of creepy hairy guys & said ( NO JACUZZI or STEAMROOM was like fuck one of main reasons i came ... Was told by Manager that they LOSt license for bathhouse and can only operate if keep those closed ... So i walked around for 20 mins and left and headed on over to The Zone where at least the guys are better looking and lights are dark and mood set ...never understood why some of the clubs have lights full blast like at doctors office what a boner kill ...well take it from me or go check it out and post another review read more

The guys at the front door are always nice & helpful, enjoy going there to relax and get my grove on Ha Ha !! Could'n say enough good things about this male spa !! David read more

A generally fun place. Kept clean, busy on weekends. Lockers and large and small rooms for fun. A pretty diverse crowd. Tends to be younger with a "second wave" arriving late night. I have always found the staff to be pretty friendly and helpful. A gay, male environment. A good choice for recreation. read more

I wished I was be able to give minus stars. The spa has the worst employees. They have zero knowledge of customer service. They are racist, rude, offensive, etc. As I witnessed an employee called "ghetto", and many other words that I will not repeat, to a customer that was exiting the premises. Not only that, but the manager on duty did not stoped the employee behavior. He started to attack every customer that was next in line, I was one of them. I have come three times to the spa, in different times, and the behavior from all are the same. Not matter what the schedule is... the service is awful! A place that make everyone feel not welcomed should be punished. We are paying customers, and we deserved better services. Thanks to customers like us is that they have a job. read more

To address the drug haters, here is the deal. People use drugs. They use them everywhere. Bathhouses and sex clubs are notorious for drugs. You should already know this. If you have a problem with it, don't go. You will not hurt the business. You are in the minority. If the dealers and druggies stopped showing up the place would go under. We have a saying in the bar business. If there are no lines on the inside there will be no lines on the outside. You are in no position to judge these people. Frankly I find something very peculiar about an individual that can go to one of these filthy, sinful, virus infected, utterly fantastic places without being under the influence. To whore out in public on drugs is one thing. To do it sober is rather disturbing. I would bet my hands those who are complaining about drugs are really complaining that they are unattractive and didnt get any. read more

The worse place ever !!!! Not clean at all , super dirty !!! They turn on the AC when everybody is walking naked and cold and even when people asked them to turn it off they don't do it . Most of the crew are not friendly at all ! People who lives in the area and wants to buy popers or any other thing they force them to enter instead of selling them and earn money . Nothing to compare to spa in Europe ... Poor and sad experience!!! DO NOT GO!!!! read more

AVOID this bathhouse!!!!!!! This is the worst place i ever met !!! Staff very unfriendly and rude. No smile or polite words. Very dirty ... i really felt imconfortable being there. I guess LA has other bathhouses you can go. read more

I checked it out yesturday for the first time. It was fun playing with the boys. I had heard good and bad stuff about this place. Some of the reviews were not the best but i wanted to see for myself. Not bad at all, no they are not prefect, a few things were a little weird but overall its fun coming here. Know what you want and respect what the other person likes and you will have a good time. P.S. Who cares about no jacuzzi, the pool is there, go swim. read more

For all of the complaints about the rude staff, before last night I hadn't been there for 2 years, and I have to say: in my opinion the staff attitude has improved exponentially. In my experience staff with a chip on their shoulder is an endemic problem in the industry, but before rushing to judgment consider their job description and put yourself in their shoes; low wages, cleaning up the bodily fluids and general mess of men fucking and partying and working somewhere open 24/7. I don't speak Spanish, but every LA area bathhouse seems to have predominately Spanish-speaking workers. Actually true of every bathhouse in the US I've ever patronized. I've always gotten along fine with my pigeon Spanish, English, sign language and show and tell. As for the drug use: also endemic to bathhouses, though in some places it's more prolific than others. Hint from me: accept it and ignore it. If u can't ignore it tell anyone who approaches you about partying that you don't. It will limit your choices but there's a good chance you'll be left alone. If all else fails just don't go to bathhouses. As for problems with sex workers: I've never been solicited by one so I have no reason to be bothered by or judgmental toward them. I have friends who escort and it's hard work and they get little respect. As for overall cleanliness, I find Flex to be somewhat better than most but as with all bathhouses, cleanliness can be sporadic. It just depends on who's working that day. Personal observation: I've noticed that the negative reviews tend to be heavily laced with judgment in the form of racism, class warfare and slut shaming. I'm not sure if that leads to the most honest critique. I'm just saying... read more

