Club La Vela

8813 Thomas Dr, Panama City Beach, FL 32408, USA

Address:	8813 Thomas Dr, Panama City Beach, FL 32408, USA
Phone:	+1 850-234-3866
Site:	clublavela.com
Rating:	3.4
Working:	Closed Closed 9PM–4AM Closed 11AM–5PM 11AM–5PM Closed

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Reviews 7

Lexie Bui

Me and my brother attended the 21 Savage concert. First off, 21 Savage ( when he FINALLY arrived was FANTASTIC, so no disrespect or bashing on his part- he gets 5 stars). The concert was advertised to start at 7 pm, well it didnt start until close to 11 pm. STOP advertising the concerts for 7 if they never start at 7 its infuriating when people have to actually work for a living during the week. We had an awesome spot really close to the stage however there were a ton of people smoking dope, underage girls that were sloppy drunk falling all over me and a 250 pound (at least) super drunk guy that kept laying on me and REFUSED to stop, ultimately resulting in us moving all the way in the back because the worthless staff standing right in front of us refused to say or do anything. I was furious because we arrived an hour early to get a good spot and then waited almost 4 hours for what we came for and then moved due to the staff not doing their job. I mean, what are they even there for if not to keep people in line, to stand around and suck on vape sticks?, yeah you guys looked awesome by the way (NOT). Its actually quite sad what the young people act like nowadays, I myself am 22 and felt so out of place. I have never witnessed something like this. It was repulsing and an all around AWFUL experience (except for getting to see one of my favorite rap artist LIVE and up close). I will not go back. Keep up the piss poor job Panama City.

Nikki Farish

BEST place in town for an expensive night out! $20-$30 cover and drinks are $5-$20 each! Your bartenders will treat you right if you treat them right, but your bouncers (aside from a few) will look for any reason to kick you out or not let you back in. My brother and I went to the bar for our 1st time together because I live states away and cant get home to be with him. He is a few months under 21 and walked out to take a quick phone call since it was extremely loud inside. It states all over the walls of the bar "under 21 may not re-enter" without paying cover again. He took 2 steps outside and asked to come back in after the call when he got the answer of "go back to pay $30" when the bar closed in an hour.... I talked with the bouncer and explained our situation and he refused to listen or even ask a manager for help. We finally spoke with a bouncer that had respect enough to at least call a manager (he didnt want to get involved and it was his job to not let him re-enter so this was a respectful way for him to go about his job). When we explained to the manager the situation, he let my brother return. All of this to say, if you are speaking with 90% of the bouncers, they will refuse you ANY service no matter your situation. All I ask is respect and understanding and when it is not given, I refuse to recommend something to others. The only reason they get one star is because that one bouncer knew how to treat people right.

Flavia Maria

Club La Vela is overrated, nasty, and poorly managed... perhaps sad remains of what may have been a decent night club at one point. The bathrooms are disgusting and disheveled; the toilet seats fall off, and the doors dont close. This club only cares about how much money they can extract from anyone, but its obvious that very little money is invested to upkeep it or make it nice. During the winter months, they are extremely frugal! The heaters are there, but they wont turn them on, the drinks are always expensive, and the music selection sucks. These DJs they hire dont know how to work a crowd or play good dancing music. La Vela reminds me of an older woman, doing all she can to hold on to her youth, but the only thing left over is a "give me your money and get the hell out of here attitude." Poor customer service, crappy overpriced drinks, expensive covers, nasty establishment, and bad DJs, truly express that message. I live here in PC, love to dance, but I would rather go elsewhere than to support such shabby business ethics. Club La Vela could be a sophisticated nightclub, but they rather be a tasteless greedy bar. To each his own I suppose, but La Vela is a major disappointment in night clubs.

Julio Najera

REALIST REVIEW FROM A 18 YEAR OLD PRESPECTIVE.. outta 5 i give it a 3. the line wasn as packed went on a friday. august10, round 11 ish. the Facility was as good as a club can get . Its HUGE ! And very great for photo taking. The service & security isnt as much to brag to brag about. But i Guess you gotta do what you gotta do. **hint hint* if ur under 21+ do not try to wash ur hands off or do anything stupid. they wil kick u out no questions asked. no warnings. There was only one room full but, it beat any club regardless because it was pretty packed. And the smoke made the club feel really energetic. THE CONS : the guy to girl ratio, um pretty bad. but if u have balls and can ask people to dance then this should be no problem. bad thing is the girls there were pretty shady. even the ugly ones. Girls there most 24-30 . OTHER CON : The MUSIC. wow. they were playing stuff back when my brother when was in high school? like they started playing back that thang up by juvenille? need i say more? yea enough said. I had fun. i recommend it if your their. i heard theres better there. ill try it 2013 spring break!

Bettina B. Schneider

During a concert we were served a shot that contained three flies in the alcohol. When we brought the shot (untouched) to the bartender he when to go grab his manager. We waited politely at the bar for 20-30 minutes before she arrived. She immediately started yelling at us when she looked at the shot glass and pointed to security. Security came up with unnecessary force and grabed my boyfriend and I. We were the taken to the police stationed outside where we were then taken off the premise and warned not to go back. My boyfriend and I were appalled at how the club handled themselves, and even the police officers we encountered apologized for their conduct. This is a poorly managed establishment and a report to the Florida Department of Health will be filed. Also: Later that night we found out that two of our friends were pushed into the pool by the moshpit, and when they got out were immediately arrested without being asked what had happened.

Yordanka Martinez

Me parecio que el precio no combina con este lugar tan feo y sucio,pagamos 60 dolares por mi y mi esposo y me pareció caricimo al ver el lugar tan feo y sucio. A los baños no pude entrar de la peste y la suciedad que había. La música fatal ,peste a cigarro, dicen en las propaganda que tienes muchísimas discotecas y solo 3 partes estaban abiertas.en realidad senti que me habían estafado con tanta propaganda mentirosas, nunca más quiero volver a ese lugar.

John Lundquist

Full disclosure: Im not big on the club scene. My wife and two friends were in Panama City Beach for a few nights and, since none of us did the #PCBSPRINGBREAKBROOOOO thing in college, we decided to give the club a shot. Admittedly, we were all pretty crabby since we had just experienced one of the worst meals of our lives at Hammerhead Freds, so our night was soured before we even stepped into Club La Vulva. Er, La Vela. Our first impression was pretty bad as I went to order our group drinks (Red Bull Vodkas) and was a little disappointed with the tiny amount of vodka poured into each glass, but extremely disappointed with the $50 I spent on those three drinks. Ugh. I was impressed with the set-up of the whole club and could imagine having a better time another night -- if, for some reason I ever decide to visit PCB again, I would consider coming back and giving it another shot.