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strangely voyeuristic. Dress up, bring your credit card and get ready to jive to what is touted
as the best sound system in the Caribbean. Thursday and Friday are 21+; Saturday 23 and
over.
El San Juan Hotel Lobby
HOTEL
(El San Juan Hotel & Casino, 6063 Av Isla Verde, Isla Verde; 8pm-2am Thu-Sat)
If you want to dance but discos aren't your style, try the salsa and merengue bands here.
Professional dancers move among the crowd getting everyone in motion. Live music adds
to the fun.
Krash
GAY NIGHTCLUB
(1257AvPoncedeLeón,Santurce;admission$6-10; 10pm-lateWed-Sat)
Hot dan-
cing is de rigueur and theme nights are the staple here. DJs shake the house with the latest
club sounds from LA, New York and beyond.
Circo Bar
GAY NIGHTCLUB
(650Condado,Santurce;admissionfree; 9pm-late; )
Primarily a video bar from
Sunday through Wednesday - with a karaoke detour on Thursdays - this place gets sweaty
and snug on weekends, when high-energy dancing gets everyone up close and personal.
Amid the flashing TV screens you'll find a youngish male crowd wriggling to hip-hop or
chilling out on the walk-through smoking patio.
Starz
GAY NIGHTCLUB
( 365 Av José de Diego, Santurce; admission $5; 10pm-late Sat)
Meet some new
friends across the street at popular
Tia Maria's
and then boogie the night away at this ex-
uberant mostly male discotheque. DJs spin disco, trance, techno and house sounds, pausing
for a 3am drag show.
Club Lázer
NIGHTCLUB
( 251 Cruz, Old San Juan; 10pm-late)
It's been around for a while and it's still a big
draw, with three levels to wander and laser lights slicing across the dancefloor. The music
tends toward reggaetón and hip-hop, with things heating up by midnight. Strippers (male
and female) set the tone on Saturday nights.
