Champagne room not worth it

Went in the afternoon a couple of months ago, which is my usual time. $5 cover. Had a beer which I think was also $5. The place was run down as always. The selection of girls was not great compared to earlier visits. Mostly black girls, but while I have had some great dances from black girls that's not usually my preference. The place was pretty dead and I'm not sure if anyone was even on the stage. That's the risk with afternoons. They told me that my favorite dancer from previous visits had passed away. :-( I had come in with some extra cash because I wanted to try a different experience than just lap dances. They have both a "champagne room" and a VIP section. Both cost the same, $400 for an hour. The dancer who I really liked had recommended the champagne room as being more private, since the VIP area is in clear view of the rest of the club (but dark) so that's where I took a chunky blond. The "champagne room" is like a little couch at the far in the club in a nook with a sheer kind of curtain. When I got there the dancer told me that she wasn't even supposed to dance for me there, although she did a little. We talked some, but the bar staff was over there a lot trying to sell drinks and stuff (I got talked into buying her one even though they had already brought us "champagne") that it wasn't very private. Felt like a waste of money. When we were done, she told me that I would have had a lot more fun in VIP despite the fact that it feels so exposed. Not sure if I'll go back, but definitely won't repeat this experience. I could have paid the same girl for a couple of lap dances, had just as much fun, and spent a lot less.