Mansion
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 629-9000
- Cross Street:
- Between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue
- Directions:
- 1 at 28th St
- Hours:
- Thu-Sat 9pm-4am
Editorial Review for Mansion – by Amy Abate
In Short
Greet the butler, step inside the foyer, sashay past the 20-foot fireplace and be transported back in time to a 1930s Hollywood mansion. The theme is completed with massive crystal chandeliers, Oriental rugs and glass-walled stairs. Upstairs, banquettes with built-in champagne buckets and cushions covered in Pucci fabric overlook throngs of dancing clubgoers getting down to house music on the massive main dance floor or hip-hop in the outer rooms. No mansion would be complete without a billiard table, and this is no exception, though the revelers standing behind the cue ball are more "Night at the Roxbury" than Gatsby-esque.
Hits: The sprawling space protects partiers from rubbing up against anyone they don't want to on the dance floor.
Misses: The French maid-outfitted cocktail waitresses and pedestal dancers seem out of place against the old school glam decor of the Grand Ballroom.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThere's a $50 minimum to pay with a credit card.
The ExtrasTables can be reserved in advance, and range from $200 to $2,000 depending on the size of the party.
Fun FactWhile this is Mark Baker (Lotus) and Opium Group's Eric Milon's outpost of their Miami club, the vibe is all Vegas. And the space--which has a legal capacity for 2,120 guests--was formerly home to Crobar.
Look GoodWho needs men? Try Mansion's private Cougar Room, a space reserved exclusively for women that features on-site makeup artists, hair stylists, a bevy of sex toys and its own bar.
User Reviews for Mansion
08/30/2008 Posted by pseudorational
Be careful parking around the area: watch for shutters, yellow lines, hydrants, and taxi stands. Cops love towing cars from the area. The cover is far too much for what you get inside. We got a discount off the regular $30 so we entered for $20, which is also far too much for this club. With lights dimmed out, it is impossible to admire the '30s theme of the Mansion. The only 30s thing are the sl*tty waitresses in French maid dresses. Not s*xy, just distastefully sl*tty. There are just two sections to this club and oddly enough there is no actual dance floor. There are tons of tables/couches for bottle service, but it seems like most people are smart enough not to throw any more good money after the money wasted on the cover. Drinks are overpriced. It doesn't seem to be a good crowd magnet. Club was fairly empty on a friday night until 11 but things did pick up after 1. About 10% of the girls are hot, half are dressed as $5 wh*res and the rest have too much cushion for my liking. The good thing is that most of the dudes are worthless too so if you are a guy, know that there is not much competition. Guy to girl ratio is 1:2 and most of the guys are loners or losers.
Pros: Theme, layout
Cons: No dance floor, overpriced, crowd stinks
07/27/2008 Posted by scottyrabbit
We were a group of 5 guys, and obviously we had to buy bottles to get in. We managed to convince the bouncers to get the $750 table and two bottles. Also, although we were 5 guys, we didn't face any drama at the door and had our cover charges comped. Inside, the first thing I noticed was how big the place is. There are two rooms: the big one is for house music and the smaller adjacent room is for hip hop music. Also, there were a lot of beautiful women. However, I found most of them less friendly and willing to dance compared to the women in other clubs I've been to. The house music also tends to go too slow when transitioning between songs, and I found myself losing a little rhythm. The main thing I liked was the immense size: I didn't encounter any of the elbow to elbow situations found in most other clubs. Altogether, I would recommend it, primarily due to the inexpensive price of bottle service we were able to obtain.
Pros: Beautiful women, prices (at least for us), size
Cons: Beautiful women were unfriendly
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