If you go during the day, it's usually not so bad. There is some decent talent at this club despite what you hear. It's at night when it gets scary.
[QUOTE=Krip214]I visited Cheaters over the weekend. I've been to most of the Providence clubs but had never been here. (Maybe somebody more familiar can specify what is the current usual booth fee?)
It wasn't nearly as grungy as I had imagined, based on what I have read about it. You walk in and the first floor is split-level, with the bar elevated above a sunken mainstage, and stools, tables, and booths at various levels overlooking the stage. This is the "topless" stage. I saw both one- and two-girl performances on this stage, while the other girls milled about selling dances. I didn't buy one, but apparently the private booths are also on this floor. Between the bar and the mainstage is a staircase up to the second floor, which is the "nude" floor. This is basically just a long bar with a couple of pool tables at one end, a big-screen TV at the other, and a very small and poorly lit dancing stage tucked against the wall in the middle of the room.
The good news is, there were a lot of girls working. (This was midday Saturday.) The bad news, I only saw two that I wanted to buy a private dance with. The first was a tall, thin brunette, maybe 25 years old. I first saw her upstairs, where she was clearly on her break: She was sitting at the end of the bar near the TV, alternating between eating onion rings and playing some rifle-hunting video game. She was downstairs later, but not working the room: She sat along the top edge of one of the booths, stretched her legs out, and just relaxed to watch the scene. She seemed nice, but disinterested.
The second girl, I didn't notice until I was getting ready to leave. I think she had just come on shift. She was also a brunette, not quite as tall or thin but definitely not overweight, and maybe 22 years old. She had a very cute face. I saw her on the first floor. She was "working" an older, heavier guy who seemed to have some kind of developmental disability. They were standing talking, and every 20 seconds or so he would pull her close: She'd smile at him and hug him, and he would nuzzle his head up like he was trying to kiss her. She'd pull away...repeat. It was weird, because she clearly wasn't comfortable (her smile evaporated every time he leaned in and couldn't see her face) and he wasn't giving her money, but she just stood there and kept it up. I watched it go on for about 10 minutes (while watching the stage show), thinking that eventually she would move on and I could grab her for a dance, but she just stuck with that guy. So I left.
I might go back. I did get offers ("Would you like a private dance?") from a couple of older dancers, but that's not my scene. The club has such a unique reputation, I'm curious to get to know it a little better. It definitely wasn't as dirty as I had expected, and I didn't get outright propositioned by anybody. My experience wasn't much different from any other clubs. I've gotten more of the hard-sell from girls at Cadillac and Sportsman in the past.[/QUOTE]