I quite enjoy the lights and the bartenders are friendly and efficient. The lights dance to the DJ and it is Latin night on Saturday. The dance floor is usually packed and some nights it is so busy that you can't even move. Try and get guestlist as it helps you get through the line up faster. read more

Aura Nightclub - Friday specials - Dance Clubs Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I always enjoyed going to aura but last time I went it was such a disappointment from the staff the way they treated me and my friends, it was so degrading, I went to ask someone from the staff about our guest list tickets how did they work and one of the staff members (wearing a suit at the entrance) told me you have to be more "sweet to him to get in" insinuating I had to be flirty or basically do something nice for them to let me in , that was it for me I got so disappointed in this place is 2025 and the fact that they still think that this is okay is disgusting. read more

Worse club Iv ever been. There is a group called vantus having event over . There was a Chinese guy whos working with that group and his doing some work that is not his business like checking peoples stamp on their hand I mean like club security supposed to check them not him or he even forced people to take their jackets off and pay 5 dollars for coat check what if Im cold and I wanna keep my jacket ( there is already people inside with their jackets ) ? Also he keep acting like he is the security of club like he own the club . They should really do something about it like if he is not the security and he is not licensed why should people listen to him? read more

I feel alone sometimes....so alone. I come for a beverage in a sea full or Asian blackheads...who understand this music? Loud talk of math and D&D along comes my knight in armour...he says he is a GM they call... Alex? Who gave this valiant prince a smile, the smile of a vancouver realtor that doesnt do drugs? I bet he gambles too much.... Love is a 4 letter word. 20 stars read more

First of all, this is an absolutely beautiful venue. From the cozy dim atmosphere to the pretty and colorful lights set up, this place definitely measures up to be a nice looking club. However, looks does not make up for other things like sucky music and such. Came here as the first stop of the night with my friends and we all got in for free. Make sure to sign up on the guestlist on the website (just to be safe) and come here before 11pm for free entry (guys are included!). For a Saturday night, this place seem a bit empty. Usually, empty = more dancing room but the music itself was horrible. There seems to be multiple people in the DJ booth and man...........music transitions were rough and song remixes were a bit whack. There was a mix of hip hop/EDM music but overall, it wasn't too fun to dance to since the moment you get into a song, it would abruptly change to another that had a completely different tempo that just throws you off your groove. Another downside to this club was the drinks and music level. Ordered a cocktail drink that I ended up not drinking since it was far tooooooooo sweet. As for the music level, speakers are situated everywhere, and it was LOUD. My ears were still ringing after leaving the club, so I highly recommend bringing ear plugs if your hearing is sensitive or you want to preserve some of that hearing when you're old. Plus, the live drums didn't help too much either since I felt like I went deaf when standing close to the live drums + loud music. I will say, having a live drummer there was a nice unique twist and I would have enjoyed it more if the drums didn't overpower some of the good songs. In summary, this club was a mehhhh and leaving it early was a good choice. I definitely would swing back here and give it a second chance since I heard Fridays are pretty poppin' here. read more

Aura Nightclub - Pretty lights! - Dance Clubs Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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3 star club. They get the atmosphere right and DJs play the hits. But seriously, GET RID OF THE BOTTLE SERVICE AND MAKE MORE ROOM FOR DANCING. Then you could easily be a 4 star club. read more

I had a friend who was waiting in line and I had to use the washroom really badly. So I went up to a security guard and gave them my ID and went to the washroom. Long and behold, after I came out of the washroom the security guard who took my ID tried to claim that I was in there for 1.5hrs and tried to charge me a $50 entrance fee to get my ID back when I was only in there for less than 20 mins including wait time for the washroom. I tried to tell him why it took so long but he didn't bother to hear my reasoning. Don't come here if you don't want to get scammed. Not worth it 100%, there are better clubs in Vancouver. read more

Suck place, these boucer like stealing moneyyyy. My friend and i was waiting 2 hours and they didnt let us in

