Choice Social Club

Choice Social Club is New England's flagship on-premise lifestyle club — 8,000 square feet behind a famous red door on Porter Street in Providence, with 14 themed playrooms spread across the building: a voyeur chamber with a one-way window, a schoolhouse room, a massage room, a blacklight room, a glory hole room, a group room with an L-shaped multi-bed layout, and a dedicated BDSM area with St. Andrew's crosses. The dance floor has a video wall and stripper pole, the lounge is done in leather furniture with warm tones and low lighting, and a backyard patio opens up for summer events. Staff actively change sheets between uses and keep the space clean throughout the night — a detail reviewers consistently call out. The club is BYOB with a clever system: you hand your bottles to staff at check-in, they label everything with your membership number, and the bartender mixes your drinks all night using the club's provided mixers and ice. Membership runs $45/year for couples ($250 premium), $40–65 for single women, and $100 introductory for single men with a 3–4 month waitlist. Event admission on top is $90 for couples, $100 for single men, and $5 for single women (sometimes free with early arrival). Your first visit includes a complimentary trial membership. Themed Saturday nights run 9 pm to 2 am — everything from costume parties to summer BBQ events. The crowd skews about 90% couples with an average age of 35–45, and the single-male ratio is tightly managed to keep it couples-focused. Playroom etiquette uses a signal system: a plastic chain on the door means open to observation or requests, an open door without a chain means ask politely, and closed curtains or doors mean full privacy. Cell phones and cameras are strictly prohibited inside. Operated by Jim Knaus through Red Door Operations, LLC since 2009, Choice holds a federal trademark and has weathered a full-year COVID closure — a 2021 GoFundMe raised over $5,000 from 56 donors to help reopen.