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Santos' Party House

100 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 584-5492
Santos' Party House
Cross Street:
Between Walker Street and White Street
Directions:
6; J, M, Z; N, Q, R, W at Canal St
Hours:
Daily 10pm-4am

Editorial Review for Santos' Party House – by Joshua M. Bernstein

In Short
After bureaucracy snafus and construction delays, rocker Andrew W. K. and partners Spencer Sweeney and Pianos' owner Larry Golden have unveiled their downtown dance hall. Designed for serious rump shaking, the ex-art gallery has been transformed into a bi-level, 8,000-square-foot space, with Crayola-hued cinder block walls and disco balls aplenty, and stupendous, bass-pumping speakers that rival any sound system in town. In case you get lost amid the crowd of sweaty hipsters and scenesters, helpful signs like "You are in the bathroom!" point you in the right direction.

Hits: In a New York club scene overrun with exclusive bottle-service boites where no one dare boogie, Santos' serves as a dancing nirvana with sweet DJs spinning on a thumptastic sound system.

Misses: You better like dancing, because seats are scarce as snowflakes in summer. And after all that construction, it'd be nice to have more creative decor than disco balls.

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Insider Tips

Know Before You Go

Leave that camera at home: Photography is banned at the club.

What to Drink

Broke boozers need not smuggle a flask into Santos'. Well drinks are priced at a reasonable $8 (by club standards), while Sixpoint beers are $6.

Fun Fact

Originally, Andrew W.K. wanted to call the place "Santa's Party House," but the Christmas-themed name didn't pass muster.

User Reviews for Santos' Party House

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/25/2008 Posted by dancyE

Santos is by far my favorite place in the city... I work in nightlife marketing so I know first hand how a lot of club owners aim for quantity of clientele over quality of clientele... this place has more spark and character in 'it's little finger' than any place I can think of at the moment. You don't worry about what you're wearing or how much you'll end up blowing on drinks! The drinks though have gotten a little bit more expensive but what can you do... Go wiggle with some hipsters and be glad that there's still some soul left in the city after all :)

Pros: great music, fun crowd

Cons: increased drink prices

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/19/2008 Posted by esteta

I was at Santos' last night, and arrived about 11pm with my friends. From the second we walked up to the door, I found Santos' staff to be friendly and the music to be fantastic and the other partygoers to be some seriously cool people. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a solid time without all of the pretentious BS that seems to be attached to other venues in Manhattan. If you're not having fun at Santos' something is seriously wrong.

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Editor's Review

Co-owner Andrew W.K.'s long-delayed downtown club delivers the goods with affordable drinks, A-list DJs, a sick sound system and an elusive cabaret license.  See the full editorial review.

Insider Tips

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Leave that camera at home: Photography is banned at the club.

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Bar/Club Information

Admission

  • $5 and up

Atmospheres

  • Clubs
  • Bars
  • DJ
  • Late-Night Scene

Parking

  • Street

Hours

  • Daily 10pm-4am

Dress Code

  • Casual to Dressy

Payment Types

  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • American Express

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