I heard a good deal of...

I heard a good deal of hype about this new club in DC, and always being up for a new venue, I decided to give it a try last night. I have to say that given all I had heard about this place, I was VERY disappointed.

The club is in a very sketchy part of town. Nevertheless, I had no trouble with the neighborhood. The place was easy to find and seemed quite safe when I pulled up at about 10:30 pm. The club has a decent sized parking lot with valet service right out front. I am not opposed to paying $20 for valet, and quite often do so in clubs downtown where there is nothing but hard to find street parking. Here, however, I was charged a $20 valet fee, and the valet parked my car literally 20 feet away from the door. I was told that you have to pay for valet if you want to keep your car on the lot. The service was friendly, prompt, and excellent, but also completely unnecessary. Hint #1 to management, consider just charging a nominal fee for self parking in the lot. Maybe $5.

Once inside, I was asked to pay another fee - $20 for admission. A friend had given me a free admission card, so I didn't have to pay this, but I was surprised I was asked. Hint #2 for management - consider a discounted door fee for people who already paid for valet.