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Inspirato Review (2024): The Pros & Cons of Inspirato Pass

A detailed look at my experience as an Inspirato Pass Member

Inspirato Pass Review: What is Inspirato?

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I joined Inspirato as a “Pass Member” in January 2022 and have been very happy with the decision. So much so that I renewed for another 12 months in January 2023 and plan to renew again in 2024.

I get a lot of questions from friends and family about why we joined and if we like the program, so I thought I would write up an “Inspirato Pass Review” article to help answer that question.

This article will provide an in-depth review of the Inspirato Pass program and focus on my experience as a Pass member. I’ll cover the most important topics like the cost of the program, the types of properties, the availability of the properties, and how the subscription model works.

I’ll also address some of the less-known aspects of Pass including bonus trips, events, and experiences.

If you make it all the way through this article, you’ll have a solid understanding of how Inspirato Pass works and if you think it would be a good program for you. Enjoy!

Let’s start with a basic understanding of what Inspirato is. Inspirato LLC (NASDAQ: ISPO) is a luxury vacation company that provides access to a portfolio of five-star vacation properties (homes, condos, and hotels) and experiences, delivered through a monthly subscription model.

The Inspirato portfolio of properties includes luxury vacation homes, accommodations at five-star hotels and resorts, and custom travel experiences.

In addition to providing access to these properties, Inspirato’s subscription model includes five-star personalized service, including pre-trip planning, onsite concierge, and daily housekeeping with every trip. All of these are included in the cost of your monthly subscription with no hidden fees !

Inspirato Destinations & Real Estate

The Inspirato portfolio consists of over 500+ residences in 95+ destinations which are then classified into “beach”, “mountain”, “lifestyle” or “metropolitan” locations.

The properties include luxury vacation homes that are maintained and managed by the Inspirato team as well as hotel rooms, suites, and resort residences contracted with their five-star luxury hotel partners.

The largest portion of the portfolio is in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean with a growing presence in Europe.

Options are currently very limited in Asia, Australia, and Africa, so if your goal is to travel extensively in those locations, Inspirato might not be the best option for you.

The vast majority of the properties available via Inspirato are luxury single family homes and resort residences. These include expansive estates in aspirational destinations as well as 2-4 bedroom villas and residences situated within luxury resorts.

Here are some reviews of the luxury homes I have stayed in as an Inspirato Pass Member:

• Turks and Caicos – Villa Eos
• Kiawah Island – Terrapin
• The Hamptons – Boathouses at Canoe Place

Each of these homes exceeded my expectations in terms of both quality and design. I would not hesitate to stay at each of them again.

In addition to luxury homes, Inspirato offers access to a large list of exclusive 5-star hotels and resorts. These hotels can be booked via your Inspirato Pass membership or through a paid Virtuoso booking.

Inspirato Collection Hotels & Resorts

You will be able to book a hotel stay with your Pass membership if a hotel is part of Inspirato’s Hotel Collection. This is a group of well over 200 luxury hotels that Inspirato has partnered with, giving you access to some of the most exclusive hotels and destinations in the world.

Properties in the “Inspirato Collection Hotels” include amazing properties with five-star brands such as Rosewood, One & Only, Park Hyatt , Ritz Carlton, Montage , Como , and St. Regis, as well as a collection of independent and boutique hotels.

The hotels offer both traditional hotel rooms and 2-4 bedroom residences. I have stayed at both with my Pass membership. Here are some reviews of the resort properties I have stayed at with my Pass members:

• Montage Palmetto Bluff: 2 bedroom Guest House
• Conrad Fort Lauderdale: 2 bedroom Condo
• Faena Miami Beach: Traditional Hotel Room (Partial Ocean View)
• Aqualina Resort & Residences: Ocean Front Hotel Room
• The Boca Raton: 2 Bedroom Bungalow

Hotels Outside of the Inspirato Collection

If you’re looking for a luxury hotel that has not partnered with Inspirato, you can book it through Inspirato’s partnership with Virtuoso .

In this situation, Inspirato is essentially your travel agent, helping you book a room that includes bonuses like a room upgrade (if available), breakfast for two, early check-in / late check-out, and possibly some resort and dining credits.

You can use your “Pass Subscription” to book trips at properties in the Inspirato Collection Hotels. If a luxury property is not part of the collection, your Inspirato care team can help you book through Virtuoso, which will be a paid booking, outside of the membership.

Another great feature of the Inspirato program is the search tool and the fact that you don’t need to be a member to access the tool and see what type of properties are available to you.

When using the search tool, just enter your desired geography and dates. The tool will then deliver a list of locations available at that time. You can then use the filter to refine location types such as beach, mountain, or metropolitan locations.

You can also add another filter if you only want to spend a certain number of Pass Days on a given trip or want a home with a minimum number of rooms.

If you want to get the best value for your Pass days, be flexible with your search. The more open you are to different locations and dates, the more value you will get from your Pass.

Inspirato Membership Options

Here’s a summary of the three membership options available through Inspirato:

The Club membership is Inspirato’s base membership.

Inspirato Club members enjoy access to the full Inspirato Collection of exclusive homes, hotels, resorts, and experiences by paying nightly rates when they travel. They also receive first-class, personalized service from a team of hospitality experts – from pre-trip planning to an on-site concierge.

This membership essentially gives you access to the portfolio of properties, as well as the Care Team and Destination Planners. It’s generally used by people that want to “test drive” the program.

To learn more about the Club program read our Inspirato Club vs. Pass article.

In 2019, Inspirato introduced Inspirato Pass and promoted it as the world’s first luxury travel subscription. As an Inspirato Pass member, you pay a monthly subscription that gives you access to their complete portfolio of properties for $2,550 per month, including nightly rates, taxes, fees, and housekeeping.

The $2,550 monthly price for Inspirato Pass consists of $2,200 for the Pass portion and preferred pricing of $350 (versus list pricing of $650/month) for all the benefits of an Inspirato Club subscription.

The benefits include flexibility to book outside the Pass Trip List, dedicated service on every trip, member events, Bespoke travel, and more.

Inspirato Pass Days

Every time you book a trip as a Pass Member, you consume a number of “Pass Days”, which will vary by property, season, duration of stay, etc. Pass Days are the currency you have as a member to book an Inspirato property.

A subscription to Pass is $2,550 per month. So, the value of a Pass Day is the monthly cost divided by 30, making one Pass Day equal to approximately $85.

