What's what: Saunaclub & FKK & RTC

Saunaclub: Saunaclub means basically nothing else than a "happy end" in a recreational environment. In these clubs, the focus is not only on the service of the ladies, but also on well-being, saunas, relaxation and everything else that is part of the spa package. Most sauna clubs therefore have appropriate sauna areas, whirlpools, relaxation rooms, erotic cinemas and massages. Usually, all this is included in the entrance fee and the ladies are paid separately. While staying in the respective health resorts, you can relax and choose a lady of your choice and negotiate preferences, prices, etc. with her in order to disappear into a room with her. As the complete package also includes entertainment, most clubs offer themed days and regular events. Also, in the sauna clubs the ladies are independent and not employees of the operator, therefore there are often no uniform prices, unless the women agree among themselves.A list of the largest sauna clubs in Germany can be found here.FKK-Club: FKK is the abbreviation of the German word "Freikörperkultur" and essentially means nudism. People who live this cult find each other in communal nudity and thus live out their preference. This does not necessarily has to be connected with sexuality, because there are camps or the like in which people stay naked without physical contact having to be in the foreground. In nudist clubs, on the other hand, sexuality is an issue, especially since there are female guests present who offer their sexual services for money. The border between FKK clubs and sauna clubs is very narrow, as FKK clubs often include a spa area with sauna, but this is not necessarily the case.A list of all nudist clubs can be found here under the letter F.

Where can you find them, the most beautiful FKK girls? Of course, especially in the many FKK and sauna clubs within and outside Germany.. Finding FKK girls is particularly important to many men because they want to see stark facts, because they want to experience the girls in their birthday dress, because they don't want to buy a pig in a poke. That's why many men set a high value on real FKK-Clubs, in which the women walk around stark naked. On www.freierverkehr.com the genuine FKK clubs are accordingly marked, in fact the name concerned is preceded by a "FKK", as e.g. with the FKK Artemis Berlin.

What it the difference between a FKK Club and a Saunaclub?

The distinction is of an informal nature, of course there is no regulation or EU standard which regulates this bindingly. FKK clubs are usually sauna clubs in which women are generally naked. However, FKK clubs can also be other types of establishments, such as day & night clubs, party venues, former flat rate clubs, swingers clubs.

In FKK Clubs, women are always naked

Not quite! First of all, many FKK girls also wear decorative elements and accessories such as sexy stockings & suspenders, hip belts, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, chest, navel or intimate piercings and of course shoes. In addition, many FKK clubs have regularly recurring themed days in their program, where women present themselves in sexy lingerie or seductive evening dresses, fashionable bikinis, or stylish uniforms. Such days are usually advertised by the nudist clubs.

FKK Club is not the same as FKK Club

In some FKK clubs you will be even welcomed by naked girls at the entrance gate; in other FKK clubs, however, you only see topless girls walking around keeping their panties on. You also often can see a woman in a FKK club wrapped in a large bath towel. The deviations from being absolutely naked are justified on hygienic reasons, and women also need adequate thermal insulation, especially in the cold season. Not all clubs that have FKK in their name actually have FKK girls. A number of clubs have chosen FKK in their names only as a marketing measure to awaken relevant associations. We remember: there is no EU standard which regulates this bindingly.

FKK Girls can also be found in sauna clubs

On the other hand, fans of FKK girls often will get a big positive surprise in normal sauna clubs: in many sauna clubs that are not formally FKK clubs, you can still often find FKK girls who are naked in the club, whether because they generally prefer to show themselves naked, whether because they want to present their sumptuous curves to the interested audience or simply because they just got out of the shower or the love suite. The most beautiful FKK girls can often be found in sauna clubs that are not FKK clubs. And at the latest when the ladies in the love rooms have stripped off their last covers, you experience them all naked.

What does RTC mean?

What does RTC mean? Is this a quality feature, a special genre of clubs, even a seal of approval, perhaps a company name or an official designation, a euphemism or rather an informal expression of pejorative imprint?

