I went to Les Deux for the first time last night wanting to see what the "hype" was all about. After reading all the reviews and hearing about the "no line" policy my friend and I got there early (as the promoter had suggested) and "dressed to impress". What the promoter conveniently failed to mention is that it doesn't matter how early you get there, how hot you dress, or that you're on a guestlist (on a thursday for a club that's not even "new" anymore) you're not going to get in unless you shamelessly flirt with the unattractive bouncers and their equally nauseating coherts behind the velvet ropes (hello, no wonder they think they're hot s@#!. Luckily for us, we were meeting a group of our girl friends who don't mind flirting with the uglies to gain access inside. (In the bouncers defense they are equally opportunity flirters, a mother daughter team gained entry before a horde of scantily clad hot blondes with their flirting skills ... and no this was not a "hot mom". )
I must say the club itself is nice. There's a large patio, a lounge like area, and a dimly lit dancefloor way in the back. The DJ's play good music too, which is always a plus. The drinks are the usual hollywood price, around 10 bucks each... The crowd reminded me of a frat party gone bad. Lots of underage girls drinking way too much and then stumbling around with some lucky guy propping them up for the night. The club must know it too, as they checked our id's at the door, and then at the bar again while ordering drinks. Also, the ratio of guys to girls is way off... good for guys, there are at LEAST 10 girls for every one guy. Not so great for us girls, unless you're into that sort of thing.
Overall, the venue is cool, but the crowd and the bouncers are not. Probably wouldn't recommend this to my friends, unless you enjoy waiting in lines being eyed up and down by the bouncers like a piece of meat. But, hey, that's Hollywood! Take it or leave it.
Pros: good music and decor
Cons: no line, mush of people trying to get in at once, overly pretentious bouncers
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