Inspirato Select is the newest evolution of the Inspirato membership offering (introduced in June 2022). Select is a new subscription offering designed for both personal and business use that can be shared with others.

One of the most valuable features of Inspirato Select is that Inspirato Select Trips are 100% transferable and may be shared with others at no additional cost.

This gives subscribers the flexibility to use their subscription in a wide variety of ways: You can use Select Trips for yourself or gift them to family, friends, or even business colleagues. You can either purchase Select as a stand-alone membership or add it to an existing club or pass membership.

The three membership options are priced as follows:

• Inspirato Pass Membership: $2,550 enrollment fee + $2,550 monthly subscription payment
• Inspirato Club Membership: $650 enrollment fee + $650 monthly subscription payment
• Inspirato Select Membership: $2,000 enrollment fee + $24,000 annual fee

The prices for Pass and Club are for month-to-month plans. If you’re interested in prepaying for 6 or 12 months, Inspirato typically will offer additional incentives including waived enrollment fees and other perks.

Memberships can be canceled at any time with 30 days’ written notice (the enrollment fees are non-refundable).

If you're interested in joining Inspirato, use my referral link to learn more about Inspirato membership packages & make sure you are getting the latest (and best) promotion.

As an active Pass subscriber, you have the ability to purchase a Pass Bonus Trip at any time. Here is how Bonus Trips work:

• Any trip that is available on the Pass Trip List for check-in within the next 30 days may be booked as a Pass Bonus Trip for $3,000. Any trip that is available for check-in within the next 31 – 60 days may be booked as a Pass Bonus Trip for $6,000. 
• Cancellations within three business days of booking are 100% refundable. Cancellations  more  than 14 days prior to check-in are 50% refundable in travel credits. Cancellations 0 to 14 days prior to check-in are non-refundable. 

These work well if your Pass is in use and you would like to take a vacation over the next 30 days. Depending on what is available, you might be able to get great value out of these!

Cruises, Experiences & Sporting Events

In addition to booking homes and hotels, you can also use your pass days for Cruises, Experiences, Events, and Shopping. However, these will not give you the best value for your Pass days.

Experiences are primarily Tours booked with luxury tour companies like Classic Journeys , andBeyond (Safaris & Luxury Tours in Asia, Africa & South America), and Duvine (Bike Tours). You can also book unique trips like Alaska Fishing tours and Dude Ranch Vacations.

All of these tour groups and adventures look amazing and very well done, I am just not sure that this would be the best use of your Pass Days and membership, as you can book these on your own with the travel companies.

Inspirato has three partners for Ocean and River Cruises. Silversea and Seabourn are the main Ocean cruise partners and Amadeus and Uniworld are the river cruise partners.

The cruise partners are not unique to Inspirato. You could book the same trip direct with them if you would like.

Inspirato offers access to a huge variety of sporting events and concerts across the country. Unlike the Cruises and Experiences, these are events that you may not otherwise have access to, so while these tickets might not be a great “value” they might get you into an event you may not otherwise be able to get into.

They also may come with perks you might have had if you just bought a ticket on the open market, such as access to a suite with complimentary food and beverage.

Here are some things to know:

• If you’re paying with Days of Pass: Your Pass will be in use as you earn your ticket purchase. You are able to cancel these tickets at any time while you’re earning your tickets. Once earned, these tickets are non-refundable.
• If you’re paying with a credit card: Please let us know within 24 hours if you decline these tickets. Tickets will be charged within 24 hours, distributed four days before the event, and are non-refundable once charged.
• View FAQs for the new Inspirato Tickets program.

The “ Beyond Travel ” items are typically the worst value for your Pass Days. It’s like using Amex Membership Rewards points to buy something on Amazon or Chase Ultimate Rewards points to buy an Apple laptop.

While you “can” use Pass days for these items, I would highly recommend not doing so. Why would you join a luxury travel subscription to buy a coffee maker or cookware? It just doesn’t make sense.

Jaunt and Jaunt 52

Through the Inspirato Club program, you’ll have access to two programs called Jaunt 52 and Jaunt Now. Jaunt trips are significantly discounted trips that are released to members every Wednesday morning via email.

Jaunt Now offers member-only trips to the portfolio that are available in the next 60 days.

You can’t use your Pass days for Jaunt trips. They are discounted rates to be paid for in cash or credit, available to Inspirato Club members.

Jaunt 52 offers discounts on more than 100 pre-selected trips available each week from the Inspirato Collection. They are member-only vacations that book on a first-come, first-served basis and are scheduled up to one year out.

My experience with the customer service teams at Inspirato has been great. This includes everyone from the initial salesperson I bought my subscription through to the Midwest Care team I’m assigned to and work with on a regular basis.

I’m based in Michigan, so I have been assigned to the “Pass Great Lakes Team”. My understanding is that the teams are divided up by region and further segmented by “Pass Members” and “Club Members”.

Each member has a dedicated support team, with their own direct phone line, email address, and after-hours line. The booking tool Inspirato offers is very intuitive, so you can often book trips without contacting your team, but if for some reason you do need them, they are easy to get in touch with for help.

In addition to your dedicated Inspirato Care Team, they also have Destination Planners that help you craft each trip itinerary. These planners are local to the destination and know all the insider tips and top recommendations.

Your Destination Planner will send you a list of recommendations for activities and dining 1-2 months in advance of your trip. Once you decide what you want to do, they’ll make your dinner reservations, arrange your excursions, provide transportation, buy groceries, and more.

Here is my view on the pros and cons of the Inspirato Pass program:

• Access to amazing five-star homes and resorts (with homes that are only available to members)
• Great service and pre-trip planning assistance via the Inspirato Care Team and local Destination Planners
• Housekeeping is included in the monthly subscription fee, at no additional charge
• Opportunity for significant outsized value if you manage the subscription properly
• The monthly subscription model allows you to spread your costs out evenly over the year
• Great value can be found with luxury home rentals (this includes resort residences)
• With homes, you can bring along friends and family members at no additional charge
• Pass membership can be canceled at any time, with 30 days’ notice
• Cancellation policy (with individual stays not with the membership itself)
• Short-term booking can be challenging
• Designed for those with flexible travel schedules that are open to a variety of destinations. If you cannot be flexible, this is not a great option for you
• You can’t book another trip while your pass days are in use (unless you book a paid club/jaunt trip or buy a bonus trip or second pass)
• Luxury hotels and experiences do not offer great value for your Pass days
• Pets are not allowed at Inspirato homes.
• The majority of the homes are in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. There are not many options if you want to travel outside this area. Europe is growing but is still fairly limited. There are no homes in South America, Africa, Asia, or Australia.

