Slow, dive-adjacent club with mediocre but friendly dancers and expensive dances
I visited DV8 on a Monday evening about 10pm, after a fifteen minute ride from my airport hotel. There was nobody at the door, so no pat down, ID check, or cover charge. There was a small area with video slots, a pool table, and then the main bar area. That consisted of a smallish stage, a bar with a half dozen seats, and a wall bench with tables. They also had a fireplace, which was nice. The club decor was standard strip club, with red and chrome. The lighting was dim, which I think was good given the wear on floor and furniture. A can (not bottle) of water at the bar was $4.
The club was very slow. There were only a couple of other customers there, and a handful or so of dancers. About what I expected for a Monday evening, I guess. The dancers were mid, as I think the kids used to say. Nothing to turn heads, but nothing too depressing either. One California Latina was a bit heavy. There was one slender dancer dressed in a sort of slutty nun costume. There were two older black dancers, one darker, fit, and with big boobs, the other a bit paler and hailing from the UK, with a delightful smile and accent. The dancers were all friendly and chatty, eventually working their way around to asking about dances. None were pushy.
The stage show was continuous despite the small number of customers. Dancers went up for two songs, got topless fairly quickly and ended up nude by the end (or beforehand, depending on the dancer). Stage tipping got some up-close attention, but there wasn't any physical interaction at the stage. I found the performances entertaining but not engrossing.
Lap dances were very expensive. While every dancer told me they all did their own thing (which might suggest the opportunity to haggle, I suppose), they all quoted basically the same thing. One song was $50, two was $100. One offered three for $120 while another didn't discount the $50 each until you got to four dances (offering one free - so five for $200).
The dances themselves were done in curtained areas in the back. They were individually reasonably private, though a couple of them you walked through to get to a back one, so if it was busy your dance would get interrupted, I think. The couches in them were low and broken down and not very comfortable, but served their purpose. I went back with three dancers. All of them allowed liberal fondling of T&A. One continued to get more and more handsy herself, but seemingly as part of an upsell to more dances. Another was fun and sensual and gave a really nice grind and was generally one of the more fun dances I've had.
DV8 was reasonably convenient to the airport. It was on the dive end of the spectrum, but wasn't unpleasant. The dancers weren't hot, but were friendly. The dances were nice, but very expensive. I ended up having some quality time with one dancer in particular. I don't know if that would repeat itself, or how quick I'd be to pay the high dance prices again (which to be fair aren't entirely out of line for Portland). I would consider a return when in the area.
