In a nutshell: the place is horrible, overpriced and falling apart.
Here are just a few facts about coco bongo that will make your night terrible:
1. Overpriced.
After paying $70 entrance fee I expected to find myself in an upscale club with nice music and service. Unfortunately, that didn't happen: the place looks like an old hangar where everything is falling apart. Special attention deserve small dirty bathrooms and lazy waiters, who are not willing to serve you and demand tips all the time.
2. Overcrowded.
The management doesn't seem to care how many people they let into the club. The place looks like it could accommodate around 200 people, but they won't bother letting 500 people in. Once you get to the 3rd floor, you will find yourself jammed near the entrance to the dancefloor. On the night when I was there, there were so many people that I couldn't make a step right/left. I assume it goes without saying that you won't be able to dance, and will find it extremely difficult to get to the bar.
3. The "show"
There is a banner next to the entrance, which says "Puts Vegas nightlife to shame" - which is a huge exaggeration to say the least. The "performers" seemed to be bored and lazy. The shows were so poor - I think even I could do a better job dancing and entertaining the public (and I don't do it very well).
4. The music
I've never seen an actual DJ there. It looks like they've recorded a set of several songs, with poor sound effects, and play it over and over again every night. They mix everything together: rap, hip-hop, retro, pop etc - which, when put together, sounds like a huge pile of tasteless crap. Seriously, the DJs at my high school's disco parties did a much better job.
5 Open bar
As you can imagine, with so many people inside it's almost impossible to serve everyone unlimited drinks. As I've already mentioned, you will struggle to get to the bar and will have to wait in a line to get your drink. Even after you get to the bar, some of the bartenders will ignore your requests, pretending that you are not there. The drinks itself are of a very poor quality: the bartenders don't observe the proportions while making cocktails - as a result, your margarita or long island will taste like water, not like a real cocktail.
In conclusion, don't waste your time and money for this horrible place. If I knew in advance what kind of place it is, I would never go there even if they paid me $70. I hope that this review will help others avoid the mistake that I made, when I decided to go to coco bongo. read more