The positives: 1) location away from...

The positives: 1) location away from times square and the rest of the touristy area. Much closer to where you may be going out anyway if you are looking to top off a night at the bars or clubs. 2) definitely felt clean an safe--even the crowd was pretty well behaved. 3)dancer quality--very high. Attractive girls with a ton of variety though many seemed to be russian stunners, but if you are looking for latin, black etc you can find that too. Many tens.

The negatives: 1) this may just be a new york think but they charge for absolutely everything--mandatory coat check on the way in (and I ended up having to pay to get my coat back too on the way out). 2) Most of the girls are all business so if you like to chat a little bit to see who you like this is not the place for you. If you dont want a dance within 30 seconds she'll move on. That said if you manage to find a girl you like and are generous, leaving with a phone number is not impossible (maybe add this to the pos list). 4) Dances in the main area are pretty sterile--lots of upselling attempts, but out of my price range--so cant comment on what goes on in private rooms.

And one final thing--and i dont know if this is a regular occurrence, but at one point a large group of spenders came in and went upstairs and minutes later the hosts started whispering in all the girls ears and all the top talent headed upstairs and didnt come back down any time soon. We headed out before they were seen again. Not a complaint since i think spenders should get what they are willing to spend on, but just a warning to those looking to just watch.