if you love to dance & meet fine ladies, this the spot. There's a $20 entrance fee charge but it's definitely worth it. The bartenders were nice & very quick with the drinks + good cake read more

The Salsa Room - Dance Clubs Near Me - McLean, Virginia

I suspect they have a system to have people pay for the entrance and then deny them entry for any arbitrary reason. They won't return your money. Instead, you get the bouncers (yes, more than one) "asking" you to leave. The bouncers are super rude -check the reviews. It is not worth going anyways. The place is trashy and kind of dirty read more

Was really looking forward to a night of salsa dancing. Reserved a table for New Year's Eve for $300, and that included nothing but a party favor. Not even a cheap bottle of champagne for a midnight toast. Bottle service was completely overpriced as were the drinks. The waitress visited out table 3x's the entire night (9pm-2am). Worst part...they hardly played any salsa! Two bands performed and only one of them played 4 salsa songs. In between sets, DJ only played merengue, cumbia and bachata. Overall, very disappointing NYE. read more

The food appeared to be overpriced but it's a club first and not a restaurant so I understand completely. We ate prior to arriving so we opted not to order any food. The service was great although my party did not drink a lot of alcohol. The hookah setups were nice, clean, and sanitary. If you're into salsa, this is a great spot especially if you're trying to learn salsa dancing. I would rate it higher but salsa just isn't my "thing". Still this is a nice spot. read more

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Bouncers obviously on a power trip to make them feel big and mighty. I bought two Long Island iced teas for $50, and the cover was $60 (overpriced). It's not a safe spot either (especially if you're a girl) and the entire place is super sketchy. I looked online and apparently their other locations in DC are similar. Avoid this place read more

Really over priced drinks plus a 20% service charge which is ridiculous and I had one tiny rip on my jeans and they said no ripped jeans then a girl right behind me had a full set of rips for her ripped jeans and was let in and bouncer proceeded to say " in this society woman get away with alot of things" that's when I heard enough and a 20 cover? This place isn't even nice like that and it's out of the way even DC doesn't do that read more

Great place to go dancing. The drinks are really expensive but basically are the cover charge so it makes sense. Really fun.

So much fun! Love the mix of salsa, merengue and bachata. Mojitos were yummy. Looking forward to the next time!

During the winter months, we came here plenty of times with no issue. Today, the hottest day of the year, my wife and I was denied entry because I (a male) had the audacity to wear shorts. The bouncer was nice enough to let the woman behind us in because her booty shorts was the right length. Makes sense why there's only 10 cars in the parking lot. They must have reached the shorts maximum. The owners are even too embarrassed to claim this place. Also, they charging $4 for H2O. read more

This is THE place to Latin dance in DC! Classy, club-like atmosphere. Friendly staff and customers. I came solo but felt relatively safe and comfortable. There were ZERO creeps. Everyone was just there to dance which was awesome. Even the beginner bachata lesson was challenging so no one got bored. Got packed early on a Friday night. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because, yeah, it's NoVa, but still a little expensive. Dudes have to pay a $20 cover. A quesadilla and two drinks ran me $55!! 20% gratuity is automatically added, even for drinks. read more

I went here with a group of gay women for a bachata lesson. It was fantastic. I already loved the music, so I was in heaven with that. The people were all friendly. The lesson started at 8:30 pm. Don't be late because if you miss the lesson you will be lost! For women, it is free to go except for drinks and coat check. It's a comfortable place for singles--you will not feel weird going without a partner. Everyone will first practice the steps solo and then practice together in a large circle, changing partners after each short round of the dance. And, although it definitely is geared towards heterosexuals, my friends and I didn't encounter any problems. I don't drink so I can't speak to the drinks. Parking was fine though better if you come early. I will definitely be back, it's a fantastic club. read more

This place is misleading because the name is The Salsa Room, however they don't play salsa anymore as much as before, the music they play is reguetón and bachata. Not coming back! read more

This place is absolutely terrible, and discriminatory. We waited 30 minutes for entry because my date had kaki shorts on. The security guard stated they don't allow shorts for men, and he needed to send a picture to his manager for approval. But women can wear whatever they want. While we waited the same security guard allowed individuals with shorts, ripped jeans, and all sorts of undressed attire into the venue. I believe the security guard and establishment are bias and colorist towards black people. We asked to speak with a manager whose name was apparently "Chris" and he was extremely rude, unprofessional, and told me to "shush". That's the furthest thing from having good customer service. Considering we were coming there to patronize their business and have a good time. I checked their website and no where on it stated a " no shorts" policy for men. It's the middle of July. The place was empty too, they should have been begging people to come in. On top of the poor customer service and racist staff, The Salsa Room is in an awful location in Tyson's. I will never return here and I encourage others to do this same. read more

Management treated me like complete trash and kicked me out on my birthday because they didn't believe I had just bought a table. I had just paid my waitress for a table shortly after 10pm but the short hispanic looking & inadequate Manager with a ponytail that was pulled back proceeded to tell me he would make sure I never came back and to leave, used hand motions and all while the other Managers looked on. The cashier, and waitress were shocked that their so called Manager would behave that way. I cried for a portion of the night over the mistreatment. Eventually, we were seated at my table but the experience was nothing short of horrific. Luckily we are the party everywhere we go. They sucked for treating me like that without being able to do their jobs. Management Sucks here!!! Ive Managed events for years and honestly I am appalled and disgusted! They rather throw you out then fix an issue they prejudged. read more

There's 20 dollar entry fee. Shots are about 20 bucks and comes in the small plastic shot glass from like party city. Gratuity is already included on the tabs. This isn't an all that "club" to be charging so much almost more then most clubs/bar in DC. Smells strongly like fabuloso. However, the bathrooms are very clean! Highly just recommended going out to any other club that doesn't do a entry fee. read more

EXTREMELY RUDE MANAGEMENT. I dropped my key in the bathroom prior to departing and returned just after closing to ask if I could retrieve it. I couldn't go back in, but the staff looked for it and said they couldn't find it. I returned the next night at opening to ask to check the bathroom stall for the key. The manager, John, wouldn't let me in, noting that they'd cleaned twice, found nothing, so what didn't I understand. Within 30 seconds, he ordered me to leave the premises. Highly unprofessional and instantly rude for a reasonable request. If you go there, don't drop or lose anything, because you won't get it back. read more

Incredibly rude management and bar staff. Take your hard earned money to an establishment that respects its customers.

the ratings make sense. the manager Damien is incompetent and has horrible customer service, even his employee said he's a weirdo. the dj wasn't great either no wonder the place was empty. read more

You guys need to do better advertising special events. I drove down from Silver Spring only to find you had a private event that was not advertised on your Facebook page or any other page. Doesn't make sense that you ignore your customers' needs to cater to the few in your events. Arrived for Salsa lessons and told you aren't open until 1030, 2 hours later. So basically, your media folks ruined our evening. DO BETTER!! read more

I am very upset and dismayed that my dance partner and I (we are both female) wanted to practice our dance steps without changing partners because I just had a knee injection and sometimes the men are a bit rough with the turns. The female dance instructor on March 4th said that we had to go to the "honeymoon suite" and be outside the dance circle. I felt targeted as there were at least 4 other couples (all heterosexual by the way who she said nothing too) who were not changing partners. This instructor clearly has a bias against same sex couples and I'm not sure I will return. Too bad, I really enjoyed Marcello, great instructor. read more