You could argue that Inspirato is good for anyone who wants to luxury travel experience bundled into a monthly subscription, and that is absolutely true. But I look at it a little differently.

I would rather know what type of traveler can get the most value from an Inspirato subscription. When you look at it this way, it primarily appeals to the traveler that wants 5-star luxury vacations but also has the ability to be very flexible .

The way to get the most value out of your Inspirato subscription is to have flexibility regarding where you go and when you go.

For example, if you are the type of traveler that wants to go to a warm/beach location in the winter, with flexibility on the dates, and are open to any island in the Caribbean as well as Latin American locations (Mexico, Costa Rica, etc.), then this could be an amazing program for you. My Care team refers to this as “casting a wide net” to get the most options and value from your subscription.

However, a traveler that is tied to their children’s school vacation schedules and only has a couple of specific destinations in mind, will not be able to get “outsized value” from an Inspirato membership, although they will still be able to have access to amazing properties at a good value.

In the fall, my kids will both be in college, I work remotely most of the time, and have the freedom to go just about anywhere. I can even go somewhere without taking a vacation and just work remotely in a sunny warm location to get out of the dreary Michigan winters.

Consequently, I have the potential to be the Inspirato “poster child” member. Time will tell if my wife and I are actually able to pull this off and really maximize our membership, but I am optimistic it will work out and very excited to continue to take advantage of all Inspirato has to offer!

Inspirato Member Referral

If you would like to join Inspirato and gain access to their amazing luxury vacation homes via a monthly subscription model, please use my referral link below to connect with an Inspirato representative who will hook you up with the latest promotion!

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Tim is a business road warrior and avid leisure traveler who has flown over two million miles in the air and spent well over a thousand nights in hotels. He enjoys sharing tips, tricks, and hacks to help readers get the most out of their travel experience and learn how to “travel like a pro”!

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Luxury travel without the luxury price tag: That’s the dream of many travel optimizers, myself included. It’s why I got into points and miles in the first place, and one of the reasons why I was interested in Inspirato Pass, a luxury travel subscription service.

Here’s the idea behind Inspirato Pass: For a flat monthly fee (currently $2,500 per month), you can book luxury accommodation throughout Inspirato’s global portfolio. You don’t get charged extra fees, taxes or anything else — no matter what property you book.

What’s alluring about this proposition is the quality of some offerings within the portfolio, which includes seaside villas, condos in Hawaii, five-star hotels around the world and hundreds of other properties that would qualify as once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences.

(Note: Inspirato also offers an unrelated “Club” option that allows a la carte reservations of these properties. This review covers Inspirato Pass, not Inspirato Club.)

Obviously, $2,500 a month isn’t cheap, especially for those who only travel once or twice per year. But as a digital nomad , I was interested in optimizing Inspirato Pass by jumping from luxury property to luxury property while not being tied to home or rent payments. I was also interested in renting large houses for group trips, splitting the effective cost to make it more manageable on my finances.

Unfortunately, Inspirato Pass is very difficult to use in this way.

Built-in limitations .

Search and availability .

Missing inventory .

The properties .

The bottom line .

Built-in limitations

Inspirato is a company trying to make money, so it's not going to let someone bleed it dry by booking back-to-back reservations at five-star hotels. The company deals with this by limiting how and when you can book travel with a Pass membership.

At the time I tested the program, Inspirato Pass only allowed me to book one trip at a time, and it didn’t let me book my next trip until my current one was completed. It also didn’t offer any bookings that were less than a week out. For example, if my first trip was from Sep. 1 through Sep. 5, then I wouldn’t be able to book a new trip until Sept. 5, and the earliest booking options at that point would be Sept. 12 (a week later).

It takes a while to wrap your head around these rules, but the upshot is that you’re only going to be able to make a few reservations per month, at the absolute maximum, with long spaces of a week or more between reservations. When I spoke to the sales rep at Inspirato, he was very up front about this limitation.

Yet for someone like me — with unlimited flexibility — the program could still be very valuable (in theory).

Note: Inspirato Pass has slightly changed its rules and now technically allows more than one reservation at a time; however, the same logic still applies for those trying to maximize reservation value.

Search and availability

Before signing up for Inspirato Pass, I spent several weeks browsing the program’s public search tool to check availability. I wanted to understand whether I could maximize the service by booking as many trips as possible within as short a time period as possible.

On its surface, Inspirato’s search tool is one of its best features. It offers powerful filters, intuitive date selection and quick load times. Want to get a ski chalet with three rooms in March? You can narrow the available trips down within seconds.

Without applying any filters and sorting by “best value,” you can see some top properties in the portfolio with the longest periods of availability. These are pretty enticing, since booking one of these luxury homes for even a week would cost much more than $2,500 through a normal vacation rental service.

However, this is where I encountered some of the hidden limitations of Inspirato Pass. When I filtered for availability within the same month, the options thinned dramatically.

Almost all the houses fell off the calendar for short-term bookings, leaving only hotels. And, importantly, many of these trips were only two or three days long, and often only available mid-week. This meant that I could end up spending $2,500 to book a hotel room for a few days — hardly a great deal.

But I did notice diamonds in the rough. Some large houses were available within two months or so, and some very high-end (as in penthouse) hotel rooms would pop up from time to time. Because of the flexible cancellation policy, I figured I could book longer-term trips and then nab these gems when they appeared on the search tool. As a veteran travel rewards maximizer, I was used to booking premium cabin award flights in the same way.

Yet I found that, unlike airline award search tools that show real-time availability for flights that can be booked immediately, Inspirato Pass’s search tool was not displaying actual inventory.

Missing inventory

When you sign up for Inspirato Pass, you'll be assigned a dedicated customer service team that you can contact directly at any time. To book a trip, you can either click “book” through the search tool or email your customer service team directly.

But here’s the thing: Clicking “book” doesn’t actually book the room. It basically sends an email to your customer service team, requesting that they book it. Why does this matter? Because often the search tool shows availability that doesn’t actually exist.

I learned this the hard way shortly after my subscription started, when I tried to book a three-night stay at one of my favorite hotels in the world: The Andaz Maui. This booking was a good example of a “diamond in the rough,” since rooms at the Andaz can easily cost more than $1,000 per night the winter I was traveling.

