colette Austin

First off, as you can see I don’t write reviews and if there was an option for zero stars I would give it. Me and my spouse simply came to have a good time and spend time with one another. The young lady at the bar named Emerald was sweet (at first) her and I hit it off because my wedding has emerald colors in it so we talked about that. She proceeded to tell me how she wanted to stop bartending at this establishment and she had her own LLC and me being a business professional, I tried explaining to her what she could do to utilize her LLC. Like, by opening a travel bar or something like that. I showed her a couple bank statements so I could show her my method of online marketing works and I believe she got jealous over it and made it seem like I was doing something to her when I wasn’t. We were told to leave but they never asked me what happened because Emerald was crying about me being “aggressive” which is crazy because we were talking about how to make money and my wedding. She even gave me her number and told me to text all the information we talked about to her since she was busy with other customers. Not to mention there’s music blasting through the club so I have to “yell” or speak “louder” for her to hear me. The GM came outside after we got escorted outside by security (10-30 minutes later… not sure the time frame but well after the encounter with Emerald) and told me she’s not going to listen to me and told me and my spouse we had to leave or the police was going to be called when nothing happened. Seriously, NOTHING HAPPENED! At this point, I was upset because nobody was listening and nobody could tell me how I was being “aggressive” or what even happened between me and Emerald, the security was even confused. Me and my spouse are members and regulars to the Houston location and was hoping the same here since moving to Austin but as of last night, we will not be or ever be, and since just last night 5 of my close friends have terminated their memberships as well. Very rude, mean, spiteful, unprofessional, jealous and envious people. I wouldn’t waste my time going here especially when all you want to do is enjoy your time with your spouse. It is not worth your energy or money. My spouse and I are about to get married and we needed a night to ourselves and they completely ruined it over nothing.

Obviously Im not scoring it for food or drink, but the atmosphere and staff here are top notch. I was a little upset at the changing of software programs and then losing my membership, but the staff was awesome in helping us get re-registered on the new platform. If youre in the lifestyle and wanting a place to hang out with like-minded folks this is it. 💯

Been to Collette 4 times and all 4 times the music is bad. Saturday we attended ken and barbie party and same thing music was bad, should have been called 80s 90s disco instead. The place is really nice but something needs to be done about the music. But for now us and 3 other couples have decided to not go again.

Used to be good but this club is dead and the management is terrible, reason why people quit going there.Don’t pay to go there and be surprised.

Our first time at this club during a Shrine BDSM night. We had a great time, made new friends, even saw a recently made friend from another party of Texas. People were friendly and fun.

Amazing venue! Great staff! More fun than I thought possible. Dress to impress and you wont leave depressed!

Emerald and Melissa was so helpful. I appreciate them so much. I’ll definitely be back.

This was my first time at a place like this, so I was way over dressed 👗 , but the website said semi formal... But it was a great experience.

Emerald was so helpful and the rest of the team made us feel at home

Had the time of my life really enjoyed myself me and my husband well be back soon

My wife and I had our first visit for the Halloween Festivities Oct 2022. She had a really good time. It was her first time in this kind of environment. We hope to go back when we visit Austin again. Maybe have a little more “interaction “ with others.

Granted, I have only been to one other club with the same theme as Colette, so naturally, I am going to compare the two. Colette does not get 3 stars because of the staff because every single interaction I had with the staff was Grade A; from the guy at the door, to the cashiers, the beautiful young lady who gave us a tour and even the bartender/room checker were all on their game, were very professional and seemed to be genuine about it. There were also no issues with any of the other club goers. Obviously, this is where I share what I feel could be done differently, again I am comparing to another club I have frequented. Rather than having 2 designated areas for the two types of behaviors, Colette is one giant pot with no division between the side in which you would dress to impress and the side you let it all hang. Perhaps I missed it during the tour, as I never visited the bathroom, but I do not recall there being any showers, I dont like the cooler aspect of storing beverages and I dont feel there were enough lockers as I do have and always will have trust issues with just having my stuff laying around. Finally, I am not sure if the DJ for the night we visited is a normal fixture but he needs to either get a feel for the crowd and/or venue or change careers. It was not possible to catch a pleasurable mood in such an establishment, with YMCA playing in your ear.

