A bit chilly in Anchorena SW

Buenos Aires is going through an unusually cold spell of weather just now and the heating at Anchorena SW (Anchorena 1121 5th floor) takes a while to take effect. If you get there before 11 pm on a Monday night you will find people congregated in the bar/pool area which is the warmest spot in the place. However, when the heat reaches the other darker areas with mattresses then bathrobes and towels come off, the action heats up and the heating becomes redundant.

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Anchorena SW revisited

Last Monday night my bf and I had something to celebrate so we decided to pay another visit to the gay night at Anchorena SW (Anchorena 1121, 5th floor - see my entry of Februay 3rd). It had been nearly three months since our last visit and we found a few changes and improvements. The rooftop terrace is now closed until next summer (nice to have a shag under the stars but definitely only on warm summer nights). Instead the club has opened a room on a lower floor with a very large mattress with space for at least 8 bodies. The heated swimming pool now has a safety rail around. When a customer arrives he is now given a card so that the barman can enter drink consumption on there (previously it was necessary to carry cash to pay for the drinks). And when getting undressed every customer is given a pair of disposable sandals (no more need to wear shoes or walk barefoot). The place is very clean and the staff are friendly and helpful.

When we arrived it was nearly 1 a.m. and there around 50 customers. We stayed until 4 a.m. and had ourselves a lot of fun. It seems that customers are less inhibited now and there are less spectators and more participants. Highly recommended if this is your idea of fun.

New HOT gay place in Buenos Aires

I couldn't help adding another entry about this latest place on the gay scene in Buenos Aires. It is possible it will not be advertised in the gay press, either in print or on-line; this place is likely to become very popular purely by word of mouth alone, so remember you read it here first.

The place is Anchorena SW Club at Anchorena 1121 5th floor, and the time is Monday nights only from 9:00 p.m.. The web site is Anchorena SW and in case you haven't guessed already, SW stands for swingers. Anchorena SW Club has operated for about 5 years as a club for straight swingers and at the beginning of 2006 started to open its doors on Monday nights for gays only.

My bf and I decided to try it out last Monday and when we arrived at 10:00 p.m. as is common in this city, there weren't too many people there. Entry per person is $20 pesos, or $15 with flyer (that $ is pesos by the way). The ground floor is given to bathrooms, cloakroom, showers, sauna and a fairly dark lounge area. The next floor up there is a heated swimming pool (about 4m x 4m) and a small bar, tables and chairs. Going upstairs again there is the roof-top terrace with several dark corners equipped with large PVC-covered mattresses and cushions.

The general idea is that customers undress, put their clothes into a plastic bag and hand that over to the cloakroom attendant who will provide either a bath-robe or a large towel. I should point out here that it is a good idea to take a small bum-bag because you will need something to carry your money, cigarettes if you are a smoker, and safe sex supplies. It isn't possible to run a tab so you have to pay on the spot for every transaction. Use of the cloakroom is $3, hire of towel or bath-robe is $2, purchase of a condom is $2, and drinks at the bar cost $5 for either beer or soda.

The club starts to get busier around 11:00 p.m. and then runs on to 4:00 a.m. We stayed until 1:30 a.m. and had our fill of fun. Veterans of the sex bars in Madrid or Barcelona may find this place somewhat inhibited at present. Not everyone was there to participate; I guess about 50% were there just to spectate. This is a new venture for gays in Buenos Aires so I am guessing that as time progresses people will get the right idea, become less inhibited and join in the fun more.

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