However, I received an email back from my care team, apologizing that the Andaz room was no longer available, and offering alternatives at the much less appealing Hyatt Regency Maui. This was annoying, given that I was looking forward to the Andaz, but I chalked it up to a system glitch. Yet, one month later, I encountered exactly the same issue when I tried to book the Penthouse Suite at the Andaz Los Angeles, which was available in the search tool at the time.

Here’s what my rep said via email:

“I’m so sorry but the hotel has sold out of that room type. The Pass list does not always show availability in real-time, so the Penthouse Suite should not appear as available on the website.”

So basically, my strategy of grabbing last-minute, high-value bookings wasn’t going to work because these bookings weren’t actually available. This same issue occurred repeatedly throughout my seven months with Inspirato Pass, to the point where I wondered whether the search tool was actually representative of anything real on the backend and not just a marketing tool to lure potential subscribers.

To its credit, Inspirato representatives repeatedly apologized for the problems. I spoke to a manager about my issues; the manager issued me a refund for one month of my subscription, which was somewhat of a balm. But I canceled my subscription after seven months because the service was proving to be far more of a hassle than it was worth.

The properties

All of these serious technical and logistical problems aside, when I was actually able to book an Inspirato property, I had a blast. My friends and I booked several long stays at villas at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, which offered a level of luxury and service well beyond our usual price range.

I stayed at the exquisite Chileno Bay Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, booked a luxurious hotel room in London for a week (no mean feat under my usual travel budget), and generally lived like a part-time king for those seven months. What’s fun about Inspirato Pass is that it incentivizes you to seek out the most absurdly expensive options. This does away with the usual trade-off between comfort and cost when booking accommodation.

By far the best value comes from the houses rather than the hotel rooms, though these were rarely available less than two months out. Eating through two months of Pass availability was the equivalent of $5,000, so I was generally reluctant to go this route. That said, if I had it to do over again I would have targeted long stays at houses with friends and family rather than shorter and more frequent stays at hotels and resorts. If nothing else, I could split the cost with friends.

The bottom line

In this review, I focused on the mechanisms of Inspirato Pass and its drawbacks, rather than the properties and experiences themselves, because this was the weak link that broke the chain for me. I signed up for the service because of the availability displayed on the search tool, and when that availability was not, well, available, Inspirato Pass was rendered far less valuable.

If you’re someone with an annual travel budget north of $30,000 ($2,500 x 12) and only take a few trips every year, then Inspirato Pass might be worth it. The best thing it offers is simplicity: You don’t have to worry about how much a particular booking costs, or whether taxes and fees are included. You just pay a flat monthly fee and get to book world-class travel (when it’s available).

But if you’re a travel-maximizing cheapskate like me, or someone looking to book trips with friends and split the cost, you should probably pass on Inspirato Pass. The properties are great, as advertised, but the hassle of booking stays, coupled with the misleading faux-availability shown on the search tool, totally cripples its value.

Do I regret my seven months with Inspirato Pass? Not at all. I got a free month at sign-up and a free month for my repeated reservation problems, so the cost proved manageable. But would I recommend it to a friend who wasn’t a bajillionaire? Not a chance.

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Editor's Note

If the successes — and failures — of subscription-based businesses such as Rent the Runway, ClassPass, MoviePass and JetSmarter have proven anything, it's that subscriptions aren't just for magazines and newspapers anymore.

So, why not have a subscription for travel?

That's exactly what Denver, Colorado-based luxury travel company Inspirato launched last year.

With Inspirato Pass, you can book a nearly endless number of stays or trips (transportation and incidentals are not included) for a monthly subscription fee starting at $2,500, or $30,000 for a year. There are no nightly rates, taxes or pesky fees to contend with, whether you stay in a luxury villa, high-end hotel or resort, or take a cruise or safari. There are more than 150,000 trips available for Inspirato Pass members to choose from — the catalog is updated daily — and you can book up to a year in advance. Inspirato also provides pre-trip planning assistance, access to a vacation advisor, on-site concierge service, partner privileges, housekeeping and discounts.

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This week, Inspirato announced some exciting new tweaks to the Inspirato Pass . Members will receive a complimentary membership to the Inspirato Club — with booking privileges and the ability to pay nightly rates — and there's no longer a long-term commitment. After paying a one-time enrollment fee of $2,500 (meaning you'll owe $5,000 the first month) you can now cancel your subscription at any time. Best of all, there are now trips with check-in dates as early as two days away: perfect for spontaneous weekend getaways .

Homes are owned and managed directly by Inspirato so, unlike Airbnb Luxe or most other luxury vacation rental providers , you're not staying in homes that are managed by third parties or professional vacation rental managers. Hotel and resort partners include brands like Mandarin Oriental; Marriott's Ritz-Carlton and Edition properties; Waldorf Astoria and Conrad hotels by Hilton; Rosewood and other luxury independents. Cruises are from Silversea and Lindblad Expeditions, while safaris are crafted by andBeyond . The list of experiences also now includes bespoke, private dinners in New York City , an art tour in Marfa, Texas and trips to a luxury dude ranch in Colorado.

Related: 7 amazing hotels around the world you can book with points

One catch, however, is that you can't book your next trip until you check out of your current one. This conundrum can only be resolved if you purchase a second pass: $5,000 for two enrollment fees, $2,500 a month for the first pass and $2,200 for the second (or $4,700 per month) for two active reservations at a time. You can also share your subscription with family members for $300 a month.

Last year, Mikki Cardoza, owner of Northern California-based MikkiMoves Real Estate, told TPG it "wasn't such an easy decision" to purchase an Inspirato Pass "because it's a pretty costly option."

Cardoza spent more to share the membership and "upgraded" to have two reservations at once, though these features no longer work quite the same way (the membership needs to stay in the family, for example). Still, she said she found herself using it all the time, for a weekend getaway to Carmel Valley with her dog and husband, and to stay at a Waldorf Astoria hotel during a work convention. "It was a fun upgrade for no stress," she said.

"When I'm looking at trips [available on Inspirato Pass], it really appeals to my personality because I don't have to worry about the price and I can just take anything off the plate."

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"What you pay versus what you would be having to pay," is what sold Michael Shaw, the owner of Colorado- and South Texas-based Mike Shaw Automotive dealerships on the Inspirato Pass. Like Cardoza, he opted for the Pass that allows two reservations to be booked at a time (travelers will now have to purchase two separate passes for this flexibility) and the option to share, and he's been pleased with his trips to Jackson Hole, the British Virgin Islands and Park City .

