Post Scripts to Warsaw Guide
I've spent a lot of time in Warsaw, and Ken Apples has provided an excellent guide. I would just add a few post scripts:
(1) If you use bus 175 from the airport, be very careful. It is notorious for pick-pockets. I speak from personal experience. It is often crowded with a lot of people standing, and that's when they get you. I still don't know how they did it. I had a top coat on, but they still managed to lift my wallet from my back pants pocket. Some guide books warn about this bus.
(2) In addition to 99/1, sometimes addresses may be written 99 m. 1. M is short for "mieszkanie" which means apartment/flat.
(3) It's all in the eye of the beholder. Rather than being beautiful, the Palace of Culture and Science is considered by many to be the ugliest building in Warsaw. Yet it's worth visiting the interior of this "gift from Stalin," and there is a good view from the top floor.
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A map of Warsaw for mongers
Because a picture is worth a thousand words and a map is worth a thousand pictures, here is a map of Warsaw with our points of interest. You will clearly find the locations of the brothels in the center. There are only brothels, no private because "independant" girls don't advertise with their exact address.
You can see the scale on the lower right corner ("1000 m") and in yellow the tramway lines. It's easy to locate yourself in the center of Warsaw. You just have to memorize the Palac Kultury and the 3 main avenues : Jerozolimskie (east - west), Marzalkowska (north - south) and Jana Pawla II (north - south), each of them have tramway lines.
On the west, the tramway from Jerozolimskie turns south-west to Grojecka (lines 9-15-25, and you can find Studio 1). On the south from Marzalkowska, the tramway goes to Pulawska (line 36, direction for Private Lux and Livia).
The original map is taken from Maporama. But there is a mistake for street numbers which are placed on the opposite side of the street. For example on Jerozolimskie the odd numbers are on the south side (like Jerozolimskie 99 for Studio 2). There is a 616x480 jpg version (not very suitable but this is the max allowed by ISG) and a PDF version which should render properly on a laser printer (didn't try it yet because I don't have one at home, hope the margins will be enough).
There are only brothels that I know to be active. I have heard of others brothels in Jerozolimskie / Wspolna / Hoza / Electoralna streets but I couldn't locate them and they are probably closed. My fellow mongers can suggest to add locations in this thread or by PM, and I will update the document. The source is an OpenOffice 2.1 Impress document, maybe someone has time to add a second page with addresses and telephone numbers.
Edit : address for Studio 1 is Grojecka 186/410 (and not 180/410), entrance is behind Grojecka street. I will correct the map on next edition.
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Warsaw map and brothel list - March 2007 (2nd edition)
I have been several times to Warsaw and visited many places there. Maybe in the future I wouldn't go so often, so this is time for writing down a summary of my knowledge and share it with the ISG community. I hope someone will do the same for my next destinations.
Here is an update of the map with many new places plus a list of brothels. You will find only places that I know to be active over the last 12 months. Unless mentioned I have visited each one of them at least once. There are no "independant" girls : they don't advertise with their address. Some apartment numbers are not mentioned even if I know them, because there is no outside sign for the brothel and no public address on the ads.
Even if already written many times, here is a description of the brothels in Warsaw :[list][*] This is mainly incall service, you have to go there and choose your girl. But sometimes you can invite the girl (add 50 zl for taxi). The ads (internet/newspapers/flyers) don't show faces. If the photo looks too professional, it's fake. So it's better to go there instead of inviting a girl that you don't know.[*] There is no red light district, they are located in regular buildings, most of them in the center.[*] Often the address is well known by the inhabitants and the police. Surprisingly there is tolerance for prostitution in this catholic and conservative country.[*] If the address is public, you don't have to take an appointment. You ring on the outside interphone (the button for the brothel is often clearly marked in red, you just have to say "Hello, XXX ?" where XXX is the name of the salon, or just "priwatnie"), find the apartment, the mamasan opens, you go to a room or the salon, available girls show themselves (sometimes just 1 or 2 girls, sometimes 10 girls), you make your choice or you leave (no problem if you don't like the girls).[*] Standard price is 100 zl / hour (around 26 euros), 150 zl in S-Studios (around 39 euros). 100 zl is little money even in Warsaw. No hordes of tourists like in Prague and girls coming from Ukraine and Belarus are maintaining this low price.