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Escape to Downtown's Underground
The downtown Gaslamp Quarter’s historic buildings boast basements, a feature not frequently found in Southern California, which have spurred the imaginations of nightclub developers who have taken the nightlife scene underground. Ranging from intimate to expansive, these venues serve up local and internationally-known talent on the turntables in atmospheres that are only one flight below street level, but far removed from the real world.
- The two-level Envy, located in downtown’s Ivy Hotel, opened June 2007 as a laid-back, street level lounge connected to an underground nightlife lair by a sexy spiral staircase. Descending through a wall of fog, guests enter a fantasy realm presided over by floor to ceiling black and white photographs of fishnet-clad legs.
- At Café Sevilla, flamenco dancers keep audiences spellbound on Friday and Saturday nights. As the crowd moves downstairs to the dance floor, patrons heat things up with spicy salsa moves as the DJ plays Latin disco and hip-hop music.
- At Thin, party-goers perch on polished steel barstools and sip Cadillac margaritas in a futuristic setting. Located directly downstairs, at the Onyx Room, an energetic dance floor and swinging lounge can be found past the speak-easy type entrance.
- Minus 1, the subterranean lounge at the new Keating Hotel, has red-hot style thanks to the Italian design team Pininfarina, who are best known for their work with Ferarri and Mazerati. European bottle service, where a personal attendant mixes cocktails for guests at each private table, elevates the typical do-it-yourself pouring found in most nightclubs.
- With three dance rooms, belo has atmosphere for every mood—the massive electric green room is for dancing, and the red room offers a more subdued and intimate setting.
- On Broadway attracts an exclusive clientele to a renovated, two-story historic bank building where endless rooms, luxe décor, VIP lounge, sushi bar, and giant dance floors make up the ultimate club experience above and below ground.
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