Le Beluga is a libertine club at Ifs, on the southern edge of Caen, in a setting of more than 500 square metres. Its own description is a bar lounge, a dancefloor worked by regional DJs, several well-kept espaces calins, and a warm balneo with a jacuzzi and a sauna.

The week is specific. Monday is an afternoon, 12:30 to 18:30; Tuesday and Wednesday are closed; Thursday runs from 13:00 straight through to two in the morning; Friday opens at 21:30 and Saturday at 22:00, both until half past four; Sunday is an afternoon from 14:00 to 22:00 with no admission after 18:00. The club closes on public holidays. Every night is mixed except Saturday evening, which is for couples and single women only, and the club advises booking a Friday or Saturday rather than risking a full house at the door.

Two details are worth knowing before you go. The balneo opens only at midnight on Friday and Saturday, and closes between 20:00 and 21:00 on Thursday for cleaning and disinfection. And the bar and dancefloor are dress-code areas: sexy attire, and no towels on the disco side even once the balneo is open, except in the afternoons. A buffet is included on Thursday and Sunday evenings for guests who arrived early enough; the conditions and the prices are on the club's own page and are not quoted here.

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