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4.0 of 5 stars.
i really like this place... we got bottle service for a friends birthday a few months back and had a wonderrrful time! we got a whole section downstairs to ourselves which is great for us girls since...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now known as Area 81, it's a large two-story night club with bar service on both floors for all the drinkers. The entire top floor is devoted to dancing right next to the DJ booth. Professionally, the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had my birthday get-together here last year..It was about 30 of us, It was SO much fun!!! I reserved the fancy room downstairs near the dance floor, different theme room's to pick from..I liked how...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Now known as Area 81 in San Jose, this place is one cool looking club! I spun here for the first time on Friday and had a lot of fun with it. The DJ booth was upstairs and when I looked down there...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to this place twice and had fun both times, drinks were cheap(vodka & cranberry only $5), the staff was coo, and the music was my type(hip hop and top 40s).
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went to the Vault b/c it was my cousin's bday. I would never return. Music- only hip hop. Where is the house music?People - unfriendly, too dressy. If you like having to wear (or like lookin at)...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok people are probably going to say "wtf 4 stars.. blahblahblalh" but to be perfectly honest... Vault is one of those places that (in my opinion) people don't visit that often. I assume it has its...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is weak. Why you ask? 1. Not much of a dance floor. 2. Staff/bouncers are stuck up and weird. 3. Weak drinks. 4. Music and energy of this place is so-so. I used to go here often but I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I should give this place 2.5 stars. I normally give clubs 3 stars because there is no such thing as a perfect club. Something is always a miss. There are some things that I did like about this place....
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The name! The appearance! was all it really was.The dance floors are so-so. Music was clean. Drinks way overpriced. Normally I don't mind dropping bucks on drinks but on a dead night almost seems...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was my first time clubbin' in San Jose plus it's my cousin Mee-J's birthday. So when she told us that she was throwing her bday at a club. We couldn't pass that opportunity up. As we entered she...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It has been years since i have been but everytime we went, it was always good times.The one thing that most people don't understand is that this place is an actual LOUNGE. Unlike the other places who...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
ehits cutekinda small. the bartenders are good looking but again your typical south bay club. nothing special.fun if you have a large group of friends. is set up kinda wierd and the only real dance...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
this place was kinda crappy, thank goodness I had drinks.
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It was 11pm on a Friday night and the place was 1/2 empty. :( I felt embarrassed cause my friends wanted me to take them to go good club in SJ. Worst of all, their drinks are water down. Give me a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Not worth the cover if you go here, for a long period I knew the bouncer so I would get me and my buddies in for free. So this place always ended up being our last alternative, the music is good but...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Finally, a club in San Jose that's a nice club and the staff aren't assholes. There's parking in the back of this club. Depending on the day you go, there could be no line or a really long line. It...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4 stars because I'm feeling generous, and I want to give all the praise to George and his fellow bartenders, who were so great to us last night. While I was there early in the evening for a private...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The owner recently contacted me, politely asking me to try the Vault again and experience the type of service they provide. It did not want me to return, but it did make me reconsider my original...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
my opinion is based on my experiences from a couple years ago.despite the fact that there is a small second floor area and decent decor, the setup of the dance floor seems out of place. and then the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
It was so boring and dead on a Saturday. A freaking shot and a vodka tonic was $20. NO place to sit or dance and you can't hear what the person next to you is saying. I did think that the people were...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After all these years I'm still happy at The Vault! Ok, so I'm a little shallow but this is true listen up out of towner. You see in SJ there is a "New Hot Spot" about every year and a half....
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Its an alright place to be...for a bottle service or someones bday. The place is a bit small but Im a house music kinda gal and they never fail me upstairs=) I hardly ever go to the back dance...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, maybe I'm just not "Ultra Lounge" material. I get that. But I honestly went to Vault with an open mind, and I have no idea, no idea what on earth was "Ultra" about this place.I'd been wanting...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Entrance into an ok club, weird layout, pretty good music... $20Watching the DJ's wife mess around with some dude underneath the stairwell while her husband's spinning... priceless.
