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Part of it just goes with people feeling differently about what constitutes good quality and what goes into each category.

It is the way that the rating system skews. I have given a few clubs high overall ratings even though I would not frequent them simply because two out of three ratings categories are the quality of the girls and the atmosphere. Now I try to compensate somewhat with lower value ratings if I was not entertained and/or if things were very expensive, but there is only so far one can go with that.

Two examples for me are as follows:

1. Sapphire (NYC): The girls were gorgeous, everyone was very friendly and the facility (at least on the inside) was very nice. Hence, the girls received a very rare 9 rating from me and the club received an 8 for atmosphere. Now I gave the club a 5 on the value scale because the drinks are expensive and the CR is absurd, and the experience was otherwise sedate, but the overall score was still above 7.

2. Cheetah (Atlanta): The girls were young, beautiful, hot bodied and completely naked. The facility was one of the best that I have ever visited - simply unmatched in many cities. Hence, the club received 9s in both quality of girls and atmosphere. Now this place is also expensive for Atlanta and there was a bit of upsell, so I gave it a 5 in the value department, but the club still scored an 8 overall - even though it was not my cup of tea for an everyday club visit.

Until founder adds another category for personal experience, fun factor, or something similar, I guess that this is just going to be the way of it. If we score certain higher end clubs honestly, they are going to rank high even if they are not our cup of tea. Similarly, I am constantly forced to give my favorite clubs lower ratings because they only score high on value, but not so well on the other two criteria.

Perhaps there is a need for a fourth category?

Maybe we need to ask did you enjoy the visit or how fun or entertaining it was. zero for sucked big time, 10 for it was a blast, can't wait to go back.

I agree with Rick. Generally the decision on 'will I come here again' is based on the lowest of the three ratings, in other words a club that bites on any one of the three categories...value, atmosphere, or dancers, is likely to be a no-return judgement.

In fact an interesting analysis would be to rank the clubs on the highest lowest category of ratings.

I have also read some reviews where the person obviously disliked everything about the club, from parking to service to even the shitter....yet makes the last line of the review "I'll be back next time I'm in town".
WTF?
The only thing that I can take away from a review like that is that that particular club must be the only one within a 500 mile radius.

I would not avoid a place for the atmosphere, which to me is the physical quality of the club. It may be a dive in need of remodeling, bad bathroom, cramped seating, etc., but if it has hot girls and value through the roof, it is a KEEPER.

Follies and Inner Room come to mind.

@ Shark: Your second paragraph, first sentence is the key to the "mixed emotions" some reviewers encounter. Some things are good, and some are bad, but overall, with so few factors to consider, it's difficult to *quantify* a strip club experience. Personally, I don't use any of the quantified lists. I don't like to rate dancers or clubs on a 1 to 10 scale; I rather prefer to *qualify* my experiences and go with words, as a guide, rather than numbers. (I was never good at math, anyway.)

@ Rick and Inno: Excellent comments!

At least we can read the comments for a review. I would hate to only have some numbers to go by. Even though I often look at the total overall rating for clubs in an area.

I will second Club Goer's comments. One of my regular clubs has a lot of hot girls purely in terms of physical looks, but that place has so many other things working against it I don't really enjoy going there and the only reason I like going there is because it is the closest nude club to home.

I also personally find it difficult to quantify ratings for everything we rate on here and am mostly guessing at a number. There's a lot more that goes into rating the dancers than just how hot they look, and that's just one of the ratings.

All of these ratings work in tandem. You got a nice building and good wait service then higher clientele will come, warranting higher quality talent. I do agree with you guys that there should be a "Return-worthy" rating that reflects an individual preference.