Club E- co ★★★

Club E- co is part of the San Jose city on the Costa Rica Sim, which is one of the most beautiful places in SL and has been named one of the 25 Most Beautiful Places in Second Life by different publications and 'Hot Spots' on secondlife.com *

The club is massive, it's taken up mostly by the large dance floor but there are 4 additional club rooms which you can see in the Polaroid picture above. They are based on Ice, Fire, Water and Earth. The jungle room (Earth) looks beautiful, with palm trees surrounding the dance floor and rain drops falling from the ceiling. The volcano room (Fire) has black walls with lava and a bright orange dance floor. The ice room is lovely, but the colours are luminous so you wouldn't want to stay in there very long. The underwater room (Water) is equally as bright as the ice room but does make it feel like your underwater. All the rooms are large with enough room for the DJ booth and dance floor. Some of the events are held in these rooms depending on the contest theme. There is a seating area hidden away on a lower level than the dance floor, and it's the perfect place to have a drink, watch people dancing and chat with friends. Above the seating area is a stage for the dancers, and there is also a stage for live music.

Events start at around 12pm slt, and end at the latest 11pm slt depending on the day. They are closed from Sunday to Tuesday but open for the rest of the week. You will be given a schedule of events for that week when you arrive there.

I went to the club at 5pm last Friday (12th June), and although it was busy, most of the people there were members of staff. There was two managers, the security man, the DJ host and the DJ. Up until around 6/ 6.30 pm the chat was minimal, mostly the manager announcing how long it was till the random prize giver was going to burst. I was there till around 7ish, by then there was more chat but between only a few guests and they were chatting in Spanish.

The DJ was Azufr3 Catteneo and he was playing trance remixes of mainstream chart hits. He's an excellent DJ and you can tell that he loves music and DJing. As well as being an SL DJ, he also works as one in RL. He also has the perfect voice for DJing, and definitely easy on the eyes.

The best parts of the evening were listening to awesome music and winning a L$250 gift card for Rebel Hope (YAY). I love the design of the club, the separate rooms but there could have been a bit more chat between people.

*Taken from http://www.costaricasims.com/webhome/

http://slurl.com/secondlife/San%20Jose%20City/115/126/31

Club Quake ★★★★

Club Quake is definitely a strange but really cool beach club. The club is in what seems to be an old ruined temple of some sort, which has been placed on a beautiful tropical island. It's very different from other tropical beach clubs I've seen so far. As well as having the club part of the island, there are some smaller islands with places to sit down. There are also a few beach huts with vendors selling all sorts of items and a Drive In Cinema (that I haven't seen yet) showing some of the latest movies.

I got the landmark for the club from a notice that was sent via one of the advertising groups. I'd never been to Club Quake so I decided to go down and have a look. When I arrived I landed on the dance floor and I was greeted by the hostess and DJ. The event was Best in Tattoos, and there were 9 or so people there showing off very sexy and elaborate tattoos. It was around 3pm on a Thursday that I went to the club. There was plenty of chat and minimal gestures, possibly due to the Quaker Announcer asking people not to use loud gestures or over play them. They have a Trivia machine too which I think is brilliant because it keeps people chatting, plus it's very amusing when the category is sex. They have around 5 dance poles, and at the event last night there were two strippers on the poles. Very good looking ladies I might add.

I spoke to one of the owners of the club, Lexie Demar, and she explained to me that the events start at around 2pm slt and end at 8pm, except on Fridays and Saturdays when they run till 10pm slt. The music ranges depending on the event, for example, the second event was Best In Black so the DJ played songs that were associated with Black. Lexie told me that they have around 10 DJ's and they only hire the ones that have a variety of genres of music to suit any event.

If you want to know about the club, the staff and events etc, they have their own website, which isn't very aesthetically pleasing (ooh big word lol) but it provides all the info that you need.

