Y Club

Y Club was a gay sauna located at 16A, Smith Street in the Tanjong Pagar area which opened in November 2006. It advertised itself mainly through the Trevvy website. It initially billed itself as a no-frills sauna and charged only $6 per entry at all times, with no membership required. It set up a website (now defunct) at:

http://www.yclub.com.sg

=Opening advertisement=

In late November 2006, registered members of Trevvy received the following advertisement in their e-mailboxes:

"Hi sexy,

WWW.YCLUB.COM.SG Y Club, 16A Smith Street (opposite Maxwell Food Center)

The newest, most affordable and cleanest gay-friendly club in the Tanjong Pagar clubbing district is open! Fridays, Youngsters Night, 10pm till 11am next morning Free entry for ages 18-30 (please print coupon on website)! Saturdays, enter for $6 anytime and sleep till next morning 11am. Save the expensive midnight taxi-fare! Come on and join other youngsters who are here to take advantage of the SUPER LOW fee and CONVENIENCE right opposite Maxwell Food Center!

See you babe!"

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Clicking on the link to their website revealed the following information:

The Official Website of Y Club

"A Club to serve Our Community better"

Dear friend,

Welcome to Y Club, a gay friendly sauna in Singapore. Many customers of various clubs had felt that their choices were restricted to EITHER Affordability OR Cleanliness. The primary distinction that you will find at Y Club is that we offer BOTH Affordability AND Cleanliness. As the premier budget club, building on the model of budget airlines' no-frill services, our primary objective is to keep costs low, because that will translate into more affordable price for You. As such, lavish facilities and space are not our distinction; rather, practicality is.

Y Club is the place for your relaxation, information and excitement needs. After a hard day's work, visit us to emerge into deep relaxation at our steam room, foot massage, hot pool and dry sauna facilities, all of which are enhanced by specially blended relaxing music and aroma. Visit our website regularly to discover about our ongoing information seminars on various important issues facing our community. We offer them in both English and Mandarin so as to improve access of the Chinese among our community to such critical information. Lastly, keep yourself young at heart by joining our exciting programs which fill your week with fun, imagination and, sweat.

Check out our website regularly to be informed about our ongoing promotions, seminars and improvements.

Yours truly,

Management Team

Y Club

Announcement

Facilities

First Floor

1) 2 internet stations 2) 60-inch TV

3) Coffee tables and newspapers

4) Counter (you can buy drinks and instant noodles here. Water-based lubricant provided free.)

5) Drinking water dispenser (hot and cold water)

6) Foot massage machine

7) Gents

8) Resting area

9) Shower room

10) Weight-training machine and jogging track

Second Floor

1) Lockers (Normal lockers are sized 40cm x 40cm x 40cm; larger lockers cost $0.50 extra and are sized 40cm x 50cm x 50cm)

2) Private rooms (10)

3) Steam room (with an attached shower room and toilet)

Third Floor

1) Dark maze and 1 private room

2) Dry Sauna

3) Gents and shower room

4) Hot pool

A Special Note to Smokers

In line with the government's move to minimize passive smoking, and with our Clubs objective to provide a cleaner environment for all guests, smoking is not allowed in all our air-conditioned areas. Please smoke only at the designated Smoking Area. We thank you for your thoughtfulness and respect for non-smokers.

Operating Hours and Entry Fees

Monday 15:00-23:30

Tuesday 15:00-23:30

Wednesday 15:00-23:30

Thursday 15:00-23:30

Friday 15:00-10:00 Saturday morning

Saturday 13:00-10:00 Sunday morning

Sunday 13:00-23:00


 * Singapore Public Holidays: Open from 15:00 on the Eve until 10:00 on the Holiday, then open from 13:00-23:30 on Holiday

Promotional Period Fee: Only S$6 anytime! (Fee inclusive of 1 towel. Only cash is accepted. All prices quoted in Singapore Dollars (S$). Subject to change after promotional period.)

Additional Items

As we work on a no-frill basis, customers who want extras can get them at a low additional cost:

1) Towel: S$0.50

2) Canned cold drinks: S$1.00

3) Cupped instant noodles: S$1.00

4) Hot drinks: S$1.00 (Coffee, Milo, Lipton Tea, or Ginger Tea)

Special Events

A) Weekly Events

1) Fridays Movies Night

"Youngsters' Night". Youngsters aged 18-30 come in Free after 10:00pm! Movies will be played. Please print the coupon below to enjoy this offer. (To print, select the following coupon and print selected area.)

Free Entry Coupon

Valid for those aged 18-30, every Friday after 10:00pm till Saturday 11:00 am only from 07 Oct 2006 subject to change without notification

2) Sundays

"Nature Night". Be natural, be cool at 18:30 to 22:00. We have a "Nature" disco party in the evening.

B) Monthly Events

Upcoming! Kindly check our website regularly to be notified later

C) Seminars, Talks and Others

Upcoming! Kindly check our website regularly to be notified later.

Location Map

We are at 16A Smith Street. Smith Street, the "Foods Street", is crowded and lively with many food-stalls. When you arrive at unit number 16A, open the door and walk up to the second floor, where our counter is. The nearest MRT stations are Chinatown (5 minutes' walk from exit leading to Pagoda Street) and Tanjong Pagar (10 minutes' walk from exit leading to Maxwell Road).

Address: 16A Smith Street

Telephone: 65-6221 4690

E-mail: service@...

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=Acknowledgements=

This article was written by Roy Tan.