"With the flat fee you don't have to evaluate whether this place is too much or, if you have more people, will that be too much for them?" Shaw said last year. "You can just look at what you want to do, where are those days available and what's the most I can get? Sometimes you get overvalued for the money you're paying."

But is it too good to be true?

That's exactly what Cardoza initially suspected but, she said, she's starting to understand how it works — and how it's been designed so people benefit from the subscription , but also don't overuse it to extinction so it experiences the same fate of MoviePass.

Cardoza said she kept a spreadsheet of her trips booked using Inspirato Pass. "At first I couldn't understand how Inspirato is making money," but, she said, she's noted "some limitations," especially that she can only have two reservations booked at any one time.

"I have to wait until one reservation is completed in order to make the next one," she explained. Juggling the timing of making a booking with availability can be a bit of a challenge.

"In Vegas , I could see lots of places that met my schedule and needs, but by the time I could make the reservation, I had limited access," Cardoza explained. "Things disappear because people are using them."

Inspirato founder and CEO Brent Handler told TPG he and his team spent four years trying to come up with a high-end travel subscription model "that's simple to buy, simple to use and simple to service." Prior to launching the pass, Inspirato solely offered a more traditional luxury travel membership club, of which there are 18,000 members and counting.

What enables Inspirato to avoid the fate of a subscription service like MoviePass or JetSmarter , he said last year, is that Inspirato and its hotel and experience partners, more or less, own the inventory, and the subscription model they've designed helps them manage excess capacity. The hotel and resort partners also prefer working with a partner like Inspirato Pass to book up their unused inventory because the nightly rates aren't displayed like they might be on a last-minute hotel booking site such as HotelTonight.

"Can we come up with a subscription where people would want access to our inventory that wasn't all going to get booked? It's not all low-season inventory," Handler explained. "We figured out we could come up with a subscription where they'd pay a monthly fee and they would get access to this inventory, similar to how Rent the Runway or Disney FastPasses or Netflix works. As soon as you're done with your reservation you can book your next one."

Handler added, "Because hotels have inventory that isn't going to get used, we can get that inventory and pass tremendous value along to our Pass holders. It might be that a Pass holder wants to go to Paris in a month and if they called the hotel, it might cost $5,000 a night but we, at Inspirato, might be getting that hotel for only $2,300 a night."

In this instance, the customer doesn't have to worry about the nightly rate, and the hotel drives up its occupancy.

Paul Tumpowsky, CEO of New York-based luxury travel company Skylark , said last year that Inspirato's subscription model "is interesting and it does seem like, for the right type of flexible customer, they could probably take at least three to four really great vacations a year." He added, "You'd have to be very flexible to make the most out of this," but the way Inspirato has designed the subscription really maximizes their ability to fill the inventory it has in terms of homes and hotel rooms.

Handler said Inspirato Pass "works really well for people who don't have children in school , and have flexibility in their schedules. It also works well with families who do have children at home but can travel multiple times a year."

And with so many people learning and working remotely due to COVID-19, it makes sense Inspirato would pick now to revamp the product.

"The pent-up demand for travel is increasing during these times of isolation and the need to book safe, reliable and flexible trips is paramount at this time," Handler told TPG. "By transitioning to a full subscription model across both Pass and the Club it helps our members prioritize their vacations in a stress-free environment ."

Case in point: Pass reservations can be canceled at any time, up to 72 hours before arrival, with no penalty whatsoever. Inspirato has also introduced enhanced cleaning and safety standards that can be strictly enforced since, unlike a standard vacation rental property, Inspirato "manages and controls ... [its] collection of branded vacation homes."

"With many people able to work remotely for the first time ever, Inspirato provides them with the reassurance that their health and safety will be maintained," Handler added.

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Last year, Tumpowsky said, "In all honestly, maybe it seems like it could be a repackaging of the vacation club concept , but there are lower expectations because you're paying less and making sure there's tons of inventory,".

Handler thinks Inspirato Pass, however, is not at all like a traditional luxury timeshare or membership club because the investment isn't as high and there are no nightly rates, points or rules involved.

"Luxury travel, as a rule, is highly idiosyncratic," Handler said. "It can be like airline tickets . Sometimes it's $4,700 and other times, it might be only $1,800. When we did our research, we found that affluent consumers had high disdain for nightly rates. They didn't understand them and they felt funny paying them. Why would a 450-square-foot hotel room cost $1,300 one night, and $2,000 another night?"

Handler says that during the beta testing of the Inspirato Pass, which took place in June of 2019 in Colorado and the Bay Area of Northern California, the company sold 100 passes. Following the launch in July of last year, the company was "selling north of 20 [passes] a day."

Even now, despite travel coming nearly to a halt all over the globe, Inspirato says August 2020 sales exceeded the initial forecast.

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Can the Inspirato Pass be improved?

As Cardoza noted last year, timing your trips as an Inspirato Pass holder can be a bit of a challenge.

She said while she finds value in being an Inspirato Pass holder, "It does take effort ... and there is a little bit of a stress factor that I have to pay attention to," in reference to the booking and timing of trips.

For more complicated trips, both Cardoza and Shaw said they were sticking with luxury travel agents instead, though they agreed that, increasingly, Inspirato Pass was becoming their first go-to option for booking most travel.

"If I were to plan for a big trip with Inspirato Pass well in advance, I wouldn't be able to make another reservation for a long time," Cardoza said. "It would have to be something really amazing, otherwise I would feel like I'm just prepaying it."

Shaw also said the number of available experiences on Inspirato Pass can be a bit overwhelming — and that was when the inventory was around 60,000. Over the last year, that number has more than doubled.

Unfortunately, Inspirato Pass still doesn't have the ability to connect with loyalty programs .

Last year, Handler said there was interest from hotel partners. "We would very much like to be loyalty positive, so to speak, from an earn standpoint," he said. But Inspirato confirmed that, like booking through any online travel agency or a third party, there's no link to a traveler's loyalty program memberships.

Advice for Potential Subscribers

Cardoza and Shaw both said that for anyone considering buying an Inspirato Pass, it's essential that you make the most of your subscription.

"Be diligent about scheduling the next trip — and the next trip," Cardoza said.

"I would say check it out for sure, but just make sure you put it to good use just like any other subscription you're paying for," Shaw said. "It's an incredible value if you use it. It's been great so far," Shaw said last year, adding that he thought it would "only [get] better."

