Alyssa K.
Yelp
I am NOT one of those people that likes to bash places. I am also not one of those people that likes to give bad reviews because "the bouncer didn't let me in". But this was an unusual circumstance of epic proportions, and I have never been treated so disrespectfully (or made to feel so UNSAFE) in my life.
I have been living in South Florida now for 4 years and coming to Miami for the same amount of time. Never once have I been denied from getting into a club. This particular instance, however-was my boyfriend's 30th birthday to boot. A group of 3 guys and 3 girls were all together. At one point I realized I left my wallet in the hotel room and Ubered back to get it (stupidly) by myself, telling everyone I would meet them there, never anticipating a problem as I was essentially sober. Given the fact that I was supposed to be the babysitter of the group, I didn't see any issues.
I got back to the door of the club around 12:15, text my friends to have them poke their heads out to come get me. I get screamed at by the doorman for standing near the rope, even though I'm waiting patiently and he continues to let people in ahead of me. I politely ask him to let me in since my 6 friends have been here for 30 minutes-and they will come out to prove it. NOPE, he tells me to back up. I'm being completely reasonable, seeing as I'm standing outside ALONE of a place I don't know and I am supposed to be spending the night with my friends and BF.
Fast forward 2 hours-and still nothing. I gave up at this point. After a while my polite demeanor turned to frustration and then fury as I tried everything because there is NO reason in the world to keep a single woman outside of somewhere ALONE. This is unsafe and inexcusable. I understand some of the reasons for keeping people out of clubs. I do. But that one is something I won't be okay with. I ended up going home, again, by myself-and that's not something any girl should have to endure. This place completely ruined my BF's birthday and my night, and my perception of Miami is a lot different now.