I went there last night to try it out, and I was extremely disappointed. Staff seemed very helpful, but hard to hear through the glass and wearing of masks, maybe think about a small speaker? When I got there there was a sign says lockers only. I asked when a room would come available and they said 1.5-2 hours. I said ok I'll be back. ~2 hours later I come back and still no rooms and then get told there is a waitlist. I tell the guy it's my first time there and I'll get a locker and get on the waitlist. He explains the layout and then sends me on my way. Everything seems pretty standard in the layout and what is offered. A few moments later after exploring the same guy who helped me is actually giving another guy a tour. That should have been my warning there. I waited hours and hours for a room. In a few areas of the facility it's hard to hear the overhead announcements. Numbers are only stated once so if you miss it I guess your SOL. I went up and asked about a room and they said nothing had been called. 7 hours later I packed my stuff out from the locker and checked out and went to midtown. Will not be going back! read more

Came here with a buddy of mine. We split a room, Room 113. The next day I woke up with 11 bedbug bites. I will never come here again. Reading previous reviews they seem to have a bedbug problem. I have thrown out all of the clothes I wore that night, and my backpack. Very upset and my arm is a disaster. Thank god its hoodie season. Just glad they didn't bite my D. I need that. Please take care of this issue and bomb the place read more

This a really sketchy place! My friend went missing and this is his last known wherabout! I went there to ask if they had any info and took a missing persons flyer and the guy was a dick! Very unhelpful and just wanted me to leave. Fucking rude and suspicious attitude. How do places like these stay open? When I went to Rampart to make a report the cops said this was a really fishy spot a lot of drug dealers addicts and prostitution going on down there. I never want to go there again! Be careful. read more

This place could be so much better if not for the blaring obnoxious Latin pop on constant repeat. So inappropriate. They could play frisky radio and be done with it but it seems they want to drive guests out asap with this God awful annoying noise. Clueless. read more

Let's be honest! It's a sex place! So if thoses bitches complained it's because they did not got the dick! Flex is cool, pretty clean! The pool is great! As a voyeur, im alwAys a bit dissapoint because guys are fucking in private room but guys are pretty hot, of course there are old, annoying and ugly but there are also a lot a hot guy! It's LA so gays are very pretencious but i alwaya find some hot dude to play... The staff is ok, they there to clean and take your money, they not there to be your friends! So stop to complained! It's a sexxxx place not the Beverly Hills Hilton! Onlt thing... the price $22 for week end is a bit much but it's LA... Be safe and have fucking fun! read more

