Looking for a BDSM dungeon in Sydney?
With a population of over 5 million people and as the largest city in Australia, it is little surprise that there are far more BDSM venues and communities in Sydney than in any other part of Oz. Known for its liberalism and diversity, the Harbour City attracts fetish fans and kinksters like no other. And, in a perpetual circle of supply and demand, there is a vibrant and active culture for BDSM fans with several famous venues offering their services.
In this feature, we take a look at the BDSM dungeons available to hire in Sydney either with or without a professional as well as some other options of BDSM play.
BDSM Dungeons in Sydney
With the closure of Salon Kitty’s in 2013, there are now just three main dungeons in Sydney that are open to the public for hire. The details of these venues is described below along with contact information, opening hours and information about facilities.
The Kastle
131 Abercrombie Street, Chippendale, NSW 2008
Situated in the south of the city between Victoria Park and Prince Alfred Park, the Kastle is considered to be Sydney’s most successful professional dungeon. Operating for 25 years, the venue has five speciality dungeon rooms, each offering a slightly different theme or kink.
The Medical Room
A well-equipped room for all medical fetishes, this space is used to give clients a through physical and internal inspection and to test bodily functions, Skilled practitioners can even perform ‘castration surgery’ whereby the flaccid penis is temporarily fixed between the testicles with the skin of the scrotum closed over the top. The technique results in a reasonable likeness of the correct female form.
The Pussy Parlour
A space designed to break arrogant males with sissification and extreme female transformation, mistresses have ready access to a large wardrobe for slut training and can even emasculate their subjects through ‘castration surgery’ (see above).
The Red Dungeon
Aptly named, the Red Dungeon is the prime anal training play room and there is a sling for easy access by the mistress. There is plenty of other specialist equipment including leg spreaders, chastity devices, manacles and electrical torture devices. The Red Dungeon is also with equestrian accessories and the strait jacket are kept.
The Blue Dungeon
Equipped with suspension and bondage gear, the Blue Dungeon offers an alternative space for similar kinds of sessions offered in the Red and Black dungeons.
The Kastle is run by professional dominatrix, Mistress Scarlett, who has been working in the dungeon industry since 1991. Previously working for the Manhattan club, Pandora’s Box she has an international reputation for the quality of her services and is in high demand.
Mistress Scarlett also has a team of professional play partners, submissives, Masters and Mistresses who are on hand to deliver sessions tailored for each client’s particular fetish and kink.
Full details of the current team at The Kastle can be found via their website but currently run to more than 18 Mistresses and a Master with a handful of switches and submissives.
Sessions are usually 30-45 minutes long with longer sessions available with prior booking.
The Kastle is open seven days a week from 10.00am until late.
The Black Dungeon
The smallest of the five rooms and an intimate torture chamber, the Black Dungeon features a bondage chair, bench and pole running from floor to ceiling. As well as the usual ropes, whips, paddles, harnesses, hoods and gags, the door to the Black Dungeon is fitted with a peep-hole to allow voyeurs to witness your humiliation.
Temple 22
22 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Situated right in the heart of Darlinghurst and just a few minutes’ walk from Hyde Park, Temple 22 is another popular BDSM dungeon in Sydney.
There are five rooms at Temple 22, each themed slightly differently and offering a different experience of BDSM sessions.
Red Room
The most spacious playroom in the dungeon, the Red Room is perfect for sessions with multiple players and more complex scenes. The room is fitted with an upright sensory deprivation box, ceiling-suspended leather swing and fully padded leather torture throne.
There are mirrors fitted for 360 degree views of a session and is perfect for slave training, mummification, anal play, corporal punishment and wrestling.
Vault
The second largest dungeon at Temple 22, the Vault is designed in a classic style with heritage sandstone walls and huge feature fireplace. Adjoining the Vault is a private outside space and also has its own spacious bathroom. The latter makes this ideal for watersports, enemas and toilet play whilst the former is a great space for some al-fresco bondage.
There are lots of uses that the Vault is put to during the course of its working career including military style interrogation, torture, medical fetishes and light to heavy restraint.
Titanium
A modern space with metallic silver walls, large mirrors, atmospheric downlighting and rubber, Titanium is the perfect dungeon space for intensive and more intimate sessions.
