Pulse Night Club

It is hard to provide a review on a dance club that appears to be popular with the early 20's and teen crowd. We came earlier than we should have, and the crowd was very, very young. Nothing wrong with that, but if you are looking for a bit older age group, then Pulse may not be the location for you. The music was good and was not abnormally loud for the space. If you have sensitive ears, I do recommend wearing ear plugs. The staff are friendly and the bartenders did a good job keeping up with drink orders for the time that we were there. I would recommend coming later to Pulse - it seemed to pick up around 11:00-11:30 a bit, but was empty/dull before that.

There are only a few, what I consider, dance clubs in this city. Gone are the days of Have a Nice Day Cafe, Bar Cincinnati, Red Cheetah, and many others. The lifetime of most dance places is usually a few short years before the next hot place emerges, at least in Cincinnati. All that said, it's nice to have a place where at least a few hundred people can get crazy and shake their stuff and just have a good time. I remember when this location was Oscar's, Motion and then I think Club 7.

Anyways, I recently went here for a friend's birthday. I'll fully admit that I am not really in the age range for this place, but I went knowing that and in the frame of mind to have a good time, at least for a hour.

I called beforehand and mentioned that our group of 15 would be coming shortly and politely asked about a guest list/cover and the man actually put our group on the guest list. I was pleased with how smoothly that went. When I entered I was wristbanded and then was hit with the loud bumping music. I loved it. The dancefloor was a sea of moving people with Kiss107's DJ in charge of the music.

The club is two stories with the upper area overlooking the main floor. It's great for those that want a bird's eye view of the dancefloor or just want to chill and not be on the dancefloor. I had a lot of memories come back to me as I recalled my younger days as a crazy college guy and some of the experiences my friend's and I had here in the club's former iterations. #goodtimes

Memories aside, I bought a drink at the bar and the bartender was quick and the price was on the low side for bars.

The bathrooms are nothing special but they are clean and there are enough to accommodate the large number of people.

Parking does cost, I think it was 2 or 3 dollars, which is kind of annoying, but there is no where else to park in the area. I figure there are many that come by cab so that's not going to be a problem with those people.

Like any dance club, I recommend going with a group as there is always the chance that creepy people are on the prowl. Just watch your drink, wallet, and cell phone.

There is a closed in patio for those wanting to smoke or just get some fresh air. I recently spoke with a otolaryngologist (try saying that 3 times fast) (ear nose and throat doctor, btw) who said that when you are exposed to loud noises found at bars, that taking a break is actually beneficial and will give your ears some recovery time. So....my advice, strike up a conversation with a hottie, buy that person a drink, walk outside while continuing the conversation, enjoy the fresh air, ask for the digits, and the rest is up to you... Good luck.

I'd go back, even if I had to pay a cover ($5 I think) and deal with a little bit of college age drama, ha ha.

OMG!!!! nice place but pulse sucks last Saturday they kicked me,mi sis, cousin, and 3 friends out because we were dancing too sexually i been in a lot of clubs and never been kicked out for that reason i feel upset...about what happened we weren't even dancing the way they said we were i do really feel that dis club is racist...cause they did not kick out the white females that were actually dancing the way they said we were i would never go there again!!!!never even if it was the last club in the world...