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Vault? No thanks!Since it was a dead night for the most part, the bouncer wasn't crazy enforcing the dress code. But the BFMG (message me if you would like to know what that stands for) working the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pros: good diverse crowdCons: $20 cover??Alright so I guess that last time I went was a weeknight, hence the emptiness. This time around was a Friday night. The crowd was a good mix. I also discovered...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
GHETTO TO THE MAXO.It if wasn't for Donald Glaude last night, you wouldn't catch me in this mofo.How considerate of the so-called "owner" to bring us in front of the line and we still had to pay $10...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Been here once or twice, did not care much for it. There is 3 floors to the place. There is the 2nd floor which is small has a a bar and it is also the dance floor. Since it is no larger then an...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
why do they have to make the bathroom downstairs? It so inconveniently far and easy for drunkards to stumble and bash their heads on the wall. It was dead on a Thursday night. Although I did meet one...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice decor. Cool music. Super expensive drinks. I stopped going to The Vault because last time I was there the crowd was super tacky, ew.
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Another San hoes-zay letdown...Friday night...Music was okay, crowd was terrible, cute girls were minimal but I put on my hard hat and went to work, cuz I wasn't gonna stand around with my balls in my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So I just don't like the flow of this place, the vibe, the drinks but I guess it's ok.Every weekday I hear the guys saying no cover, come on in and looking in - NO ONE!! So it hasn't really looked...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
place is nice inside. drinks are cool. only thing that REALLY got to me is the music. im all about the music and i WILL judge. but tell me why i heard a song play TWICE within 30 mins?oh and this...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I Hate this place...its always crowded...and the bouncers are asses..specially if ur a guy!!!!!been here a couple of times and The Only reason why im giving this place a star its because the one time...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a freaking lounge, not a dance club. Lounge means a chill place to hear music, sip on some cocktails and make good conversation with friends. On that note, this is not the place that you want to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I feel dirty whenever I come here. I always feel like I'm in a set of a cheap porno. The lighting, the horrific music, the tacky decor, and the crowd. I'm surrounded with cocky men with orange...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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Vault Ultralounge is definitely a Hot Spot in downtown San Jose. The DJ was upstairs where it was more of a club feel. Downstairs was more of a lounge feel with a big bar to the right of you and rooms and...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The space is absolutely amazing.Now, someone better just needs to take it over.
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I had a lot of fun the first time I went in October, 2007. However, things had changed when I returned this past spring. They were enforcing certain number of people on the upstairs dance floor. I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The vault reminds of that one MTV "True Life" I'm going to FAT Camp. You know that one episode where all the fat kids are at the "rave" or "Disco" and just having a ball? Hey, I aint got nothing wrong...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe I'd go here if one of my friends are having a birthday or celebrating something here. Its okay, the interior looks nice, they have a huge staircase in the middle and they actually have an...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
THURSDAY NIGHT! it was college night and there was no one there. A plus is that the bartenders are nice and there was no cover charge (don't quote me on that, we may have just been too early). I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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This place was really good a few years (circa 2000) but it has seriously gone down from there. First of all, there's the cover charge: $20. I know businesses have to find a way to stay afloat but charging $20...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Looks big from outside, but this is a shit hole inside. Expensive drinks. Cover is 20$ and it is not worth spending so much to get into this club. Knock down some walls and build a bigger dance...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
During the day this place looks pretty cool. A great place for a photo shoot (lol those of you that know my alter ego Angel Lei know that I've shot here many times!). The VIP rooms are really pretty....
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here last night for a friend's 21st... we had the VIP room in the back which was pretty damn nice... bottle service, a fan, cherries, crazy antique decor... So before the bottle service began I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Two stars because the first time I went I had a good time. The second time around, I wanted a refund.Okay 1st time: good stuff, $15 cover on a Fri, got there around 12, no line, great music upstairs,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Each time I've gone here, the music just sucks! The only time that I've enjoyed this place was my friend's birthday. Don't be fooled by the appearance on the outside because it might seem huge, but...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
como se dice OVERRATED?!seriously, this place looks nice and big on the outside, but it seems most of the BARS in san jose are bigger than this place. Cmon Vault, man up and knock some shit down and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Vault is a great place to see good looking people and listen to great hip hop and house music. The downer about this place is that it tends to get over crowded at popular events. It's a pain to get...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place tries way, way, way too hard to be:an 'it' spotimportantnot lame.I hate the crowd. Douche bag dudes and over-dressed fake bitches.It's a sweaty drippy mess.
