| I've been to Rio's as a single guy a few times over the last three or so months, mostly on naturist evenings (Mon - Wed) and a couple of times just after couples night on Saturday.
Although it says 'strictly' naturist for those Mon - Wed evenings, I do see the odd example of people walking around in swimming costumes or bikini's unchallenged, so I feel that could be more diligently managed. Several couples stay on after couples night on Saturdays which can be fun.
Like a lot of things in life, the 'experience' you have is down to what you make of it to a certain extent. I can definitely understand some women/couples rating it as 'Avoid' as there always seem to be an abundance of single guys following them around in the hopes of having a play in the massage rooms at the back, or even just to have a good perv in general. If a woman or mixed couple goes in a particular sauna/steam room/jacuzzi, suddenly it gets very crowded with blokes often blatantly perving and I've even seen the odd (but admittedly rare) instance of a guy fairly openly wanking in front of them. There are some who will like that attention though and go there specifically for that. That's fine, but many don't and occasionally guys seem to be a bit slow in taking the hint.
I've lost count of the number of times I've been in the large jacuzzi, seen a couple go into the massage room area swiftly followed by a line of single guys all with hopeful looks in their eyes, only to see those guys come back out a couple of minutes later looking a bit disappointed :-)
The chlorine in the jacuzzis is quite strong and you'll notice the smell along with possible eye stinging. Unfortunately it has to be that strong given what goes on there. In fact I'd be a bit worried if it wasn't! I find it takes a couple of days (including about three showers!) before the chlorine smell completely leaves my skin.
Having said all that, the facilities as a spa are really good and if you want to ignore the sex/swinger side, the place is nice, relaxing and generally clean. I do find the staff on reception and the drinks/towels serving area inside can be a bit of a mixed bag though. Sometimes nice and friendly, other times almost sour.
Being a bit shy until I get used to something new, I was a bit of a wallflower the first couple of times I went, but once I made an effort to talk to people, the experience definitely improved. That's lead to some 'play time' in the massage rooms which was very nice, although they are quite small and typically not much cooler than the saunas with the radiators unnecessarily going full blast (covering them with some towels helps!).
When in the rooms, it can be a bit annoying to have guys knocking on the (closed and locked) door wanting to come in. You do have to ignore that to a certain extent especially when you/your partner are making a bit of noise ;-)
Overall my experience has ranged from Fun to Avoid, so on average I'd say it's OK. I keep going back every now and then, so it can't be too bad :-)
Date: 20 May 2015
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