Climb the leopard print staircase to discover this glam nightclub that will transport you straight to the Caribbean. Expect palm trees, log-style tables and lots of tropical cocktails.
A striking leopard print staircase beckons at the entrance to this Oxford Street haunt - and while such a lavish setting may daunt some, if you are willing to make the effort to the top, you will be duly rewarded.
Havana Club Deluxe is a sexy club filled with intimate circular lounges, log-style tables, palm trees, and lots of glam bar-goers. Formerly Suzie Q's, this nightspot changed hands in late 2005, and now attracts a loyal following for long nights of Caribbean-style merriment.
A massive dance floor commands the centre of the room and invites clubbers to embrace the DJ sounds of Latin-flavoured electro house that take hold every Friday and Saturday night. Meanwhile weary clubbers can take respite in the comfortable lounges that pepper the ornately styled room.
Three bars offer an array of bottled bevvies and local wines. The expert bar staff are also equipped to satisfy any cocktail fancier's whim, and with so many of them flaunting mysterious accents, you may well feel like you have landed yourself at some far-off Caribbean beachfront bar (think Tom Cruise's 1988 classic
Cocktail).
For something lusciously tropical, order up a Havana Martini, which mixes the flavours of Chambord and apple.
Olivia Collings & Victoria Brooks
