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Club Essential

Skolas street 2, Riga LV1010, Latvia
3717242289
Ranked #7 of 10 nightlife in Riga
3.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
Type: Bar/ Clubs
Most recent review
- 19 May 2012
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preston
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

i met adancer in portugal who was from riga i spent 5 days in riga 2 years ago at a b&b her family ran 1 night i went on my qwn she had ataxi driver freind she rang and took me into centre she told me not to leave me on my own or out of site i have worked... More

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Breda, The Netherlands
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9 reviews 9 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012
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If your in Latvia and want to party, there are so many nice places than the much hyped club essential. The staff is far from friendly and the prices of drinks are extremely expensive compared to other clubs. The music is ok, as it offers several rooms with different styles.

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Copthorne
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5 reviews 5 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012 via mobile

We went in a group of 7. In seperate incidents 2 of our guys handed tickets to the bouncer, then got told to hand jackets in, 30 seconds later the same bouncer pretended he'd never seen them before and made them pay for more tickets. Same bouncer snatched a bank note out of a third guy's hand and sneered 'and?'... More

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Leigh-on Sea, United Kingdom
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85 reviews 85 reviews
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012

This is a club with many rooms playing various types of music, so you are sure to find something you like. Friend and I had a weekend break to Riga and we wanted to experience the nightlife. We stayed until 8am so had a good night of dancing!

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Gothenburg, Sweden
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012
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Hi guys, I'm travelling with artist a lot and this was my 3 visit in Latvia. Year ago I was in Essential and I had great night! A lot of party people, almost full in all rooms. Now club was half empty, public very strange, and not party feeling. For whisky+cola they asked me 8Ls, even if in menu is... More

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Vilnius, Lithuania
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43 reviews 43 reviews
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011

It is great club, just I was not enjoying the thing everyone are smoking in the club.

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Antwerp, Belgium
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8 reviews 8 reviews
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 August 2011
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Club Essential is one of those massive 6-7 Rooms club that has a lot of ppl coming but doesnt manage to fill a single one of them, just because its that big. The music in general is not very good, they dont really mix songs, its mostly just one song after the other one. (except for the House room, which... More

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Haugesund, Norway
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167 reviews 167 reviews
99 helpful votes 99 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2011
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person found this review helpful

I was at E club on saturday 30/7 with a friend and had a great time at their white room/jameson bar top floor. The DJ played great music and they had a saxofonist to join in on the music. A havannaclub with coca cost ls 3.- or ls 3,5? But if you leave the club it is possible you have... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2011

This club has several different rooms will all kinds of music, typical uk club prices paid 7 Lats to enter and 3.50 vodka Red bull. Worth a visit towards the end of the night!!!

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Rome, Italy
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2011
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I didn’t like that place at all- it’s full of drunk shouting German tourists and easy-dressed girls, aged 18-22,it seemed not very pleasant place. I would better recommend Club 69 or LaRocca for nightlife- music is the same, but the ambiance is 500% friendlier.

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