The firat thing I noticed is...

The firat thing I noticed is that the stage layout was a little awkward. The bar is a bit away from the stage and the tables are back towards the wall, but there is a LOT of rail seating, which makes sense since the stage itself was larger than average.

At about 1 in the afternoon there were 3-4 dancers and they were actually stage-active, which was welcoming and not something you always see in the smaller clubs in Pinellas on dayshift. The one thing that struck me after being there a while is that there was far less hustle than I had anticipated. Part of that might have had to do with the fact that there were other patrons who were obvious regulars.

Laps are done in one semi-open area towrds the back, which is not connected to the VIP area, which is this elongated isolated enclosed chamber between the dressing room and the club itself. YMMV, but my experience was no upsell for the 15 minutes I went in for by a girl next door type. It just took a while to get to the point where going to the VIP was offered, since either the regulars were offerred first or they try to determine beforehand who is safe to approach and who isn't.