SX The Club, San Juan, Puerto Rico

[BillyMan]

Visiting in March.  Any feedback on the go-go boys there?

[Buff Daddy]

Hi Billy Man. Where are you staying?. I haven't been to San Juan in years. I use to stay at the Atlantic Beach Hotel on condado Beach. 

[+ nycman]

I used to go there on frequent trips to Puerto Rico. I liked it a lot.
Just the right amount to "dirty”. Reminded me of NYC East Village
dive bars in the early 90’s. Fun and a little sleazy. Everyone was
very friendly. 

Like any dive bar it could be very hit or miss and trying to figure out
when the "right time" to be there isn’t very easy to do. I say stop 
by and see if it’s the right scene for you. At most, the cover was like $5,
so there’s not much to lose. I just wouldn’t plan an entire evening 
around it, because it could easily be a bust. 

Having said all that, I haven’t been to SX since the pandemic started. I was 
in PR a year or so ago and PR was a fucking mess. I’m pretty sure SX was
still closed then. I just know I didn’t visit SX on that trip. The neighborhood
is a little rough, and like I said PR in general didn’t feel very safe at the time 
so I didn’t venture off the property. Hell, even on property at a 5 star hotel
(where I was a regular for years) was sketchy as fuck. 

I’m sure things are starting to "normalize" but just do your homework, 
and be careful. 

Edited February 13, 2023 by nycman

[BillyMan]

6 hours ago, Buff Daddy said:

Hi Billy Man. Where are you staying?. I haven't been to San Juan in years. I use to stay at the Atlantic Beach Hotel on condado Beach. 

Sheraton by the Convention Center ... but someone else is paying for that!

[BillyMan]

4 hours ago, nycman said:

I used to go there on frequent trips to Puerto Rico. I liked it a lot.
Just the right amount to "dirty”. Reminded me of NYC East Village
dive bars in the early 90’s. Fun and a little sleazy. Everyone was
very friendly. 

Like any dive bar it could be very hit or miss and trying to figure out
when the "right time" to be there isn’t very easy to do. I say stop 
by and see if it’s the right scene for you. At most, the cover was like $5,
so there’s not much to lose. I just wouldn’t plan an entire evening 
around it, because it could easily be a bust. 

Having said all that, I haven’t been to SX since the pandemic started. I was 
in PR a year or so ago and PR was a fucking mess. I’m pretty sure SX was
still closed then. I just know I didn’t visit SX on that trip. The neighborhood
is a little rough, and like I said PR in general didn’t feel very safe at the time 
so I didn’t venture off the property. Hell, even on property at a 5 star hotel
(where I was a regular for years) was sketchy as fuck. 

I’m sure things are starting to "normalize" but just do your homework, 
and be careful. 

Thank you!