So Simons has gone through some recent remodeling and I absolutely love it, I had not been in over a year because it always seemed empty but I went to one of their shows where they brought in a traveling artist and it was amazing. They have really started to embrace the community and it shows. My recommendation would be to look and see what events are happening before you go so youre not thrown off by higher door prices if they have someone more well known performing. I am excited to see what other artist collaborations the bring in the future!

I would not give this one star but that is the least you can for review . This club needs tile or wood on the floor, it gives the appearance of being in construction and there fore it should not be given by the local Government a clearance to conduct business do to safety issues . The owners have had at least two years to correct these problems of which they have not.

We went here for my boyfriends 21st birthday. First, they tried to charge us 20$ cover a person. Then after some arguing we got t down to 10$ a person. The second we walked in we got patted down by a bouncer. The club was completely empty. We asked if we could talk to the DJ for a birthday song, and they said ‘no,’ even though our group was like half of the people in the whole place. We asked if we could leave and get reentry and they said ‘no,’ even after charging us 10$ a person for a party of all 21+ The entire time we were treated like trash for my boyfriends 21st. We left and it was the best decision we made that night. I see why the place was empty on a Friday night in a college town. Not my first time here, definitely my last.

The security inside and outside the place are all really rude. The bouncer at the door took my friends real ID and wouldnt give it back because he didnt think it looked like her. The bathrooms never have toilet paper or running water.

Changing my review from 2017 because this place has seriously improved. The atmosphere is great and the events are awesome. I will miss this place when I leave Gainesville.

Nice club; much better atmosphere than the Frat house parties

I dont club but ive heard horrible storys an some good I wouldnt recommend any clubs in Gainesville Fl

Went to Simons last night with a few friends and while the music was AMAZING, their bar tending services were awful. We were trying to get drinks and waited for over 30 minutes. We even switched spots and nothing. They kept getting order for those around us and skipping us.Looks like you have to dress to bare minimal skimpy clothing (Ps. Weather was cold outside) and be a frat dude to get your drinks. Very disappointed.

The dopest spot downtown for gettin down with your friends. Got me a nice V.I.P. booth last time and that was a fun night! These guys are cool at the door and the bar tending staff is on point

There are better clubs, just pass this one.

I basically lived at simons from 94 95? to 99 i was on the floor the last night of the late night parties 1999 (Danny Tengelia) when they were open to 7 8 9 10ish?am.. It was f,ed up the cops destroyed our CHURCH..This place is nothing and i mean nothing like the good ole days..

Terrible terrible drinks! They just pour one or two drops of the cheapest vodka ever, fill with ice and you have to pay 4$! Ok, we had to pay 10$ for girls and 20$ for guys as coverage and it did NOt worth it. The worst club ever!!

There was no running water in the bathrooms. The new management is very poor. Not what it used to be.

I went there this past Saturday and when I purchased a drink at the bar, a male bartender did not give me my card back. When I asked for it back, he kept telling me he already did. I saw him put the card under the bar so I kept insisting that they give it back. Finally another female bartender saw that I was not going to stop until I received it back and knew exactly where it was and gave it back. It is clear they are running some type of credit card scam so BEWARE. After all that, she tried to threaten me that she was going to kick me out, she probably did this to silence me so that I didnt make anyone aware to what they were doing.

Simons is a little interesting when you first walk in. It has cool little nooks. They didnt have any drink specials which was very disappointing and the drink I did get was laughably small for the price. But all of that I could forgive. If youre looking for just a mediocre night out clubbing that Simons is just like every other club in Gainesville but what really soured my experience there was I went to an event they hosted - Rave of Thrones. I bought a VIP pass with the stipulation that Id get early admission and a picture on a fake iron throne which I did. But the early admission was pointless (Christian Nairn didnt come out for the first two and a half hours.) The fake throne was really shitty and it was so dark in the club that pictures were pointless. So I payed extra to get in five minutes early to a regular club. Definitively a rip off joint.When Nairn did come out it was impossible to move around the club not because of overcrowding but because the club is essentially split into two small sections with little means to get around at an event like that. Overall it was a really disappointing experience wouldnt recommend going there when theres better clubs in Gainesville.

A shiny mirage of the substantive club it used to be.

Cool peeps

Excellent Fun - NY atmosphere in Lil Ol Gainesville.

Very small on the inside can get extremely corded. full of UF students

Just one word..terrible

The prices are different on the flyer & they keep the lines outside moving very slow