Hotels with a sex swing or a sling

Both hold one partner off the ground, but they are not the same thing. A sex swing is a set of fabric straps, with a seat and stirrups for the legs, hung from a single point in the ceiling or from a frame. It is soft, it moves, and it makes positions possible that are hard work on a bed. A sling is the heavier version: a leather or rubber hammock held by chains at four points, lying almost flat, built to support the whole body for longer play.

Hosts tend to use both words, so the stays on this page include both. Look at the photos to see which one a room has: a swing in a love room is usually in a corner near the bed, a sling more often stands in its own steel frame in a dedicated playroom.

How it is hung

A swing or sling fixed to a ceiling beam or a steel frame is made to take a person's full weight. Never improvise with a door-frame model brought from home on a host's fittings, and ask the host about the weight limit if you have any doubt.

Height and space

The height of the seat should be adjustable, so that the standing partner is at the right level. Check that there is room to move around it, and that it is not right above a hard floor or the corner of the bed.

Hygiene

Fabric straps are washed between guests, leather and rubber slings are wiped down. If that matters to you, ask the host how they clean it, or bring a towel to put on the seat.

Get in slowly, with your partner holding the swing steady: sit in the seat first, then place the legs in the stirrups one at a time. Start low, try a few positions, then adjust the straps. Getting out is the same in reverse, feet first. Most people find the first ten minutes awkward and the rest of the night much easier.