In Austria, prostitution is legal. There are also many commuters from nearby Slovakia. The availability of sex services is high and priced at a similar level as in Germany. As in Germany and Switzerland sex-clubs are, especially in urban centers, also available in Austria. Some have a wellness area sauna, solarium, swimming pool, whirlpool. Included in the price are often soft drinks, in some clubs also alcoholic beverages. The girls in the clubs are working on an independent basis, but most require the same price.
A Laufhaus is a place where prostitutes rent a room, waiting for clients. Normally the prostitutes can arrange their work times and prices themselves. Sometimes the prices are set by the owner. Brothels in Austria are often apartments. After entering the brothel, the customer chooses a girl most of the girls present themselves naked or scantily clad in the entrance area in front of the customer then goes in a room with the girl.
Normally there is a shower in the room or in the brothel, sometimes a whirlpool is also available. The number of girls working in a brothels varies between 1 and Compared to a sex-club with a public area, a brothel offers more privacy. An escort service provides women for hotel or home visits out-call.
In Austria there are several large escort agencies with up to 40 girls. There are also independent escort girls. On request, sex-Clubs and brothels sometimes also offer escort servicees. Street prostitutes in Austria are mostly immigrant women.
Human trafficking and pimping in street prostitution is not unusual. In Austria, the supply of legally working women in sex-clubs, brothels and Escorts is very large.
