Clubs and Bars?? Hotels, too, i guess??

Okay, i never go to clubs and bars, especially downtown. My wife has been bugging me to take her out on the town dancing, clubbing that sort of thing. So I have a birthday in Nov. so if I am going to do it lets go all out. I am looking for some where to start off slow couple beers at one place, couple shots at the next. Build my courage before we hit the dance clubs. We are ealry 20 somethings and would be looking for that sort of crowd. With it being Nov. short walks from here to there would be the best. So what are the best places to go? She (my wife) also mentioned hotels i.e. Hampton Inn, Conrad, Omni, Hilton Gardens, Hyatt. Any suggestions on which would be the best one for location to bars and price? Or any others i didnt mention? Thanks for the help in advance.

Clubs and Bars?? Hotels, too, i guess??

Best bet would be The Hampton. It%26#39;s there on Meridian right in the middle of it all. There are a couple of small bars on Pennsylvania jus south of Washington to get started. At Maryland(?) and Penn there%26#39;s a place directly across from Conceco Fieldhouse which ic good but will be crowded if there is a game. Final destination? It has to be Ike and Jonesy%26#39;s!!! The original dance and fun place when the downtown started to turn around. Be sure to do the ';gator'; or a ';Curley Shuffle';dance, that will assure that your wife will never want to go dancing with you again. It worked for me with my version of The Jed Clampitt Stomp

Clubs and Bars?? Hotels, too, i guess??

There%26#39;s a big difference between the hotels your wife named, Hampton is one end and the Conrad at the other end of the spectrum, all depends on how much you want to spend and what amenities you want in a hotel.

One place to go and it is loads of fun and very popular is the Slippery Noodle Inn. However, it%26#39;s not exactly walkable or close to some of the downtown hot spots.

I don%26#39;t know if this is your style at all, but I went with a group of friends to a birthday party at the Jazz Kitchen, and we had a lot of fun. It%26#39;s in the Broad Ripple area. Most nights they have live music. The night we went (Thursday) was ';Latin Dance Party.';

We had dinner there before it got very crowded, danced for awhile and then went other places. Like you, I rarely go to clubs and bars, and this was a nice way to kind of ease into the evening.

http://www.thejazzkitchen.com/

This also looked like it would be a good resource for you:

http://www.pubclub.com/indy/broadripple.htm

http://www.pubclub.com/indy/pubclub.htm

I hope you have a great birthday!

Lily

Well, our last trip we started at Champs and had an appitizer and a tall draft beer. Then we strolled down to Ike %26amp; Jonesys had another beer (we sat at the bar). Always a great thing to do, where locals are friendly to tourists and willing to give great local advice. Its always fun to do a mini pub crawl. One here, One there!!!

When you leave Ike %26amp; Jonesys, ask to have your hand stamped. Then when you return later, you don%26#39;t have to wait in their long outside line, and you won%26#39;t have to pay cover charge, thats my best tip. Because that is the FINAL DESTINATION!!!!! :)

But, when you leave there, you make a short walk to the Slippery Noodle, I suggest the back of bar, thats where the live music starts earliest. We%26#39;ll get there a little early and have a sandwich, get a good table. Thats where you%26#39;ll have the best time, best music. Great friendly crowd. It%26#39;ll make your trip memorable, you%26#39;ll start tapping your toes and your there, Just plain fun!!!

Then afterwards stroll back to Ike %26amp; Jonseys, thats just a short walk, walk past the long line, and show doorman your handstamped and go in and shake your booty!!! Its all fun in Indy, and I recommend staying at Crown Plaza. We got a great 3.5star rate on the Sheraton. You can%26#39;t lose. You want to stay downtown proper, so you both don%26#39;t have to walk long distance back to hotel. Cabs are hard to find late at nite. Your going to have a great time. My husband dances like Elaine, and we have a ball. :)

Enjoy your holiday and don%26#39;t forget LePeeps for breakfast!!!!!!

Agree with Cincy on the bars. And on the hotels.

The Crowne Plaza is very nice. For a real splurge, the Conrad or the Canterbury will really move you up a couple of notches - really luxurious hotels with great service - sometimes you can catch a good rate too ...

Others to consider for a higher end stay: the Omni and the Sheraton (although the Conrad and Canterbury are heads and shoulders above all the rest).