LabOratory Berlin Review

Laboratory is a bar and/or sex club. It is MASSIVE. The space is huge, and it’s nothing short of spectacular. And, if you’re looking for a real LabOratory Berlin Review that will give you all the dirty details, you found it.


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Let’s Start this LabOratory Berlin Review

Think of a spooky warehouse scene in a scary movie with dim, red lighting, cages upstairs, rows of glory holes, rooms full of slings, and dark corners. Except there is nothing scary about this place. It also has a back area that is a massive open space. It’s like a labyrinth made of 18-wheeler crates sitting on top of each other. Each container has a sex room where you will find a sling or seat or play area. This place is sexual heaven. It’s a place I have only seen in movies. People are having sex in front of you in and in every direction you look in.

You do not come here if you’re a prude or shy (and if you are shy you need to get over it really fast). It’s fun, and everyone is here to have a good time.

My experience at Laboratory Berlin

A small tip before going to Laboratory:

Always check the website for their theme. You don’t want to accidentally go when its scat night (Scat is the term used for people who are into having sex with feces involved) or something you’re not into.

Me and my college buddies checked the website before showing up on a Thursday night. The dress code was “no dress code.” The theme of the night was Two for One drinks. It seemed like a normal enough night to head over with your married gay friends and just enjoy an awesome experience.

Here is another tip:

You will not get into Laboratory if you’re wearing any type of cologne or “smell-good” fragrance. They like their men in Berlin. They like their men smelling like musty, sweaty, pheromone alluring, hot man meat!

Laboratory is connected to Berlin’s most attractive and exclusive club in Europe, Berghain! The draw of both of these clubs are impressive. Its the place to be and be seen. Its a place of sexual liberation where you can be yourself without feeling any self-doubt or shame.

Me and my buddies arrive at Berghain and immediately look for the signs that say Laboratory. We walk around the giant warehouse that looks abandoned (well… if it weren’t for the extremely long line outside of Berghain, it would definitely look abandoned and scary like we were walking into a trap where death awaits.)


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We get hustled by drug dealers around every corner asking us if we want E, or cocaine, or weed or anything else you can think of… Berlin is harmless… and if you’re from another big city you pretty much know how to handle this situation. We waved our hand and said, ‘no thanks’ and we kept walking. Done deal.

Upon Entering LabOratory Berlin

We enter Laboratory and we are handed a plastic bag to stick our clothes in… We were not prepared for that considering the website said “No Dress-code.”

I wore a cute outfit with my Tom’s shoes. No dress code actually means “dress however you want.” In other words, do whatever feels comfortable for you. If you feel like being naked, be naked. If you want to be in a jock-strap, be in a jock-strap. We were not prepared.

I got down to my underwear and handed my clothes over to the coat-check guy. Both my friends asked if No Dress-code meant they could keep their clothes on. They said that was allowed as well. Therefore they kept their clothes on. I felt stupid being the only one of the three in underwear. No one cared, it was about fun anyway.

LabOratory Review illustration of the warehouse
No cameras allowed at LabOratory Berlin so I made a few illustrations to show you the venue. This would be one of the sling areas upstairs. Below would be the restroom that’s covered in ass-water.

We headed straight towards the bar and saw guys wearing an assortment of leather/fetish attire, completely nude or in underwear.

Guys were literally getting fucked next to us.

This place was massive and filled to the brim with hot naked men.

We get our two-for-one beers and decided to take a look around. We walk upstairs, to a cage with a sling to watch a few guys take turns on one guy. Then headed downstairs to see the rows or glory holes and guys getting sucked off by anonymous lovers of fellatio.

People walked around naked, with their raging hard-ons sticking straight out waiting for someone to get on their knees to suck on them. The guys in the venue ranged from beautiful, handsome muscle german men to hairy guys to guys that are heavier. The ethnicity of the men here also ranged from German to Arabian guys to everything in between. There is something for everyone.

The Restrooms at LabOratory are no Joke

We then headed straight to the restroom before the line gets too long. It turns out, we were too late. The line was long. As I entered the restroom I landed in a room with a room full of sinks that were being used by beautiful men all washing their enormous cocks in the sinks. It appears Berlin has the hygiene part down (which I thought was amazing). As I retreat, I stand in line and wait for a toilet stall.

LabOratory Berlin Review illustration
My Toms shoes were soaked through immediately as I waited in line for the toilet stall… Luckily or unluckily it was just douche water. Just trying to keep it real for this LabOratory Berlin Review.

