Sex on tap in Sydney

Wet Cruising

Whether you're gay as a goose, bi as a farewell, or just dropped the wife off at tennis and have a few curious hours to yourself, Sydney's sex on premises venues have every Dick covered

First published on 25 Jul 2011. Updated on 18 May 2012.

If New York is the big apple, then Sydney is the bent banana. Between our dry cruising venues and saunas, our fair city has enough sex on premises venues to satisfy Michael Flatley's impulses (if he was into blokes, which we are told he is not). Whether you're into poking your member through a hole in a wall hoping for a ‘lucky dip’, strapping a complete stranger into a sling, or throwing yourself into a dark room and feeling your way helen keller styles, Time Out has got the low down on the down low at Sydney’s key sex on premises venues.

Signal
Darlinghurst	Signal has been serving up quick roots and seedy sessions for as long as Boy George has been fat. Hidden two floors above the Tool Shed on Oxford Street, Signal is as dry a cruising joint as an Arrow Root biscuit, but pulls in plenty of hot trade. The benefit of having a back entrance to the venue means plenty of curious guys duck in for a quick 'how's your father' during lunch time and straight after work. Saturday nights are a bit of a train wreck in the way that drunk (and often hot) fellas use Signal as a plan B if they have failed to pull in a root at the club they just paid $25 for entry at. Plenty of rooms, booths, glory holes and two porn rooms make Signal cheap but not so nasty. Oh, did we mention that on Monday nights if you whip it out and prove you size up eight inches or above, you get in for free.
Bodyline
Darlinghurst	From beefy boys to twinks Bodyline offers a wet spot for everyone. Established in 1991, Bodyline was the first lawfully established sex-on-premises gay venue in NSW and is still gay-owned and operated. It has a huge spa, steam room and sauna on the lower ground floor where boys roam around free-range; a coffee lounge and cinema on the ground floor; private rooms and a video room on the first floor; and a great sun deck on the second floor. It’s kept very clean and while it can attract the buff party crowd from many of the nearby nightclubs, including Arq, it can also pull in some real duds – but then again that's the way the game rolls out at these kinda haunts.
Sydney City Steam (357)
Sydney	Steamed dumplings aren't the only juicy things on offer in Chinatown. Gay-owned and -run, and located in the heart of Chinatown, Sydney City Steam is spilling over with mature men and boys from Asian backgrounds – perfect for those seeking an exotic walk on the wild side or fellas with a Peter Fonda fetish. Sydney City Steam is very clean, and modern but has no distinct vibe. Facilities include a spa, steam room, sauna, two cinema spaces, various ‘fantasy rooms’, and a coffee shop and internet kiosk where you will find boys picking up other boys online. Ironic, we know! if you are looking for buff, beefy gym types try Bodyline or Kens.
Kens at Kensington
Kensington	This iconic sauna has been servicing queer Sydney's sexual appetites for more than 25 years. Between the dimly lit steam room, sizzling sauna, glory hole maze, dark room and porn theatre, Kens caters for every taste in dick. Butt Naked nights are towel-free so patrons get to size up their prey before they commit to getting a room, while weekday Lunchtime Specials pull in a tight arsed crowd who take the concept of Happy Meal to a whole new level.
Headquarters
Darlinghurst	HeadQuarters is a Cruise Club (or sex on premises venue) for men to get it on, hot and safely with other men. If you've never ventured into a sex venue here is how it works; You rock on up and try to hide your nerves, pay a modest fee (under $23) for entry and once you are through the doors wander around sizing up fellas who are hopefully sizing you up right back. As a dry-cruising venue, patrons are required to remain clothed until they hop in a cubicle, sling room or booth with their new 'buddy', where both parties can then strip down and get it on! HeadQuarters offers a number of themed areas such as a sling room, garage room, and dark room, so punters have plenty of options to get creative in. Condoms and lube are practically on tap here, encouraging all horny buggars to get busy safely.