In the oldest profession of the world, a flowery language has always been used. In the world of prostitutes and pimps one rarely speaks plain text, but in metaphors up to the secret language. Established rogue languages, which depending on their origin are called rotwelsch, argot, clant, klezmer, lunfardo or otherwise, come not least from the haze of the red light districts. Operators, pimps, whores and punters have always cultivated a certain jargon, born of the necessity to conceal, often with mocking or ironic connotations, or even style-forming. It was against this background that the expression "Roter-Teppich-Club" (= Red Carpet Club) was created. The abbreviation of this term is RTC.By the expression RTC (Roter-Teppich-Club) a generic term for certain clubs of several operator groups, which are very similar in their conception, has become established in certain environments. Currently meant by name are the clubs  --> FKK Villa Romantica, --> FKK Villa Venus (former FKK Villa Residenz), --> FKK Villa Arabella, --> FKK Villa Verena (former Bel Ami), --> FKK Freude 39 (interim FKK Paradiso), --> FKK Grimbergsauna, --> FKK Luderland (former Pauschalclub Globe), FKK Ludertreff (former Aplerbeck, former Mausi & Team, former FKK Extase) und --> FKK 40 „Aldi“ Dietzenbach which stand out from other sauna clubs due to their simple wellness offer without catering, an extremely favourable price structure with standardised tariffs and extras - if offered - without surcharge, absolute nudism (except Club Dietzenbach) and a minimalist internet presence. The name "Roter-Teppich-Club" (= Red Carpet Club) is an allusion to the clichéd past of some traditional Ruhr Area clubs, which with their puffed plush, the predominant, in Germany so-called "Gelsenkirchen Baroque" furnishings and partly kitschy-lottery decor up to the said red carpet have firmly buried themselves in the public's memory. Apart from the Grimberg sauna, most RTC clubs offer only a very modest outdoor area, if any. The FKK Dietzenbach - also called FKK 40 or "Aldi",- which is located in Dietzenbach near Frankfurt, occupies a special geographical position far away from the other clubs in the Rhine/Ruhr Area.

More recently, until the introduction of the German Prostitutes Protection Act (ProstSchG) in 2017, the RTCs were known for their favourable, standardised tariffs - initially mostly with degressively staggered prices, at which the intended number of bookings had to be paid immediately upon entry - for unprotected sexual intercourse, if applicable including anal intercourse [in the relevant German jargon: Alles Ohne = Everything Without (condom), or AO]; initial sex even in the club lounge was not unusual. In the clubs Comp Cards of the present women were displayed, on which it was noted which services a woman offered in each case. Freaky women without any taboos in their birthday suites were the hallmark of the RTCs for years; otherwise, the RTC's standard infrastructure was nothing more than simple and functional and almost identical in all clubs: Hot coffee and a vending machine and often also simple snacks for the small appetite for free self-service, about a dozen straightforward rooms, a functioning sauna and a cosy salon, where the air was impregnated with cigarette smoke and where on different couches the preparatory talks took place. The low service prices enticed some customers to the annoyance of other guests again and again also to recurring bookings of certain girls, which counteracted the service thoughts of the clubs and was therefore prevented by the operator if possible. Hot FKK girls, top service including extras, unbeatably low prices and no rip-off: these were the characteristics of the RTCs that set the standard for all other sauna clubs in the Ruhr area. Many years ago there was a phase in which some RTCs only allowed German or domestic customers to enter, but that is long gone. All RTCs are listed on www.freierverkehr.com as such. The profile of the RTCs has changed since the introduction of the ProstSchG in that the law requires clients and prostitutes to use condoms and forbids club operators to make specifications about the nature or extent of the provision of sexual services. Nevertheless, the RTCs still enjoy great popularity due to the favourable price structures and always new happy hour offers as well as the well-known service quality. It has been somewhat overlooked that practically all RTCs look back on a long history, in the beginnings of which they presented themselves as luxurious brothels. A young craftsman named H* B* - also known as "Hans im Glück" (= Hans in Luck) and often called "Der Blinde" (= The Blind) because of his poor eyesight - is named as a key figure and godfather, initially hiring himself out as a DJ in local nightclubs, who in the early 1980s rose to a size in the Ruhr redlight subculture and later on would fall out with his business partners, especially with N* B* and his partners, the brothers K* and the brothers Ö*, which would result in a constant balancing of power and ownership in the milieu. The extent to which this legend tells a fairy tale or simply masks necessary business decisions is irrelevant here. The fact is that over the years, certain establishments of several operator groups once conceived as classy brothels emerged in the Ruhr area and made a name for itself through their uniform appearance. There have always been changes of ownership, name changes, closures and new acquisitions. The following clubs either no longer belong to what is called RTC due to sales or closures or are currently not active (but can be reactivated quickly):Penelope Saunaclub tabulos Essen

Salome Herne

FKK Alina Dorsten

FKK Annabella Hennef

FKK Airport (former Haus Chaussee/FKK Euphoria) Holzwickede

Villa Erotika FKK Iserlohn

FKK Ludertreff Dortmund (former Aplerbeck, former Mausi, former FKK Extase)

Spaßbad Club Herne

Freude 38 Bochum

FKK HohensyburgFKK Verona Recklinghausen

La Bouche Lünen

Vitalis Clubs [former umbrella group of the clubs Bel Ami (now FKK Verena), Grimbergsauna, Villa Arabella, Villa Romantika and Villa Venus]Let's come back to the question we asked at the beginning. What does RTC ultimately mean? Red Carpet Club. Sauna clubs, grown milieu, gang war, Ruhr ambiance, jargon, success story and in the broader sense representative of terms like FKK, sex without taboos, uninhibited service, price breaker. If you know one RTC, you know them all. You know what you have. And you like what you know. A concept that arouses the enthusiasm of some and embodies the peak of tastelessness for others. In any case, it seems, RTC will remain a permanent fixture in the German club scene.