Naughty Nawlins

1. Details

   Status

   Open

   Website

   naughtynawlins.com

   Newest review

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   Before you go

   • Arriving

     Plan to arrive midweek (Thursday or later) to avoid the severe check-in delays reported on Monday and early in the week at the Astor Hotel.

   • Privacy

     Respect closed curtains and boundaries in playrooms; single men are reminded that couples will invite those they wish to join, and unwanted entry or touching is explicitly frowned upon.

   • First visit

     Reviewers strongly recommend doing research beforehand to choose which hotel suits you, connecting with other attendees in advance, attending at least one seminar or meet-and-greet, and planning downtime away from the action to reconnect as a couple.

   • Prices

     The event itself costs $799 for the full Wednesday–Sunday takeover; hotels run roughly $200 per night (so total $1,600–$2,000 for a 4-night stay including accommodation and event); food and drinks are extra.

   • Facilities

     The event features multiple dance floors with different music, designated playrooms (including a hotwife room with vetted single men), foam parties at on-site venues like The Swamp and The Beach, seminars and workshops, speed-dating and meet-and-greet events, and bar takeovers on Bourbon Street.

   • Food and drink

     Reviewers mention that the food in New Orleans is excellent and that you can step away to explore restaurants in the city; some praise having a fridge in their room to stock drinks and avoid bar prices.

2. About Naughty Nawlins

   Naughty N'awlins is a massive annual lifestyle convention held each July in New Orleans, taking over three hotels in the French Quarter with an estimated 2,000–3,500 attendees. The event runs Wednesday through Sunday and features multiple themed parties, playrooms, seminars, foam parties, and bar takeovers across the hotels, with the main action at the Astor Hotel. A typical night involves moving between dance floors with different music, exploring designated play spaces, attending seminars and speed-dating events, and socializing in hallways and bars—all designed so guests can tailor their experience to their comfort level, whether they're interested in full swap, soft swap, parallel play, or simply exploring.

   Reviewers consistently praise the event as unmatched in the lifestyle scene, surpassing cruise alternatives like Bliss because you can explore New Orleans freely or retreat to the city for quiet moments. The crowd is genuinely diverse across age, race, body type, and sexual preference, and the organization by founders Bob and Tess is described as professional and welcoming. First-timers and long-term attendees alike report feeling safe, included, and able to have meaningful conversations alongside sexual experiences.

   However, the rapid growth has created friction: the Astor Hotel's aging infrastructure—particularly broken elevators, long check-in waits, and frequent false alarms—frustrates many, and some report that staffing has not kept pace with crowd size. A minority of single men have been reported behaving aggressively in playrooms, though the event's vetting system and emphasis on consent aims to mitigate this. Most attendees return yearly and consider it worth the investment.

   Who goes

   Mostly heterosexual couples aged 30s to 60s (with many in their 40s–50s), plus vetted single men and some single women; a mix of locals and travelers from across the US.

   How opinion has moved

   Opinion remained consistently strong from 2025 into 2026, though some long-time attendees expressed concern in mid-2026 about the event feeling less intimate as crowds grew and infrastructure strain became apparent.

   What guests love

   • The sheer diversity of attendees across age, race, body type, and sexual orientation, and the genuine feeling of freedom and acceptance reported by guests.
   • The scale and variety of activities—multiple themed parties, playrooms, seminars, foam parties, and the ability to explore New Orleans or retreat for quiet moments, ensuring no two guests experience the event the same way.
   • The professional organization and genuine care shown by the founders and team, with guests noting that attendees and leadership consistently prioritize consent, safety, and community.
   • The hotwife room with vetted single men, which allows couples to explore that dynamic safely and comfortably.
   • The opportunity to stay in the French Quarter and explore Bourbon Street, connect with other guests in bars and casual settings, and mix tourism with the convention lifestyle.
   • Two ballrooms with different music and vibes, allowing guests to move between them and find crowds and energy that match their mood.

   What guests complain about

   • The Astor Hotel's aging infrastructure, particularly dysfunctional elevators (rarely all five running), with breakdowns that have occurred every year the event has been held there.
   • Extremely long check-in times at the Astor (up to 4.5 hours reported on Monday, and hours of waits throughout the week), with guests receiving conflicting information from staff.
   • Frequent false fire alarms that interrupt intimate moments in playrooms and disrupt the experience.
   • Inadequate security protocols at the Astor, with reports that guests can enter without showing badges and even non-guests have slipped past security.
   • Insufficient playroom spaces and lack of background music in playrooms, with some guests wishing for more designated play areas to accommodate the crowd size.
   • A small but significant problem with some single men behaving aggressively in playrooms, including entering without consent, attempting unsolicited touching, and following guests—though this is not endemic to the event and the organization discourages it.