Female staff were pretty rude tbh. But the worst staff member was the bartender on April 21st, 2023. I bought a $5 coke and tipped her 15%, was kind and chatty because I was in a good mood and asked about the hours. She was so overly rude and uninterested and it was palpable and really soured my mood and the night. I don’t know if it was because I am a male with painted fingernails and pride bracelet and watch or if she thought I was hitting on her - which I most certainly was not. Not my style in every way imaginable. Then, just to give the benefit of the doubt I checked myself with my wife and my wife totally agreed and noticed it as well.Do you guys just hire anyone? Because as far as I’m concerned these front end people are the face of the company - and she really gave it a bad look. For $100 we will definitely not be coming back because of this female bartender last night. You want us to dress upscale then treat your patrons upscale. Terrible experience and we’ve been there like 5 times. Alas, never again. Please fire her. Why not? She’s not doing you any favors. Yuck! Gives me a terrible feeling just writing this and thinking about it. Tipped her and did nothing to deserve that. Disgusting.

[ This review is just for Shrine, which is a BDSM-themed event held one Sunday per month in the Collette building but completely unrelated to the primary Collette event. ]This is one of those rare times where Im actually going to be a little coy as this is a very adult-oriented event and this review is public. Shrine offers a large space with dedicated areas for different kinds of play, including the overtly sexual type. There are usually performers or someone offering classes or some kind of event going on to stir the energy up.There are always vendors at their stations ready to resupply you with what accoutrement you forgot to bring or just happened to break...This is a sober event for reasons that will be immediately obvious once you get there. Therefore, the bar is operational, but it is entirely non-alcoholic and staffed by volunteers. Each zone of the building is devoted to a specific kind or kinds of play. You can tell which is which by examining the fine custom-made furniture that is available for your use in each area.If you find yourself wanting to do something, but arent sure where or how to do it, look for someone wearing an orange vest. Its not just a sexy fashion statement, it also indicates that the wearer is a Dungeon Monitor (usually just called DM). This person is not a cop. I repeat, DMs are not cops. They are just fellow kinky weirdos who have been doing this long enough that they have decided to volunteer their time to making sure that you do all of the kinky stuff you want to do ...safely. Thats really it. No more, no less. So say hi and avail yourself of the many resources at your disposal.Some realistic caveats to be aware of:1. This is not a hookup type of event. Virtually everyone you see playing together already knew each other before they arrived. So if youre single, unless youre super extroverted and ridiculously charming, it can be a little awkward at times. So its a very good idea to bring at least one friend with you whether its someone you play with or not.2. You should expect that there will be nudity... everywhere. If youre the type that gets legitimately upset when you catch your husband checking out a ridiculously hot 25-year-old in a bikini, then this is not the event for you. In fact, you might use your newfound free time to see a therapist and get to the bottom of your insecurity issues. Everyone else, your husband most especially, would appreciate it.3. People may be doing things you find to be disagreeable, disconcerting, or even gross. Word to the wise, just look the other way. Its super easy to not look at anything you dont want to look at and not utter a word about it. Tact. Thats the name of the game. Literally no one cares about your opinion, Karen.The second-to-last important thing to know is that there exists a public Shrine Facebook page. Youll need to message the admin for an invite to the private page where Shrine events are announced so that you know which Sunday to show up. Additionally, this group also announces when the munches will be held which precede each Shrine event by a few days.The munches are organized at a nearby restaurant and offer a way to meet some of your fellow kinksters in a less charged environment. So if youre truly single because you decided to abandon all of your friends because they sucked, this is a great way to make some new ones that might not suck less, but almost surely ... better!Last but not least, if you go and enjoy the event, consider signing up to be a volunteer at the next one. Shrine only has a very small number of paid staff members and depends on volunteers for most of the operational components that make the event possible. Its also a great way to ingratiate yourself with the grisled crew who has been at this for far too long. Certainly, that will come in handy somehow...FYI: If you think you have what it takes to be a DM, you need to either have a known somebody vouch for you or take the DMing class that is held periodically AND you must get annual CPR certification.

This Fridays DJ played very good music. I dont know why this place doesnt have a Latino day.

