MADRID

In Madrid, the line between bar and sex club or sauna is very blurred.  You’ll find most of the sleazy fun you’re looking for in and around Chueca, Madrid’s gay district.  The sleaze factor really heats up in Madrid for the aptly named SleazyMadrid events throughout the year.

Drink  Fuck  Shake  Buy  Crash  Eat  Pump  Trim  Ink  Hang  See  Plan

Hot-spot neighborhoods:  Chueca, Malasaña, Lavapiés, Sol

WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)

El 12 Club (C de las Infantas, 12, Chueca) Newish leather-friendly bar in Chueca.  link

Bears Bar (C de Pelayo, 4, Chueca) Leather-friendly bear bar.  link

Hot (C de las Infantas, 9, Chueca) Very leather-friendly bear bar.  link

Organic Madrid Club (C de Pelayo, 30, Chueca) Sex bar with weekly fetish night in the heart of Chueca.  link

Shower & Bar (C de Pelayo, 25, Chueca) A bar/bathhouse popular with visitors to Madrid.  link

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WHERE TO FUCK

Attack (C de Olivar, 22, Lavapiés) Sex club and bar in central Madrid with theme nights.  link

Center (Cuesta de Santo Domingo, 1, Austrias) Centrally located bathhouse.  link

Firewood (Cuesta Caños Viejos, 2, Austrias) Fetish-forward sex bar.  Especially popular on Saturdays.  link

FISTCLUBBCN (C del Monteserrat, 30, @ The Meat Rack, Conde Duque) Barcelona’s parties for serious fisters comes to Madrid.  link

Organic Men’s Club (C de Pelayo, 30, Chueca) Sex bar with weekly fetish night in the heart of Chueca.  link

The Ring Private (C del Amparo, 78, Lavapiés) Nude-only, taboo-free sex club, especially,  popular on Friday nights.  Other than clothes, anything goes.  link

Sauna Gran Vía (C de Barco, 6, Malasaña) A bathhouse conveniently located in Malasaña.  link

Sauna Octopus (C Churruca, 10, Chueca) A bathhouse for bears.  link

Sauna Paraíso (C del Norte, 15, Conde Duque) A bathhouse with BDSM equipment, somewhat targeted to younger guys.  link

Sauna Puerta de Toledo (Cuesta de las Descargas, 6, La Latina) A bathhouse where an older crowd comes to let off some steam after work.  link

Shower & Bar (C de Pelayo, 25, Chueca) A bar/bathhouse popular with visitors to Madrid.  link

Sillón Rojo Madrid (C de San Pedro Mártir, 9, bajo, Lavapiés) Madrid’s newest place for sex pigs to get down and dirty.  link

Strong Center (C de Truillos, 7, Sol) Large, late-night men-only dance-slash-sex club in central Madrid.  link

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WHERE TO SHAKE YOUR ASS (AND CRUISE)

Into the Tank Dance parties for gear guys.  link

Noctox (C de Truillos, 7, at Strong Center, Sol) Dance parties for fetish guys.  link

Odarko (C de Truillos, 7, at Strong Center, Sol) Techno parties for fetish guys.  Men only.  link

Strong Center (C de Truillos, 7, Sol) Large, late-night men-only dance-slash-sex club in central Madrid.  link

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WHERE TO BUY GEAR

BOXER (C de Pelayo, 3, Chueca) Madrid outpost of the popular Barcelona leather shop.  link

A Different Life (C de Pelayo, 30, Chueca) Adult gay stuff.  link

Ixion Man (C de Pelayo, 20, Chueca) This Chueca shop sells fetish wear, along with the skimpiest underwear.  link

SR Fetish & Leather Shop (C de Pelayo, 7, Chueca) Where to pick up fetish gear in Cheuca.  link

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WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)

Gran Hotel Inglés (C de Echegaray, 8, Cortes) Gay-friendly historic hotel in the heart of the cultural Barrio de las Letras and close to Puerto del Sol and Madrid’s world-famous museums.  link

Hostal la Zona (C de Valverde, 7, Malasaña) Budget-friendly gay hotel close to Chueca.  (Not a hostel!)  link

Hostal Puerta del Sol (Puerta del Sol, 14, Sol) Budget-friendly very gay hotel in Madrid’s most central location.  Some rooms with shared baths.  link

Hostal Pizarro (C de Pizarro, 13 & 14 Malasaña) Budget-friendly gay hotel close to Chueca.  (Not a hostel!)  link

Hotel Indigo Madrid – Gran Via (C de Silva, 6, Palacio) Gay-friendly property just off Madrid’s grand architectural street.  link

Iberostar Las Letras Gran Vía (C Gran Vía, 11, Cortes) Gay-friendly hotel close to Chueca on Madrid’s grand architectural street.  link

ME Madrid Reina Victoria (Pl de Santa Ana, 14, Cortes) Very popular and very funky property in a central location.  link

NH Collection Madrid Gran Vía (C Gran Vía, 21, Sol) Gay-friendly hotel close to Chueca on Madrid’s grand architectural street.  link

Room Mate Oscar (Pl de Pedro Zerolo, 12, Chueca) Funky gay-friendly hotel in the heart of Chueca.  link

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WHERE TO EAT (AND CRUISE)

Café Belén (C de Belén, 5, Chueca) Way gay café in Chueca.  link

La Nueva Troje (C del Desengaño, 14, Malasaña) Leather-friendly restaurant, hookah lounge, and smoothie & juice bar.  link

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WHERE TO PUMP IRON (AND CRUISE)

Gymage Lounge Resort (C de la Luna, 2, Malasaña) Stylish gym near Chueca with a popular rooftop pool.  link

Opera Gym (C de Fomento, 3, Austrias) A place in central Madrid for serious pumping.  link

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WHERE TO GET A BUZZ CUT AND A BEARD TRIM

Barbers Crew (C del Tesoro, 8, Malasaña) Hipster stylings near Chueca.  link

Bearbero (Costanilla de Capuchinos, 5, Chueca) Come see the beard experts here in Chueca or at their locations in La Latina and Huertas.  link

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WHO TO GET INKED

Tattoo Magic Madrid (C de las Infantas, 8, Chueca) A place for beautiful body art in Chueca.  link

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WHO TO HANG WITH

Leather Friends Spain  Leather-loving men of Spain.  link

LeatherMen Club of Spain  These hot Leathermen always have something going on.  link

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WHAT TO SEE WHILE YOU’RE IN TOWN

Chueca An>Dante>> (Plaza de Pedro Zerolo, Chueca) A vibrant AIDS memorial transforms a parking garage.  link

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WHAT TO PLAN FOR

April/May

SleazyMadrid/Spain Fetish Week  Spain’s premier fetish dance event.  link

June/July

Madrid Pride  Show your Leather Pride with Leather Friends Spain in the parade and throughout the weekend.  link

SleazyMadrid/GayPride  Because Madrid’s sleaze can’t be contained to just the spring.  link

December

SleazyMadrid/Winter  Because you need something to keep you warm in winter.  link

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