Visiting FTL Feb 5 - 15

[RickCL]

Hi, I'll be visiting FTL next february and will stay at the Inn Leather. I would like to ask for some tips and recommendations. I have been in town before, but it was more than three years ago for the pig week. Are there any new sex clubs/bars to hang up? 

[AlwaysOpen]

Hey Rick, not sure if you have seen any of the Ft Lauderdale  related posts on various topics. Ramrod clamped down on all play in the bar several months ago,tho word is some action is being overlooked after the night gets closer to midnight. But, that is likely dependent on the day of the week, the  mood of the staff, or insider tips the owners have been alerted to. 

The 3 sex venues you may recall, 321, The Club, and ClubHouse II are all still in business. A new place called Wilton Social has opened and seems to be some sort of a hybrid /cross between 321 and ClubHouse II. If you recall ( or ever saw) the Lowes on Oakland Park Blvd, it is near there.

Our winter has not been typical, so you may need to pack a few warm clothes- while not sub zero like the rest of the country, we have been in the low 60's overnight and not out of the low 70's several times, and the clouds seem to have taken up permanent residence. Ahh, El Nino! 

SFGN, the local weekly gay paper when you were here last has now become OUTSFL, you might do the old Google search and read up on what is happening there for more , current info

[hntnhole]

On 12/27/2023 at 4:43 PM, RickCL said:

some tips

Good choice for accommodations ... 

If you're going to be driving from Inn Leather up to - well - anything else, as you drive N on Federal, be sure to turn left (West) on either 6th St or 8th St.  If you miss those, you'll be shunted over closer to the beaches, which is the opposite direction you'll want to go.  Turning left on either 6th or 8th will lead you to NE 3rd in (I think 3) blocks, when you should turn right (or N) and as soon as you cross the rr tracks you'll come to Sunrise Blvd, where you should turn left (W). 

It so happens that after the tracks, the street turns East for one block and you'll wind up on NE 4th, which will turn into Wilton Manors Drive a few blocks North (just over the bridge, near Ft. L. High School), in case you're headed up to Crisco Heights and all the gay nightlife. 

Slammer is at 321 W Sunrise, and you'll only be about 5 or 6 blocks from it.  At night, Sunrise can turn into a race track, so get in the far right lane fairly quickly.  After Andrews Ave (zero-hundred E/W) a fairly small sign saying 321 will appear, and you turn right, into their parking lots then.  There are off-duty cops that guard the fenced lots, and they always appreciate a couple of bucks. 

When you're done at Slammer, make a U turn at the first available after exiting the parking lots.  Be sure to wait for enough space - the West-siders can be really heavy on the gas pedal.  Stay in the right-hand lane, which will lead you a bit past 4th ave, to an entry lane southbound onto US 1 Southbound, and just after the tracks you previously crossed: there's a large overhead sign directing you South.  

Good luck !!!

 

[RickCL]

Thank you guys!