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Rumba Room

1000 Universal Studios Blvd #208
Universal City, CA 91608
Phone: (818) 622-1227

Ratings & Reviews Summary for Rumba Room

What Users are Saying:

  • Crowded
  • Trendy
  • Good for after work
  • Good dancing
  • Good social scene
5 Star Rating
 
(12 reviews)
4 Star Rating
 
(1 reviews)
3 Star Rating
 
(2 reviews)
2 Star Rating
 
(1 reviews)
1 Star Rating
 
(4 reviews)

User Reviews for Rumba Room

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

09/21/2008 Posted by CG77

The pictures do reflect the place. The floors are carpet & they are sticky all over the place. It's filthy. The Saturday crowd is trashy and mixed with gangsters and 40 year olds that act like they're 21 year old p orn stars. The place is not classy at all and the dance floors are over crowded. The men there feel that they have the right to pull the women they want to dance with. And the management was unprofessional in there. You think they would use some of that $20 cover charge to clean the place up a bit. DON'T GO, your better off anywhere else.

Pros: It looks nice from the outside.

Cons: It's a breeding ground for jerks.

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

08/01/2008 Posted by salsafanatic

After spending hours trying to get to the Rumba room, I was bitterly dissapointed. The people at the door, the manager and the owner were so rude. The Rumba room must have all the money they need, because the definiteliy don't treat their customer's very well. My spanish boyfriend would say the manger and however have "El sentido comun en el culo"

Pros: can't think of one

Cons: rude service

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

02/17/2008 Posted by pingaloKa

This is the worst place i've ever gone to. It was a disaster, especially the manager he is a piece of s****.

Pros: Not Recommended

Cons: Not Recomended

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

09/21/2007 Posted by syntheticlounge

the DJ was horrible. songs were played 30 seconds each and then another (and REAL bad mixes, the song following the other song never matched in rhythm or pace), as if the DJ had no confidence. You couldn't get into the songs (of the few good ones). the rest was a bad mix of mexican and old 80's music. The crowd was serious and no smiles, just boring. Would not recommend and I'm amazed it got this many five star ratings.

Pros: nice name for a dance club

Cons: bad music, arrogant service, lame DJ

3 Star Rating: Average

07/27/2007 Posted by emma8225

This club is very diverse you see people of all ages dressed in their best!!! The drinks are pricy but you do get drunk here as I have seen. The line is long, and that ensures a stampede of crowds, which it is. Room #2 (Second Floor) Hip-Hop Room plays awesome music but it's so crowded so is the bar it looks more like wall street with disco lights than a night club.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/14/2007 Posted by jf058794

I've gone twice now had a lot of fun both nights. Two dance floors upstairs salsa, and downstairs Hip-hop. Drinks are decent price, entry is a little high if you get there after 10pm its $20 plus $10 parking. So plan to get there before 10pm but a little hard if you driving through L.A. Music upstairs is fun and upbeat, hip-hop DJ changes the music too quick only plays each song what seems like 30sec. Crowd upstairs is a bit older, hip-hop floor is a bit younger. Bring your dancing shoes the girls like to dance here. Girl aren’t stuck up. Good crowds no fights. Last call around 1:30AM

Pros: Good Dacing, and Drinks ok

Cons: Entry a bit high if u get there after 10pm

2 Star Rating: Below Average

09/11/2006 Posted by robert271

To start, the dance floor is terrible--the material grips your shoes in a way that makes it very hard to turn. Even the dance instructor hired by the Rumba Room acknowledged that the floor was bad. When parking is $10 and the cover is an additional $20, I expect better arrangements than that. The place itself went from being a ghost town to being so crowded that I barely had enough room to turn a lady. There were hardly any places to sit down, and you weren't allowed to step outside for fresh air without leaving the club permanently. The place is certainly slick in its appearance, but the overall atmosphere wasn't very friendly compared to some of the other places I have visited. If you make reservations in advance, the cover is $10. Even at that reduced price, this place does not rank high on my list.

Pros: good music

Cons: bad dance floor

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/05/2006 Posted by eddiez1

I've been loyal to this club for more than two years simply because no other night club has been able to match its standards.

Pros: Two dance floors, Great music, Safe location

Cons: None

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/12/2006 Posted by csteele

What can I say... this place is awesome. Great drinks, music, and dancing. I have gone there a few times on the weekend and it's usually packed. Really fun crowd. But I also went w/ some friends the other night during the week to see what it was like. Definitely not as crowded, but still had a great time. There's a bartender there - I think her name was Lacie. She took great care of me and my friends. Oh yeah - and it didn't hurt that she was smoking HOT too (heh heh). Maybe I need to go on weeknights more often!

Pros: Drinks, Ambience

Cons: No Bathroom attendan

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/19/2005 Posted by cali_leilani

When u think of a club @ city walk u would prob think of it being lame cuz its in a shopping area full of visiters, but ITS NOT, ITS TOTALLY FULL OF LOCALS. I love this place- it has a great lay out for socializing, chilling, and meeting people. I dont even mind going out with just a few girlfriends. It is one of the few latin clubs where it is totally classy and the music is 1/2 classic and 1/2 hip hop, reggaeton. I LOVE REGGAETON!

Pros: REGGAETON, beautiful, CLASSY

Cons: Lil'Older crowd, Closes @ 2 :(

Editor's Review

Latin jazz meets salsa and merengue on two of the city's biggest dance floors.  See the full editorial review.

Insider Tips

When to Go

Appetizers and small plates help Friday and Saturday nights' dancers power through the late hours.

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Bar/Club Information

Atmospheres

  • Food Served
  • Dance Floor
  • Clubs
  • DJ - Latin & Salsa
  • Singles
  • DJ

Parking

  • Pay lot

Hours

  • Mon 6pm-12am
  • Tue 6pm-11pm
  • Wed-Thu 6pm-1am
  • Fri-Sun 8pm-2am

Payment Types

  • Discover
  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Music Types

  • Latin

Near This Location

1000 Universal Studios Blvd #208
Universal City, CA 91608

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