This is a review I have...

This is a review I have been meaning to write for some time about what has become one of my favorite clubs -- the Myrtle Beach Doll House. This is a composite reivew based on several visits to the club over the last several golf (high) seasons. Note to those reading this review during the couple of months following its initial publication: we are now in the summer doldrums period for the MBDH -- I won't be back again until the fall golf season begins.

I should note some caveats at the start, so anyone reading this can understand the biases and preferences I bring to the discussion; it is clear from reading various reviews on this site that members of this site have a wide array of preferences, and what floats my boat may be meaningless or even a negative to other members. My personal preferences are simply that -- by having them I do not intend any dispersions to those having very different views. So, here they are: I look for high end gentlemen's clubs (for those who have been around the block as long as I have, the gold standard in my estimation is, or rather was, Ten's in NYC before Giuliani ruined the NYC scene, Cabaret Royale in Dallas in the mid-90s; The Mens Clubs in Houston and Dallas throughout the 1990s and Paradise Club in Las Vegas from around 1995-2005). Think elegant clubs, beautiful women, in elegant dress and stage performances that, if not always a dance, are something more sexy and enticing than a zombie walk. Mandatory valet parking, high cover and drink charges and high dance fees don't bother me. For me, it's all about the dancers and for me dancing is a young and beautiful woman's game. I am not one to look for what is euphemistically called "extras" inside a club; if I meet a dancer who catches my fancy and wishes to entertain me outside the club, then that might be a different matter. :) For whatever reason, the economy, the IRS tamping down on business expenses, the development of online entertainment options, what one wag entertainingly labeled "breastaurants" in a recent review of SG in Ft. Lauderdale, whatever it may be, it is hard if not impossible to find a club these days that approaches that gold standard. I hate the Swarming Locusts hi-how-are-you?-are-you-in-town-on-business?-where-are-you-from?-do-you-want-a-dance? ambience that dominates too many clubs that tend to have high quality dancers (examples: Spearmint Rhino in LV; the higher end clubs in NYC). I am often skeptical of the dancer quality ratings on this site. Clubs like Rick's in NYC have nice decor and some attractive dancers -- but top 10 for dancers? Not even close based on my experience there. I keep looking though. :) Based on several visits, the Doll House substantially exceeds the present day norms; for me, it's one of the best clubs in the US.

The Doll House is a medium sized club. The decor is nice (not over the top elegant or expensive, but quite classy). I really like the lay out. There is a long and fairly wide main stage in the middle of a long rectangular room. The main stage has plenty of surface area for a dancer who wishes to put on a show, and several of them do so regularly. There is a small circular pedistal a few inches above the stage in the center with a pole; most dancers use that prop quite well. The dancers here almost always where gowns when out on the floor and when they come on stage for their first dance. The gowns worn come in a large variety of colors and styles and most of the dancers look great in them (albeit not as great as their forerunners in 1990s clubs when the gowns worn may have been hundreds or even more dollars more expensive to buy). There are three satellite stages near the main front bar area. The wait staff is plentiful and generally helpful, as are the bouncers (so long as one is behaving appropriately). There is a large room of semi-priviate booths for individual lap dances and a separate area of somewhat more private booths (with closing curtains), each of which is on the main floor. There is an upstairs area I have not been to that I believe has some other private booths and a couple "jacuzi suites". It is opaque as to whether extras are offered in the jacuzi suites -- some dancers have intimated such.