Emerald was so helpful at the bar and Melissa was so helpf I

Dont waste your time or money here. Drove in from out of town not really familiar with the area but why do all these types of places seem to be in the creepiest industrial park areas? Didnt feel safe at all, for a Saturday night I thought there would be a decent crowd. Not the case parking lot was empty 😕 for what these places want to charge theres no way im paying to go into a place with barely 5 cars in the parking lot.

I was so disappointed in this. It was basically just a glorified strip club. It was advertised as being a poly night on the website, and the staff had no idea what this even was.There was no sense of lifestyle community, just a hip hop club where people could screw, and a bunch of trashy guys ogling waiting for a couple to come through that they could watch.Not at all the vibe that was advertised on the website.

I have been to Colette a few times and I must say that this is a great place to be no matter if you are new or well experienced in the lifestyle. I have never met an unfriendly staff member or lifestyle member at Colette. Definitely will be going back again.

Racial DiscriminationI am going to start by saying, if you are a young African American male do not go to this club. A friend and I went to Colette on a Friday night two weeks ago just to enjoy the lifestyle for the night. I have been to clubs before and had zero issues but this new door manager is just disrespectful and was so rude to me and my friend. All we did was step in the door and he ran to the front explaining to us some outlandish reason why we can’t be in the club. I feel like this is a great club if you an older Caucasian couple but minority couples I would stay away. Then the owner dared to call me condescendingly talk to me and call me racist for assuming the doorman was discriminating against me. I can see why this guy is the manager/doorman he is a direct reflection of the owner of the club. Horrible experience and please do not go to this club if you’re a minority, especially a young black male.The owner said “Why do you think we don’t want young black males in our club”This makes me sick to my stomach even typing it out. You would think at this point as a black male I still wouldn’t have to deal with this, especially in Austin I’ll never set foot in that establishment again and hope this review stops other people as well.

Great place to meet like minded individuals, great atmosphere. Hoping to go back soon.

No standards at the door at all. Management doesn’t enforce the dress code. We were just there and there was trash wearing JEAN OVERALLS. Are we not paying for a higher level of standards? Don’t waste your $100 per couple….You’ll have better luck at the local gas station.

Great time, will definitely return. Staff ensures everyone is respectful towards each other and encourages compliance with the set rules.

Love this place. Perfect for new and veteran couples in the lifestyle

I was first invited here by a couple and have been going back ever since! The ambience is friendly with very helpful staff thatll make sure youre having a good time. The mood is always light and playful with sexy fun patrons out to just have a good time. The owners are present and social with guests, always checking to make sure your experience is a pleasant and fun one. Id recommend this place for the seasoned lifestylers as well as those who are new. Best lifestyle club in the central Texas area!

This was our first visit to Collette Austin. We travel with our RV and unfortunately was thru Austin on a Thursday night. Total of 7 couples and 1 single for the night or at least til 1am when we left. No one and I mean no one was talking to each other. We starting moving around the1st floor and introduced ourself to 3 of the couples 💑. One had already gone by 11. All the couples were locals and basically there to get out of house from kids and just sit there and drink or dance to the mostly not dancing music with no DJ to request other music. Programmed music for the night. The highlight of the evening for us was our tour guide Chris, he gets a 5. Friendly and welcoming. Showed us around both floors and the few rules. Took care of our wine and brought it to our table in a ice bucket. This is our second Collette visiting first New Orleans. We will visit again when in the area but never a Thursday again.

Went as a couple got charged $100 to enter. Barely anyone there. The guy told is that maybe you can get given an entry pass for another night. The front desk person said it wasnt possible. Ill drive 2-3 hrs before I visit this establishment.

Amazing staff and service. It was our first time, so we went on the newbie night and right away we got a tour. They made sure we felt comfortable. It is very beautiful, classy and clean. Prices are great as well. I have no complaints. Cant wait to return this Saturday.

Great staff. Went out of their way to make is feel welcome. Unfortunately Newbie night fell on a Wednesday and it was dead as a doornail. Going back Saturday and see how things go. Really nice place to go and relax with your partner and a chilled bottle of wine though. UPDATE...so weve been out there 3 times now. The last time was the LAST time. My wife and I are not exactly Ken and Barbie. Which most of the people are that go there. But this last time we were basically made to feel as if we didnt belong there. To the point it was embarrassing. My wife noticed how no one seemed to even want to meet us even after we tried to meet other people and offer to share our bottle of wine. We recieved disapproving looks was made to feel very unwelcome. Dont get me wrong..the staff are great people. The customers...need to learn that the world is not made up entirely of Kens and Barbies. We wont be going back.

