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by Gerald Loszynski on You can't go home again. For most of my adult life, the Clermont was... not a well-kept secret, but a sort of talisman or charm that could be used to ward away the unwary. It was like admission into a secret society - you'd been THERE and you'd seen BLONDIE and the BEER CANS and oh my god it was the awesomest/weirdest/craziest place you'd ever been. And that's how it worked for a long time. You go down into the Stygian depths, drink the foul PBR swill, and wait for Chuck Norris to drive a pickup truck through the wall and start whipping asses - it was that kind of place. But like I said, you can't go home again. I took an out-of-town friend by just to show the place off, Initiate him into the Mysteries, if you will. There was a concert going on. At the Clermont. Some awful hipster band playing ironic covers of Lady Gaga while Emory kids flopped and jerked in what I presumed was enjoyment. The hell is wrong with you kids? You come to the Clermont to see women of ...let's say unconventional beauty standards doing their thing. You come for a massive dose of vintage sleaze, not for some herky jerky irony-mongering indie rock garbage. First they had dance night, then they added karaoke, and the indie rock shows are kind of the final straw - the Clermont isn't really a sketchy-ass dive bar anymore, it's a groteque lurching self-parody of itself. There's no sense of danger or even really of transgressiveness - how can you be awed by Portia's unique talents when there's some spastic mustached jerkwad on the other side of the room drowning everything out with his awfulness? It feels like it's stopped being about screwed-up weird insanity and now it's just MJQ with ironic sagging breasts. I don't know when it happened, but either the Clermont got old and fat and boring, or I did. Ten years ago, the Clermont was an easy five and a must-see. Now? It's a three-and-a-half, less on any given theme night. I guess that's the problem - I got old, but the dumbass college kids stayed the same age. It's no longer the kind of bar that 1986 Chuck Norris would break into and fight crooks, it's the kind of bar that 2009 Chuck Norris would go into as the guest of honor at a 80s Nostalgia Kitsch Festival. This is not my beautiful Clermont Lounge, this is Clermont™-Brand Novelty Dive Bar Experience Product. Enjoy it in good health! You can't go home again.
by Seth Reagan on After a week of feasting on turkey and all things Thanksgiving, my mind goes a little numb and the ability to form coherent thoughts evades me at every turn. I've been stairing at this review for the better part of today, and to be honest, I've got nothin. No witty quips. No detailed insights into one of their house specials. I guess all I can say is come for their Minority Report Colonel Sanders stand-in DJ and Jello shots and you won't be disappointed. If this makes any sense what-so-ever, I'll be impressed.
by Angela K. on Catching up on reviews...Because I feel like it.. ;) Stayed here in 8/2007 for a weekend celebration / wedding party of 2 friends. Since my company at the time has offices in the Bay area, I came a little earlier in the week to work and stayed here for my whole stay. Much easier than switching hotels mid stream... This wasn't my typical choice of a place to stay in San Francisco, but it has become one at the top of the list to check availability to stay at when returning to San Francisco (and I have stayed at quite a few). Definitely felt "at home" when staying here, unlike many of the other hotels I have been to both in San Francisco and other places in the world. Granted, it's not your typical hotel..It definitely has it's own uniqueness and quite a history associated with it. That, if for nothing else, should attract anyone to stay here at least once... It's not the "fancy / ritzy" place as some of the other places I've stayed, but definitely does not have the typical Motel 6 / Best Western type of hotel feel to it either. Almost immediately after I checked in, I ran into the "The Black Angels" who had just finished a show at The Fillmore opening for the Smashing Pumpkins. They invited me to join the party with them in their room. Just shows how welcoming the people are that stay here. The staff was just as welcoming and friendly. They tried to provide anything they could to make my stay more enjoyable, including directions & suggestions to X, Y or Z. Along with one night when returning, some guy off the street was haggling me for spare change, the front desk guy immediately came out and "stepped" in between us and made sure I made into the hotel safely. Even though I asked for my room to not be "cleaned/sheets changed" everyday (I'm not one to waste water to have fresh sheets EVERYDAY), they still made sure I had everything I needed such as clean towels, enough soap, etc. The only "oddity" I would say, is one morning when going out for coffee, after a brief conversation with the front desk guy, he out of the blue stated "I LOVE YOU".... Mmm.. ok, that's a new one! ;) Quickly after my stay, I received a Follow Up Email / Survey then a personal email from Pam (the General Manager) thanking me for my response and referring to things I had stated. I would definitely say that was not the usual (survey, yes / sometimes.. individual / personal follow up email, no). It definitely shows the commitment to provide an enjoyable stay to their guests.
