Club Amnesia
1606 N Market Dr Raleigh, NC 27609

"Super Exclusive VIP"

VIP Review
Avatar for Phoenixspin
Phoenixspin
May 21, 2016, 12:00 AM
Dancers
Club Quality
Value
Visited: Friday After Midnight

As noted in ghostmkr's review, this club is in a strip commercial area. I've been to this club a number of times. This is basically a Black club with a "high" thug factor. The security, however, seems adequate. There is a "main" pole dancing area in the room as you first enter the club, a smaller closed off so-called VIP section to the right, and a third area beyond the main floor where they are two private dance rooms, two pool tables and an attended "bar" that serves chicken wings, bottled water, and I believe Red Bull. There are women's and men's bathrooms but inexplicably the men's restroom is usually NOT stocked with paper towels, bathroom tissue or sometimes even soap. This would be so easy to address but the management of the club for some unknown reason does not make keeping the bathroom supplied a priority. A few of the girls on a good night are extremely beautiful, most are average but reasonably appealing, and some are unattractive. Almost all of them are Black. Often the club does not even open up until well after midnight or 1am even though it's advertised as opening as early as 11pm.

The cover for the main area is $20 and the "super exclusive VIP" is $60 (not a typo) on the weekends ($40 non-weekend). Customers are given armbands to indicate the area paid for. Private rooms are $25 for three songs plus whatever tip negotiated with the dancer. Lap dances are $10 generally, even nude ones. The club is advertised as nude but dances on what they call the main stage are in their full outfits, not even topless. The expected nude dancing all occurs in "VIP", which as noted is a smaller room. The main issue with this club is that they often say that the VIP nude area is booked for a "private party" and one can't get in. So you can go to the club and find that you can't get into the nude VIP area even if willing to pay the higher cover price. In effect, in that case, the club effectively becomes a strip club where the girls don't strip, unless you buy a private room. That's not what one would normally expect given their advertising. In the days before the newer VIP section opened, the entire club was nude and it was a really great place!! Honestly, I don't know if they are keeping certain individuals out of the "super exclusive" VIP on a whim or if there really are private parties happening frequently. In addition, even when advertising a discount to get into VIP and you pay that price, you could be denied for the private party (my money was returned). The front door cashier also normally has no idea what discount specials are advertised, such as free or reduced price entry before a certain time.

This used to be an exciting place but the VIP section has taken a lot of the fun out of it. That room is relatively small and I feel potentially dangerous if something happens. In the past at least, they have also allowed smoking in that room and that makes it even more unpleasant. One night the VIP section was so crowded they couldn't fit anyone else in the room but the main floor was practically wide opened. Girls sometimes disappear in the VIP and you never see them again even if you want a private dance. They have the right to run the club as they wish within the boundaries of the law but the current setup makes no sense to me. Why not open the entire club to nude dances and then charge whatever cover is felt justified. I have enjoyed this club in the past but the VIP policy makes this club a questionable value in my opinion. I hope they open the club back up one day, get the bathrooms right, and then I could give this club my full recommendation.

Full review available to VIP members

Unlock thousands of detailed, honest strip club reviews.

300K+ reviews • Trusted community since 1998