 | For context, we’ve been attending Rio’s for over 15 years. Sometimes weekly, sometimes not for months on end. As dirty stinking Vapers, we’ve not been going very often since the council introduced their smoking ban ( I’m not going to get into the difference between vaping and smoking in this review - the issue was noise, not the method of nicotine ingestion!)
Anyway, we went tonight. Now, we’ve always known that Rio’s is a bit seedy but, for a long time, that was actually part of the appeal, however; tonight it was without a doubt the worst experience we’ve ever had and that includes other Spas and other sex clubs. (In fact we’ve had better nights at funerals, only in the last couple of weeks!)
Where to start…….. the price has gone up, the facilities have gone down (big jacuzzi still not working, towels are now face flannels and the heating has been turned down considerably), the staff are fucking rude (NOT on reception, or security - they are lovely and quite apologetic about how bad the place has got! The ‘bar staff’ are rude, they lie ( some people are only allowed a face towel whilst others are allowed THREE large towels), they ignore you (unless they know you from being there previously, in the two week they’ve worked there!), then suddenly your wine has gone after one glass each (not pint glasses - obviously!)
The clientele, which was always dubious, is now made up of obnoxious males (and surprisingly females tonight), who are rude, expectant, immature and worse of all, wearing their dirty piss stained pants into a jacuzzi, because they’re too shy to show off their tackle and giggle like school boys when they glance a tit.
Sadly Rio’s is winning the ‘race to the bottom’ and it is only a very short matter of time before they are given no choice but to close due to either a significant criminal incident, or a total lack of clients!
If the new management ever pay attention to the reviews on here (which is blatantly not happening) we’d be happy to talk through the issues we see and suggest ways that they can try to reverse the inevitable happening!!
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Date: 4 January 2026
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