The Salsa Room

2619 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204, USA

Address:	2619 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204, USA
Phone:	+1 703-685-5208
Rating:	3.6
Working:	Closed Closed 12–2:30AM 5PM–2:30AM 5PM–2:30AM 5PM–2:30AM Closed

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Reviews 5

Andrew Cilini

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. It was my 1st and last time to this overrated place and I only went because a friend of mine was having her going away party there on a Wednesday night. I got there late around 12:30 am, paid $10 to get in then tried to dance and here came my 1st disappointment, the dance floor is so dirty and sticky you can hardly move on it and if you are one of the dancers who like some sliding in their moves forget it its not happening there or you gonna hurt your knees. My 2nd disappointment happened when I needed to make a phone call just after 30 mins of being there at 1 oclock so I decided to step away from the noise and on the way out I got a stamp at the door to be able to get back in, just 10 mins then Im trying to go back in then I was surprised with a very disrespectful bouncer at the door telling me I cant go back inside, I tried to explain to him very politely that I just got here from a long distance for my friend going away party and paid my cover and was just making a phone call and I just walked out right in front of him not even 10 mins ago and heres my stamp and hes like it doesnt matter doors are closed but doors were wide open and the way he was talking to me I never experienced that before but I tried to stay calm and be professional about it, then by chance one of the people that work inside came by and the bouncer told him to deal with me and I was shocked he had the same response then a pretty lady came to the door smiling saying hi its me and of course they let her in then the guy looked at me very disgusted and told me ok you can go in. WHAT???? Ive never been treated in such a random disrespectful unprofessional way like what happened to me at this place. Dirty sticky place + rude disrespectful security + unprofessional management = HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. Not worth it.

Erika Ibañez

I feel extremely compelled to express my deeply regret of going to this place. The web side states that they open at 7:30 pm. We arrived a little before that to be able to enjoy some salsa lessons before a general dance. We waited until 7:30 and they didnt open. The bartender arrived at 8 as well as others servers and when I ask at what time can we come in they say when the manager arrives and that varies from 8:15 and up...We sat outside in a small waiting area they have. A very well dress man but contradicting his unmannerly, rudeness, a boorishness deminor came out and look at us with harshness and told us that the place is close and we need to leave the waiting area and wait in the sidewalk. I was offended after waiting for more than 30 minutes individual and ask him: "are you the manager? he said yes...I couldnt imagine if that under educated person was the manager what can we expect inside! I told him his web side says their open at 7:30 and if not they need to fix that misleading information and at least be polite, excuse himself for the mistakes and let us in if they will be opening in 5 minutes at 8:30! that is the least he could do if he understood basic marketing and a good customer service. Contrary, he gave signs of ignorance, intolerance. classless and poor management in a situation that an experience manager could solve easily and keep everybody happy. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE..if you are a person with high expectations of respect as a human been, these is not the place for you. I rate this place as zero and pray that anybody that decides to assist here will never experience this level of treatment.

Ronald B Hernandez

Its a hit or miss. Most of the time a miss. Nothing special. I went to see if my friend was inside because her phone has died. The chick at the door and bouncer were very rude and wanted to make me pay just to go check if she was there. Very rude people at the door all the time. Drinks are over priced. A jack and coke will cost you like 13 bucks and a long island like 17 bucks. You have to pay to get in. All the time no exceptions. Update: You need to do something about your bouncers - the girl at the door collecting money too. Everyone who works the door has been so rude to me and my friends. I went yesterday to look for my friend to see if she was inside - her phone had died and could not find her at the metro. I told the girl i would leave my id and phone - i just wanted to make sure my friend was there. The bouncer came to me in a very rude tone and said "YOU CAN SEE FROM THERE BUT THATS AS CLOSE AS YOURE GONNA GET IF YOU DONT PAY." I was going to pay, but I wanted to make sure my friend was there and that nothing had happened to her. If you want to increase your business or keep your business try a different approach ---- how about being more polite to customers. I definitely would not recommend this place to anyone visiting town.

Dmitriy S

Terrible. The door man and the front desk lady acted like complete garbage. I was invited by dancers to check out the their local dance community. I didnt mind leaving my bag behind the front door until I came out to check on my bag and politely asked the front desk staff where the bathroom was. They seemed drunk or high on something and acted extremely hostile. I politely informed them that I just came outside to check my bag and they yelled at me and told me to get out! I still had my stuff inside the venue including my credit card. I couldnt say bye to my friends and had to text a friend who invited me to let her know that I got kicked out for no reason but she didnt get the message until after theyve already left. Update: Now calling the bank to cancel my credit card....and I guess my stuff is lost or still inside. I will never step foot in this venue again and will make sure everyone knows in our dance community and on social media what happened. And from reading other reviews it looks like this is a consistent issue with their front door staff.

David T Smith

night. First, showed up early to get a chair at the bar and ordered a beer. Helped out with the class, and when I came back my only half-drunk beer was gone. Asked my bartender where it went and she said "they clean stuff up fast". My mistake was ordering two more from the same person. Still quite unfriendly the whole time. When I closed out 3 coronas the bill was $22 and change?!!???!?!?! I should have challenged it, ended up getting one more from the other bar with cash and it was $6.00 so basically they overcharged me on the credit card. Check your bill! The staff as a whole was pretty aloof and unfriendly, I got the impression from the ID check security guy, the "pay your cover" girl, and most (but not all) that it was my privilege be allowed to be there and spend my money. Having said that, if you want to go for the dancing: the floor is a nice wood, pretty good music and the other salsa dancers were great.