So if ya didn't know, this is a place where men go to meet and have sex with each other. You can rent a room or you can simply rent a locker (for an 8-hour shift). There is a gym (a rather large one actually); a play room with a large bed, multiple tvs playing porn, benches to sit and watch the action, and a few glory holes; a few shower areas; a porno room with stadium seating and two 'nook' areas; a 2nd porno room with stadium seating; a sauna; an outdoor pool; and a few areas to rest from all the sex you'll likely have. The lockers are, well, lockers. The rooms are varied, and this is unfortunate. Only a few have tvs (i like to always have porn on in my room because it sets the right mood, is hot to have playing in the background, etc), most are pretty small (I think there are 3 however that are large with queen or king sized beds), and they are often booked up and hard to get. If you want a room and none are available, you can put yourself on a wait list and use a locker in the meantime, however it is often very difficult to hear them call for you over the loudspeaker when the room is ready. It's not a good PA system and most the employees don't speak clearly or loud enough or enough times when using it, plus sometimes you'll be in the pool, sauna, etc. so you wouldn't hear it anyway. So it's not unusual to miss out on getting your room. So let's explore this area for a moment because the employees and the way things are run at this place of business are a little problematic. The employees range from nice and friendly to cold and kind of dickish. Mostly the latter, I hate to say. I always tip very well because these guys aren't making bank and they deal with a lot of BS. My ONLY expectation in return is to not be treated like an asshole. I'm as easy-going as they come. I don't cause the staff any problems and my worst crime might be occasionally forgetting my checkout time and needing to ask when it is. When I come up front to ask it's a little off putting to have the guy snap at me that I was told when I checked in and I should pay better attention next time...before glancing at the computer/board/whatever they have back there to get the checkout time, literally a 3-second process. Or when I ask to exchange a used towel for a fresh one and the staff member makes an annoyed sigh and avoids eye contact when sliding me the new one. At places like this I always put at least $10 in the tip jar when I enter was and a $5 tip each time I come up with a request (usually no more than 2-3 times). So DUDES, do me ONE favor - please don't treat me like a piece of shit. I'm sorry I didn't hear you page me for an available room. You're getting $5 for the trouble of adding me back onto the wait list and I still have no room. I don't need a scolding. SO. Management. This is where you really need to do something. A) Get a better system of notifying customers when their room is ready. Maybe a board that shows where they are currently on the list, so we can check in at our leisure and be around when we near the top of it. B) Your employees need to, at the very minimum, look like they don't hate working there. The fact that they do look like they hate working there shows that you are doing something wrong. Try to figure out what it is. Fix it. Remind the staff to smile and be respectful. Tell them to save the attitude for the problem people. There will always be plenty of problem people for them to (deservedly) go off on. But back to the rest of the experience, the part that is the reason you're going - the clientele. Flex has, in general, a younger crowd, largely latino, but ultimately you will find guys of every type here. There are nervous nellies and tweakin todds. Some guys will ask to use condoms, others won't. Some just want to suck, others want to fuck. As always in these places, if you're a top you will have a much easier time because there are way more guys looking to bottom. Hooking up here is generally not difficult as there are plenty of places to hang out and initiate conversations. Or you can just leave your door to your room open and see who stops in to say hello. Personally I prefer taking a dip in the pool, where I usually meet 3-4 other guys doing the same. It's relaxing and gives everyone time to feel each other out, see who gravitates to whom. So yeah, this place is decent and there's usually a decent crowd. Other problems? Lack of steam room. Lack of hot tub. Rooms not always cleaned very well. Bottom line - not the worst, but not my favorite. And hey, select dudes at the front desk......stop being dicks when it's uncalled for. read more

I really like this place a lot ... Love going playing , like the attention... Wish. They had more comfortable seats in dark rooms ... N more rooms ... They should build a second floor :-) read more

Last weekend I went & some fun & stayed until the end of the 8-hr shift I had paid for. During my last 15 min before checking out, I left my room to shower, returned to my room, and saw that my door was wide open--with all my stuff still in the room! I knew that I had firmly closed it. Then I left again to quickly brush my teeth, returned, and the damn door was open again!! I questioned the front desk staff (who communicated to each other in a language other than English) and they of course all denied entering my room. I seriously doubt that another patron had a key to my room. MORAL: Be careful at this place!! The staff are lying snakes. read more

Warning: If you come here on a Saturday night/ Sunday morning and expect to get a room, be prepared for an extremely long wait, like hours. However, if you are friends of the guys at the front window, you'll be given a room within 20 minutes. That's what happened to me last Sunday night. After complaining about what happened and waiting over 4 hours for a room, I was offered the next room. Sorry Flex management, favoritism is not right. Have your employees put the everyone on the waiting list for rooms and have the clerked stick to the rules, giving a room to the next person on the list, it's only fair. Sending an email the next day complaining of this favoritism on their website was fruitless, no reply or acknowledgement of even receiving the complaint was even given to me. As a long time customer, I was very surprised. Don't waste your time here. read more

