In what’s claimed to be the first of its kind in Europe, a brothel has opened in Barcelona staffed almost entirely by life-size sex dolls available for ‘appointments’ at a rate of €80 an hour.

Operating out of an apartment in the city, the Lumidolls brothel offers ‘appointments’ with one of its four life-like dolls that come complete with three orifices. The dolls are flexible, enabling clients to maneuver them in almost any position, whatever their desire.

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Upon arrival, clients will find their chosen companion in a private room, lit by candle light, where they can listen to music and watch pornography on a large TV, if they so wish.

The creators of the brothel claim that being with one of their dolls is even better than sex with a real human, stating on their website that: “These sex dolls will make the experience more pleasurable, exciting and erotic.”

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Prospective punters will be glad to know that each of the dolls are “thoroughly disinfected” after each use, though which unfortunate person has that job is unknown.

Sex doll brothels have already proven popular in Japan and China - whether the Spanish will have a similar taste for these silicon companions remains to be seen.

The four dolls in question are ‘Katy’ which is 170cm tall, blonde and with ample bosom. Lili, the shortest of the bunch at 161cm. Leiza, which sports a head of curly blonde hair. Last but not least is ‘Aki’ with blue hair and optional headphones.