Sanctuary Studios
Fetish club, AthensOpen
Sanctuary Studios is open. Rated 4.4★ from 70 Google reviews; the newest review is from November 2026.
- 4.4★Average rating
- 70reviews
- November 2026Newest review
Updated 13 November 2026
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Details
- Mon11:00–19:00
- Tue11:00–19:00
- Wed11:00–19:00
- Thu11:00–19:00
- Fri11:00–19:00
- Sat11:00–18:00
- Sun11:00–16:00
- Status
- Open
- Address
- 13012 Athens Way, Los Angeles, CA 90061
- Phone
- +1310-910-0525
- Website
- sanctuarylax.com
- Newest review
- November 2026
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Before you go
- Arriving
Same-day and walk-in appointments are available 7 days a week during normal business hours; call 310-910-0525 to check professional availability.
- First visit
The club's own website emphasizes that experienced professionals are available to work with beginners, and several events are specifically designed as newcomer-friendly tasting events and play parties.
- Facilities
Recent visitors praised the cleanliness and beauty of the rooms in the newer quarters.
- Food and drink
One reviewer mentioned great burritos available at events.
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About Sanctuary Studios
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Sanctuary Studios is Los Angeles' longest-running professional BDSM dungeon, female-owned and operating since 1999 from a purpose-built space in Athens. The club's own website describes it as offering private sessions with experienced professionals, dungeon rentals, regular events, classes and a welcoming environment for everyone from curious first-timers to experienced enthusiasts. Most recent reviewers love the clean facilities, beautiful rooms, and the variety of professionals available, with the venue drawing serious practitioners of BDSM and kink from across the region.
A night there involves either booking a private session with a professional, attending one of the frequent events and play parties (many designed for newcomers), or renting the space itself. The club hosts themed nights, workshops on rope and other skills, and social gatherings alongside its core session business. The atmosphere draws people genuinely interested in exploring power exchange, bondage, impact play, roleplay and fetish in a serious, professional setting.
However, recent reviews raise serious concerns about consent practices and communication. One guest reported being pressured into adding another person to a session despite expressing clear discomfort, and felt the venue ignored his complaint. Two other guests describe feeling unfairly treated or investigated without clear explanation. While the overwhelming majority of reviews are positive, these recent complaints suggest potential inconsistency in how professionals and management handle boundaries and disputes—something crucial in a BDSM space where informed consent and clear communication are non-negotiable.
- Who goes
- Mix of experienced BDSM enthusiasts, curious first-timers, local professionals and visitors, with events specifically designed for newcomers.
- How opinion has moved
- Opinion shifted sharply downward in September 2026, with recent complaints about consent practices and unresponsive management contrasting sharply with the long history of positive reviews.
What guests love
- The professional environment feels authentic and immersive, with visitors reporting they feel like they are experiencing genuine LA BDSM nightlife.
- Rooms are beautiful and very clean, according to recent visitors who were given tours of the newer space.
- The variety of professionals available means guests can find someone whose style and interests match their own.
- Events and classes are well-organized and frequently scheduled, with many designed specifically to welcome complete newcomers.
- The venue is female-owned and has maintained a serious, established reputation for over two decades.
- Same-day appointments and walk-in availability make it accessible for flexible or spontaneous visits.
What guests complain about
- A guest reported being pressured by a professional into involving another person in a session despite expressing clear discomfort and vocal refusal, suggesting poor attention to body language and boundaries.
- The same guest reported that Sanctuary Studios did not reply to his email complaint about the incident, raising concerns about how management handles feedback.
- Another guest felt that management applied rules unequally, with men facing stricter judgment and investigation than women for similar behavior.
- A guest described being investigated for alleged consent violations without being told what he was specifically accused of or given a chance to explain his side.
- There are reports of the venue acting on secondhand complaints from other venues without conducting their own independent inquiry or asking the accused for their account.
- Some professionals may lack training or awareness in recognizing coercion, reading consent signals beyond verbal agreement, or conducting proper safety conversations.
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Club facts, checked against sources
0 of 5 facts confirmed by two or more independent sources. Each fact shows who says it. Confirmed = two or more independent sources agree. Prices are per night at the door and change, so check the date.
- Open on
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Other sources say Google Maps · November 2026
- Dress code
- Fetish Club says Club website · November 2026
- Facilities
- Dungeon Club says Club website · November 2026
- Wheelchair access
- Yes Other sources say Google Maps · November 2026
- Booking
- Walk in Club says Club website · November 2026
Latest reviews from every source
While at an event in this space, while playing with model that i agreed to play with i was pressured into involving another model in the session. I did not want to, expressed no interest in it, and was clearly and evidently hesitant. I even vocally said I was only looking to session with this one person but she continued to push the idea of involving the other. Although I understand at the end of the day I said yes I…
Great Burritos!
Love this place and the girls are beautiful too
My first time at the new quarters. I was given a tour. The rooms are beautiful and everything was very clean. I recommend this business.
Good
Sanctuary Studios can be a great place with great events and great people. BUT, in the end, they appeal to a set of rules that are unforgiving and unfair to men. Women from another venue, Velvet Obscura took issue with me for philosophical differences and their discomfort with being asked for a scene too quickly in their view. They also took issue with me asking most of the women present for this scene. It was a simp…
Sanctuary Studios is absolutely iconic. I feel like I am living and breathing the real LA bdsm nightlife when I attend an event.
Sources we checked
- Google Maps 4.4★ from 701 reviews readnewest September 2025
- Google reviews 10 reviews readnewest November 2026
What Google reviewers talk about
accommodating staff · 2safety · 2consent · 2staff · 3events · 2
Review history
Each dot is one dated Google review (11 with stars). The line is the running average. Does the owner answer?
The owner has replied to at least one negative review, but a recent guest reported receiving no response to his email complaint about a consent incident.
Rating spread
Written from the venue's newest Google reviews and its own website. We paraphrase, we never quote guests, and we never name anyone.
Sources for this text: Google Maps, Google reviews, the club's own website, every review we hold.
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