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| - We came here recently to see Calvin Harris, and that will probably be the last time we visit Hakkasan. It's a shame, because they have so many good DJs with residency. Everything you hear about the awkward layout and the jammed packed crowds are true. The pit is a nightmare, and it's almost not worth even being that close to the DJs. You're literally touching people from all sides, and if you're lucky, you'll get a girl standing right in front of you that's just a little too intoxicated. And all night she'll whip that hair in your face with the occasional head butt, especially when she needs to lean back to take a selfie, which is every 5 minutes. But don't worry, you'll get pushed around in the crowd all night and you'll lose that girl and end up next to a crowd of smokers. My poor GF got burned by a cigarette as the girl smoking got pushed by another group trying to bull rush to the front. At least she'll have a scar to remember Hakkasan by. It is so crowded that you feel like you're drowning, and every so often, you'll have to look up to the ceiling, not to enjoy the lights, but to get a breath of air. If you're looking to skip out on the action and hang out elsewhere, good luck. Everyone sits on the stairs surrounding the dance floor and even if they weren't, you'd have to commit 100% concentration to navigating these stairs, because the buzzed you won't be able to see the random steps that lead you up and down to the sides of the club. Need a drink to get over all the trouble you've just endured? Make sure you have 30 mins or so to hang around, they've only got two small bars where each bartender serves 1 customer every 2 minutes, maybe. Unless you can fork over some change to get bottle service, do yourself a favor and head further up the strip.
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