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Ava Lounge

210 W. 55th St., Penthouse, New York, NY, 10019
at Broadway
212-956-7020

3.2

"Not Recommended"
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going for round four tonight

Ditmartian from 11105 | Posted on 8/19/09

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)

Would you go back?	Yes
Would you take a date?	Yes
Would you go on business?	Yes

Well, gosh, I'm sorry to hear some of my fellow citizens have not enjoyed their experiences at the Ava lounge. I don't mean to diminish their down times but I've been there on three separate occasions and going back tonight for a fourth. I've been there on a date (another man); once with my mother; and once with my half-sister and her mother. Okay - I admit - not a fierce city pad; really. I suppose I think of it as a great place to take tourists. (Tonight I'm meeting friends from my homeland there. I figure the views will amuse them.) It's not flawless; the food / nibblies menu really does lack flare. But the staff has been nothing but extremely courteous. The crowd very diverse (but very straight, I think) and in general it's quite pleasant. OH I forgot - went there one other time with my city friend's mother when she was in town. It's not cool or hip but it's perfectly acceptable for certain kinds of nights. The views are STUNNING.

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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

'Bad Business"

LuvNLife from 10010 | Posted on 12/15/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

Would you go back?	No
Would you take a date?	No
Would you go on business?	No

Overall I was extremely disappointed in the Ava Lounge. The bouncers were incredibly rude and unprofessional. Even though my organization reserved space there for a holiday party, not all of our co-workers got into the party. I watched the bouncers lie to people on line (some of which were my coworkers) and claim that there were too many people in the lounge and therefore they needed to wait on line, when actually the place was not crowded at all. The bouncers argued, were rude, and because of their unfair treatment and (what I felt like was discrimination), not everyone from my organization got into the Ava lounge and was forced to miss their company holiday party. The DJ did his best to play popular music but he just wasn't able to keep the crowd engaged. The best part about this lounge is the view and the people I went with, but that's not worth being mistreated. Because of the way we were treated at this place I will never go back and could not recommend it.

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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Nightmare Experience in "Dream" hotel

PJM11 from 10019 | Posted on 6/26/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

Would you go back?	No
Would you take a date?	No
Would you go on business?	No

From the moment we walked into the Dream Hotel, our nightmare began. Its pretty hard to dislike anywhere when alcohol and friends are combined - but the rooftop bar at Dream totally missed the mark with it's pretentious attitude and strict rules. We wanted to leave before we'd finished our first drinks. If they werent so overpriced we would have. There were more bouncers than waiters - and all of them wanted to make drinking with friends as difficult and unpleasant as possible. More than once, members of our party felt like we were back in school, and on detention! There is a cheap Irish bar down the road - and it turned out to be great fun. Go there instead!

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6 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Way overrated

NYLifer from 10036 | Posted on 7/12/07

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)

Would you go back?	No
Would you take a date?	No
Would you go on business?	No

Crowded because its small not because of demand to be there.... decent view but nothing special, cozy in a claustrophopic kind a way. Finally, lunatic bouncer guy accused my very professional party of 5 business people of swiping a cheesy LED votive candle. To begin, no one in my group would have done such a thing but more importantly you could buy a dozen of these things at a dollar store, whats the motivation??! Bottom line - dont waste your time

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88 out of 164 people found this review helpful.

Don't let the images fool you . . .

ishans from 10023 | Posted on 5/16/07

Overall Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)

Would you go back?	No
Would you take a date?	No
Would you go on business?	No

Firstly I have to credit the Dream Hotel's marketing team, as their website and promotional images really sell the lounge as a venue of modern luxury with fantastic city views reminiscent of the great Windows of the World but don't let their work fool you. The Ava Lounge is on the PH floor of the Dream Hotel. You get the impression that they are trying hard to provide you with a Hudson Hotel experience, that is until you get into the cramped elevator and enter what to me was a disappointing reality of the creative photography that brought you here in the first place. The bar is a small and narrow space with average views. The bar seats a max of 6-7 people to give you a rough idea of the width of the space. The lounge has a roof-top, which is more shabby-chic than modern-lux. The service isn't too bad and the prices are standard for midtown. I went for after work drinks and it was pretty full even at 6pm. Entering the lounge is pretty much hassle free which is refreshing.

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161 out of 280 people found this review helpful.