 | As a Liberty Elite devotee, I feel I really must on behalf of the club take issue with the inaccurate comments posted in the first review of 6th August 2016.
Liberty Elite is run very properly as a private members club so even if you are registered on a guest list if you are not on Liberty Elite data base you will be required to complete the appropriate form and confirm your I.D. in the reception foyer, that applies no matter who you are.
Having spoken to the lady on reception, you were not actually asked to open the front door. You were in the reception foyer when the front door bell rang and you actually asked the lady on reception if she wanted the door opened and she replied “yes you can if you like”. On the night in question there were two “meeters and greeters” at the front door both with legally correct Security Industry Association Licenses, one being Carlo the proprietor of City Slickers and the other representing Liberty Elite, why at least one of them was not at the door at that time no one is sure of, however in those very rare circumstances the lady on reception would happily open the door herself, but as you kindly volunteered she agreed.
It was agreed with City Slickers management that exclusive use of the club was not possible on what is a normal club night and certainly on the Liberty Elite events calendar the night was set out as being co-hosted.
As Liberty Elite is a members club with many thousand of registered members quite a number of them never look at the events calendar but just turn up knowing that their membership allows them in.
The cost of the evening was set by City Slickers, so it would have been quite reasonable for the lady on reception to give the visiting club member in question the option of entry or to perhaps visit on another evening at normal Liberty Elite prices. It must be pointed out that Liberty Elite is the only major venue where all single gentlemen are personally interviewed prior to being invited to visit the club. So your statement that “if you are willing to pay you can attend” is just rubbish.
The event write up did say “Champagne Reception” which does imply a glass of champagne rather than a free bottle? The champagne was served from a “Poser” table strategically placed to ensure that new visitors would not inadvertently miss it, the canapés being placed on the side bar just two paces away, perhaps three if you had carpet slippers on and shuffled a bit, however as you are quite tall we think you would manage it in two.
As there were a number of new guests expected, three people were given the task of showing new people around, one from City Slickers and two from Liberty Elite. Bob, an enthusiastic club member with his wife, was on hand to show you around, and as he is a University Lecturer and regularly shows new guests around the club, there is no doubt he would have made you feel welcome as he does everybody.
Not really sure what you mean by the shower, there is a large shower at the foot of the spa, how did you miss it? Or perhaps you only see what you want to see?
Yes there is a shower upstairs, but having a shower at the entrance to the spa seemed like a good idea. So that is why it was put there in 2003, so I cannot see why a shower would be needed in the toilets.
I should clarify that the club does not have “employees” Without exception everybody helping at the club started off as a club member ( and still is). We have thoroughly had to learn the job properly. Two ladies passed their “Personal Drinks Licence” exams last month and another takes their full Security Industry Association exams next month. So although we help properly you could have your drink served by a director of an international PLC, a nurse, a police officer or a carer. We do it because it allows us all to easily chat to both new and regular guests and try and make everybody welcome and inclusive.
So when you say there were “employees” in the club it sounds really condescending; yes there were club members in the club who also help out on other nights (which is not quite the same is it)?
As far as people mentioning the Thursday night event being busy, this event was a fetish event and as such, would not normally be mentioned on swingers nights by swingers. As for mentioning the previous Friday, well yes, it was a bit busier but this was a fact easily ascertained, not just fanciful supposition. Also this was the first night of a new event to the Libs calendar, so perhaps a bit of patience is in order.
You really do only see what you want to see, don't you? By law, under the “Price Marking (Food and Drink) on premises order 1979”, every licensed bar must display its drinks prices and Liberty Elite is no exception. Liberty Elite bar prices are displayed in a large wall mounted A3 frame so they can be seen and read by everybody (except yourself of course). More to the point Liberty Elite bar prices are very reasonable being based on pub not nightclub prices, and are massively cheaper than similar clubs. Just compare Liberty Elite with V.A. as an example. In fact some of Liberty Elite drinks prices have been the same since 2007, yes that's a 9 year price freeze, and some you can not buy in a supermarket as cheaply as Liberty Elite sells them. So get real!
The till system is a state of the art system installed just two months ago, and can issue comprehensive receipts detailing your name, locker number, what drinks you have had and in what order. This is not done automatically because on a busy weekend, say Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the bar staff can easily process three hundred plus bar bills, perhaps a total of fifteen thousand a year. Issuing a generally unwanted receipt would not be at all environmentally friendly, however if you wanted one - YOU JUST NEEDED TO ASK!
By the way, the owner of the club is a very successful businessmen man and formally an executive with a National Bank, who prides himself on scrupulous honesty and integrity so please do not even imply that Liberty Elite would “fiddle” or deliberately take advantage of a club member or guest.
Anyway to the “Burlesque Show”. This was organised by City Slickers not Liberty Elite. The couple performing brought their own music on a Iphone. The Iphone was properly connected to the club high end sound system through a professional mixer. Unfortunately the male dancer had set a time out on his phone and part way through the act, guess what – it timed out so the music stopped. Very fortunately the resident D.J. was to hand to quickly get the password to reset the phone, so that the act could continue. Had he not been to hand it really would have been more of a shambles, so please do not blame Liberty Elite for that when in fact they “saved the day”.
There are condoms at Liberty Elite but they are discreetly held behind the bar a system we have had in place since 2005. Perhaps if you asked? (Now there is a novel idea)!
If you feel fleeced, it's certainly not by Liberty Elite bar prices. As to other guests on the night, they found it to be a very good night judging by the number of new guests wanting to know how to become members.
As to yourself, it is actually a relief that you will not be coming back as quite simply there were complaints of your behaviour in the spa being both “loud and intrusive” and that's not really what is wanted in the club.
Date: 11 August 2016
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