| Visited club Friday 21st Sept.
We've been to many clubs over the years throughout the country and have experienced a varied range with differing facilities.
Club Shhh is local to us, so was of interest and we hoped that it would tick a number of boxes and become a regular spot. However we think that this is the worst club we've experienced to date.
Club Pro's:
Friendly staff.
Free condoms readily available.
Convenient location & nice to see an attempt at opening a club in Newcastle.
Club Cons:
No ID check upon arrival or throughout the membership process, we also observed the same with the guy that joined before us.
Communal locker room; Females should be able to change without prying eyes from unwanted male attention. This is the only club we've been to with only a communal changing room.
Bar was poorly stocked.
In the bar / lounge area there was a horror movie playing on the TV screen, not conducive to a sexy atmosphere.... furnishings, lighting & decor dated and the layout did nothing to encourage social interaction.
Mobile phones are freely allowed to be used, we didn't play in the club but as there appears to be no control over the phone usage it is difficult to see how they could not be used in the play areas.
Dress code was generally poor. Some couples made a great effort but most males in scruffy street wear is not overly attractive.
Womens toilets; downstairs out of order, 1x unlockable toilet only.
We feel that the play areas were unkept, dated and gave the impression of not being that clean, this was one of the reasons our visit was so short.
Playroom sizes were really small, again in our opinion not overly accommodating for couples / groups.
Appreciate the provision of clean up wipes but blue rolls hanging from wire could be replaced with discreet tissue boxes / wipes.
The club is a gay sauna during the week, and therefore its probably appropriate to have gay pornography displayed. When the club switches to a swingers venue then maybe this isn't so appropriate and the setting, layout and decor should be altered to reflect the purpose and clientele. Just having access to a venue doesn't make it a swingers club.
In our opinion the club atmosphere, layout, look and feel did not do anything to stimulate and promote sexual activity for us. This is the first time that we've been to a club and not been able to even play together.
We genuinely hope that the club can improve but would not return unless there were some significant changes implemented.
Date: 22 September 2018
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