Not a club or EDM guy at all. Tagged along with a friend who is a die-hard Tiesto fan (of course he is). But I have to say my experience there was not at all how bad as I envisioned it.
The stairs didn't bother me. I'm a guy in fine shape with flat shoes. But I can see how ridiculous they can get for girls. Hakkasan would recoup their $120 million quite a bit faster if they figure out an efficient people mover.
Drinks were drinks. But it was hilarious that whenever anyone asked for a water (my friend included) they immediately pulled a mini Fiji from the fridge and charged $9. Ha! People talk about alcohol markups. Where's the furor over this?!
The line moved quite well and waited not even 5 minutes. This was before midnight, though, so I can't attest on how they move people along during the "rush hour". But what blew my mind was that this was a club staff I did not hate. Really. I'm not sure if this is by chance or if the parent company of Hakkasan intentionally hired a friendly club staff, but holy shit could this revolutionize clubbing. Make people feel comfortable?! Get out.
The one major drawback is the dancefloor. Holy smokes you could hardly call this a dancefloor. 1) it was small and 2) so packed you could hardly dance. It was more of a 'let's stare at Tiesto and feign exhilaration when he simply changes a song' floor. But I get it. All these places are packing their space with tables, I'm not mad about it. But when is enough enough?
Anyway, I endorse.