3. Club facts, checked against sources

   0 of 6 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.

   Single men

   Some nights only Other sources say Reddit · July 2026

   Facilities

   Play rooms, Group room, Glory hole, Dance floor, Bar Other sources say Reddit · July 2026

   Drinks

   Paid bar Other sources say Reddit · July 2026

   Typical age

   Mixed Other sources say Reddit · July 2026

   Booking

   Recommended Other sources say Reddit · September 2025

   Closed for good

   No Other sources say Reddit · May 2026

   Latest reviews from every source

   • Reddit · October 2026

     Beware of Club Giggity events: Posted with permission from mod team I don’t make this post lightly, the people who attend are mostly good people but I cannot support Club Giggity AKA Insomniax events anymore. They’re primarily based out of Pennsylvania and now they’re trying to expand to Pittsburgh PA and Tennessee, as well as Naughty Nawlins. People need to know the risk they’re taking booking their events. I believ…

   • Reddit · July 2026

     Naughty N'awlins 2026: For a full review of year 1 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Swingers/comments/1lzxcf0/naughty\_nawlins\_2025/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Swingers/comments/1lzxcf0/naughty_nawlins_2025/) We wanted to post since the week is so fresh on our minds. We had about a 3 hour drive to discuss the 2026 event. Let me start by saying this event is second to none. If you are a single, a couple, full swap, soft swap…

   • Reddit · July 2026

     Absolutely! Did we personally see any cuckold action? No, but that may have been more in the +1 room. The reason we say absolutely, we have yet to find a kink that is not covered. We saw a lot of hotwife action. We also did some hotwife play as well (not cuckold) as single guys (vetted) are in attendance. And Naughty supplies the +1 room with other single guys (vetted). And if you are really adventuress, try the reve…

   • Reddit · July 2026

     We would have a bit different of a take. This was our 3rd NN and found it to be similar to prior years with a bit less speed dating/meetups that we would have enjoyed. The elevator situation sucked and the alarms were bad too. Don’t know if it was from the rain but we heard an elevator broke when someone dropped something in one and it stalled. Enjoyed the few classes that we attended (love Dragonfly) and we don’t do…

   • Reddit · July 2026

     We’ll add as 4th year attendees that your feeling that something was off was similar to our feelings. We could probably chalk it up to the crowd just getting too big, but we felt the little things are getting lost. There is a clear lack of enough staff given the crowd size. We are rethinking whether to go next year for a few reasons. First, you couldn’t pay us enough to stay at the Astor again. I won’t be as nice as…

   • Reddit · July 2026

     Bob (who co-runs Naughty) is looking at other hotels for next year. He is well aware of the issues at Astor, but Naughty has complicated requirements. My guess is 50% chance it is back at Astor next year.

   • Reddit · July 2026

     This was our sixth or seventh Naughty, we love it. Your review is pretty accurate. Astor is always falling apart, it doesn't take a storm. They are actively looking at other options for next year, which would enable the whole show to be in one location. We always stay at Nopsi now, having learned our Aster lesson. But it is a bit of a pain to have to travel to the Astor all the time for the events. Our favorite event…

   • Reddit · July 2026

     This was our second year there and we loved it. There's really no other event like it. We enjoy not being trapped in a ship like the Bliss Cruise, and being able to explore the city. The food there is adowners! The hotel isn't great, but staying at the Astor is convenient for getting into the playrooms, and grabbing drinks from our room so we don't have to buy any from the bar. We also like having the two balloons wi…

   Sources we checked

   • Reddit 24 reviews readnewest October 2026
   • SwingersClubList 5★ from 22 reviews readnewest July 2026

   Review history

   Does the owner answer?

   The founders (Bob, Tess, Kendra, and Myrina) are actively engaged and responsive; they are aware of the Astor's chronic issues and are exploring alternative hotel options for future years, and they have been praised for their professional management and community values.

   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: Reddit, SwingersClubList, the club's own website, every review we hold.

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