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is pretty mixed for me. For the crowd, the first time i went a long time ago, it was an older crowd. Late 20's etc and a lot of Middle Eastern people. But the last times i went it was parties...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Probably one of the better clubs in downtown San Jose. But I've been there to many times though (like 5) and am starting to get bored of it. The bad: On any given night it is pretty much the same. A...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
after reading all these complaints people are writing about this place it makes me wonder if they are goin to the same vault that i go to?. i've never had a problem here and i party here all the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
3 things to say to sum up the vault: 1. Poor, poor ventilation = hot sweaty mess!2. Puney ass area to dance on 2nd floor. Buh-bumpin into everyone.and 3. Stairway leading down to the bathroom... say...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Thursday night review.Music: Sometimes great, sometimes gets you to shake your head.Staff/Bartenders: Friendly and approachable.Alcohol: Weak. Long Island was almost identical to Sprite and AMF was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My friends and I have a VIP pass that let's use get in for free. Otherwise, I'm not sure if I'd be down to pay $20 to get in. I used to like this place but the older I get, it seems like I'm more...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place but there's this little guy in front who acts like he own's the place i've heard people call him Mauricio that guys an ass.
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Waited in line for 30 mins w/ only 12 people ahead of us, pay $20 cover, very limited space, there was a line to get upstairs complete w/ douche bag security....WTF, Paid $29 for 3 drinks, finally got...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went to the vault several of times last year and the year before that.I hate this place!! I have never gone back since and never will!The crowd sucks ass! They are unfriendly and most of them are...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The bartenders were pretty attentive. The mucis was hot. Wasnt feeling any of the guys that night but it just depends on whos djing there. We did get moved in front of the line and got in for free...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So i went on a thursday night because me and my friends didnt want to pay to get in. The music was cool for the first hour then it started to change into jamaca man~! dont be fooled by the outside...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This club has a very limited amount of room to dance or even to walk around. Since I lost my license recently, I've been using my passport to get into the clubs or just as identification, but they...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Thankfully, I was on a "guest list" because paying $20 bucks to get into this place would have pissed off more than the $6.00 Heineken or the $12 cocktail moments later. The bouncers trying to be all...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is dumb, the people are dumb, the music is dumb. Another San Jose failure.Pet Peeve: Men, when you go out can you atleast try to look nice meaning, don't wear a t shirt down to your ankles,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Mike N Tribe, the promoters that used to promote on Thursday nights at Tiki Lounge, now promotes at Vault on Thursdays. I've only been to Vault on Thursdays because of this, but overall it's a pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The pretentiousness of a club in a major international city such as New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, etc. is difficult enough to swallow in a major international city. When this pretentiousness...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
crowded as what!-drinks spilling all over the place...the music isn't consistently great...and it's hotter than a mug in there.come here only to see and be seen.
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is my favorite club here in downtown san jose you'll fine me here every fri or sat keep it up!
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Vault is great if you like a partying on a balcony & in walkways.
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know why there are two listings - it should be merged or something.....Sorry, tangent - anyways the place after all these years hasn't changed much. The bouncers are way over hyped - they just...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't really care for this place that much. I definitely respond to the searchlights (who doesn't?), but once you get to the door and they tell you they want you to pay $20 to dance to the same...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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Send your bouncers to Bouncer Training 101. Those idiots do not even know how to "SAFELY" break up a fight! The place is dangerous enough being in the middle of downtown San Jose! Management, you are putting...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place is off the hook. great dj's and great place nuf said..... i love this place
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i used to go clubbing all the time, but in recent years i haven't gone as much. the vault reminds me a little of the old san francisco sound factory because it is a pretty big club with house in one...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i always thought of san jose as sacramento's retarded half brother or something...i mean, at least sac has the capital, right? (*yes, i am a berkeley food snob and aspiring sf socialite, get used to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place was my Cheers for all of 2005 and 2006. Have only been there once in 2007 for a friend's bday party and they've opened up the entire upstairs part for more seating and with a better...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Bouncers suck. Directions to coat check suck. Music is whatever. People are much older than I'm used to. "VIP" section REALLY sucks.The breakdown:- Bouncer in the front wouldnt let us in to the VIP...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is possibly the least professional "hipster joint" that I've ever seen. First, they wouldn't let me in because I was wearing "work boots". (They were actually $125 Timberland hiking boots, but...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, so they think they're all that, well you know what, their not. The place is layed out like a piece of crap. The upstairs ( which is literally stairs and a 4foot wide area) is typically closed....