SECURITY EXISTS TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF BAR PATRONS AND STAFF, AND TO NOT UNJUSTLY DETERMINE THE VALUE OF ONE LIFE OVER ANOTHER. AURA FAILS TO DO THIS. I got alcohol thrown in my face because the DJ's girlfriend thought I was smiling at the DJ when I was really dancing with my friends by the front of the stage. In a matter of seconds, she spilled a drink that was next to her from the elevated DJ booth down onto the stage, right at my face. My eyes stung and my face was burning. The bouncer swooped in and took me into the hallway and listened to my story. He said he believes every word but can't do anything because that's the DJ's girlfriend. He told me I needed to avoid the front of the stage. When I asked why he wouldn't do anything, he replied, "some people have a higher standing in this world." In other words, he basically said, you're nobody so you can't do shit. Three things wrong here: 1) he didn't immediately warn the DJ's girlfriend right after the incident to prevent future incidents. 2) instead of protecting and making the patron feel safe in the establishment, he basically said if someone is bringing in money into this club, anything goes. Even if they cause harm to the customer. 3) he restricted where I could or couldn't go in the establishment, which I paid my fair entrance for and even as the victim of an unprompted assault. I said to him to at least accompany me onto the dance floor so she sees that her behavior isn't tolerated, or to at least give her a private warning. He said he couldn't and kept repeating "that's the DJ's girlfriend", "I can't do anything because that's the DJ's girlfriend." To which I said, does fucking the DJ give everyone special privileges to treat other customers that way and make them feel unsafe? He grabbed my arm and said "well if you're going to be a bitch about it, you might as well just leave," and took me outside the club. To sum it up: I was the victim of an unsolicited attack by the DJ's insecure gf... and yet I'm told that I was being a bitch for calmly and rationally explaining that you can't tolerate a certain kind of behavior just because of spillover DJ privileges. Any adequate club owner and management staff know to prioritize customer safety for the long term success of the business (re: look what happened with Capris Nightclub just down the block). Here, the bouncer did not care, and this may be in fact due to lack of/inadequate upper management training. He decided to do something that was so offensive and unjust against the very people he was hired to protect. He had every opportunity to make it right. He could have made an effort to at least give off the perception that the patrons' safety was cared for by listening and suggesting alternative solutions. Of course, the only answer to escape any liability is to kick the questioning patron out. The bouncer knew that the establishment was at fault, so he reacted in the only way he knew how. By pinning the blame onto others and getting rid of them. - - - I learned that at Aura nightclub, 1) if you roll with the DJ, you get special above the law privileges. 2) the establishment doesn't give a shit about whoever unless they're bringing money into the club. 3) don't for a second think your safety is valued here. You're valued for what's in your wallet. Good luck at Aura. read more

Music: 3.0 of 5.0 Drinks: 3.0 of 5.0 Service: 4.0 of 5.0 Environment: 3.0 of 5.0 This is an Asian nightclub, but not in the good sense at least for non-FOBs. Haha if you're not rockin a bowl cut, don't speak Korean or Mandarin, you might have a difficult time interacting with this crowd. Music was decent but the transitions were a little weak. Also the dance area is a bit small. Drinks were decent and bartenders were friendly. Great place to come for small bottle service parties of 12 or less with small coves and areas to accommodate. read more

Went here for the first time with a group of 5, 3 girls and two guys on Saturday/Sunday night at around 1:30am January 21/22 2017. They gave girls free cover tickets out front but guys had to pay (which is usually expected anyways). We all get in but my boyfriend went to the ATM to get cash. The bouncer then proceeded to grab $20 from him and say "It's cover". When he got to the window, he had to pay another $20 when they checked his ID. My boyfriend told the girl at the window that the bouncer already took $20 from him saying it's cover and she said whatever the bouncers take is completely different. (Keep in mind this is the same bouncer who stamps and gives you the final clearing before you go in). Really confused, we went to meet up our other guy friend at coat check. He said he only paid $20 once. (Keep in mind this extra $20 wasn't to cut the line or anything. We were already inside and there was no one there) When we asked the girl at coat check how much cover is and explained what just happened, she was really sweet and tried to figure out why the bouncer took an extra $20 from my boyfriend. In the end she talked to the bouncer and the girl at the window but really couldn't do anything because it wasn't her department. We didn't want to confront the bouncer ourselves because 1) we didn't want to pick a fight 2)we just got in so why would we get ourselves kicked out? Honestly, don't go here. It's a shitty club with shitty bouncers who think they're all that. I'm absolutely disgusted at that guy who thinks they can just trick people into paying extra. Do they not pay them enough as a bouncer that they need to take other people's cash thinking that's how they get in?? Worst management if they can't handle their staff at all from taking money from people. read more

Idk... This place is pretty small LOL first time clubbing in VanCity and it was... Aite. Oh and the venue closed at 3AM #NoNightLife The place is nice tho read more

Been here a couple times, had fun dancing both times :) Legit hip hip and R&B music, and if you go early enough (around 10:30pm) you and your crew get free cover - including your guy friends. Would give it 5 stars but one of the staff was really unprofessional when breaking up a potential fight. I get that drunk ppl are annoying/frustrating to deal with, and that it's important to be assertive and prevent the situation from escalating, but he bullied a customer just to appease his ego. I only saw this behaviour from a staff member once, so I'm not going to boycott them, was just disappointed to witness that. read more