Handler and his team said, "We're hyper-focused on making the experience better and better, especially by adding more hotels, experiences, residences and continuing to grow the portfolio. The larger and better the portfolio, the more Pass holders, and the more inventory we're able to acquire. There's that network effect that's happening. The better we make it, the more people want to be a part of it."

And for those who doubt the soundness of this subscription model, Handler said, "There is a lot of inefficiency in luxury travel market thanks to high costs, low variable costs and low occupancy. We're filling in the void of the excess capacity that exists in luxury hotels and homes and making them useful when they would otherwise be empty. It's not dissimilar to what Uber did when people had excess capacity in their cars. We're doing the same thing with unsold hotel rooms and homes."

Additional reporting by Melanie Lieberman.

Inspirato Reviews: Is this Vacation Club Worth It?

Joining a vacation club guarantees travel time.  Yet, how can you ensure a vacation club will fulfill your expectations?

Inspirato is a High-End Vacation Club, And Expensive

The online reviews of Inspirato are both positive and negative, and when unhappy, members in Inspirato cannot get their membership fees refunded.  Scroll down to the bottom of this article to see real member reviews.

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Inspirato properties are stunning:

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There is also no question that Inspirato’s service and vacation planning services seek to be 5-star quality.

Service Fit for Royalty

The president of Inspirato himself has talked about the level of superior customer service that onsite Inspirato personal advisors provide. He notes that:

“ My personal advisor knows I only want tee times before 9 am or after 3 pm, and I drink Cabernet. ” -President David Kallery

However, Inspirato is not for everyone.   Cost could be prohibitive to some travelers.   You do not join Inspirato to save money on travel.   Read what an Inspirato vacation can cost here.

A user on the popular forum FlyerTalk echoes this sentiment. He posted an extensive review following a trip to an Inspirato ski vacation property in Telluride:

“This is a destination in which Inspirato excels vs. a traditional VRBO or Airbnb… they know the area very well.” – ray022

“The house was great, and I found the highlights to be its large square footage, its prime location, and the concierge and housekeeping services.” -Flyertalk User

On visiting another Inspirato property in Cabo San Lucas, the same user noted,

“It was everything that we had hoped it to be and the only consolation in leaving is that we’re planning to return later this year!” -Flyertalk User

This response is repeated across the various reviews posted on Internet forums.

FlyerTalk user gold23 shares these thoughts .

“Inspirato is phenomenal conceptually, and when you are on the property it is amazing.”

The quality of location and services is mentioned time and time again in reviews of the properties.

I personally know families that have used Inspirato for family reunion type vacations, or even HUGE groups of friends. Say five families with kids that travel together, maybe twenty-seven people in all staying in a large home. Although the cost is close to $3000 per night, splitting this five ways is not bad.

There is little to no risk of unclean accommodations, inappropriately noisy neighbors, or locations not living up to photographs listed online.

Though it may not compare price wise with budget rental accommodations such as Airbnb, the quality of services is on another level.  The drawback to most members seems to be the availability of the homes.   Most properties are booked in peak seasons, and the prices far exceed using VRBO or Airbnb.com.

We’ve compiled reviews on Inspirato  to help your vacation club research.

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Book Unlimited Luxury Vacations With Monthly Subscription-Based Travel Company

Aug. 28 2020, Updated 3:22 p.m. ET

Are you looking to book your next luxury vacation ? Do you want to escape to a secluded villa post-quarantine? The luxury travel company Inspirato is offering users a newfound way to book your next vacation via a membership. With the ongoing popularity of subscription-based products and vacation rentals, Inspirato Pass gives members the opportunity to book unlimited villas and rooms all over the world. 

Keep reading to find out more about Inspirato Pass, including reviews and how much it will cost to become a member.

What is Inspirato Pass? What to know about the luxury travel company.

“The structure is very straightforward,” Inspirato founder and CEO Brent Handler told Travel & Leisure . “If you're familiar with how Rent the Runway works, or the original Netflix subscription, it's the same.” If you sign up for Inspirato Pass, users are able to pick from more than 150,000 trips, hotels, luxury villas, and more without paying any hidden fees. 

Find the perfect vacation using the new Inspirato Pass. Seriously, once you become a member, you now have access to stay in some of the most beautiful places around the world. Additionally, obtaining a pass will also give you access to special private events (via Travel & Leisure ).

How much will obtaining Inspirato Pass cost?

Overall, luxury travel is not cheap. If you have extra cash to spare and frequently book vacations, this is definitely a must-try experience. There is a $2,500 initial fee to sign up for the program and each month a user will pay $2,500. So, that first month will cost users $5,000.  

"The simplicity of just being able to pick something, book it, not think about it, check in, have a five-star experience, and, the day you check out, book your next trip has really taken off," the CEO said.

Additionally, while users have access to all of these luxury villas and resorts, it's important to note that only one stay can be booked at a time. This policy that the company implemented will prevent people from booking up the entire calendar. While the monthly pass subscription does cover your entire vacation accommodations, you must purchase your own airfare. 

Is Inspirato Pass worth it? Check out some of these reviews!

If you purchase the Inspirato Pass, you do have sharing privileges with family and friends. For a lower priced option, you must be present during a trip, but if you buy a plan that is more expensive, you are then able to "gift" your Inspirato Pass to colleagues, family, or friends when you are not using it.

One member posted a review on Yelp, writing that joining was the "best decision." Adding, "With a little patience and flexibility, you can experience the best pass/membership has to offer. ... The customer service from the care team is the icing on the cake. They take care of all the time consuming, minor details. You don't have to do anything besides show up for your trip and relax."

Overall, if you're looking to plan a vacation, without actually having to do the tedious part of mapping out your travel and you have the money, signing up for Inspirato Pass may be the next subscription on your to-do list.

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Why travel to Moscow

Contrasts: 12th century monasteries and some of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe can be found side-by-side in this complex and captivating city. The diversity of this mega-city is astounding. Only a few steps away from the solemn red facade of the Kremlin and the sounds of righteous church bells, a buzzing night scene and alternative-fashion boutiques can be found.

Culture: In Moscow only the best goes. Be it a theatre, restaurant or gallery, the standards are certain to be world-class. The Bolshoi ballet company is reputed to be even better than the Mariinsky’s and “MMOMA” (Moscow’s museum of modern art) exhibits works of art as profound as any that could be found in the famed MOMA.

Convenience: Unlike the rest of Russia, it’s easy enough to get by with just English in Moscow and, driving excepted, it is surprisingly safe: the murder rate is lower than in some of America’s major cities.

