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    The Velvet Rope

    3.3 (53 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 pm - 3:00 am (Next day)

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    2 years ago

    Try the chicken pizza and wings. While you typically don't go to a swingers club for food, I was pleasantly surprised!

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    Thank you for your review! See you soon!

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    4 years ago

    This place is great one of the best place to go. Even if your new to this kinky world or been in it for years. This place is for you.

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    3 years ago

    Great fun. My girl did a gangbang and we have mixed it up with a number of couples. Best if your over 30.

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    We are so glad you two enjoyed your night! See you next time!

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    Did you see our new play spaces? We love the updates!

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    Thank you for your kind words!

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    12 years ago

    Velvet Rope is to Sesso what Walmart is to Target. they both sell the same product, just to a different demographic.

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    Ask the Community - The Velvet Rope

    Cost to get in tonight with my lady and I?

    A one-night pass tonight for a couple is $50, or $40 if you're there before 10PM.

    Any requirements to enter?

    We have 2 full bars so everyone needs to be 21 years or older with valid ID. We are a members club… 

    How friendly are they of gay people?

    We are an inclusive, Sex-Positive space that welcomes a very diverse membership base. Everyone is welcome at all our events and we offer events specific to our LGBTQIA members.… 

    What is the age limit to be there?

    You have to be at least 21 years of age because we have 2 bars!

    I'm a single 24 year old new to town that is interested in experiencing this kind of event will I be welcomed or?

    We welcome both singles and couples!

    So I bought couple tickets for Saturday 11/20/2021 night and have had a death in the family, can't make it. Can the credit be refund or transferred to another night?

    Hi Bob. I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Can you please email us with the name the ticket its under so it can be looked up in our system? The email is velvet rope.pdx @ gmail.com (take out the spaces, this form for some reason did not want to… 

    Do you guys have a indoor hot tub?

    Yep

    If anyone can tell me how are the drink prices?

    We work hard to keep our prices very reasonable!

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    Blow Pony

    Blow Pony

    4.0
    (9 reviews)
    2.4 mi

    The best thing to come from SNL in years is, without a doubt, Stefon, the uber-hip club kid and…read moreCity Correspondent on SNL's Weekend Update. His recommendations for things like "family-friendly holiday activities" or Mother's Day brunch inevitably begin with "NY's hottest club is..." and he then goes on to describe completely absurd parties that sound like "visions a dying gay man would have if he was under too many blankets", including all-night secret raves featuring performance art like "human luggage" (midgets on roller skates you wheel through airports). Compare some Stefon skits with the usual descriptions of Blow Pony, and I'll bet my boa you might not be able to distinguish them. After all, BP's got bears, chubs, hawks, cocks, pigs, trannys, queens, shirt lifters, pillow biters, crap stabbers, furries, femmes, and knob shiners. Stefon would feel right at home, especially if it was Teddy Graham Night (you know... men with short arms and big bellies). Blow Pony, a monthly event, was started in 2007 as a place where "all our brothers and sisters felt welcome and loved." They list their primary concerns and involvement as being in queer rights, trans rights, women's rights, and "a search in the dumpster for more trash." There's a big sign at the entrance making it known that if you are racist, homophobic, sexist, or just generally do not like hard-partyin' weirdos, this is not the party for you. The venue itself (Rotture/Branx) is a filthy, hot, sweaty mess, and it does get packed to the gills. You will meet new friends. You will get drinks spilled on you. You will be dripping sweat from head to toe. You will dance with strangers. You will see people of every imaginable body type wearing anything from... well, nothing, to clown suits, to pony costumes, to dominatrix outfits. You will also see people in jeans and tshirts; it's definitely not about the wacky get-ups but those are a bonus. There are generally 4-5 different DJs for each event, both upstairs (Rotture) and downstairs (Branx), frequently out-of-town guests and some local celebs. There's a no-frills bar on each level, pouring beer and simple mixed drinks in plastic cups. The bathroom lines get insane. Just past the pinball machines on the upper level, there's a rickety old deck that I cannot believe has not been shut down yet. It gets so goddamned hot in the party, everyone pours onto the deck, and you can feel the damn thing swaying, like it's going to give out any second. It overlooks the Tazo tea factory, which gives off a most wonderful aroma, thank God. I've seen some wicked crazy shit at these parties. I don't really have a more eloquent way to put that. Once, a woman on stage in a hot teal corset threw a chain around my neck. I found out later it was a famous singer that I didn't recognize. At the last BP I attended, I got motorboated, on stage, by a woman in red underpants, and danced with a man dressed as a skunk. This was moments before we convinced an especially attractive but normally shy friend of ours to ascend the go-go dancer platform. Clothing was removed, and that's probably as much as I should say. Five stars for the enthusiasm and for Keeping Portland Weird, though I could break that down to less for some of the trickier aspects of these events, like the super-long lines, icky bathrooms and occasionally less-than-stellar DJs. BUT, I still go with a fiver for the general wacky experience. There is a good time to be had here, people. When the DJs are good, they are very good. One of my favorite Stefon bits - "New York's hottest club is Twice... where you will be greeted at the door by a Rabbi that looks like Joaquin Phoenix... and human fire hydrants. You know, it's that thing when high-waisted midgets have, like, the red pants and the big ass." Or, even better - "New York's hottest club is Creep... lights, psychos, furbies, and screaming babies in Mozart wigs." I wouldn't put any of those things past Blow Pony, no sir. If Bill Hader, the gifted actor who plays this Stefon gentleman ever comes to town, I will make it my personal mission to get him to attend, solely for more (and non-fiction!) material for the skit. It's a helluva good time and one of about 178764 reasons I love Portland, where this kind of debaucherous behavior is not only normal, but welcomed and encouraged. We are blessed, dear reader. Blessed by the Pony. Psst: If you haven't seen a Stefon skit, here's an example http://www.mediaite.com/online/bill-haders-stefan-struggles-to-keep-a-straight-face-on-weekend-update/

