I love the idea of German Saunas. It's relaxing and feels amazing. And the Germans have absolutely…read moreno problem enjoying this while being naked with members of the opposite sex. I really appreciate that. They really don't see anything sexual about the experience. The sauna on Schoenhauser was known as a "wellness lounge". You enter the facility, and you are given a key to a locker, and a towel. You go into your gender's changing room, strip down completely and put your clothing in a locker, emerging with only a towel. From there, you wander into one of the saunas, placing the towel on the wooden seat. Forget the towel, and you'll most certainly be corrected by one of the attendees of the proper protocol. Germans are very polite, but they won't hesitate to tell you when you are breaking the rules. If you are lucky, you'll get to experience the Aufguss ritual, in which an attendant will come into the sauna once everyone is seated, pour water on the hot stones to create steam, and then expertly whip a towel around to hit each person in the face with the hot steam. I'll never understand the point of the ritual, just that it appears to be an essential part of the Germany experience, and I didn't want to deny myself this experience. An hour later I leave the wellness lounge, fully refreshed and warmed up - the hangover from last night now a distant memory.

Located in a very central place…read more It can be over-crowded at the evening, and with only one Sauna, and a small garden, a bit limited in options. the staff could use a bit more friendliness. Maybe a smile could be a step into the right direction.

Of course, getting your legs waxed always hurts a bit, but Minya at Balance Berlin on Rigaer Straße…read morewas quick, friendly, and let me squeal a little bit without making me feel foolish. She was also happy to speak English with me. I got the complete leg wax for 29€ and felt the price was extremely reasonable.

VERY BAD SERVICE!!! I gave a certificate for 1 hour of…read morefloating in a closed capsule to my husband as a gift. When he called to make an appointment they already suggested floating in a swimming pool instead of capsule. And when he requested the capsule specifically they said OK and set a date. But when my husband came to tranxx, they said (made up?) a story that just this morning they were fixing the capsule and something went wrong, so it's out of service! Since my husband is a very busy man and couldn't change the date they offered instead, he took the swimming pool floating. But IT WAS NOT WHAT HE CAME THERE FOR. He said it was nothing special for that money. What was the most disappointing that they didn't call beforehand to say they had a problem with the capsule!!! That's just a bad service. And they didn't seam sorry, didn't offer any extras as a consolation. I will never recommend Tranxx to any of my friends, nor I will ever go there myself.