ABC News
By LEANNE ITALIE
An Airbnb-like accommodation booking site serving the BDSM community with dungeons and prison cells for rent around the world recently has launched with about 40 listings.
Darren McKeeman, a co-founder of the San Francisco-based service, said Thursday that KinkBNB.com formally launched May 1, processing less than 100 bookings so far.
Travelers who practice BDSM, generally identified as sex play involving bondage, discipline, sadomasochism, sadism and masochism, sometimes don’t have the option of vacationing long distances with the equipment they prefer, said McKeeman and fellow founder Ryan Galiotto.
That’s a particular problem when air travel and the Transportation Security Administration are involved, said Galiotto, a practitioner.
“This is a tool to make it more acceptable and normal for us. Right now, traveling is kind of difficult. You can’t really bring anything with you,” he said.
One listing in Queensland, Australia is advertised as The Reformatory and offers amenities that include a dungeon, a playspace and toys, calling itself “orgy friendly,” and “swinger friendly” for $180 per night.
Another dungeon in Seattle offers 2,000 square feet and host of amenities for $400 a night, promising access to spanking benches, cages, an isolation cell and a custom-made, queen-size bondage bed — all with easy access to the city center.
Rentals guarantee a “formidable collection of tools, toys and other devices.” Yes, there’s a red room, ala “Fifty Shades of Grey.” …