[*] The girl usually gets only half the price (50 zl). The rest is for the apartment, the cleaning, the mamasan, the pimp and the security, although I don't think it's a mafia system. The girl can make more money if she sells drink (15 - 20 zl for soft drink).[*] Standard service includes covered blowjob and classic sex. Duration is 1 hour but only 1 time sex, so you are often out after 30/40 mn shower and social time included. If you want extras, you have to negociate with the girl and often pay more. Not every girl proposes extras.[*] Hygiene : mandatory shower for the man, the girl takes a shower between every client, there must be clean towel and sheet on the bed (but sometimes it's doubtful).[*] Girls : they often come from other regions of Poland or Ukraine or Belarus. It's not so difficult for an ukrainian/belarussian girl to get a tourist visa in Poland for 3 months. Few girls speak english. Sometimes they are students in need for cash or have part time job but often professional prostitutes. Hopefully they don't work every day and usually not for many years, there is no sex slavery. It's not Albania or Turkey, girls can stop or change employer. In Poland life is not so easy for young people : high unemployment and low salaries.[*] Beauty : don't expect a top model for only 100 zl but rather the girl next door. Often you won't find anything better than a 6, if you don't like the girls just go away and search again. A 7 can be found with perseverance, a 8 (depending on personal taste) with very good luck.[*] Service : don't expect GFE, this is not high class escorting. But if you are nice and decent man and if the girl appreciates you, you and the girl may have good time together (well it's not always the case).[*] Security : safe (at least for known brothels), no problem with police, haven't heard about problems with customers, polish people are usually nice. But have minimal security (don't bring your original passport, just enough money, keep your wallet when you go to the bathroom).[*] Transportation : brothels in the center are within walking distance from each other. You can also take the bus/tramway which is reliable, cheap (24 hours : 7.20 zl, 3 days : 12 zl, 7 days : 24 zl) and has nightly service (bus 6xx all night long every 30 mn). If you are a bit choosy, finding a good girl can take some time. I have never taken a taxi in Warsaw, the fare should be less than 50 zl.[/list]
I have included my personal rating which is a subjective evaluation of location / girls appearance / service. This is a 5 stars rating :[list][*] 1 star : low class apartment, no good looking girl[*] 2 stars : average apartment, average looking girls (range 3-6), depending of your standards and luck you may find a 7[*] 3 stars : decent apartment, girls range 4-7, if you are very lucky you may find a 8 (depending of your subjective taste)[*] 4 stars : high class apartment, good looking girls (range 5-8, sometimes a 9 with very good luck)[*] 5 stars : luxurious location with amenities (bar, sauna, jacuzzi), very good looking girls (range 7-9)[/list]
There is no 4 or 5 stars in Warsaw or I didn't find it. I didn't visit Villa Rosa or Rasputin which are supposed to be upscale clubs but I rather think they are overpriced. The 2 stars category is the most common in Warsaw. Even in a 3 stars it's not guaranteed that you would find a suitable girl. Very attractive girls (8 and above) don't work for only 100/150 zl, and are smart enough to work in privates (200 zl and more) or foreign oriented escort agencies. The brothels of Warsaw are the place for cheap sex. But if you are perseverant, nice man and have good shoes, you can find good girls and good service.
My 3 stars brothels :[list][*] Club Prive, Nowogrodska 48/14 : good central location near Marriot, apartment not so good but often rather good choice of girls. Strip show / pole dance available.[*] Monic, Wilcza 51/56 : central location, no a big agency (3 rooms) but you can find good girls.[*] Salon Rozkoszy, Wilcza 33/12 : haven't stayed there recently but I leave the 3 stars because it's still conveniently located and a place to check.[*] Sharon, Miedzana 4/9 : near Sobieski, didn't visit it often but had good experiences.[*] Studio 1-2-3 : the choice is not always excellent (sometimes no one above 6) but you have to come back and check again. Photos on their websites and flyers are correct but the least photogenic girls don't have their pictures. More expensive but still reasonnable (150 zl) and good apartments. Studio 1 and 3 are not in the center but accessible by tramway (lines 9/15/25).[*] Jerozolimskie 121/123 m18 : near Sobieski, good looking girls (range 7 maybe even 8 depending on your taste) after 6 pm until 4 am.[/list]
This is just a personal rating which I hope is honest. I came just once or twice in each brothel (except of course the 3 stars). If someone thinks a place is under-rated, I'll glady raise the grade and maybe check myself later. You can also propose another place or just correct the telephone/comments and I will put it in the next edition. If a serious member is motivated in maintaining the document, I can give him the original source (OpenOffice 2.1) so he can update the map and the list.