The club is currently hiring hosts and dancers, applications can be found at the entrance to the club, by the sign that says 'Welcome to the Jungle'

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lunasea/32/216/22

The Mixx ★★★★

The DJ was pumping electric dance tunes, the floor was pulsating, the dancers were hot, and the owner? Delicious. Diamonique Dagger's created a hot little dance club in the Isle of Miracles called The Mixx.

The night I went, the floor was packed, the music and sexy DJ voice rockin', and I had fun dancing away with a friend who spent most of her time checkin' out the hot guests on the dance floor.

Dancers gyrated around the floor's edges on pedestals, with shadow dancers along the walls and a neo-retro bar at the back, complete with cute little diner stools. A sexy upstairs area included plush chairs in a more private dance setting.

... and holy crap were the dancers ever hot! Sure, every club has 'em in SL these days, but sexy ones easy on the eyes are a rare commodity. Overall, The Mixx is small, fun, and simple all with a sexy atmosphere. Can't wait to see it grow!

Oh, and the best part? No annoying vendors, lag or stupid crap. Just a cool new little club, totally worth checking out.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Royal%20Knight/36/55/22

ToonTopia ★★★

I don't think the owner of ToonTopia knew what style he wanted for the club so he decided to mix it all together. The outside of the building seems to be a cross between art deco, a medieval building and a cartoon. It has horizontal lighting running around the front which reminds me of the buildings along Miami Beach; an entrance with pillars and gold gargoyles holding vinyl disks; and the large sculpture of the ToonTopia logo that dominates the whole club area which reminds me of Warner Bros logo. There is a shopping area outside (of course) which would look like a high class shopping street if it wasn't for the glass floor with water underneath.

The interior is even more confusing. The owner has brought some more American influence inside with the Hollywood Walk of Fame style star at the entrance with the ToonTopia name on it. When I walk into the club I just see a mess of objects everywhere. The dance floor is directly in front of me and I can see 7 people dancing. Looking at the interior is just too confusing because it's so 'busy'. There is definitely plenty to look at. The wall behind me is plastered with magazine covers with images of the club dancers and in front of me on the opposite side of the club are three images of more girls and it seems to be a contest for the next ToonTopia cover girl.

To the right of the dance floor is the large DJ booth and on the left is pillars with the dance balls on. There are three levels to the club, the ground one is the dance floor, the floor with the main entrance has walkways around the dance floor and some strange, sci- fi looking seating. Confused? Me too.The upstairs has more seating, some hidden with large tables which I am guessing are for the dancers. There are also some more of the sci- fi seating with some desks. Not sure what the purpose of those are. What really tops of the weirdness is that there are pot plants around the club. See what I mean about the different styles?

Don't come to this club if you want to talk to people, unless you say something first the people here seem to dance in silence. Now I know I say that I hate gesture spamming (which I do) but seriously this is bad, there is none at all.There are now 15 people here and no one's chatting. Their excuse is that they are enjoying the music. As you might know I'm very fussy about clubs. Clubs have to have people talking, there has to be good music (I turned this music off and listening to my own) and there has to be a great atmosphere. This club has none of those key factors (in my opinion) Maybe everyone's still sleeping cos it's 6am slt but that's no excuse!!

Purely based on what I saw at the club today, the build, decor etc, I only rate it a 3. It's worth going to if this club sounds like your kind of place , if it's not then don't bother.

Advice for the owner, stick to one style of decor, and if you can't decide, make sure the styles work well together.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Toon%20Town/130/132/25

Scoutlounge ★★★★

Scoutlounge is different to any other beach club I've been to. People come here to relax, chat with friends, dance and listen to music. They don't come here to win money, there are no zyngo machines, dancers or contest. There are some high class, designer store selling suits and dresses.

4 am in Second Life is usually quiet, but today, at Scoutlounge, it was quite busy. There were between 15- 20 people throughout the 2 and a half hours I was there. The beach club is situated on a gorgeous Sim called Swiss Media, and the club is modern and stylish with seating and large dance floor. The current DJ performing is Sithut Tammas playing tribal, Latin and vocal house music. Music at this club is predominately house and chill out style, so don't come expecting anything else.