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It would take more than two days to walk around the perimeter of the biggest city in Europe, Moscow. Many of its inhabitants barely know what’s beyond the few blocks around their flat and there are so many attractions that it’s almost impossible to know where to start. If there is such a thing as an antidote to boredom, Moscow City is it. The mind-boggling range and diversity of things to do, places to eat, parks, historical monuments and more means that a vacation in Moscow has a wealth of activities to offer for every type of traveler, from young families to retirees.

Reasons to Vacation in Moscow in 2022

The Bolshoi theatre is familiar to almost everyone as Russia’s grandest theatre, but what people don’t know is that there are many more bolshoi (big) sites in Moscow that are worth travelling all the way to Moscow to see. For more than 100 years, the world’s biggest bell has been hidden behind the Kremlin’s walls and inside Moscow’s main park (which is bigger than some countries!) there is the world’s largest outdoor ice-rink. Travelers that visit Moscow can stay at the Izmailovo, Europe’s biggest hotel, then eat at the largest and most historic McDonald’s in Europe and after that have fun at the largest European indoor theme park!

Ancient Past & Stunning Architecture:

As those who travel to Moscow will see, just because Moscow is a city of record-breaking, glitzy high-rises doesn’t mean that there is no history. On the famous Arbat street, time-worn, wooden storehouses and century-old churches are squashed up against grey, soviet blocks which are then towered over by 21st century office-blocks. Unlike its much younger sibling, St Petersburg, Moscow’s roots stretch way back to the 12th century. Within the walls of the Kremlin, the city’s oldest building the Cathedral of Assumption can be admired in all its 500+ years of age.

Culture & Convenience

For a foreigner who has never visited Russia, Moscow is the perfect stepping stone into this great land of mystery. From the country’s best classical ballet troupes to snow-white troikas trotting through the parks, all the highlights of Russian culture can be had in Moscow without any of the complications that would be expected in other, less developed regions of Russia.

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In Moscow, everything is bargain when with the current foreign exchange rates being what they are. Even caviar doesn’t seem so dear when the exchange rate is at 60rub to the dollar, so go on indulge yourself! Take your 2022 vacation in Moscow and have the best of both worlds, with European luxury at very affordable prices.

Lena, our guide in Moscow was excellent. She was very knowledgable and could answer any question we had for her. We liked that she could pick up on our interests and take us places we might not have thought of to go. When we realized that one of the places we had chosen to see would probably not be that interesting to us, she was able to arrange entry to the Diamond Fund and the Armoury for us. Riding the Metro with Lena was a real adventure and a lot of fun. In Saint Petersburg we found Anna well versed in the history of the Tsars and in the Hermitage collection. Arkady in Veliky Novgorod was a very good guide and answered all of our questions with ease. Novgorod was perhaps a long way to go for a day trip, but we did enjoy it. Vasily was a great driver to have and kept us safe with good humour and skill. We enjoyed ourselves so much, my daughter says she is already planning to return. We would both have no hesistation to recommend ExpresstoRussia to anyone we know.

Just wanted to let you know that My grandson Bruno and I couldn´t have been more pleased with our week in Moscow (6/15 - 6/21). We were absolutely enchanted with the whole experience, including getting lost a couple of times in the Metro during our free time. Although both our guides (both Eleanas) were excellent, I would particularly commend the first one (she took us to the Tatiakov, the KGB tour, and to that beautiful cemetery where so many great Russian artists, authors, composers, musicians, militarists, and politicians are buried). Her knowledge is encyclopedic; and her understanding of today´s Russia as a product of its past was, for us, truly enlightening. I will be taking another tour in Russia, with my wife, within the next two or three years. I will be in touch with you when the time comes. Meanwhile, I will refer you to other potential visitors to Russia as I meet them.

We had a great time both in Moscow and St Petersburg. Your travel agency was excellent in coordinating the whole trip. Everything worked like clockwork. The guides assigned to us were very nice and friendly. They had a great knowledge of their subjects. The cars and the drivers were great. The hotels were good and the itinerary was good. All in all, it was a wonderful experience. It was nice dealing with you and your company. Thank you very much for a great Russian experience. Have a great future ahead

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The Comprehensive Guide to Moscow Nightlife

• Posted on April 14, 2018 July 26, 2018
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Moscow’s nightlife scene is thriving, and arguably one of the best the world has to offer – top-notch Russian women, coupled with a never-ending list of venues, Moscow has a little bit of something for everyone’s taste. Moscow nightlife is not for the faint of heart – and if you’re coming, you better be ready to go Friday and Saturday night into the early morning.

This comprehensive guide to Moscow nightlife will run you through the nuts and bolts of all you need to know about Moscow’s nightclubs and give you a solid blueprint to operate with during your time in Moscow.

What you need to know before hitting Moscow nightclubs

Prices in moscow nightlife.

Before you head out and start gaming all the sexy Moscow girls , we have to talk money first. Bring plenty because in Moscow you can never bring a big enough bankroll. Remember, you’re the man so making a fuzz of not paying a drink here or there will not go down well.

Luckily most Moscow clubs don’t do cover fees. Some electro clubs will charge 15-20$, depending on their lineup. There’s the odd club with a minimum spend of 20-30$, which you’ll drop on drinks easily. By and large, you can scope out the venues for free, which is a big plus.

Bottle service is a great deal in Moscow. At top-tier clubs, it starts at 1,000$. That’ll go a long way with premium vodka at 250$, especially if you have three or four guys chipping in. Not to mention that it’s a massive status boost for getting girls, especially at high-end clubs.

Without bottle service, you should estimate a budget of 100-150$ per night. That is if you drink a lot and hit the top clubs with the hottest girls. Scale down for less alcohol and more basic places.

Dress code & Face control

Door policy in Moscow is called “face control” and it’s always the guy behind the two gorillas that gives the green light if you’re in or out.

In Moscow nightlife there’s only one rule when it comes to dress codes:

You can never be underdressed.

People dress A LOT sharper than, say, in the US and that goes for both sexes. For high-end clubs, you definitely want to roll with a sharp blazer and a pocket square, not to mention dress shoes in tip-top condition. Those are the minimum requirements to level the playing field vis a vis with other sharply dressed guys that have a lot more money than you do. Unless you plan to hit explicit electro or underground clubs, which have their own dress code, you are always on the money with that style.