I came here last August (it was saturday night). Parking was quite hard that night, the parking lot is full. i waited like 20mins just to park. Quite expensive, pqid more than $30 bucks for a room. The staff in the cashier is nice and helpful. Just like what other reviews says. no jacuzzi or steamroom as of august 2015. but its ok, at least they still have their pool, sauna and showers. this place is clean. they have gym. they have lounges where you can relax. they have a section the club where you can have public sex. read more

The front office guys are always really nice...Just the place is falling apart...Everything is closed...no jacuzzi...dark rooms closed...sauna was not working...Use to be an experience but not worth going any more...Kinda blows.. read more

Nice place. Free parking. Pool... and good welcoming. I meet a lot of European people.

This location is finally open. Better than ever. Only the Jacuzzi and steam room are not operational. 5 dollar lockers might put you in the mood. read more

This bathhouse is beautiful, clean and the staff is very accommodating. This place is 100 times nicer the the Midtowne Spa which is not only dirty but their staff is also rude, mean, and very unprofessional, even the manager. Don't waste your money at Midtowne Spa go to Flex. read more

Bad , this place is falling apart and they don't seem to care. The staff is very rude and seems to have better things to do than their job and they give you attitude when you ask politely about something. The hot tub is shut down, the steam room is shut down, the pool is cold. sad place. read more

flex LA fool us. they took 40% of the gym got rid of my favor equipment and what we got after 4 mounts of work? a cold room like refrigerator they remove the soft rubber rug and left it with cold cement floor. they hang a plastic drape make a hole in the central . and this is our Micky mouse glory hole wall no one can use it as glory hole. the orgy bed is 5'x6' smaller then twin size bed not comfortable even for two guys. in the front there is an empty space like 7'x20' not in use. what a west. it is poor designs, poor materials, and we're poor guys that we can't enjoy it. somebody hang a questionnaire over there and asked how we like the new room. out of 45 guys only 4 sine I like it and 41 dislike it. it means 91% of the costumer don't like it but the dummy supervisor there don't give a dam. read more

I am going here for the first time. Anybody want to "meat" up with me today after 6pm? I can't wait to have my cherry popped. read more

Won't go again. I'm a regular, but with price changes, rude staff, filthy areas, I had enough. No more, I'm out.

Alright, we are approaching two months now since Flex mysteriously shut its doors and posted on their website "FLEX Spas Los Angeles is temporarily closed due to an unexpected city permitting issue. We are working diligently to reopen as quickly as possible and are sorry for any inconvenience our closure has caused our customers. We thank you for your patience." A permitting issue? Write the dam check for the permit fee and move on...more complex than that? If so, wouldn't that require some sort of public hearing to revoke their CUP or their Business License.....I haven't seen any postings for public hearings at the site of the business, have you? What's really going on here? Can't one of the gay "news" outlets do a little investigative reporting? Otherwise I'll have to believe the rumors I'm hearing about their criminal handling of an overdosed customer.... read more

fun place when you are horny or in the mood to relax and do whatever

I love this place it has everything on one floor. The only bad thing the door people. they don't smile much.

I went Last Night/Early this morning about 1:15AM Sat/Sun and it was packed. No rooms available. It's even busier than it was before being temporarily closed. Last time I was there was on a holiday weekend. It was also packed then. read more

I went to Flex last week to relax from a very busy week. I was there for less than an hour and at the check out counter, Carlos at the counter was too busy texting on his phone. I softly said "Hello" and he turned around and screemed at me and said " ARE YOU IN RUSH?" and preceeded to came towards me and banged the window on my face. I felt very treatened and could not wait to get out of there. On my way out, he gave me a finger and said "DON'T KNOCK, DON'T KNOCK". I didn't even knock. I couldn't understand him very well because of his very heavy Mexican accent. When I got back home, I tried to call several times but you could not even leave a message. The manger is no where to be found. I will NEVER go back there.No one derserve to be treated the way Carlos treated me. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE! read more