Termas Bononia
36 Rua Alfredo Valadão
Copacabana
21-2236-5238

Directions - Go up Siqueira Campos or Figueiredo Magalhaes from Atlantico, past Rua Tonolaro and the shopping center with Luomo's. It is the next street up, after the end of the shopping center and the small street that runs behind it. Middle of the block after a left from Siquiera Campos or a right from Figueiredo Magalhaes.

Entry - R$35
40 minute cabine - R$35 for cabine, R$100 for garota
60 minute suite - R$45 for suite, R$120 for garota
60 minute super suite - R$50 for suite, R$150 for garota

Duplas require super suite - R$50 for suite, R$300 for two garotas.

The place has a total of 10 cabines/suites, on the second level. The entry area is spacious enough, the locker room is small but not bad. One square room, think of a small version of the locker room at 65. There are three showers and two shitters, and a small steam sauna. The shower area is pretty spacious and clean. As for robes, they appear to come in extra-small baby blue and super-large white. Nothing in between, so if you're fat like me you'll like the robes, if you're little like Mack you'll love the blue robes, everyone else will either have balls hanging out of the baby blues or will have what amounts to a full toga's worth of cloth from the Shamugrande's.

They said the masseause was "sick" today when I asked if they have one, but if they have a massage room I didn't see it.

The boite is actually pretty nice. The music is loud - as Sweet has been saying, the DJ from Luomo migrated over and that fucker likes to blast the music as loud as he can. Bar prices are about normal, and the area is larger than Luomo, Solarium and Monte Carlo.

The cabine I got was good sized, with a queen bed (new mattress) but the AC was shitty. The other cabines were freezing, so it looks like an either/or situation. No in-cabine controls for AC, and as far as music, it's so fucking loud in the boite it's easily heard in the cabines.

I looked at another cabine, and it basically had a king bed shoehorned into a room, with the mattress a foot and a half or so from the door. No sinks or counters or anything, just a small room with a really big bed. The cabines I saw were bigger than normal cabines in other termas, but I guess the owner figured to fuck the floorspace and end table and such and sqeeze as much fuck-space in as possible. I see his point, but not sure if I agree.

The cabines are on the second deck, and you get upstairs by taking a stairway from right off the side of the boite.

Now, the most important thing - garotas. There were 15 there when I arrived, and I was the only customer. 8 were ugly, 5 were middling, two were hot. I took up a little 23-year old NATURAL BLONDE with awesome tits and a nice ass - little surfer girl from Guaitiba. Her BJ skills need a lot of work, but a great kisser and a seriously sweet, tight pussy.

My overall impression - the facilities are nice, the prices are great, the cabines are either great or are substandard depending on how you prioritize bed space to other cabine acoutrements, and the quality is probably what you can expect from a termas that just converted over from a fag shack termas. I'll definitely go back, and while I wouldn't plan a trip around going there, it's a good option for Copa. It's a step or two above your average dive terma, and hopefully the quality will improve as time goes on.

I went there on Sunday before the flight back home. About 5-6 whores. All were fugly except for a dark-skinned girl who looked alright. Place was comfortable. I LOVE the robes. Careful in the sauna as the steam machine will burn the backs of your legs if sitting on the upper-right deck.

(Message edited by mitchc on December 02, 2005)

Hey Mitch, I must've missed you on Sunday (during Thanksgiving weekend). When I entered, there were no other patrons in the boite or upstairs. You think the robes are great? Because all the blue robes were being laundered, I wound up wearing an orange robe (a clear evidence that this place was a gay terma in its previous life). After scanning the selection of girls, I finished my can of Skol and exited and had a brief chat with the owner citing he needs to improve the quality of girls for my repeat business. He nodded in agreement citing that that was his primary objective
in his new venture.

First visit to this new place. What a pleasure. The bar tender poors jenerous drinks, the management are freindly and appreciate you business and the girls....
Nights we were there aprox. 20+ girls. Ratings for me: 5 were not for me; 10 were very attractive; 5 were on the must do list. They say they are asking some girls to leave and bringing some new ones. Yes, they were visited by the police, paid the money and reopened. I would give it a high rating on the worth checking out list. By the way, admission includes 4 beers or 3 drinks. The way this guy poors, you may have trouble with three drinks.

Who said this place would be reopened? Still closed by last sun, fortunately only 1 block from luomo.

Same thing happened to me last Weds,some girl answered the door but I just kept going right to Luomos..

A girl friend from Bononia just e-mailed to say the terma is reopening next week. I have heard this before, but maybe worth a look. If anyone is there update would be appreciated.

Just heard from a former employee. It is not reopening for now.

This Termas is back open under the new name of 'Phoenix Club', apparently since July. Too bad they have the same poor quality garotas. I went last week and there were about 8 garotas working, only one of which I would even consider doing. It was 20R entrance and 130R for a girl for 50 minutes. They also had several drink specials.

Cheap price at least. Yeah, we were rooting for this place for the first few months, and I had about three good visits there, but it never got off the ground and then was closed for about six months. They jacked the prices up very quickly last time, so lets hope they have some intelligence and make this place the Zona Sul bargain termas.

Now called Phoenix. Stay away- I could of thrown up when I saw the talent! r40 to get in, no free chopps, r140 for 40 for girls. Wouldnt pay r10 for any. Left after 10 minutes.