Bare Elegance
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210 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019, USA*

Decided to check-in with this place...

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cant_get_enough
Aug 8, 2007, 12:00 AM
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Decided to check-in with this place around 12:15a on a Tuesday night. For some reason, I'm strangely drawn to this place and keep hoping against all odds that I'll have a repeat of my very first visit. I was the only patron there during my entire stay. There were actually quite a few dancers, I'd guess 7-8 (number, not rating). I'd say 4-6 were black, 1-2 hispanic, and 1 puerto rican (if you classify them separately from hispanics). The first lady to talked to me confirmed that I was the only patron and all of the ladies were on the floor. That made the decision pretty easy because there was only one really skinny one there. Her name was Jessica and after a very short chat I agreed to a private dance. I'd rate Jessica a near-7 based upon other clubs, but based upon only this club, this night, a clear "10." (I think she was Puerto Rican.) Her dance was very sensual working with some good friction, and then to encouraging my hands to roam. About 10 minutes into the dance she indicated that she could help me out, but--and contrary to my previous experiences (with one exception, which was Susan, who was near-air dances)--she said that it would cost me an extra $60. Wow, didn't see that one coming! I guess it's a good strategy because the little head starting do the thinking and quickly agreed. Outside of paying extra, she was definitely thorough but circumspect. Total cash outlay for the experience: $290. ($10 entrace, $8 water incl $2 tip, $2 stages tips, $100 to house for room, $10 to timekeeper, $100 to dancer, $60 extra to dancer.) Total elapsed time: 30 minutes. There are definitely other clubs in the city with hotter women and where your dollars will stretch much further. For example, Lace 2. But, the same personal experience I think would cost you a bit more anywhere else. As a semi veteran of the club at this point I'd take a "spend the minimum" approach. Tip the timekeeper $5 bucks (not $10 but not nothing since you may appear cheap to the dancer), negotiate up front what your $100 will get you (i.e. avoid the extra $60), make your decision early to avoid the awkwardness of tipping poor stage dancing and the requests of "by the lady a drink?". Best case you get out there about $225. At that rate, I'm not sure there's anything in the city that matches it.

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