Cleo, Bargen January-February 2023
A quiet beginning of the year for the Cleo, but yet another change in management. Daniel who was a close friend with Torsten is not there anymore. Has he left or was he pushed out? I heard rumors he might also get a managing job in one of the Imperium property. The Cleo is now supervised by the same manager than the Olymp. There was recently an increase of the number of girls and the club suffers currently the same issues than the Freubad, with a ratio of 3 to 5 girls competing for each (rare) customer at the bar during the week days. Was it just a temporary increase to have a high number of girls for the Circus party of this weekend? Time will tell.
Freubad January. March 2023
During this period, it seems that the Freubad has mostly finished its inside transformation with now a nicer and wider area next to the bar. I saw recently some workers going to the garden, so maybe there will be something new there. There is also a tendency to a "globization" of the club: more rules for girls, some group or individual pole dance moments, manager asking customer to rate social and sexual performances of girls, girls not allowed to choose the room anymore. In my usual days of visit (Monday to Thursday between 12 h and 20 h), attendance is still low and I have rarely to use more than one hand to count the number of customers visible in the bar area. Having Wednesday as a FKK day might slightly improve it, but I still hear from different girls that they had "virgin" days.
There seems to be a stabilization of the core lineup, but I don't think that it is deep enough to insure the quality of service when the club wants to have 50+ girls on weekends. It is even worse for the 100+ girls mega-parties. You will still find a balance between young & slim and less young & less slim girls. It seems to me however that the 2023 recruits fall more in the second category. The new management is certainly less "personal" than Torsten, which I don't care directly as a customer but might weaken recruiting capabilities and long-term relationships with the girls. My first rooms with 2023 recruits were not enthusiastic due to reluctant kissing, but I had good first rooms recently with girls that were there from some months (however some were directed to me by other girls which might improve success rate). I had also some interesting sofa discussions with former Imperium girls that provide some glimpses of the over-controlling context of these clubs, something mentioned by at SpermBirds in the Globe section.
Some indirect reporting on evenings. At 22 h, lights get darker and music louder. I think also that wellness and restaurant are closed. So these times are really for you if you like to party, but not if you want to relax like me. Girls tell me that there is mostly people coming here to drink but few action for girls, so they are not very motivated. It is even worse when the club offers free entry from 22 h as many will only come to get some free "samples" of girls' body without any intentions of going to the room. Some girls, especially from the first shift, try to "hide" in these hours to avoid this situation. (something I noticed already in 2022 Cleo when they had many months with free entry).
With its large lineup and current aggressive pricing (Happy hour 2 x30 minutes for 199/3 x30 package at around 300), the Freubad is clearly the best place to have fun in Western Switzerland. Compared to the Globe, the visitors might loose in overall service quality & model look but will save money and gain an easier access to the full lineup with a higher, yet very limited. Ethnic diversity. The club and its customers are naturally waiting for the garden opening which gives the Freubad a unique club setup in Switzerland. They indeed announced that it started this Easter weekend. We have however to be realistic: the average maximum temperature in Bern for April is 14 degrees and in May it is 18, not enough for naked women to appreciate being outside.