There is a ceiling-suspend leather swing, spanking chair and padded wheel of misfortune plus the usual accoutrements for any dungeon of manacles, chains, ropes and other restraints.
The Titanium room is ideal for full body restraint, torture chamber and intensive anal play.
Pussy
The Pussy Room is the dungeons own sissification space and features a queen-sized bed (naturally), a fantasy wardrobe and spanking chair. It is the ultimate in cross-dressing studios and also has a range of implements to help feminize any sissy that needs slut training.
Bond
Inspired by the British secret agent, 007, the Bond Room is more for role-playing than BDSM and features a luxury 4-poster bed and designer chaise longue. However, the school room adjoins the Bond room and this is where the Academy of Temple 22 accommodate role-playing scenarios featuring plenty of discipline. School-orientated and domestic sessions are popular here.
Many of the team at Temple 22 are formerly employees from the infamous Salon Kitty’s with additional touring mistresses and new faces available on the staff. You can find a full list of all the current Mistresses, Masters, submissives and guests at the website.
Temple 22 is open daily from 10.00am to 2.00am.
Sanctuary 18
191 Parramatta Rd, Annandale NSW 2038
Located to the west of Sydney, and about 10 minutes from the CBD is Sanctuary 18, a sex on-site dungeon that hosts regular themed parties, sensory speed dating and play peer events. More of a social scene than just a private hire dungeon, the Sanctuary is a popular hub for Sydney’s BDSM community. An important way to network and stay in touch with like minded alternative lifestyle members, you can also hire the dungeon for private use including play parties, one-on-one sessions or for photography and filming.
The dungeon space has A frames, cages and spanking benches as well as St Andrews’ crosses and a medical play room.
Membership to the Sanctuary is $100 a year and gives you 10% discount on most events.
Details of all upcoming meets, parties and monthly peer events can be found online with dates, times and admission prices.
Other BDSM Dungeon Options in Sydney
As well as the three main dungeons operating in the city, there are a couple of other options for anyone who wants to hire a private BDSM play area or enjoy some interaction with other kinksters.
The Chamber
The Chamber is a regular event held in a licensed venue in inner West Sydney. For each party, the dungeon space is especially set-up and includes:
- Wax play areas
- Medical zone
- Suspension points
- A frame
- Stocks
- Suspended cage
Dungeon monitors are in attendance as well as full security at the venue.
Parties are a debauched affair and are usually well-attended.
Entry to the parties is usually around $35 (pre-paid ticket) or $45 on the door with full details of the dates, times and prices of each event being published on the website.
Kink BNB
This new website was launched in 2015 to offer the kink community a way of staying whilst on tour in places that could offer them more than just a bed and breakfast package.
There is a listing in Sydney which offers a purpose-built property with a private bedroom and two dungeon rooms. Situated close to the busy Norton Street Italian quarter, this modern domestic home has a lounge, bathroom and kitchen and, if you so desire, you can arrange a session with the dungeon’s owner, Mistress Tokyo.
On hand to provide you with a personalised kink session or as a professional onlooker to help you finesse your skills, Mistress Tokyo is an independent dominatrix with over 18 years of experience in BDSM.
Please note that the dungeon also has a feline resident so is not suitable for anyone who is allergic to cats (note how we carefully avoided any pussy puns!).
Sydney Hellfire Club
101/1-5 Wheat Rd, Sydney NSW 2000
www.facebook.com/TheSydneyHellfireClub
Often referred to as the ‘McDonalds of Kink’, the Hellfire Club of Sydney is one of the most public faces of the BDSM and fetish scene in Australia.
The club was founded in 1993 and are currently celebrating 25 years this 2018.
The Hellfire Club hold monthly meets at Q-Bar on Oxford Street that are a useful way to meet and network with other fetishists in Sydney as well as to learn more about the safe practice of BDSM. The events are a mixture of a social mixer as well as being an educational opportunity for guests to handle new toys and practice bondage techniques.
Professional Mistresses
Sydney also has a lot of other professional mistresses who operate from their own private studios or who utilise the space of the above-mentioned dungeons.
Principally offering domination services with BDSM, kinks and fetishes varying by Mistress, you can find further information about rates, availability and sessions via their websites:
Featured image via The Kastle.