Longtime lurker and first time poster here.
I'm not a Vancouver local, but I was checking the Platinum Club website, as I'm wont to do from time to time, and saw they have posted a message stating that they have closed the business.
https://platinumclub.net/
I understand that the general sentiment on this board is that the Platinum Club is an overpriced tourist trap (and I don't dissagree), but as an occasional visitor from the US, I've always appreciated that I could get PM flight into YVR, check into my downtown hotel at around 10 PM, and still be able to get a SOG before midnight. The Swedish Touch also serves this purpose, but the rates are even higher, and they don't post a schedule online, which the Platinum Club did.
Body Rub Parlors (separate from AMPs) are a uniquely Canadian institution (there is no version of this in the US), and one that I think all Canadians should be proud of. Vancouver only has a few of these to begin with, so it's sad to see one go (and only one left in downtown Van).
I really hope someone takes over this space, and hopefully has a business model that charges closer to market rates. Also, you would have to do a massive renovation to turn the space into another kind of business, as it's essentially a bunch of bedrooms with showers in the room (this is also very Canadian and great! You never see in room showers in the US).
Fwiw, I find that Toronto has the strongest Body Rub Parlor scene, and I find Montreal to be a little overrated (there are some very visible parlors in downtown Montreal, which are all tourist traps that offer a very low/unacceptable level of service). Also worth noting that Platinum Club and Swedish Touch rates are WAY higher than the Body Rub Parlors in Toronto or Montreal (in this case I'm talking about the respectable Montreal establishments that offer proper service).
With all that being said, Vancouver has the strongest AMP scene in North America. I've had a decent level of experience visiting AMPs in Los Angeles, and there is really no comparison. Also, there seems to have been a shift over the last decade in LA from older women who look/dress like professional masseuses, and offer a HE after a therapeutic massage, to younger women who wear lingerie/dress more provocatively, offer a wider variety of services and only work at an establishment for a few weeks before moving somewhere else. LA rates are more than double Vancouver's (without even factoring in the exchange rate). And because of the legal status in the US, the vibe is way better in Van. Given the laws and level of enforcement in the US, I don't know how sustainable it is for US AMPs to have younger, hotter, scantily clad women who are clearly not masseuses, before there is some kind of crackdown. It's worth noting that a session at a US FS AMP is still cheaper than a visit to the Platinum Club, which I would only do once over the course of a Vancouver trip, and is admittedly a bit of a "first night in town" indulgence. Also, having last minute convos or texts with an agency booker or the Fox Den while you are in the Seattle airport waiting to board or trying to clear customs is not ideal.
I guess this is a long-winded way of saying that even without the Platinum Club as a "sure thing" late night option for downtown, Vancouver is still an amazing place to visit. I just hope some deep pocketed Perb member decides to take over the Platinum Club space.
I'm not a Vancouver local, but I was checking the Platinum Club website, as I'm wont to do from time to time, and saw they have posted a message stating that they have closed the business.
https://platinumclub.net/
I understand that the general sentiment on this board is that the Platinum Club is an overpriced tourist trap (and I don't dissagree), but as an occasional visitor from the US, I've always appreciated that I could get PM flight into YVR, check into my downtown hotel at around 10 PM, and still be able to get a SOG before midnight. The Swedish Touch also serves this purpose, but the rates are even higher, and they don't post a schedule online, which the Platinum Club did.
Body Rub Parlors (separate from AMPs) are a uniquely Canadian institution (there is no version of this in the US), and one that I think all Canadians should be proud of. Vancouver only has a few of these to begin with, so it's sad to see one go (and only one left in downtown Van).
I really hope someone takes over this space, and hopefully has a business model that charges closer to market rates. Also, you would have to do a massive renovation to turn the space into another kind of business, as it's essentially a bunch of bedrooms with showers in the room (this is also very Canadian and great! You never see in room showers in the US).
Fwiw, I find that Toronto has the strongest Body Rub Parlor scene, and I find Montreal to be a little overrated (there are some very visible parlors in downtown Montreal, which are all tourist traps that offer a very low/unacceptable level of service). Also worth noting that Platinum Club and Swedish Touch rates are WAY higher than the Body Rub Parlors in Toronto or Montreal (in this case I'm talking about the respectable Montreal establishments that offer proper service).
With all that being said, Vancouver has the strongest AMP scene in North America. I've had a decent level of experience visiting AMPs in Los Angeles, and there is really no comparison. Also, there seems to have been a shift over the last decade in LA from older women who look/dress like professional masseuses, and offer a HE after a therapeutic massage, to younger women who wear lingerie/dress more provocatively, offer a wider variety of services and only work at an establishment for a few weeks before moving somewhere else. LA rates are more than double Vancouver's (without even factoring in the exchange rate). And because of the legal status in the US, the vibe is way better in Van. Given the laws and level of enforcement in the US, I don't know how sustainable it is for US AMPs to have younger, hotter, scantily clad women who are clearly not masseuses, before there is some kind of crackdown. It's worth noting that a session at a US FS AMP is still cheaper than a visit to the Platinum Club, which I would only do once over the course of a Vancouver trip, and is admittedly a bit of a "first night in town" indulgence. Also, having last minute convos or texts with an agency booker or the Fox Den while you are in the Seattle airport waiting to board or trying to clear customs is not ideal.
I guess this is a long-winded way of saying that even without the Platinum Club as a "sure thing" late night option for downtown, Vancouver is still an amazing place to visit. I just hope some deep pocketed Perb member decides to take over the Platinum Club space.