The restroom was covered with an inch of water on the ground. Needless to say, my Toms were soaked through right away and my feet were now the skankiest they’ve ever been in my entire life.

As I entered the stall I realized that the water that is on the floor, is just that, water.

Each toilet stall has a hose you can use to wash your anus in case you want to partake in anal sex (again with the amazing hygiene! LOVE IT). I thought this was great except now I knew I might as well have been barefoot in an inch of ass water.

After we’re done with the restroom we decide we need to park somewhere and chill while we sip our beers.

The Back Play Area

We walk towards the back play area with truck containers and head upstairs. We are now surrounded by freight containers, closed in by a chain-linked fence. The space makes me feel like Freddy Krueger is going to rape me (He’s German, right?)… and maybe kill me afterward.

Have you ever seen Hostel? The Eli Roth movie about backpackers who are taken to a warehouse and tortured to death? That’s what this place reminds me of. Especially when you see guys wearing butcher outfits ready to take on anyone. It was fantastic.

After our drinks, we walked around and saw it all… People getting blown, people watching people blowing others. We saw guys getting fucked and participating in group sex. People were on the floor, on seats, in slings, on their back, in the corners, in the playrooms… getting it on everywhere. The crowd seemed to be enjoying themselves.

However, after talking to several people they told me that Laboratory is one of the few places where you will find stuck-up individuals, whereas other bars and sexual venues are not like that in Berlin.

As we walked around, the body heat began to be too much for us and we waited in the outside play area. At this point, a very handsome man fully dressed came up to me and said “You look hot, you can rest your head on my chest if you want… even if it’s only to wipe the sweat from your forehead.”

LabOratory Berlin Review illustration of the gloryholes
literally rows of glory holes with people waiting behind them… This is Laboratory, Berlin

As I proceeded to take his invitation, this handsome man tells me that he just smoked a joint and it feels good to have his chest rubbed. We both laughed and I made a new friend.

He called over his other friend and we now had a new group of friends. We chatted and got to know one another, talking about art, politics, music, and the Berlin club scene.

It was now about 3:30 am and the place was beginning to clear out. We hopped on over to Berghain…

Tip:

If you go in through Laboratory you can get into Berghain, just ask for a stamp when exiting Laboratory.

We spend the rest of the morning at Berghain… But this is for the next blog post =)

When is the BEST Night to go to LabOratory in Berlin?

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Let me break it down for you:

This place is amazingly insane. Like nothing I ever seen before. It’s worth it if you just want to see what it’s about. It’s also very novel. Also, if you just want to get laid, you might wanna come here. This place was massive, but to be honest, it was just fun hanging out with my friends at a venue unlike any other…

A couple of other things to note… This place skews older… When I say older, I mean 30’s and above. Some of my younger friends in their 20’s were a little disappointed to see a small number of guys in their 20’s here.

The stamp I mentioned above, be aware that if it’s an off night, they might not give you one. This is because Berghain is sometimes dead on Thursdays and there is no stamp required, they’ll let you in. However, this means part the warehouse Berghain is in might be closed.

If you’re in Berlin and you’re interested in going check out their website:  www.lab-oratory.de

Here are a few pictures I found on LabOratory’s website:

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The Laboratory space is huge and very industrial… The lighting was red with dark areas… the entire place was full of men.
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The main bar at LabOratory Berlin
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A few play areas at Laboratory Berlin
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It looks spooky, like only Berlin can pull off. Only at Laboratory.
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22 Comments

  1. Andriy December 7, 2018 at 6:13 pm

    Hi James. I was in Berlin this past summer and stayed at the gay youth hostel (thanks for your replies and review). And i really lo e the Lab. Best place for sex for so far. 2-4-1 night seems to be the most pooular night there. Im going back to berlin this upcoming february and want to check berghain out. I read a cpl of times that having a Lab stamp almost gurantee getting into Berghain. My question is how dies it work with a stamp? Do you get a stamp and wait in the line anyways? You just show it to the bouncers? hiw did it work in your case? Thanks.
    P.s. im planning to stay at the gay hostel again, lol.

    Reply
    1. James December 7, 2018 at 6:50 pm

      OMG HEEEEeeyy! How are you? How did you like the hostel? Thanks for stopping by again. Im glad youre finding my blog useful. Its always good to hear how things went afterwards. I stayed there this summer again too! I love that place.

