Went there for a week at the end of November 2006 and then again at the end of Jan 2007 for business purposes. Went to several of these so called strip clubs (Club Prive, Cabaret Royal, etc).All in all it's a bit of a let down compared to London, the girls are generally of a lower standard in terms of looks, however there are a few really hot lookers with great bodies (mixed Thaïs and east Europeans, one or two Swedes but either too old or a bit too young - look 18).

In the two clubs mentioned their main aim as in any of this type is to rake in the cash from the customers, and this is especially so in Club Prive where there was hard selling of 'services' right from at the reception desk, where there were trying to get me to buy a room for a certain period of time where I and a girl of my choice could be by ourselves in private.

The entrance fee was 500Kr, a beer was 495Kr, to book a room (which I didn't) was anything from 2000Kr up to 15000Kr for VIP room where champagne was included in addition to Jacuzzi. For a two song lap dance (eight minutes total time) they charge 2000Kr.This is nothing short of daylight - or rather nighttime- robbery. Apparently the services included massage and sex was definitely on offer. But at 2000Kr minimum just to book a room, I was put off from engaging in any of their so-called services and because I also felt pressurized by the whole experience I was put off from the sexual aspect of it all.

The floors shows in both clubs were nothing to talk about at all, there not professional pole dancers, but supposedly professional whores. In any case in Cabaret Royal all I saw was mostly the girls seemingly crawling about on the stage floor trying to be provocative. The other clubs I went to were similar to the above. I should like to mention also, despite the Swedes trying to garner an image of equality and multiculturalism, this is not at display in any of the clubs I went to.

For those customers who happened to be black/dark Asian in appearance I noticed that the Swedish girls refrained from even talking to them, never mind even so much as offering them a private dance. This attitude seemed to extend to most of the other European girls as well.

I got talking to an Asian guy from the Indian subcontinent and he was feeling almost segregated by it all and was leaving early. All in all there is really nothing to get really excited about these clubs. They are definitely extortionate financially, and for the same quality you can easily do better in other countries. Just take a trip to Amsterdam instead- skip the over-rated, over hyped Sweden.

Do as a friend of mine did, he got that depressed of the whole situation that he had to take some antidepressive pills. Not only that he lost his depression, he also lost his sexual appetite. And that was the best outcome of this pills since after that he was not frustrated any more..

There are some 50 escorts who can be found on the net in Stockholm. The locals are expensive (2500-3000 sek; I know a local escort who picks clients up in Cafe Opera and Riche; 2000 sek per hour but she seldom does it)and not service orientated in most cases (the leisure industry is not service orientated at all in Stockholm: personnel at hip bars, restaurants, etc, all of them are doing you a favour by paying you attention).

Best value for money: girls coming from Estonia. Their prices are more reasonable (1500 sek per 30 minutes; 2000 per hour)and they make the effort to keep the customer happy.

The street walkers are very few and can only be found in 2 or 3 streets in all of Sweden, they are usually old, dirty, and alcoholic; they demand a high price and most of them are infected with sexually transmitted diseases and if the street walker is younger than 35, she is definitely a heroin addict. ~~The call girls are even fewer, they call themselves escort girls, most of them are older than 40, but those who are between 18 and 30 are probably 7 or 8 girls in all of Sweden. They charge around $250 for 1 hour. Not only are they very expensive but they are always full booked, so you must call and reserve your time about 1 week in advance.

If you are a tourist in Sweden your chances of finding an available call girl is one in a hundred. On the other hand, the risk of contracting an STD is high; firstly because the very few prostitutes in Sweden have a very large number of customers. And secondly, taking into consideration that buying sex is illegal, none of the prostitutes are registered nor do they have an obligatory regular check up for STDs like in other countries where prostitution is legal and widely available. Beware of sexually transmitted diseases which are on the rise in Sweden since 1998; always wear a condom even when you’re just getting a blow job. ~~