I was in LA for the week-end and decided to give the Club Crawl a chance as I did not want to walk about alone and wanted to experience a little nightlife.
Having previously experience a superb service at San Diego, I decided to try this in LA.
1st: for comparison , SD club crawl, is real Club Crawl, they get you entrance to several Night clubs, they patiently explain the entire process clearly, they introduce you to the organizers, and the crowd is guided every step of the way from one location to the next, and feels very safe and sound. The locations you will be visiting are all known and described ahead of time.
NOW: The Hollywood/LA experience:
1- Website was not as friendly and did not even point to the right place, it took a few reloads and try to get a reservation for Hollywood Crawl.
2- You then realize in a sneaky way, the name of the event is actually not Club Crawl but Bar crawl or pub craw...
After inquiring about this, (they did claim they would be taking you to some night clubs too.) I was told that on Saturdays it is pub crawl so you shall visit a bunch of bars.,,
3- Now ask yourself why would you simply want to pay to visit Bars (I am sure after the first couple of bars and drinking you will simply won't make it to the rest of the night). You can always do pub crawling on your own; just google people...
4- Make matters worst, last minute (luckily checked my email) the event was canceled (would have cost me a bunch to make it to Hollywood and waiting like an idiot if I had not read my email in time...
5-They referred that they had a bigger event in Downtown LA, so figured I might as well join that event (What a disaster!)
6- You get to the location (Starting point) which is usually a BAR, you pay your dues and thinking ok, you will be introduced to a guide and someone will explain the night schedule and activities, BUT NO, you are simply give a map of the area with some dots (Bars) on the list, and are told to just walk on your own paced explore.
Explore on my own? Why did I pay for this then?
DO NOT DO IT (Have you ever been to Downtown LA?) It is a scary place.. I told them, what I expected was to see a guide to take us from Venue to Venue but was told they had no-one.. it was kinda do it on your own
7- They give you some coupons for drinks for a few venues (Not all), Do not be fooled, those are just tricks to get you buy drinks... You preset your ticket and Bar tender tells you those are only valid if you pay for a drink and the coupons just get you a shot of whatever sugary fruit juice shot they have...
8- Every popular night clubs listed (I think there were 2 or 3 ) would reject you. They do not care at all about Club Crawl, it is like they never made any arrangement nor honor your ticket,
So you are left wondering in the filty streets with a bunch of drunk and questionable street characters , thinking why the hell I paid for such a thing.
Just select one or two night clubs and pay for it and enjoy your time... (that is if you are into music , dancing and crowd watching), if you are into just bar hopping, do your research ahead, there are plenty of pubs and bars everywhere, you do not need to pay for this to someone else.
This was the only and last time I would sign up for this venue in either Hollywood or LA