Independence Day

This is still one of the best clubs in the country because even though it does have off nights, you can usually find a way to enjoy yourself anyway. Dancer quality has remained consistently good. I was in town visiting a friend over the long weekend, and I decided to stop in on the way back. I knew it would be more busy than normal, but I didn't think every 9 to 5 chump in Miami would be there. It was a noticeably different crowd, and it was too packed. I think it was perfect storm because I don't think they would have those types of issues even on other holiday weekends. However, I remembered they have the upstairs section. I didn't want to leave right away, so I thought this would be worth it to have some peace and quiet. It is $20 to go up there but once you pay then you are free to go into the VIP area as many times as you want that night. Ordinarily it would not be worth it because you don't really get that much better service up there and the drinks are more expensive upstairs. It was much more low key upstairs this night with a much better clientele. The champagne room upsell was less pronounced than I would have expected. There was only one who tried, and she only ran through her lame sales pitch once about less loud music and privacy twice. Extras are available here as everyone knows, but the prices seem high even to me as a guy that doesn't buy extras. In addition I am skeptical that many of these girls would even deliver so be careful. In any case more than a few dances as a test drive for champagne room wouldn't really make sense for anyone. As stated earlier negotiation is the key as the prices are high at this club and many of the dancers seem shifty and prone to bait and switch with weak follow through. Also if you are going to buy dances I have observed that you may get as much mileage from a table dance for $10 than a lap dance for $25. This is unless you are embarrassed about being out in the open. Since I don't think you would get extras in the lap dance room without paying for champagne room, how much better could it really be? It comes down to preference but the table dance does seem to be an underutilized option. I don't think most dancers would mind even doing multiple table dances because they don't have give $5 to the house for those. If anyone has been wondering why dances here are $25 where as many big city clubs have $20, this is reason why. They are are in effect taxing the customer to ensure that they receive at least 20% of the dance revenue. Usually when per dance price is over $20 this is what the club is doing. This club follows what seems to be a general Miami culture of paying many house fees. I don't have a problem with it in this case because management is very good at this club. I have always been taken care of well with free passes and other comps including on this night even though I do not visit often or spend a lot of money. There are always going to be issues, but in my experience management has fixed them promptly. Club quality ultimately comes down to management so you get what you pay for in that respect.