The Kress

not exclusive, but
if you’re looking for hip hop
you’ll find her on Fri.

Ghetto Ghetto Ghetto ass People!!! Not my kinda Crowd… What have Hollywood clubs become!!! The reason why i gave it 1 star is because the Venue is Very Nice. And I had no choice lol. Drinks are small and over priced! It smells gross because of all the smelly ass guys and its Humid, Security is Rude towards regular people paying to get in. Thank god I was VIP and didn’t wast my money getting in that Club.
End of story

I have been to a LOT of clubs, bars, lounges. You name it, but I have to say I really like this place.
First off there are 3 different levels, and each one is pretty big so it gives you the option to switch up your scene, you dont feel like youre in one big room the whole time and it also makes it seem like you’re meeting/​seeing new ppl the whole time vs going in circles and seeing the same ppl over and over … There are stairs and elevators, which each have a person manning them, but with all the drunkards in and out constantly, they are still pretty friendly, which is refreshing.
For parking you can pay to park in the main lot, which is right next to the doors (I think its 20 bucks, that or less) or you can park in cheaper lots around the block, if you do expect a pretty nice walk.
This place gets pretty packed, dancing can be difficult at times. If you have the money to spend, I would definitely recommend getting a VIP area. Which you’re probably thinking well just go to another floor– which you can. but i’ve gone twice — one time all 3 floors were hiphop/​top 40, but the second time one floor was house music, which I dont like at all, so if I wanted to stay on the hiphop floor all night I would get a VIP area, and the 3^rd level was wristband only. So I guess it just depends on what night you go…
Entrance is $ 20 bucks, try and find a promoter to work with so you can get in half off or even ladies free, then you just give your guy friends 10 and its all even .
For attire you definitely want to dress up — sexy/​classy club wear, its dress to impress there, I was on a guestlist so we were supposed to be free until 10, the bouncer tried charging, I asked him not to cuz we were on the list and he ended up saying «ok only because you’re cute» lol sooo catch my drift? Guys dress trendy/​nice too.
Drinks are normal price for Hollywood, 9 – 14 bucks :/​… but overall i’d say definitely try this place out one time.

Kress has eager men, beautiful women, overpriced cover and drinks, and loud music – all the things that make a club good enough.
But good luck at the door. The guy who was running the back door when I went yelled at people waiting patiently in line like a cross between an angry pro wrestler and a whiny failing comic making fun of his audience. Duh, help the guys who are paying huge covers that pay your salary to get women instead of making them look bad! Puh-​lease.

Came to Kress for appetizers and drinks. So if you are reading this to see what the club is like, I only know what the food and drinks are like.
Kress is a nice place with high ceilings and high booths that make it perfect for a couple to have a romantic evening. We got sat at a 3 person booth that were really comfy and had a view of the chandelier in the middle of the bar.
We weren’t that hungry and so we just ordered some calamari
and a chocolate soufflé.
The calamari was light and crisp and tasted like they were covered in tempura batter. They were a little bit too salty but it still had a good flavor. Some pieces were a bit chewy so my jaw ended up getting a little work out. The sauces that it came out with was a sweet and sour sauce and an orange sauce that I cannot remember the taste of.
The choclate soufflé was so good. The server let us know that it was going to take 15 minutes which was fine since we were waiting for another club to open. It was the perfect taste of chocolate and the vanilla ice cream was creamy and good. The berries were very sweet so make sure to get some berries into every bite. That made each bite pure bliss.

I agree with most of the other reviewers. It’s a really trashy club with horrible music and an even worse crowd. The bartender was not friendly and the drink he made sucked harder than most of those slutty McFatFats roaming around the club. It’s $ 25 for parking (which I talked down to $ 10) and $ 20 to get into what’s pretty much a low-​grade warehouse. Save your time and go somewhere else; you’re not missing a thing (but you just might miss all of your stuff at the end of the night if you show up here).
I would never go back to The Kress.

