Tampa nightclubs: looking for your knowledgeable recommendation... where do we go for trance?

Question

We are traveling to Tampa for vacation starting this Saturday, and coming home next Saturday.

We are looking for a good upscale nightclub where we can dance and not be annoyed by drunk college kids. Somewhere upscale, where people show up dressed to impress, not in T-shirts, sneakers, and baseball caps.

Most important is the style of music. We are looking for a club that plays trance, or vocal house, or even a downtempo lounge where we can just hang out and people-watch would be nice. Maybe a club with an 80's night? But please, NO hip hop! (We like hip hop music, but not hip hop clubs... too crazy for us now that we are in our late 30's.)

We have Monday night through Friday night available for going out.

For comparison, if it helps, we are looking for something like the vibe of Crobar in Chicago.

We would love any suggestions, and particularly if you can give the name of the club, the night we should go, and a website if one exists. Thank you!

Answer 1

Ybor city , 7th ave.....20 plus clubs to choose from. Use common sense while anywhere in Tampa. I recommend finding "The Castle" nightclub. Trance and goth great place on Friday and Saturday nights to dance and people watch. Its located off 7th ave. You need to find Centro Ybor on 7th ave then head north thru past 8th and then you'll see it on the left.

Here is a good listing http://www.ybortimes.com/lotstodo.cfm

At International Plaza near the Tampa International Airport you can find the Blue martini lounge http://www.bluemartinilounge.com/tpahome.htm
And lastly there is Channel side http://www.channelside.com/channelside.asp?categoryID=5



Hey just a side note looking at some of the questions you answered there is a club near downtown Tampa called CLUB CHAMBERS its a gay club with shows and a great sound system recommended for a friday night. And on saterday night if your interested in something differnent upstairs of the gay club is a fetish party on the second and fourth saterday night from 9-2
http://www.clubchambers.com/
http://www.fetishcircuit.com/main.html
http://www.myspace.com/fetishcircuit

If you show up for the fetish party ask for Edwin and ask for him to direct you to TC, Isabelle, Nichole, Darleen, April, Cherise, and introduce yourself....

Answer 2

Any where in Tampa es good for a trance.