Inside Playboy Mansion’s sex grotto as ex-butler exposes orgies and wild parties

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Playboy Mansion – especially when it comes to the property's notorious grotto.The sprawling pad is one of Los Angeles' most iconic properties and welcomed a host of celebrities and socialites before it closed its doors a few years ago.Holmby Hills was the home of Hugh Hefner, who lived there for more than four decades with a group of "girlfriends", that he called the "bunnies."But it wasn't until the magazine mogul was laid to rest in 2017 that many of his former acquaintances came forward to share their experiences.And this year, his former butler released memoirs to share his experiences in the notorious property.Stefan Tetenbaum, Hef's employee in the late ’70s and early ’80s, exposes “the dark underbelly of the treatment of his girlfriend and the other women who wanted to be part of the Playboy world professionally and behind the bedroom doors".And in his book, Stefan spoke candidly about preparing the Playboy Mansion and grotto for sex parties.

Recalling setting up the scene for the first time, he said: “Inside the grotto, I lit dozens of small candles.“I set the towels and robes in their place and spread the baby oil around the cave where it would be convenient to get to.“The grotto itself was constructed with Palos Verdes stone.

Six separate bathing areas were set into the floor… two passages lay under candles reflected on the surface of the water. A million stars.“I started the jacuzzi engines.

Soon the grotto was a sea of churning water, steam rising to the ceiling. I exited.“Nearby, a butler walked into the bathhouse, a few steps behind him was one of the centrefolds, wearing a short terry bathrobe.”The grotto not only needed setting up – it also needed a big clean up every night.He penned: “Jon (head butler).