My wife and I went to the Power Exchange last night (09-28-2008), and I've got to admit it, we were nervous. Since we were on vacation/business (attending a large "World" conference), we are not regulars in San Fran and had only a few reviews on PE to base our decision off of. First, let me just say that we are an "average looking" couple, late 30's, not into any alternative lifestyle but looking to spice up our love-life. We have played around before in an adult theater, but the fear of being arrested (which happens quite often in Colorado) outweighed the thrill factor of being "naughty" and being watched. The thought of going to a place where this type of behavoir was not only tolerated but encouraged piqued our interest.
We arrived at 1100 on a Saturday night. The place was easy to find (a big yellow building on the corner of Otis St.). There was a doorman/bouncer out front who was nice and asked if it was our first time. He explained the general rules ("no means no", no cameras & cell phones, what each floor was, etc.), then we went in and paid. It was $40 for us to get in as a couple, and we paid in cash, so I'm not sure if they take credit cards or not (I didn't want it showing up on my monthly CC statement). We went upstairs to the 3rd floor, which is couples only. There were only about 10 couples there at the time, with about half just walking around, stopping to watch the action when another couple started to go at it. Mainly it was just public bj's and heavy petting until midnight or so. By then, it had grown to about 25 couples on the 3rd floor. The place did not have a bad odor as some have reported, even though you would occasionally encounter a slight "musky" odor when you came around a couple in action. That's to be expected with what is going on in there. There were blacklights everywhere, which was okay because it allowed you to see without feeling too exposed. I would say 5 of the couples were great looking, 20 were "average", and 5 were so-so.
Pros: Good mix of couples/fun atmosphere/cleaner than expected/friendly staff
Cons: no good private spots/no glory holes & peep holes/no liquor served
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