So I planned my 25^th bday celebration here. I was really excited cuz the venue is so nice (I had been here briefly once on the rooftop and 3 floor).
Made dinner reservations for 15 at 7:30pm on a sat nov 6^th… We were late ya ya I’m always late oh well lol got there about 8:45 the hostess was very nice and still had our table reserved for us.
It was right in front almost in a private section by Hollywood blvd and the table had windows behind it.
All my friends started coming… They brought water glasses and bread and butter until we ordered.
There was a minimum $ 20 per person for food only that was because we were staying for the club after and that was the deal (no drinks included for the club entrance)
there was a vodka open bar from 10 – 11, only mixer they had was pineapple juice and coke? hmmm weird.
anyway for the bad part:
i left to go to the restroom. came back purse and camera/​iphone/​money/​id/​cash/​makeup/​giftcards and everything else that was on the table and in my purse were stolen. i thought this was a classier place but turns out its just a ghetto place that u still cant trust ppl with leaving for a min. but that was partly my fault for leaving it there but i was drunk so whatever. but what got me mad was that the next day management was horrible trying to contact and when they said they would call me or email me back they didnt i had to stalk them to get a hold of them and i think that because i kept calling and asking about my stuff they got annoyed and just said they didnt find it or didnt have it
seriously lost over $ 1000 worth of things. and didnt even get anything back from kress not even an aplology for having dumba** ppl working there
i will not ever go there again, and my friends said they wouldnt either.
ps this is from november 2010

DO NOT COME HERE.
If I could give it negative fking 500 stars, I would.
I went here on ¹⁄₂₇ for some swanky 18+ event. I spent all my time on the third floor, and it was just all apocalyptically, ear-​achingly loud, CRAPPY music. The DJ sucked nuts, WATER IS $ 4 A BOTTLE WTF, there were only TWO TOILETS in the women’s restroom, and there was this random-​ass bathroom worker lady taking up space and handing out wet paper towels. Thanks you very much; I know how to get paper towels by myself.
My friend and I asked one of the bouncers if they had a coat check, and he said no. Then we asked if we could put our stuff somewhere, and he said the bathroom. Confused, we got in line to put our stuff there, and of course there were only toilets and sinks, and that random-​ass bathroom lady who had two suitcases under the counter, so we asked if she could watch our stuff. She nodded and took our stuff.
Okay, so we were dumb for doing that, but by the end of the night,
THE LADY WAS GONE. THE SUITCASES WERE GONE. OUR STUFF WAS GONE.
Security kept telling us that they couldn’t do anything about it, and they kept saying they didn’t know who she was and that she was only hired for that night.
THE SAME GUY WHO TOLD US TO PUT OUR SHIT IN THE BATHROOM SAID THAT HE NEVER SAID SUCH A THING.
They were all telling us that they had no responsibility whatsoever, and there wasn’t even a fucking manager around to let us talk to!
Then the security guy just hustled us into the elevator and carted us down to the first floor and pretty much booted us out.
I got my phone, camera, and ID stolen. My friend got her ID stolen. Another friend got her DEBIT, ID, and phone stolen.
WOW, THIS PLACE HAS WORKERS THAT COLLAB WITH EACH OTHER TO STEAL FROM THEIR CLIENTS.
DO NOT COME HERE.
I’m filing this shit to the police.

Kress. Why all the bad reviews?!
I was part of a bar crawl and Kress was the second place we hit. We liked this place so much, we decided to stay the whole night.
We didn’t have to stay in line, so I can’t comment about that part. Also, we didn’t have to pay cover. Although, I asked a two guys how much they paid, and they said $ 20
Once inside. I would have to say it was nice. This place has three levels, although I think you have to pay extra to go to the third level. We mostly stayed on the second level. The music they played all night was good. There were maybe 3 or 4 whack ones. The crowd was average. I think this is an 18+ club. Not that it matters to me, but it seems to matter to some people.
The only negative I have to say about this place. was the second floor bar. Twice we went to order a long island ice tea. Both times, the bartender gave us a jack and diet coke. Or rum and diet coke. Crazy?
I would definitely take people back here. It’s a fun spot.
Parking: We parked at Hollywood and Highlands, and walked! :)

Okay the night i went here, it was completely VAGINA infested. I dont know about other nights but hayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy thats a full star right?
There is a LARGE line to get in, i dont know how long it lasted or if they all even got in. There were probably 100+ in that line. My friends and I got to go straight in though. And i have no idea for cover prices, because we got in free too.
VENUE: Very cute, I like how they have a photobook inside. Too bad it wasnt working that night I went :(. The dance floor was cool, I was on the third floor. Plenty of space and sitting areas. Lots of mirrors. The roof is told, the main area for fun.
BAR: Drinks are set at usual prices. (10 – 12 for shots or mixed drinks) Friendly bar services, free water.
MUSIC: Not the best. I remember hearing repeats.

