I’ve been to Sapphire 39 on two occasions, and the vibe was very different in those two visits. Both were on a Thursday night around midnight. They usually have feature dancers on Thursday nights (which is not why I went). The first visit was practically dead despite them having a pretty well known porn star as a feature. There were several regular dancers walking around and doing what they could to entertain, but the vibe was very low key. In my second visit, I felt like I walked into a regular club rather than a strip club. It was packed and loud and it just seemed like a party was going on. There is a bar right inside the entrance that offers a decent place to get a drink and their girls will generally approach you there. They also have a good number of tables spread throughout. It’s a relatively small space, and the stages take up a lot of room. The girls here are average for NYC, but they have consistently been pretty friendly. I did get lap dances, which are just done along the sides of the main room and they were nothing special. I did not get any pressure for VIP, so I don’t know if they have private rooms on another floor or not. In general, the NYC clubs are over-priced for what you get. This is not a bad place to drop some money and the girls are nice enough to talk to, but I think you can find a couple of places in the same area where your money will go much further.
