Club Privata — Restaurant in Portland

It was my third time attending last night as Club Privata. I’ve gone to 3 other swingers club and this is my all time fave in Portland. The first two times wasn’t as pleasant since the single guys kept asking me despite showing no interest and having to say no a couple times, but still a lot less hassle than typical clubs where man body slams you hoping you’d fall on heels, or grabbing without asking. Hence my preference for places with no creep policy.

My favorite food (yes, in my list of priorities this tops the list) so far has been plantain with dates. It was sweet and tasty. Rest are typically fried rice, yakisoba, wonton, etc. that’s quick and easy to prepare. Things you can carb up before the nightly exercise ;) I recall Sesso having more varied upscale food back in the day, not sure if increased overhead cost means needing to scale down a bit.

I’ve been to kink event and it was quite enjoyable being tied up in Shibari and being able to spend a quality time with friend on my last visit. I enjoy Thursday because I don’t like it when the venue is packed, and prefer slightly more chill atmosphere. Plus, it’s cheaper and people finish up by 1 am as some work the next day. Which includes myself who’s typical bed time is 10 pm.

Yesterday I attended with another friend and it’s nice to dine and chat for an hour before things start to pick up around 10-11 pm. The main attraction was the whipping which started by the pole, and transitioned to the large bed on the second floor. Most people move up and bar/dance floor is pretty empty by then.

I’ve watched a girl get flogged pretty hardcore, and wondered if I could handle it as I’ve never engaged in one before. I volunteered and got down to receive some ear piercing slap! It started out mild and gradually became faster and harder, and he kept inquiring periodically to make sure I was OK.

I had good time talking to a girl throughout the procedure, and even got final spanking. By the time it was said and done, I walked out not even noticing all the gaze that were on me. Which indicates I was in a good head space. This morning I noticed splattered bruises all over, but expect it to heal within few days.

Oh, I also enjoyed the nipple electrocution. There’s something wonderfully explicit about electricity applied at right intervals. Definitely making a visit again some Thursday nights. It’s a very welcoming atmosphere, kept clean, staff is friendly, and...

My partner and I have came to this club before a few times. We live at the coast and it takes us over two hours to get there and then 2 more back home. This particular night and how your staff has responded or lack of we will not be returning and I hope after reading this someone does something.

Friday night we paid for our tickets and went outside for a quick smoke break and headed back in around 10. We walked straight through the bottom floor and up the stairs to the second. Now it was packed and loud but where I was standing there was still plenty of room around me. I stood stationed next to my partner while we watched all the beautiful people around us enjoying their time.

In just a few seconds later all of that changed. A man in a gray polo or greasy hair who was there alone very obviously slid his hand palm up across my butt to which (again like I said on your website in my review if) if you saw video tape you would see how quickly I jumped and recoiled. As a SA victim I’ve had a hard enough time trusting establishments such as this but I never felt unsafe here before.

My partner immediately told the employee who was a few steps from us and whisked me into a room to which I unfolded and collapsed a crying mess because someone who did not have my consent very obviously felt me up.

After a few minutes I was able to calm down enough but knew I couldn’t stay. I had intended to go downstairs and have a drink to see if I would be ok since not even 20 minutes prior we paid $90 plus another $20 to park not to mention the long drive.

And the SECOND we opened that door the man who assaulted me was standing right outside which threw me back into a panic. My partner waiting until he was out of sight and we took off downstairs and out the front door not speaking to anyone else.

I’ve never been so disgusted with someone’s lack of empathy and respect. In such a positive safe environment you allowed a young female to be assaulted and groped by some old man and did nothing to fix the situation.

I will never forgive you I will tell everyone we know. We will let everyone at The Velvet Rope know so they can warn their patrons to not come to your establishment. I guess with how much money you make off single men coming in it makes a lot of sense you let him stay.

In my first time messaging you I said I kept my silence for so long in my past when I was assaulted I couldn’t keep quiet this time. I’m...

We were regulars pre-covid and loved Privata. We started going back this past year and it's been sooo disappointing. We've reached out to them via email, we've talked with H&C at the club about a few of these, we put up questions on Kasidie (which were suspiciously removed), but nothing has changed. Recently we discovered on Reddit that these are common concerns that are being ignored (and that other reviews outside of Reddit disappear).

Things they could change if they wanted to: Music is horrible and played at ear-piercing volumes. Dress code is not enforced (these are not themed nights). Club is freezing cold. They do not limit to only 10 single men. The second floor VIP area took away one of the best spots in club.

There are more, but these seem so easy to change.

Without these changes, that they could control, it has resulted in a club that is, frankly, trashy. It's like TVR was before their remodel. There are content creator cliques that run the place and if you're hot, they treat you like you're in a high school Mean Girls scene. They dance floor smells like body odor, axe body spray, and mildew. That dance floor is also a dangerous place to be if you are not 200lbs or more, man or woman. You will get stepped on by boots (work or cowboy), you will get pushed away by the Mean Girls clique, and you will get hit on, and possibly groped, by the swarm of single guys. And the only reason small women go onto the dance floor at this point, and risk it, is because it's so freaking cold.

Because of the music (horrible selection and too loud to hold a conversation), funky smells, swarm of single guys, freezing cold areas downstairs, and no good spots left on the second floor thanks to the vip area, everyone stampedes up to the third floor when it opens at 11:30 - there is a line each night at the stairs starting around 11:15. When you do get up stairs, you find that there's a group of regulars who are already saving spots and taking over the couches and demo area.

By 11:45pm you will see a steady stream of hot, upscale couples walking out. By 12:30 all that is left are the regulars and few newbies determined to get their moneys worth.

The only saving grace to Privata is the staff. They are wonderful.

Overall, we no longer recommend Privata to friends. There are far s*xy, safer, and fun places to go...