Bad Romance calls itself a swingers meet point rather than a party series — 'un club, non una serata' — and that is the point of the place: a permanent home for Rome's and the international swinging community, open every night of the week from 22:30 in the Testaccio–Ostiense part of the city.

The door is curated. The club welcomes couples, women, selected single men and international guests, and says openly that entry may be limited through the night to protect the atmosphere, privacy and tranquillity inside. By the club's own count, 110,000 people have met at Bad Romance since it opened in 2014.

Like most Italian clubs privé, Bad Romance does not publish its street address — the club shares its exact location via its own maps link and takes contact over WhatsApp, which is also the way to ask about the evening's programme, prices and membership before you go.

Its every-night schedule makes it one of the few fixed points in Rome's lifestyle scene: whatever night you are in the city, the club is open. Browse our Rome guide for the city's other clubs and venues.