We had a wonderful night at the club. We are not from this area and were looking for a little fun. The hosts were very welcoming, and one of the security guards, Dallas, was very helpful to us. If we are out this way again, we will stop by!!

Been here only once, and I loved it. Great staff members, from the security folks that I met Jay and Dallas, the cashier lady, Tiffani the manager, Chrissy (or Christy) the lovely bartender, and John the owner, who is truly down to Earth, and makes you want to vote for him, if he ever ran for Mayor of Austin, or Governor of Texas.Chic and modernized club, with good people that are just there as first timers checking it out, and regulars who love this kind of night life, and vibe. Loved it, and will definitely come back again, and again.Five stars, highly recommended for those interested, and for those who have visited similar clubs elsewhere.

The place is a little sketchy because they dont enforce their rules. My wife and I were having a good time and we went upstairs to do our thing. While we were enjoying ourselves I noticed someone taking pictures with their flash. I reported him and they checked his phone. They didnt see anything in the folder they showed them but by the time they looked at the guys phone he could have easily backed it up to the cloud and deleted it from his phone. They didnt do anything because they didnt see anything they didnt see a picture however, the rule is no cell phones out up stairs and the guy admitted to using his phone up stairs and accidentally setting off his flash.After admitting to breaking their rules the guys should have been asked to leave. Its really a shame my wife and I thought we found our new place. I guess well have to check out Friends.

Nice facility. 2 levels and large location. I was disappointed with the guests. I found them to be pretentious and rude. Patrons were too self centered to speak to anyone otber than themselves. Not what a club like this is about. Wont be back.

Clean, friendly staffs, good music and beautiful furniture. the dj was very good. The crowd is friendly and very good energy. Overall, it’s pretty good place to party

Emerald and Stephanie are the bees knees!

We went on a Thursday night when the cover was only $30 if you remember I havent danced like that in years.

First time.. Highly recommend this Establishment. DJ is GRADE A. Very respectful especially the women. I Loved it. This place is more than 5atars!!!! 🙌💃

This is the SPOT in Austin to be a happy swinger. Good cost, staff, set up, and music. The crowd is a good size on Saturdays.

Spent $20 to Uber out to this joint and was turned away at the door cause I had dress shorts on. Oh well, only like 3 couples there anyways.

Awesome staff!!!......less than impressed with DJ.....play area clean and FUN!!....gave 3 stars but more like 2.5 due to DJ.....if good DJ then it would be 4-5 stars for sure!!

The hole club is like VIP. Love it. Clean and nice. Good for drink dance and more.

I am new to the city and I read good comments about this place I would like to know it and know a little the operation of the site I want to visit it I hope to go soon and be a great night

Emerald was the best

Not the best Colette.

Haven’t had the pleasure of attending an event but I’m definitely hearing nothing but good things about the establishment

Really nice upscale club, great dance floor, fun and friendly service oriented staff.

Been going to this club for 15 yrs.Always has been a great time.Thank you

Friday’s are a bust but Saturday is when things get wild. Price is worth it.

Awesome place for couples to enjoy some time.

I been in San Antonio palerys club I really Enjoyed it is the same?

Great spot, friendly people, open minded folks

Loved it!

As advised.

Love the space the atmosphere

Awesome place!

Hello, I would like to visit the place, what day do you recommend best to go for the first time, what should I do when I arrive at the place, price and others, greetings

I would like to know what they ask to enter since I am Mexican and I do not have an AD from Texas. I am 25 years old. I am a single man.

I have chosen every comment from the people who have been able to visit the place, some good, some bad. I would love to see the place for the first time. I hope to spend it with my partner this Friday. We are perfect. We are ordinary, ordinary people, open-minded and very respectful. We look forward to going and meeting nice people.

The place very clean and cozy. We would love to go again but this time on a Saturday because we went on Friday and there werent many couples or girls, just single men

We really liked the place. We have been twice on Saturday but we would like to go on a day when there are more single men. What day do you recommend?

What is the price and what would be the best day for a beginner and single?

When is the best day to participate as a third party

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