What is VIP?

Dolfan
What did 50 Cent do when he got hungry? 58.
Seriously. Thy titty bar vs gentlemens club thread got me wondering since the lack of a VIP area was considered a defining characteristic of a titty bar.

Around here, we have a few types of dances. Table: Done where ever you happen to be - at your table, bar stool, or by the wall, whatever. They usually offer the same level of nudity as on stage and limited contact. They usually cost $5-15 per song with most right in the middle. Lap: Done in designated area, which is usually semi private. Contact varies a bit, but its universally higher than the table dance option. They typically cost $20-$25 per song. Rooms: These are done in private rooms that are generally in a separate area with some sort of curtain at least. Size, level of privacy and appointments in the room vary. Nudity and mileage vary significantly from club to club and dancer to dancer. The room fee is typically in 15-30-60 minute blocks paid up front to the club with the customer negotiating and paying the dancer directly. Not all clubs offer all, and some clubs put their own spin on it (3 for 100 rooms or 15 minute lap dances) but those are the basics.

Notice none of that is VIP - VIP is typically a completely separate concept that's more about where you sit. For example one piece of truth in that BS review joker pointed out was that there are segregated sections of Monroe that are off the main floor. These are considered "VIP" areas, you gain admittance by buying something (a bottle, a VIP card, etc), renting it or by being a celebrity of some sort. Tootsies has a similar setup, there's the main floor downstairs and then there is a slightly raised floor with nicer chairs, a dedicated bar, higher waitress to customer ratio, etc. Then they've got the upstairs section with love seats, its own bar, more waitresses, etc. You pay a smallish entry fee to get in the door, then you can pay progressively more to gain access to the VIP areas. Dances don't really happen in those area's, girls tend to be more frisky at your chair since customers in those areas are proven to be spenders and they have a greater level of privacy already.


I always see people talking about "taking a girl to VIP" can someone translate it for me? Does that typically mean what I'm calling a lap dance? Or a room? Or is VIP different in other parts of the country (or I guess Canada too - sorry Art)?

11 comments

  • jackslash
    11 years ago
    For the upscale Detroit clubs I frequent, VIP means private booths in a separate area, usually upstairs. Table dances and lap dances at your table do not exist. Lap dances, nude dances or whatever take place in the private booths. In some clubs you have to pay to go into the VIP area; in others you just tip the bouncer ($5 to $20). Once you're in the VIP booth, the price for dances or "dances" depends on what you want and what the dancer agrees to.
  • shadowcat
    11 years ago
    It's just different nomenclature for different clubs.
  • motorhead
    11 years ago
    I have no idea what a "table dance" is. Never been in a club that offers that.
  • SlickSpic
    11 years ago
    I was at Starbuck's one time and ended up getting a coffee table dance. They wanted to charge me extra since I was packing a Venti.
  • Alucard
    11 years ago
    Small Sex Room. LOL
  • Estafador
    11 years ago
    NY must be its own sort of beast because your description of the strip club sure is different aroind here.
  • Ermita_Nights
    11 years ago
    I started a discussion on this topic a while back too. The terminology does tend to be confusing. In Detroit, we mostly just have semi-private booths, although a few places still have a large communal room where you can see the other customers getting BJs, which I find a bit creepy. In Toledo, you can find "champagne rooms," sometimes confusingly called VIP, which have a couch, table, TV, etc, and you pay by the hour.

    This confusion can be a problem for those of us who travel, read the tuscl reviews, and find that "VIP" in Atlanta or Dallas is not the same as what we call "VIP" here.
  • crazyjoe
    11 years ago
    I had that problem too slick...they put viagra in my coffee
  • crazyjoe
    11 years ago
    Actually the vip is the cripple stool, the caddlac of the poopin stools
  • Alucard
    11 years ago
    "although a few places still have a large communal room where you can see the other customers getting BJs, which I find a bit creepy"

    H8N and Bogart's used to be this way. Was GREAT fun. Good way to scout out the "Talent". Was like being in your own personal live action Porno. Wasn't CREEPY at all.
  • gatorfan
    11 years ago
    3 letters that make you think you are important when you're not.
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