"1"^^ . . "Echo is on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the Chinatown Centre at Dundas and Spadina. The place is pretty nice inside, I've only ever been there in the dark but it didn't feel too scary or intimidating. They have huge flat-screen TVs and comfy chairs. Washrooms are nice but are often packed due to everyone drinking to excess.\n\nI have been to this downtown karaoke delight twice so far, and even though some things went wrong, both times I absolutely loved it and will probably be going back.\n\nRound 1: Testing the place out with a group of 4, and we booked the room over the phone a week in advance. It was a super tiny room but it did the job, and we ordered a bunch of drinks by pressing a button on the remote (they come to the door and order your food/drinks! You don't even have to get up!). Ended up being around $15 for each of us to sing to our hearts' content for the entire night (9pm-3am), not including drinks.\n\nRound 2: This time we had a larger group of about 10-15 people coming and going. Booked their largest room a week in advance, only to find out upon arriving that they had only booked the room for \"happy hour\" and had gave it away because we showed up closer to 11pm instead of at 9. They offered us a smaller room instead, which ended up working out perfectly. This was the time we found out that they offer drink credits, and since the room cost $150, we were entitled to $150 in drinks. And we only had an hour until last call. So we got a ton of free booze, essentially, and everything worked out to about $160 including tax. $10 each, including drinks, on a Saturday night.\n\nMy experiences here were good, as long as I booked it in advance. If you want the room for the whole night but don't plan to arrive until about 11, let them know very explicitly (I had told the guy over the phone, but I guess it wasn't very clear). Ask them about the drink credits because they make everything so much enjoyable!\n\nAs for the music selection, they have a bunch of classic karaoke songs, but they are missing some older hits (no Bon Jovi except for \"It's My Life\"? That should be illegal). After another couple times here, I think I'll need to find another place just so I can sing some different songs, but Echo takes the cake because of location and those drink credits."^^ . "2008-11-17T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ . . "4"^^ . "2"^^ .