The Man and I are big into our sauna/steam rooms. Ever since a trip to Harrogate's Turkish Baths, we've been hooked. So, when we discovered that the Portobello Swim Centre had its own mini Turkish bath, we were there in a flash.\n\nAs expected, compared to Harrogate, the price was pretty reasonable. I believe it was \u00a36.50 a head for as long as you like, and you could use the pool as well. \n\nHowever, also as expected, the facilities certainly weren't as nice. It's clean and in no way NOT nice, but the warmer spaces were pretty small and even though there weren't many people there, they felt a bit crowded at times.\n\nMy biggest issue was the temperature. There should be a tepid room, a warm room (warm enough to perspire) and a hot room. Instead the rooms could more accurately be described as tepid, cool and cooler. The hottest room in the Portobello centre was like with the coolest room in the Harrogate centre. \nThis meant that, instead of having a steam room and a series of temperature different saunas, the centre just had a steam room and a warm-ish area. \n\nWhile it was still a nice and relaxing experience, I'm not sure how quickly I would return because I didn't feel it gave the user the full Turkish bath experience.
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