Getting in a Moscow club isn’t as hard as it seems: dress sharp, speak English at the door and look like you’re in the mood to spend all that money that you supposedly have (even if you don’t). That will open almost any door in Moscow’s nightlife for you.

Types of Moscow Nightclubs

In Moscow there are four types of clubs with the accompanying female clientele:

High-end clubs:

These are often crossovers between restaurants and clubs with lots of tables and very little space to dance. Heavy accent on bottle service most of the time but you can work the room from the bar as well. The hottest and most expensive girls in Moscow go there. Bring deep pockets and lots of self-confidence and you have a shot at swooping them.

Regular Mid-level clubs:

They probably resemble more what you’re used to in a nightclub: big dancefloors, stages and more space to roam around. Bottle service will make you stand out more but you can also do well without. You can find all types of girls but most will be in the 6-8 range. Your targets should always be the girls drinking and ideally in pairs. It’s impossible not to swoop if your game is at least half-decent.

Basic clubs/dive bars:

Usually spots with very cheap booze and lax face control. If you’re dressed too sharp and speak no Russian, you might attract the wrong type of attention so be vigilant. If you know the local scene you can swoop 6s and 7s almost at will. Usually students and girls from the suburbs.

Electro/underground clubs:

Home of the hipsters and creatives. Parties there don’t mean meeting girls and getting drunk but doing pills and spacing out to the music. Lots of attractive hipster girls if that is your niche. That is its own scene with a different dress code as well.

What time to go out in Moscow

Moscow nightlife starts late. Don’t show up at bars and preparty spots before 11pm because you’ll feel fairly alone. Peak time is between 1am and 3am. That is also the time of Moscow nightlife’s biggest nuisance: concerts by artists you won’t know and who only distract your girls from drinking and being gamed. From 4am to 6am the regular clubs are emptying out but plenty of people, women included, still hit up one of the many afterparty clubs. Those last till well past 10am.

As far as days go: Fridays and Saturdays are peak days. Thursday is an OK day, all other days are fairly weak and you have to know the right venues.

The Ultimate Moscow Nightclub List

Short disclaimer: I didn’t add basic and electro clubs since you’re coming for the girls, not for the music. This list will give you more options than you’ll be able to handle on a weekend.

Preparty – start here at 11PM

Classic restaurant club with lots of tables and a smallish bar and dancefloor. Come here between 11pm and 12am when the concert is over and they start with the actual party. Even early in the night tons of sexy women here, who lean slightly older (25 and up).

The second floor of the Ugolek restaurant is an extra bar with dim lights and house music tunes. Very small and cozy with a slight hipster vibe but generally draws plenty of attractive women too. A bit slower vibe than Valenok.

Very cool, spread-out venue that has a modern library theme. Not always full with people but when it is, it’s brimming with top-tier women. Slow vibe here and better for grabbing contacts and moving on.

High-end: err on the side of being too early rather than too late because of face control.

Secret Room

Probably the top venue at the moment in Moscow . Very small but wildly popular club, which is crammed with tables but always packed. They do parties on Thursdays and Sundays as well. This club has a hip-hop/high-end theme, meaning most girls are gold diggers, IG models, and tattooed hip hop chicks. Very unfavorable logistics because there is almost no room no move inside the club but the party vibe makes it worth it. Strict face control.

Close to Secret Room and with a much more favorable and spacious three-part layout. This place attracts very hot women but also lots of ball busters and fakes that will leave you blue-balled. Come early because after 4am it starts getting empty fast. Electronic music.

A slightly kitsch restaurant club that plays Russian pop and is full of gold diggers, semi-pros, and men from the Caucasus republics. Thursday is the strongest night but that dynamic might be changing since Secret Room opened its doors. You can swoop here but it will be a struggle.

Mid-level: your sweet spot in terms of ease and attractiveness of girls for an average budget.

Started going downwards in 2018 due to lax face control and this might get even worse with the World Cup. In terms of layout one of the best Moscow nightclubs because it’s very big and bottle service gives you a good edge here. Still attracts lots of cute girls with loose morals but plenty of provincial girls (and guys) as well. Swooping is fairly easy here.

I haven’t been at this place in over a year, ever since it started becoming ground zero for drunken teenagers. Similar clientele to Icon but less chic, younger and drunker. Decent mainstream music that attracts plenty of tourists. Girls are easy here as well.

Sort of a Coyote Ugly (the real one in Moscow sucks) with party music and lots of drunken people licking each others’ faces. Very entertaining with the right amount of alcohol and very easy to pull in there. Don’t think about staying sober in here, you’ll hate it.

Artel Bessonitsa/Shakti Terrace

Electronic music club that is sort of a high-end place with an underground clientele and located between the teenager clubs Icon and Gipsy. Very good music but a bit all over the place with their vibe and their branding. You can swoop almost any type of girl here from high-heeled beauty to coked-up hipsters, provided they’re not too sober.

Afterparty: if by 5AM  you haven’t pulled, it’s time to move here.

Best afterparty spot in terms of trying to get girls. Pretty much no one is sober in there and savage gorilla game goes a long way. Lots of very hot and slutty-looking girls but it can be hard to tell apart who is looking for dick and who is just on drugs but not interested. If by 9-10am you haven’t pulled, it is probably better to surrender.

The hipster alternative for afterparties, where even more drugs are in play. Plenty of attractive girls there but you have to know how to work this type of club. A nicer atmosphere and better music but if you’re desperate to pull, you’ll probably go to Miks.

Weekday jokers: if you’re on the hunt for some sexy Russian girls during the week, here are two tips to make your life easier.

Chesterfield

Ladies night on Wednesdays means this place gets pretty packed with smashed teenagers and 6s and 7s. Don’t pull out the three-piece suit in here because it’s a “simpler” crowd. Definitely your best shot on Wednesdays.

If you haven’t pulled at Chesterfield, you can throw a Hail Mary and hit up Garage’s Black Music Wednesdays. Fills up really late but there are some cute Black Music groupies in here. Very small club. Thursday through Saturday they do afterparties and you have an excellent shot and swooping girls that are probably high.

Shishas Sferum

This is pretty much your only shot on Mondays and Tuesdays because they offer free or almost free drinks for women. A fairly low-class club where you should watch your drinks. As always the case in Moscow, there will be cute girls here on any day of the week but it’s nowhere near as good as on the weekend.

In a nutshell, that is all you need to know about where to meet Moscow girls in nightlife. There are tons of options, and it all depends on what best fits your style, based on the type of girls that you’re looking for.

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