    I love this place. Let me validate, I am straight. this is a great place to go and dance when…read morefeeling asexual. My tip if you are a man get drinks on the bottom floor. Ladies top floor. Stick with that and you get strong pours. Music is a letdown. Wish they went with a rivethead/industrial/punk mix. My friends make fun of over half of the music played.

    C C Slaughters

    C C Slaughters

    3.0
    (259 reviews)
    3.1 mi
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    Good drinks like really good! If you know you know…read more CC Slaughters is a longstanding lgbtq+ bar meets lounge nightclub in Old Town Portland. It's definitely a place to enjoy and end up if you enjoy the night seen. I've been lucky enough to visit both the location in Puerto Vallarta and this one circa 2018. We enjoyed the lounge and drinks before making our way from their Rainbow Room way into the NightClub which is a mix of everything. Still the best Lemon Drop I've had to date! It didn't really get busy until late here - like midnight, which is wild for weekend. All the security and staff were personable and they had a cool drag show we caught most of. Some fun themed nights/days, including Piano Karaoke, TRANS-UHH-LICIOUS, Comedy Nights, etc. It does seem like most of their on-goings happen before 10pm, w/ live DJs for the late late crowd. Completely different their cousin location in Mexico. There's a food menu of mostly bar style eats (like taquitos, tenders, jalapeno poppers, corn dogs and my go to Meatless Nuggets w/ tots or fries). Free Wi-Fi, clean restrooms, pool tables and great mood lighting. It's a pretty walkable area overall, but definitely recommend those 24 hr parking garages if driving in or passing through. Rideshare is also fairly easy in the area also. The MAX light rail and local transit service usually end by midnight most days, even on weekends. Cheers to coming back soon #FlashbackFriday

    I'm saddened to hear they're closing soon, but I took my first trip here and it was spectacular!…read moreThe whole place is decorated in a set theme (this time it was a black light jungle) and the ambiance is incredible. The bars are well stocked and their drinks were really good, though the line can get a bit long at times. The bartenders and waitstaff were always polite and I never felt rushed or uncomfortable. The show and the visit in general was something I'll never forget. What a truly magical place.

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