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    321 Slammer

    3.7 (29 reviews)
    PriceyGay Bars
    Closed 7:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
    Updated a few days ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    Marqus R.

    Slammer has an interesting sex history to its backgroud. Once upon a time there was an infamous straight swinger's (read sex) club known as Plato's Retreat which generally exemplified the free sex pre-AIDS party life of New York City. Oddly enough, it was housed in what was a defunct gay sex club. It had strict rules of no gay men, single men discouraged, couples only, no drugs (a rule to which nobody paid the least bit of attention) and no booze. However, it didn't last long as New York mayor Koch shut down the sex orgy clubs when faced with the growth of the AIDS epidemic. Not to be wiped out of the sex business or a big sex industry name, a similar such place with similarly well known ownership interests, Plato's Repeat, opened in Fort Lauderdale, again as a straight swingers (read sex) club. For a good in depth read on Plato's Retreat, see the 1998 New Times article "Swingers Redux:" http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/1998-06-11/news/swingers-redux/ Now to Slammer, which history brings us from a gay sex club in New York, then to the closing of a straight swingers club on to a straight sex club in Lauderdale, all the way back around again to what is a gay sex here in Fort Lauderdale. Slammer, occupying the location of what was Plato's Repeat, might be best termed as a "Gay (read sex) Amusement Park." It's not a bath house with rooms, but an arrangement of various cubby holes, some containing devices such as slings, benches, positioning chairs & etc. and an elevated walkway glory hole complex. It's a membership club, of course, but somewhat different. When you check in you'll be asked if you have any liquor. If so, they will take your bottle, mark it and deliver it to the bar where you can order drinks from it for your consumption leaving what remains in the bottle for future visits. As for the bar area, it's really rather nice, a pleasant enough place for simple conversation or "hitting up" on an appealing patron. There is a large locker room changing area, generally guarded, but otherwise rather typical of a gym changing area, showers and toilets. The activities area is generally designed to be somewhat of a maze, easy to get twisted around in, and in fact I got somewhat lost but since I probably pushing the envelope of good tastes by even making a review of a place like Slammer, I'll spare the details. If you're a vanilla Bambi or sexually faint of heart Slammer is not the place for you. But if you like a place, somewhat akin to a straight whore house except gay and where all the whores work for free as sexual volunteers, you tend to be somewhat aggressive as well as unnerved by sexual adventures not commonly found on the everyday gay sex menu, you might enjoy slamming around at the Slammer. The pictures added were taken during off hours so that vehicles or property of patrons, particularly those, if any but more than likely of closeted Republicans and members of the conservative right wing clergy would not be revealed or inadvertently identified. As a word of caution, though the on site Slammer parking area appears to be relatively safe and secure, the neighborhood is not. So, venturing out of this area on foot, especially during hours of darkness, would not be advisable.

    Watch for this sign on the road !! V easy to find
    Richard B.

    Hmmm , the guys at the door are old fashioned european RUDE !!! The bar-staff is very sweet caring and sexy !! I was one of the 2 in full leather Had some fun , the maze is huge Toilets were clean start of the evening , end of the night ,,,,,i'll spare you the details They have lockers so that is a great safe option Bring your own bottle of booze the do NOT sell alcoholic beverages No cellphones allowed ( hallelujah) Free condom everywhere Lots of men in flipflops :-( I would have given 4 stars if the 2 doormen would have been friendly ( guys you really need to do something about these 2 ! , thereis no need to shout and be rude if a foreigner does not understand the form handed in 2 seconds , note there was NO people waiting behind us)

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    This place is great. It's always a good time and lots to do. The BYOB makes it a great night .

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    A stunning place, I've never seen a place like this. I'm a tourist and I really enjoyed the evening and I'll be back

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    Not as good as LA, + no longer affiliated. New local owner is trying to improve property...+ it needs it.

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    Fun place to visit while on vaca. I bit intimidating at first but after walking around totally fun. Staff was super nice and friendly.

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    In all off my reviews while I was in town for Fleet Week,I saved this for last, The Cubby Hole,Club Baths and a few more I enjoyed my first time in "Men's" Clubs.

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