I need to preface this by saying that I'm not big into clubs. It takes more than loud music and mediocre drinks to impress me. That being sad, Hakkasan was worse than most.
One of my friends had made sure we were on a guest list ahead of time. She had even confirmed it earlier in the day but when we arrived they couldn't find it anyway. The girl who was checking us in couldn't have made it more obvious if she tried that she didn't believe us. Gave a bad first impression before we even got in the door. We ended up getting out of line to figure out what we wanted to do and another doorman ended up letting us in.
The idea of Hakkasan is actually pretty cool. It's a 5 story club with different music styles on each floor. The novelty wears off pretty quickly though when you realize it's just a big club. The top floor (where the main dance floor is) was so crowded you could barely move. Everything is blocked off by VIP fences leaving only 2 ways to get on and off the dance floor. It made me somewhat nervous about what would happen in an emergency.
The middle floor was much better. The music was easier to dance to and it was less crowded. However, drinks on all floors were super expensive. Needless to say, I was happy to call it a night before last call.