New York City Nightclub Tour

Various, around Chelsea
Don’t forget to add a nightclub tour to your list of things to do in New York City! This tour will guide you through the ultimate New York City nightlife scene, meeting for a cocktail at a stylish lounge before moving onto a posh nightclub. The tour ... more
Don’t forget to add a nightclub tour to your list of things to do in New York City! This tour will guide you through the ultimate New York City nightlife scene, meeting for a cocktail at a stylish lounge before moving onto a posh nightclub. The tour gives you easy entry past the bouncers, complimentary drinks, and dancing all evening in the city that never sleeps! Your nightclub tour starts at a chic upscale lounge in the glitzy Chelsea District at 10:30pm. The fun begins when you meet your guides and get introduced to the rest of the group over a complimentary drink. Your nightlife guides will then provide an introduction to the world’s top nightclub scene that you are about to experience in New York City. The highlight of the evening is a visit to a top Chelsea nightclub within walking distance of the lounge. You will visit one of the hottest clubs in New York with a high-energy vibe. With your guide, you’ll slide right past the line with no hassle from the doorman. Inside you’ll receive two complimentary drinks from the Nightclub Host. From this point onwards the night is yours, so get ready to dance the night away! For a true celebrity experience, upgrade to the VIP Tour and en... more

Don’t forget to add a nightclub tour to your list of things to do in New York City! This tour will guide you through the ultimate New York City nightlife scene, meeting for a cocktail at a stylish lounge before moving onto a posh nightclub. The tour gives you easy entry past the bouncers, complimentary drinks, and dancing all evening in the city that never sleeps!

Your nightclub tour starts at a chic upscale lounge in the glitzy Chelsea District at 10:30pm. The fun begins when you meet your guides and get introduced to the rest of the group over a complimentary drink. Your nightlife guides will then provide an introduction to the world’s top nightclub scene that you are about to experience in New York City.

The highlight of the evening is a visit to a top Chelsea nightclub within walking distance of the lounge. You will visit one of the hottest clubs in New York with a high-energy vibe. With your guide, you’ll slide right past the line with no hassle from the doorman.

Inside you’ll receive two complimentary drinks from the Nightclub Host. From this point onwards the night is yours, so get ready to dance the night away!

For a true celebrity experience, upgrade to the VIP Tour and enjoy exclusive table service which includes a private table and unlimited drinks all night!


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Chelsea Description

New York City Nightclub Tour is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Once a mixed, low-income neighborhood on the West Side, Chelsea has become a focal point for artists and galleries. It has a wide reputation as Manhattan's gay mecca, and while that has historically been true, rising acceptance of the gay lifestyle—and soaring rents—has led to a dissipation of the community in the neighborhood. These days, Chelsea is, very simply, a bastion of affluence more than any other social status, with the conversion of many apartment buildings to condos and co-ops and the on-rush of multimillion-dollar brownstones and lofts. In the ever-northward shift of Manhattan's masses, the high prices of Greenwich Village and Christopher Street area (which has boasted a large LGBT community since the 1960s) led many to head north to Chelsea in the late 1980s. In that migration, many have already moved on from Chelsea to the northern climes of Hell's Kitchen and Washington Heights, or east to Brooklyn. While Eighth Avenue between 14th and 23rd Streets formerly had one of New York’s highest concentrations of gay-operated restaurants, stores, cafes, the population transfer changed the demographics once again—you'll find much higher concentrations in Hell's Kitchen nowadays. The Chelsea art scene blossomed thanks to the conversion of garages and warehouses between Tenth and Twelfth Avenues, and likely will become a victim of its own success. What SoHo and the 57th Street area lost in stature has been Chelsea’s gain, and almost all the well-established flagship galleries make Chelsea their base. How did it all begin? In 1987, the Dia Center for the Arts—later known as Dia: Chelsea—became one of the pioneers in the area, establishing its main exhibition facility on West 22nd Street. Ironically, after opening its flagship museum Dia: Beacon upstate, it was left without a Manhattan presence. Plans to move down to Greenwich Village and abut the new High Line elevated park were scuttled, and the Whitney instead grabbed the valuable tract that once appealed to Dia. Of course, the High Line further increased property values, thus begetting additional high-rises between Tenth Avenue and West Street, which in turn brought in starchitects like Frank Gehry and Jean Nouvel, whose creations can be seen soaring from the earth along West Street. You can learn more about these in our new architecture of Manhattan walking tour. While the ethnic diversity of Chelsea was once truly enviable, the neighborhood still remains one of only a few places where housing ranges from high-rise public housing projects to single-family brownstones to new glass condominiums—even on the same block! Some of Manhattan’s most affordable rent-stabilized apartments can be found between Seventh and Ninth Avenues. The historic district has some fine examples of nineteenth-century city dwellings, and small gardens and flowering trees abound. If you think the grounds of General Theological Seminary (440 West 21st Street) look familiar, that's because it is frequently functions as a set for the TV show Law & Order! Even seminaries have to make money, and thus G.T.S. (as it's known) demolished its former entrance on Ninth Avenue to make way for (what else?) luxury condominiums. At its Tenth Avenue entrance, G.T.S. created one of Manhattan's most charming niche hotels, the Desmond Tutu Center, named after the great South African archbishop. Speaking of hotels, Chelsea has no shortage of great places to stay and to eat. On Tenth Avenue you'll find the renowned tapas of Tia Pol and its offshoot El Quinto Pino just two blocks away. There's the upscale Cookshop nearby, and further south on Tenth Avenue you'll find the Iron Chef's Morimoto at the great Chelsea Market, also home to Buddakan on the Ninth Avenue side.

Info

Various, around Chelsea
New York, NY

Editorial Rating

Tour Admission Cost

From $85. You must be over 21

Tour Duration And Additional Info

5 hours
Inclusions
* Entrance fees
* Free drink in the lounge
* Two complimentary drinks in night club
* Tour escort/host
* Cover charges

Exclusions
Gratuities (optional)
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Information
* Confirmation will be received at time of booking
* Minimum age is 21 years
* Dress code: Collared shirts and dress shoes for men
and cocktail dresses with heels preferred for women
* A current valid Government-issued photo identification document must be brought on the day of tour
* Lounge and nightclub are within 5-minutes walking distance

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