Where do I start. There is 2 main bars (more in the back) that charges 2 different prices for the same drinks. They upsell you to Belvedere Vodka without asking. They auto charge 20% tip without telling the costumer which by the way is illegal. The DJ feels the need to always remix the end of each song and it's frustrating. Now the lighting is actually pretty neat and they always have hot dancers, but this price and tip thing pisses me off so much I can only leave a 1 star review. read more

The DJ on Saturday was very drunk lol yelling in the microphone every 2 seconds, I saw people on the dance floor looking uncomfortable lol

Went for a friend's birthday and reserved bottle service. When we arrived we got right in and the inside is very nice! However once in our private table area our server came over and she was already wasted before even starting our bottle service. She continued to get more and more hammered as the night went on. Spilling our bottle (which wasn't cheap). By the end of the night we had gotten 2 bottles and had a lot of fun. But she was so un professional and did not deserve to be paid anything that night. She never even told us her name (she has short brown hair and skinny), but did manage to make out with one of the girls with us! Yes I would go back, but I don't think I'll ever spend the money and go for bottle service. Spending around 600 for 2 bottles you're obviously spending for the experience, not the alcohol. Music was great, decor was great! read more

Every surface in the women's toilet stalls were soaked with piss. The music ended for the night with screeching feedback. The wall of lights is pretty cool though. read more

Customer service is absolutely terrible... and it's just a weird place in general. They promise their 'guestlisters' with free cover and VIP entry before 11pm... And then fail to follow through with such promises when the line is too big. Something off about it. read more

Went to this nightclub with a bunch of friends as a casual/fun activity. Staffs are extremely unprofessional while one of them decided to pick a fight with my friend because the staff didn't like "his attitude". Basically, they are thugs who would intimidate to beat you up if they don't like your face. Music was bad -- occasionally they would play some good ones, but then it'll be changed to a completely different tune, making everyone lose their beat. This has to be the worse nightclub I have been to in Vancouver. I would not recommend this place to anyone. read more

This place is terrible. I went there with a large group after the beach on a Friday night. Apparently they had just opened though you would never know it from the terrible customer service. When we arrived at the bar they had your usual dudes outside looking in bags, etc. They looked in our bags and then told us we would need to check them. So, we walk in, and up to the counter, and the coat check girl informs us it will be $4.00 to check our bags. So I ask if I'm able to opt out, since I'd rather hold on to my bag anyway, and she informs me I'm not allowed. I asked to speak with the manager, and long story short - the manager was RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE, and told me that perhaps I should "Go back to New York" if I didn't like how things were run here. He was willing to make no concessions, even though it's a ridiculous policy to FORCE people to check their bags and then charge them $4.00 for it (to check a coat there is half this price!). It's not like we were carrying luggage! It was a backpack! And a small one for the beach! Not much larger than a purse! RIDICULOUS!!! We were the only ones in there and it was MIDNIGHT on a FRIDAY!! Terrible service, terrible ambiance, over-staffed, and under patronized (for good reason it seems!) Do NOT go here for a night out. read more

Worst place ever, I went with 5 of my friends and we reserved for VIP $360 but at the end they made us pay $850 + the server stole half of the bottle worst service and worst management read more

Went to their "opening" night this past Saturday. Really didn't like it. Awful music. Grundgy and small. Overcrowded. New wall of lights that flash red and blue continuously...seizure waiting to happen. read more

LOVE THIS CLUB!! go to for RnB music and free guest list for girls. Lots of Asians though but a bumpin crowd regardless

The music played all night was amazing, and the staff/bartenders were very nice. The ambiance of the club was great, and the drinks were flowing all night long. We will definitely return. read more

We had a group of 18 or 19 guys for a stag and we paid about $2000 for the night to have a table. Waste of money! For a stag this is a terrible idea unless you want a bunch of middle eastern men. Hardly any ladies in the whole place. I would never recommend this to anyone, except maybe guys that like to be close with guys looking at other guys. Definitely not the eye candy that is needed for a bachelor party! read more

I this place is awful. I went last week, my friends and I decided to splurge on table because it was his Birthday. We got there and someone had used up our names for the table. Once we paid cover on top of the money I'd already paid to get table service we went inside. I decided to open a tab so the server took my credit card. We weren't enjoying ourselves so we decided to leave, and because i couldn't find our server I went to the bar asking for my credit card back and to pay my tab. One of the bartenders told me I didn't have a tab with them, so i approached another bar tender asking the same question when I did so the first bartender went over and told him to ignore me. They said if I wanted my credit card back I needed to go to my table and wait for my server to come back. So I went back and sat down and waited for the server to come back. I ended up having to cab home by myself because I had to wait 15 or 20 mins to get my credit card back. Never going back to this place read more