This review is for a Friday night: Kress is wavering between 1 and 2 stars, but I bumped it up because at least the music was dance-​able.
This place was a hot mess. A three-​story club is nothing to brag about when you have to climb up and down a dirty stairwell to get around. Not like the elevator was any better — dirty, old, and very slow. The overall layout inside each floor was okay — the bar was easily accessible and the DJs play different music, so at least you have some variety (though they repeated a lot of songs throughout the night, all radio top 40 hip-​hop). Drinks are hella expensive and small.
The rooftop was less than impressive. It looked nice, but the seats were all wet and it was pretty empty. They have hookah on the roof but even with that, it got pretty boring and we spent most of our time on the basement level (probably because we were too tired to walk up the stairs again).
Some of the things I witnessed at Kress just crossed the line into completely tacky and trashy. Normally, I don’t really pay much attention to the crowd at a club, but c’mon now people. Hot messes all over the place. It was just uncomfortable.
Overall, I wouldn’t recommend Kress, especially if you have to pay cover.

Went here on several occasion but only because my friends are promoters so I was able to get on the guest list.
Every time I went here I had a pretty good time, sober or inebriated. The people that went the nights that I went were all super fun and energetic. My friends and I even got invited to sit at a table by strangers just bc they were drunk and it was someone’s birthday! The music was decent. Not the greatest mixes so I wasn’t getting crazy on the dance floor.
Drinks are pricey. But if you go to clubbing in Hollywood then you shouldn’t expect otherwise.
The rooftop was fun. I liked their little egg seats. Prime spot for picture-​whoring it up I must say. The bathrooms up there were gross and only had like 3 stalls which was super annoying at times. That bathroom line could get pretty long and after a couple of drinks you are spending most of your night there. The view is nice and it was easy to find a seat. Once again the DJ was OK.
Overall a nice place to go if you don’t have to pay cover. Parking is expensive but if you go early enough you can find street paring for free! Yay! PLUS they always have those hot dog vendors outside waiting for all your drunken asses to come out and eat. Bacon wrapped hot dogs with onions & peppers? HELL YES.

This place was even worse than the last time. We got in not after a lot of annoying shit going on. The person we talked to said we’d get on a special guestlist to get wristbands to get to certain areas of the club they said NO and told us to get the wristbands. So we go back to get them cause they forgot to give it to us and tells us that they can’t do shit. They also almost made us pay again to get in again cause they made us wait in line… again. WHACK. HELLA FUCKING WHACK.
people. don’t go here… you will NOT have fun.
I got a beer, danced around a little bit last time I went on ONE floor cause the rest of the floors were empty. REALLY really EMPTY.
So we decide the bounce cause this place was whack. What a waste of a trip out to LA. Thanks a lot Kress.
The only highlight of the night was the food truck outside– it was jamaican jerk chicken truck. and i got the bob marley burrito. rice, beans, jerk chicken and fried plantains. most amazing burrito ever. But that’s it. the roachcoach outside that jankitty club they call kress.

Remember the good old days of Kress? I remember when the crowd was beautiful starving models, muscular gorgeous men and celebrities. I remember when people used to try to buy wristbands to get up top for like $ 500 bc they were desperate to be seen there. Nowadays that crowd has moved on. I hope the venue made money back then bc now it looks very different.
I was invited to a bday and I went on a Saturday night, a Saturday night I kinda’ wasted at Kress.
We had a table and I noticed the following–
a: the crowd that used to be celebs and model types in ²⁰⁰⁶⁄₂₀₀₇ is now very different
b: the bottle servers don’t seem to want to be there anymore based on our waitress’ complaints
c: whoever «dj’s» the roof seems a little new at it
d: vip just isn’t very vip or special anymore.
e: they’re doing some serious specials on bottles just to get people through the door, so clearly the club is struggling.
Skip this club bc it’ll rebrand soon I bet

I’ve been to Kress on two separate occasions – once for an office party and again for Valentine’s Day.
At the office party, there was free food/​appetizers and an open bar. We also had access to every floor in the club, including the rooftop bar. Each floor has a sort of theme to it that makes it fun to explore.
The bottom floor is where the dance club is and is designed with tables/​couches surrounding the dance floor. Up one floor is the restaurant area which has huge plush booths and a chandelier – this is what you see from the front entrance of the venue. The 3^rd floor resembles a library or study room. The top floor is where the rooftop bar is and somewhat reminds me of the Standard Hotel (Downtown LA) bar.
On Valentine’s Day, luckily we were on the guest list, otherwise I’m not sure how long it would have taken to get in considering that the door guy was only looking for people to pay him for entrance. Access throughout the club depends on what floors your promoter is promoting for – that’s interesting and weird, I’ve never heard that before at any other Hollywood establishment. Either way, it was dead, not sure if it was because of Valentine’s Day, but there weren’t many people upstairs at the rooftop bar or in the bottom dance floor room.
The music was okay, the only problem was that the bass was strong I felt like my insides were being jiggled around the entire time. It actually started making me feel sick, which led to us leaving the club.
There’s a lot right around back that has valet parking for $ 20, and is right next to the back entrance.