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is pretty cool, different crowd than the usual ghetto people you meet in the city.The upstairs is really small and the downstairs area has two separate segments to it. Dancing area is not...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My friend took me here and while the crowd that night was pretty cool, the dance floor was very small and the place was really crowded. As you make your way through the crowd, you instantly find...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
2 stars just because my friend Sally bartends there..She hooked me up with drinks galore when I went there. The place is smaller than a mofugger, and the dance floor is close to nothing. Sometimes the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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If you wanna hang out with idiots in horrible suits and girls in 1999 midriff tops, this is the spot to be. Otherwise it's just uncool and awefully wanna be. Except it's just not.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
EDIT: I had to increase the Vault's rating in light of a situation that occurred at the PURE Nightclub in Las Vegas. After seeing what happened to my friends, and the bruising that they received, I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The sad thing about this place...is this is probably the best you are going to get in San Jose! The music is good on good nights... with the back room dedicated to hip-hop. But... when it is good...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, if you dig it then cool, but personally this place was capital L-ame. On the outside it looks cool, but once you get inside its crowded with a bunch of dirty old men who don't even bother trying...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I came here about 2 years ago, AND I WILL NEVER COME HERE AGAIN.Totally plastic people, and RUDE bouncers!I was sitting on the couch with my girlfriend, and with the loud music, we had to lean over to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Very overpriced drinks that took a good 20 minutes to get from the bar. Weird seating arrangements. Are the bathrooms in the dungeon? I dunno. It wasn't my kinda place and I won't go back...did I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Rude staff, bouncers that think they are secret service agents, a bunch of people that go there to be seen. I'm their bread & butter demographic, and even I thought the women were dressed like they...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably my second favorite night spot in downtown San Jose after Studio 8 (http://www.yelp.com/biz/qROazVxWRp244UgQ11FEHQ). As the name indicates, it is built entirely within a former bank...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my first time coming to Vault Ultra Lounge and decided to party here with the GGF to celebrate New Years. A local club promoter was hosting this event and was calling it a Rock Star New...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here twice...and will probably never return. Three bars, two dance areas (one up stairs - very small, another down stairs - a lil bigger, better music, smoking area outside the club in the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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My girlfriends and I always have a good time at the Vault. The crowd is friendly, the music is good.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/11/2006
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Vault reflects the bygone era in the architecture, with a painted sunroof and a magestic stairway in the middle of the room. The entry charges were minimal and the drinks were okay. The dance floors on both...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/25/2006
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this place is great. the dress code and cover ensure an upscale crowd. The bartenders are freindly, make really good drinks, and its great place to go out with friends, reserve a private table, order bottle...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/18/2006
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Was cool when it first opened but just went downhill from there. It's small and the dancefloor can relate to a padded garage - there's NO room to dance. There's only one bathroom for both genders thus, LONG...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/21/2006
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It's a good-lookin' space, but the music and crowd are kind of ghetto.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/07/2005
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Likes: It's in a wonderfully preserved building Dislikes: Expensive, College age crowd, music caters to masses (hip hop), lamest go-go dancers in America, There's a huge staircase smack in the middle of the...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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There's a huge staircase smack in the middle of the club, which I assume belonged to the original building, so it leaves little place to dance. You can dance upstairs, but there's not much more room up there...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/28/2005
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I often visit the Vault. The staff is cool and the owners always say high. Nice vibe on most nights. Some nights are a little different crowd than i am interested in. Overall, i would return. Nice place.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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Cool place to hang out with friends! Awesome drinks and happy hour! Interior is nice / good vibe. Plenty of guys to meet of all ages / types. The night I went, there were more than enough guys to talk to.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/13/2005
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