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The Rec Room

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Many visitors praise the friendly and accommodating service from staff member Kulture, and describe the venue as having a great crowd. However, several complaints mention rude or arrogant staff attitudes, issues with broken facilities like the jacuzzi, and unpleasant smells in certain areas.

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Address
Shop No 1, Phoenix Centre, c/o Malibongwe Drive &, Union Tiles Complex, Tungsten Rd, Ferndale, Johannesburg, 2194, South Africa
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Phone
011 792 1288
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Website
recroom.co.za

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About this place The Rec Room

The Rec Room is a gay men's sauna and sex club with a licensed bar in the Phoenix Centre on Malibongwe Drive, Ferndale (Randburg). Travel Gay's 2026 guide lists it as Johannesburg's only gay sauna. misterb&b lists a dark room, jacuzzi and dry sauna, plus leather and fetish nights and a Thursday buddy night. Listed hours are Monday to Thursday 12:00 to midnight and Friday and Saturday 12:00 to 07:00; check recroom.co.za for Sunday hours and entry prices before you go. Google reviews average 3.8 from about 140. It's in a shopping complex next to an Engen garage, so it's easy to reach by car or ride-hail.

Features

Leather/Fetish Dry sauna Gay (mostly men) Cruisy Sex-positive Darkroom Late night (after midnight) Fetish / Kink nights After hours (after 4am)

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3.8
★★★★☆
134 reviews

Based on 134 Google reviews.

Andre Jansen
Andre Jansen Jun 2026
★★★★★
Daniel Alves Rocha
Daniel Alves Rocha Apr 2026
★★★☆☆
bharath sharma
bharath sharma Mar 2026
★☆☆☆☆

We are definitely tired of that African boy at the bar with the glasses he was rude and arrogant as always. If the rec room does not fire him we will have to take matters in our own hands. His attitude is terrible he acts like he owns the place. There is a lot of people complaining about his service and attitude. We not paying to come there and be disrespected by a disgusting young person who clearly has no respect of talking to customers! REC YOU CAN DO BETTER !

Immanuel Jacobs
Immanuel Jacobs Mar 2026
★☆☆☆☆

What a rip-off R195 entry and the back rooms smell like shit and the hot tub does not even work with drunk guys sleeping on the couch at the bar so not worth it!

Adriaan van Vuuren
Adriaan van Vuuren Mar 2026
★★☆☆☆

Can’t even tell you at the door that the jacuzzi isn’t working but they increased their prices. The whole back area by the sauna smells damp and terrible. Bar men had a shitty attitude when I complained and didn’t do anything to make it better.

Barend Marx
Barend Marx Jan 2026
★★★★★
Naeem Cassim
Naeem Cassim Jan 2026
★★★★★

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Last updated on 18 October 2026

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