Been to Kress on numerous occasions. I don’t love this place, but I don’t hate it either. If you want to get in, get on the guestlist and get there early. Don’t be complaining about the wait when you don’t show up until 1130p!
PROS:
1) Beautiful Décor
2) Great Music
3) Reasonably Priced Drinks
CONS:
1) Parking– Valet only $ 20
2) THE STAIRS! and
3) THE STAIRS!
Yes, I hate the freaking stairs. While I heard that they have a rooftop dance area, they rarely let anyone up there unless you are «VIP». A bouncer offered to let us up there for $ 20/​head before, but dude… I am not paying $ 20 to get some fresh air.
Since I was being cheap and little drunk, I have to hike down 3 flights of stairs to catch some fresh air, and hike back up in those tiny high heels of mine. Not fun at all!

Okay, so I had a fashionshow at the Kress last night.
The GM decided to cancel all guestlist for the night… I’m guessing due to Busta Rhymes performance.
Everyone in the fashion show invited guest to come… we had over 300 angry guest outside because they weren’t letting anyone in until ¹⁰³⁰⁄₁₁ instead on 10 and they cut all guestlist! I heard they were charging $ 30/​person and even told one of my friends that he had to buy bottle service to get in.
LAME!
Besides bad management this place is OKAY. Multiple levels. Rooftop is lovely. Cool sushi bar. Not liking the elevators… waiting sucks when there’s tons of people trying to get in and out of it.
Parking is expensive of course. Valet only.
NEXT.

I liked how there are many dance floors to this place, and each one has supposedly a different style of music. I don’t like how I have to walk a gazillion steps of stairs to go from the bottom to the top dance floor. I wonder how girls do it in their heels. it’s really just a disaster waiting to happen especially when the night is over and people are drunk off their asses trying to come down. I’ve witnessed girls falling down on the stairs too many times.
A shot of patron isn’t even a shot. They pour it into this big glass so you think it’s a shot, but really, it’s like half of a shot. It also costs $ 12.
This place is just ok. If it wasn’t for the awesome friends that I came with I wouldn’t have come here at all.

Soooooo… this review is for the nightclub level of the kress… and this club I really don’t think i will go back to…
It is sad really because we all were so excited to check this place out, but the nightclub level was small, overcrowded, and the music was really not so great…
We got a table here, and our waitress was mad right off the start because we didn’t want to add on an extra charge to get red bull at our table. I mean come on! We were already paying all of this money to get table service at the club, you could be a little nicer to us!!! Cold shoulder off the top is not a good way to start…
Oh ya and you have to enter for the nightclub from the back of the club! So don’t waste your time waiting in the front like a normal person would do… don’t ask me why, i have no idea.
But the décor inside the nightclub level is blah. Looked kind of cheap to me. And the music… who plays techno rock to dance to in a trendy hollywood club? No one I was with really knew how to dance to any of it, so this place definitely needs a new DJ ASAP.
And to top off this place, one of the workers here was carrying a box across the club to the bar on the other side, and he WHACKED me upside my head with the box walking by and didn’t even notice!!! I was pissed, and by the time I realized what happened, he was gone. But man, that alone makes me not want to come back here…
So ya… Kress…not what it is hyped up to be. But if you get drunk enough here then you can just ignore the details and dance to whatever music is in your head heh.

UH this is the most disorganized club i have been to yet BUT also the one of the most beautiful clubs in Hollywood!
Let’s break it down, shall we?
OUTSIDE:
$ 20 valet parking. Note, they ONLY valet.
Entrance to the club is in the rear!
The line to this club on a Sunday Night was about the length of two basketball courts filled with scattered Asian women and men. (felt like a tourist)
Must find your «promoter» in this mess, to get your golden ticket, then head back into the mess where you just came from to find the dude who scans your id to see if your not a fake or not. NOTE: While my friends and I received our golden tickets, the main security guard announced, who gave you these tickets, there’s no way, your getting in here. (true story). We got in free with our golden tickets.
then you give your golden ticket to the computer girls where you get your red ticket. Why all these colors and why is this such a mess?
If you do not know a promoter/​and also not on their list, must pay cover charge. ($$)
INSIDE:
Beautiful bar, with a red glass chandelier in the middle of circular bar.
Décor: red lamps, mural walls, gold accents, gold tuffed 10 foot circular booths.
In the dance room, it was packed of people.
Hot, thirsty but can’t afford expensive drinks? Ask the bartender for a water. they serve it in a glass with ice with a hint of raspberry. sweet!
Hmm that pretty much wraps up my time.
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