text: Saturday Calvin Harris spinningnnMy friend and I in unison Hey let us go to HakkasannMe Suddenly worried But what about the bad reviewsnFriend Nah they are all related to people having trouble getting innMe Yeah we will not have those issues We know a host nnThe host surprisingly tells us to get there late so we follow his advice and get there way past There is a ticket admission line on one side and guest list and ladies lines on the other So first we are in the guest list area not line because at that point rules do not apply and it is everyone for themselves pushing up front trying to unsuccessfully catch someone is attention When that does not go anywhere we move to the ladies line but it makes no difference Everyone is on the guest list and almost everyone is a lady because in my hours of waiting I saw guys on average get in But more on that laternnWe see the host that we know who tells us that he will get us in in a minute but right now no one is getting in they are over capacity etc etc I hear other hosts tell other girls the same thing and that it could be anywhere from minutes to get in But once in a while I see only certain hosts get people in It is too late in the night to form conspiracy theories and analyze this hierarchy so we just keep waiting A long while passes when some hosts start changing their stories and telling people that they might as well leave because they are not getting in Our host comes out of hiding and we just ask him to honestly tell us if we are getting in and he assures us that we are it will just be a few more minutes nnMeanwhile we decide to go into a bar adjacent to Hakkasan When you come out of the bar it just so happens that you are in an area where all the hosts hang out getting closer access At that point the story still stays the same to get in is anywhere minutes Who gets in we ask People who are meeting people with tables seems to be a general response Mysteriously those people are mostly girls with a few guys sprinkled in between A group of girls who was waiting for a long time goes in with a host whom I have seen getting others in So we talk to him Same story minutes What about those girls who just got in we ask They are friends of Calvin Harris the host says I doubt any real friends of Calvin Harris will be waiting in line for an hour but OK whatever We finally got in after talking to yet another host not the one we knew who at that point had disappeared BUT what really made this whole experience unpleasant was the constant lack of clear answers If we are not getting in just TELL US We appreciate honestly so we can go on with our night Yes your strategy is to keep people outside to make your club seem like it is the hottest place on earth but I do not want to be the puppet outside making the club look good while wasting my precious time not knowing what is going to happen This lack of disrespect and disregard really threw me off nnHowever once Inside the energy was amazing The sound quality the lights the visuals were all great No line at the bar very nice bartenders making very nice strong drinks The stairs are not too bad but maybe it is because I was semisober Maybe the drinks were not that strong after all Anyway It was all almost worth the waiting Almost nnNext time if I want to see a DJ I will just buy the online tickets Seems like that is the way to get in without a hassle