The Black Swan

This place is currently closed. I feel like they should have to put this up ok here. I took an über there and it was a waste of money. The whole hotel is closed due to the flood that recently happened. If you’re planning on going to this place call before you waste your time or money on transportation.

This is, quite honestly, the worst club I’ve ever been to in my fair city. I honestly don’t think there was an ounce of vodka divided up amongst the four glasses of tonic water I received that cost me $ 40 and 45 min of my life. A shirt and tie does not a good bartender make.
Not to mention the music and crowd are insufferable. Won’t be making this mistake twice.

How have I never reviewed Black Swan?! If you go to enough weddings in Houston, you’re going to see this place from time to time. With the correct expectations, it should be fun enough. (Review is for the weekends. No comment on weeknights)
This is not an exclusive club with fine drinks, sparkler bottle service and some acclaimed DJ. What it is though, is a guaranteed hot mess of fun if you’re looking to dance like an idiot and bump into every wedding reception after-​after party on a Saturday.
FYI, Drinks are a little overpriced, especially if you’re ordering cocktails by your favorite label. Bartenders are pretty quick even when it gets packed, though.
Wedding reception just let out at midnight and everyone is still looking to keep the dancing going? You’ve found your spot. If you don’t take yourself, or the place, too seriously, your group will have a blast.

Watered down drinks.
Expensive drinks.
80s music gave it 2 stars. The transitions were AWFUL!

Meh. I expected more considering it’s inside of the Omni and you’re paying upwards of $ 12 for a drink. It looked really outdated and sadly to say… tacky :/​And not that it’s a bad thing but it was definitely an older crowd of singles getting down. Sort of felt like I was in an under 18s club filled with 55 year olds acting like 18 year olds.
Definitely felt out of place, my husband and I decided to have a drink at the lobby bar instead which ended up being a great time!

Yeah, The Black Swan is kinda cheesy, but they have a big dance floor, they play a wide variety of music (salsa, 70s, 80s, 90s, pop, hip hop, even some world music) and they take requests. There’s a wedding at the Omni almost every Saturday and guests flock to this basement club to finish off the party, so you usually find a crazy mix of people from all over the place. There’s also some terrible dancing, which makes for a hilarious night.
It can sometimes get a little crowded, acoustics aren’t that great, and drinks are pricey, but my girlfriends and I always have a blast.

I can’t say I have any fond memories associated with The Black Swan. Perhaps it’s because my former workplace (*hiss*) used to throw all its parties there and they were utter sh*tshows and a half, in the worst way possible way. Just add alcohol to a bunch of overworked young «professionals» (I use that term quite loosely) and epic disaster is bound to result.
Aside from the unpleasant association of The Black Swan, this seems to be where Hot Mess Club of Houston seems to congregate for whatever reason. As soon as the work events ended, bam! — eager bleary-​eyed hot messes seem to descend upon this place. Maybe its the allure of potential one-​night stands? And the creeper dudes it attracts (who doesn’t love those?)? Surely it couldn’t be the weak sauce overpriced drinks!
To its credit, Black Swan is rather massive, should you choose to rent out the entire bar area and adjoining party rooms. I have no idea how everything is on a typical special-​events-​free weekend evening (I’ve declined all opportunities to join friends here — it’s not like they have pleasant experiences themselves — yet the insist on returning — why?!), so perhaps the two stars is not completely warranted. Naw. .. it is.

I wound up here late on a Saturday night after going to a wedding. Everyone else in the bar appeared to be in the same boat.
This is a glorified hotel bar trying to be a club. That being said, I still had a good time with my group and it was easy to get a drink. Drinks were cheaper than a lot of hotel bars. We valeted our car, and took a cab home. It was very convenient.
I would never say to friends, «lets go to the Black Swan!» But if I was staying in the hotel, and felt like having some late night cocktails I would not hesitate to head there.
I know this review is somewhat scatter brained, but I am having a hard time articulating how I felt about this place. Basically if you have a drunk wedding party on your hands, and you are staying in this hotel, IT’S AWESOME. Otherwise, meh.