The Cobra Lounge

First hookah bar I’ve been to and enjoyed it. $ 5 for a lifetime membership, and around $ 20 for a good bowl. If you go with 3+ people then the price is super reasonable and gives you a chance to relax and hang out. Drinks are super overpriced and the music is super loud. Overall I enjoyed myself — something different from smoking my friend’s hookah in his living room.

It’s a shame the two reviews on here were written by haters. I visited here with my girlfriend and we both had a great experience; it was her first hookah, but I’m an old hand at it.
Washington State law only allows hookah smoking in a members-​only club establishment, so you have to spend a measly $ 5 to become a bona-​fide member for life. I guess some cheaper Unilocalers aren’t ballin’ on a budget, but if you can’t scrape together cino pesos, then you might as well give the car keys back to your mom and finish your high school homework.
As far as the actual prices go, they were decent considering the fact that Bellingham has a population close to the high school enrollment numbers at an inner city campus. (and my graduating class in Miami was probably bigger than the population of neighboring Blaine…)
They have a solid mix of tobacco (shisha) flavors and they keep the hookahs clean. Considering this is in the Pacific Northwest, and not the Khan el-​Khalili souk in Mar, they do a good job.

Expensive, but still fun. I enjoy The Cobra Lounge for what it is, but when I can save money by hookah’ing myself… Still, it’s a cool spot, and the magicians are entertaining.