      About the stamp. So when I did it, I think it was right after the 2-4-1 at lab and berghain. But I got a stamp from the front desk at Lab (the area where you pay.) You skip the line at Berghain and you show it to the bouncer who just lets you in. So you just walk up to the front door. Dont stand in the line.

      Although, this summer when I was in Berlin, one of my hostelmates went to Lab on a less busy night (I think it was thursday) and he said they wouldnt give him a stamp because berghain was so empty they would let anyone in. So he said he got in without hassle.

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      1. Andriy December 7, 2018 at 7:04 pm

        Great. I like that i dont need to stand in the line in february)) besides, i want to visit berghain on the weekend and i know they have a very selective face control. Your tip is very helpful! I absolutely loved the Lab! So much action everywhere! i cant wait to celebrate st. Valentines day at the Lab! It ll be a Naked Party, just what i need for such a romantic day lol

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        1. James December 7, 2018 at 7:11 pm

          Thats the best type of valentines day if you ask me lol. Yes. Tell me about it! Action everywhere you look! Glad you enjoyed the hostel. I want to to back too. Just have to plan it. Lab is amazing. But i didnt go this last time.

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  2. Andriy December 7, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    Hi James, could you pls let me know how does it work with a Lab stamp to get in Berghain? Do you go outside to the end of the line and show a stamp to the bounces? Or there is an inside connection between the Lab and Berghain?
    Thank you.

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    1. Andriy December 7, 2018 at 7:05 pm

      Sorry. I thought my previous msg didn’t go through and i wrote the same question.

      Reply
      1. James December 7, 2018 at 7:10 pm

        No worries. When i get a comment my website tells me to approve them one by one before they can show up on the website. No need to worry though 🙂.

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  3. Getin July 24, 2019 at 4:34 pm

    Man I had so much fun in Lab. Sometimes it gets a bit too wierd but I can take it 🙂…

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  4. Adam July 31, 2019 at 5:48 am

    Hi James. Your review is great and extremaly helpful. Could you tell me that during this events I will have opportunity to take part in piss play? I ll be in Berlin on Friday and it’s ‚Friday Fuck 2-4-1” so I ask.

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    1. James September 26, 2019 at 4:50 pm

      Hi Adam. Sorry to get to your comment so late. Looks like it went to a spam folder and I didnt realize it. Hopefully I can still answer your question in time. They do have piss play at Lab. You may want to check out their website. I think that might be once or twice a month. Their website will give you more info on what happens on which days. Hope this helps. And sorry for the very late reply.

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  5. JL August 14, 2019 at 1:38 pm

    Hello ! Thank you so much for your helpful blog really have lots of verified information which is good before planning a trip. I would have a simple question, not sure you’ve tested this before but when getting into the Lab, is there a minimum time we should wait before asking for the Berghain stamp ? We want to try the Lab but in the case the party would turn too extreme can we leave to Berghain after 2h ? I usually queue at Berghain but early (before midnight) so queue is ok but if I leave around 0:30 queue would be too long and discouraging. So was wondering if they were offering this option ?
    Thank you !
    JB

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    1. James August 14, 2019 at 3:42 pm

      Thats a good question. I dont think it matters which time you go. You dont have to wait in line if you have a stamp. When i did it, I just walked up to the front door even tho there was a line and they let me in.

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  6. Martin - MPG TRAVEL TOURS September 11, 2019 at 9:05 am

    Amazing experience. I have been to Berlin loads but not yet managed to visit LAB. Its on my list to do in November with a group of more ‘open-minded’ friends. I love the way you are able to talk freely and open about this experience!

    I’m glad you had fun and sorry for your shoes. TIP TAKEN.. wear older shoes or boots! ha! (not your best tommys)

    Again thanks for sharing, looking forward to some more excellent posts!

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    1. James September 11, 2019 at 11:43 am

      Glad u enjoyed the article. This place is amazing. I love it. Def do in next time ur in town. Haha yeah. Dont wear shoes u like.

      Reply
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  8. greenbell2@naver.com July 24, 2020 at 12:57 am

    could you do maybe like Italy or Greece as well? I heard there is a beautiful sauna as well in Athens.

    Reply
    1. James July 24, 2020 at 7:22 am

      Hi there. I would love to. Italy is on my list of places to check out and i would love to explore more of Greece as well. As soon as all the travel restrictions are taken down i am going to start traveling again. I’ll definitely write more about their saunas. Thanks for reading my blog and commenting. 🙂

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