Brothel etiquette: the unwritten rules

The written rules are simple. Pay upfront, be over 18, don’t be a problem. The unwritten ones are what separate a client a venue is happy to see again from one they quietly stop taking bookings from. None of it is hard, and most of it is just treating people the way you’d want to be treated.

Show up clean

Shower before you leave home, even though you’ll shower again at the venue. Fresh clothes, clean hands, sorted breath. It costs you five minutes and it’s the single clearest sign you respect the person you’re about to spend time with.

Sort the money first, without making it awkward

You pay the room or booking fee at reception, upfront. Anything else is agreed with the worker, in the room, before anything starts. What you don’t do is try to haggle her rates down, those are set, and treating them as a starting bid is the fastest way to sour the whole thing. Tips aren’t expected, but they’re noticed and remembered.

The worker sets the terms

What’s on offer is hers to decide, not yours to talk her into. No means no, and it doesn’t become yes because you’ve paid. Trying to renegotiate once you’re in the room, or pushing at a boundary, ends bookings early with no refund. Agree everything at the start and then relax.

Phones stay away

No photos, no video, no exceptions, anywhere. It’s the hardest rule in the industry for obvious reasons, and reaching for your phone is the quickest way to have a very bad few minutes. Leave it in your pocket or the locker.

Keep to your time

Your booking is a slot, and the end of it is usually someone else’s start. Running over isn’t free extra time, it’s you eating into the next person’s booking. If you want longer, ask at reception before you go in and pay for it properly.

Don’t turn up wasted

A drink or two is fine. Rolling in drunk or high gets you turned away at the door, and rightly, you’re harder to deal with and easier to worry about. You’ll also just waste your own money.

Be decent to reception

The person on the desk runs the place and looks after the workers. Polite and easy to deal with gets you looked after in return. Rude gets you a short visit.

Common questions

Do you tip at a brothel?

It isn’t expected and no one will be put out if you don’t. If someone’s given you a genuinely good time, a tip is a nice way to say so, and it’s remembered next visit.

What actually gets you turned away?

Being drunk or high, being aggressive, pushing past a no, or trying to film. Everything else is forgivable; those aren’t.

If you’ve never been and the process itself is the unknown, the first-visit guide walks through booking, paying and the rest. When you’re ready, browse venues near you by suburb.