Cheaters is, by reputation, the sleaziest...

Cheaters is, by reputation, the sleaziest of the Providence nude clubs. The physical condition of the club and the strikingly low overall physical attractiveness of the dancers during my recent visit confirmed the club's ignominious reputation, yet I ended up having perhaps the best single experience I've yet enjoyed at a strip club. Perhaps that indicates that I am, after all, just a sleazy kind of guy myself!

Cheaters has three main spaces. On the ground floor when you first enter, you find a full bar and some nicely designed sitting spaces of various kinds. The dance stage lies down in a pit, with seats at a couple of different levels looking down onto the stage plus some stools situated at the stage rail, for tipping and close-up action. The waitresses were top-notch, making regular rounds to check on your drink status, but without being pushy. The men's room was adequately clean, but there were used condoms lying about in two of the urinals. The layout in this portion of the club was pretty good and certainly interesting.

There is a nude room, called the Lady Godiva Room, off to one side, but there was precious little activity in the room and none of it offering much appeal. Entrance into the nude room required another $10 fee. Upstairs, a third area provided pool tables, large-screen sports programming, some pinball machines, and a little more space, at no extra charge. The girls dancing and working the floor traveled freely between the three domains. Private dances cost about $35 and the private booths roughly $100 for the gal and $35 for the house for each 15 minute interval.