Tape Tuesday featuring Ace of Clubs.

Now, as a girl in London, it's hard not to be enticed into London's nightlife scene.. as the saying goes, work hard, play hard, no? You name it, Cirque le Soir, Bonbonniere, The Box, Maddox, a few of my favourite West End clubs that have made the weekend's that much more fun. 

It wasn't until, after a disastrous start of a night, where a meeting with a "promoter" resulted in my group of girls and myself having members of our group being rejected entry, that we had a tall, dread-locked stranger run to help. Queue a two year friendship with Jeremy Kyle, your big friendly west end giant - along with the company's director Nico and Ace of Clubs other incredible members, a girl will never feel more safe.

After many nights out with this tribe of hard working beings, I decided it was finally time to write about the experience, through a night out at the highly spoken about Tape, London. Based in Hanover Square just off Regent Street, in the spot which originally held Cafe kaizen, lies what can only be described as an unstated entrance that cleverly disguises the chaos that lies beneath. No huge lines, over-busy guest list, menacing bouncers, nothing that would make a girl feel intimidated. Arriving at 11.30, we were greeted by a member of Ace of Clubs at the door, along with several hugs and "how are you?"

Now to the club and the rest of the night. Having experienced many different club atmospheres, from the craze at the Box, to the ultimate show at Cirque Le Soir, I found Tape a lot more relaxing and for a girl in a large group of girls, more welcoming than most West End nightclubs. As soon as we reached the main club, we were shown our table by Ace of Clubs straight away, with no waiting and no disrespect, our glasses being filled straight away. Our promoters all greeted each other with hugs, dance offs and "hey man" and "how's it going?".. there was no kind of promoter sitting on his own in the middle of us girls texting or face-booking on his phone to find out where his other girls were.

The music started off chilled and mellow, with the DJ bringing in old school R'n'B, enough to get us in the mood for the night out, but not to make us feel like the atmosphere was false - as girls, we were still able to have a catch up and a laugh without feeling like we had to shout. As we progressed through the night, the music steadily grew, to remixing and to HipHop, clever movement which made sure to keep up with our moods. Don't get me wrong, the club had a great atmosphere, but not the sort of atmosphere where there was a hundred things going on at once - you could sit, you could stand and talk, you could stand at the bar, you could dance by the DJ booth, you could go up into VIP, without feeling like you were being elbowed out of the way by waiters or other girls. And the Ace of Club troupe are happy to talk, and were always there making their guests laugh.

The club itself has a lot of potential and with rumours of more to come, it is definitely the place to visit and experience, either for your mid week spontaneous need for a night out, or your saturday "girls night out." With no hassle or any kind of disrespect, this is one West End club that is getting it right.

As for experiencing these London clubs? I vote one company, and one company only. The Ace of Clubs. After all, how can you not be Ace?

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