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PULSE (Closed Permanently) Formerly: Pulse Orlando, Pulse Bar and Grille

(199 Ratings)
Memorial honoring the victims of 2016 mass shooting

Once a popular nightclub, the memorial stands as a a sanctuary to remember the 49 innocent lives lost to senseless violence and hate. Now a national memorial and the site of the onePULSE Foundation, the grounds of the former club will be converted into a museum.



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Reviews

bigben
bigben
Over a year ago

Nice decor but crowd didn't seem gay

Nice decor,music was all hip hop and crowd was mostly Spanish and black. Lots of women,straight couples,dancers were average looking and all dark. I just didn't like it,it seemed like a regular club and not s gay club.


DiggerFL
DiggerFL
Over a year ago

Strippers and go go boys

The only time ive seen a cover charge of $20 was New Years. So not sure what the other reviewer was saying Check out the strippers in the back bar. Some nights they each put on their own strip show. Mixed crowd with nights for Latinos, college, strip shows and visiting Porn stars. Good drink specials too, usually martinis in the white bar. Boys, drinks and shows. Its cool.


michalchi29
michalchi29
Over a year ago

boys everywhere

I visited the club two years ago, I learned that the club was 18+ not something that appeals to me. They charge $20 at the door and it was totally not woth it. There were bunch of little kids being fake and acting stupid. When we got to the dance floor I was being sandwiched between two twinks who thought they can approach anyone they want,maybe if they were good looking. On top of that they spilled our drinks. I'm going back to Orlando on Feb 11 and won't be back at Pulse that's for sure.


hotpinky173
hotpinky173
Over a year ago

Saayyy whhhaaa!

Its a very awesome club, gay and lesbian. Good music, good looking peeps, fabolous. :)


BoyTv
BoyTv
Over a year ago

Great decor and totally hip

There is no parking so valet. It looks great outside and the water wall feature is very cool and they have another one over the dance floor and sometimes a dance is up there behind the water and that can be very sexy. They serve great martinis in the white room. Even the floor is white and very cool. TV monitors are hidden behind the white glass walls. The Disco dance floor reminds me of an over sized genie bottle. It doesn't work flow wise at all because you have to cross the dance floor to get to the black room. The black room as it has been known to be called has an enormous enclosed rectangular bar that forces patrons to squeeze up against the wall. That may be the only way you might meet someone here. The strippers all have those creepy looking banana g-strings. When I first saw the black room on my first visit i knew they must have ran out of money when they got to that space. So rather than fill it with glamourous things they just built an huge bar to suck up the square footage. I think the space is cool overall, but I don't have any friends that will go there with me so I don't go either. If they close off the dance room from the others and maybe change the black room a bit and find a way to make a circular motion around the entire club then they could have a hit.


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