Scoutlounge is well established and very popular, they have 1866 group members and their traffic is 24099. The clientele at Scoutlounge are sexy, stylish and cool to match the decor of the club, it's a great mix of people and everyone's friendly and chatty.

The club have their own website which has everything you need to know about Scoutlounge- the DJ's, calendar of events, podcast, radio station link, galleries and interviews with their staff. Have a look at the website to see what's happening at the club.

If it's early morning and SL is quiet, head down to Scoutlounge, it's the perfect place to slowly wake up. The beats get faster as it gets later in the day and when you finally wake up your ready to party!! And there are always people there! Go and have a look for yourself.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Swiss%20Media/54/72/22

Eruption Beach Club ★★★

I landed at Eruptions and was suddenly hit with loud rock music. I sometimes teleport to clubs and teleport straight out again usually because of music. This time I stayed. Before walking to the club I cammed round (I like to see who's there first). I'd heard of the club through notices via the club advertising groups and from my old boss at The Atrium club but never actually been there.

The club has the usual small shopping area selling clothes and shoes which is normal for SL clubs. When I arrived I was greeted by the DJ (also the owner) via voice and then IM. He welcomed me, and told me about the club, event times etc. The sim is owned by len Canning and four other people. There were around 13/14 people there when I arrived but it increased as time went on to about 16 or 17 people.

len explained that they have live dj's 12 hours a day starting from 5am slt. They have event times to suit all time zones which is awesome because a lot of clubs have events from 2pm until 5pm slt.

The club itself is fair large, open roof and situated in the sea. It has the usual dj booth and a bar, with the dj/ host picture tip jars on the wall. The club is fairly popular and become more well known due to it being in the SL Showcase.

There wasn't much chatting when I arived but as people arrived the chatting increased. One thing I don't like about club is, lack of chat and too much gesture spamming. len finished djing and another dj started- Daniell Sciavo, playin vocal trance. As I write this there are 8 other av's here and more chat than there was earlier.

I would say it's worth checking the club out, and I will probably go again just to see what it's like when someone else is djing.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Paradise/18/109/22

Ambrosia Dance Club ★★★★★

Haiii!!! I'm Evie and this is my first review!

Today I returned to one of my favourite clubs in Second Life. Ambrosia is everything I want in a club. I remembered that is was always busy, people were friendly and the music was really good. This time it was all of these.. but even better! The landing point is situated outside the club, and surrounding you is a large shopping mall with loads of brilliant shops. Directly in front of you is the club, which dominates the mall space. It's clearly signed, so you know exactly where you are. Beside the landing point are boards with images of all the Ambrosia DJ's which is pretty cool.

As soon as I walked into the club I was greeted by the dancers on the poles and the DJ greeted me in voice chat. I instantly felt welcome when I entered the club, and I recognised some people immediately. There were roughly 16 or 17 people there but it increased to maybe 23 people.

One thing I noticed was that there aren't any couple dances hogging the dance floor, only the Intan in the corner by the stage and the scripted dance floor.

The music when I arrived was a mix of chart music, rock and some dance, then when that ended

a live singer came onto the stage, a lady called Aurora Matalung. She sang some cool romantic songs, but I don't think the time slot was the best one for her. I was all hyped up from the first dj's music then go straight into slow music wasn't really my kinda thing. Especially when she was promoting couple dancing and my hubby was at rl work :(

One good thing about the dj's at Ambrosia is that they all do voice, which is a great way to keep the vip's entertained, especially when they say people's names.

All in all this has been and will always be one of my fave clubs in sl.

Thank you for reading my first blog, hope you enjoyed! Here are a couple of snaps from my time there.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ambrosia%20Dance%20Club/129/145/301