The dance floor is way too small, the bouncers are always picking fights with customers. The music is decent and its one if the few clubs that stay open until 4

Servers were great at letting you know how to work the bar, bartenders had a decent poor for the area, bathrooms were tidy (always tip your bathroom attendant fellas), being there are plenty of tourists theres a slow moving dance floor sometimes. Over all a good experience, although not the same youd expect from a club back home for me. Dance floor is small but formidable for the crowd before midnight. Bring friends if you dont want to be in contact with others. The more the merrier.

Turned up at 10pm, opening hours. They didnt let us in at 10. Waited for ages. Let us in like 10:10.No door charge for females apparently (score), but they charged our male friend $5.Dollar drinks inside, far too strong.Old music, nothing new. Felt like I was 18 again.Dance floor was good, better than other bars where everyone was sitting. Had a better vibe than other places.

If youre in Hawaii please come and check this place out! From dancing to the drinks to the overall atmosphere this place has it all. The owner is amazing and his staff will take care of you! One of the best nightlife establishments hands down! Highly recommended!

Nice place to hangout

We were celebrating our 8th Valentines Wedding Anniversary on 2/14/2020. I had fun dancing. Kudos to the OWNER! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WELCOME INTO YOUR CLUB. YOU ARE AN AWESOME PERSON!!!

Can be a fun club, used to be a lot better.

Back in 2015 it had the best bar and bouncers. The bouncers had the best in mind for the drunk military. Would absolutely recommend due to the bouncers especially homeboy that was like 66 that had my ba k and treated me like ohana.

Definitely Crowded to where it can be little much to handle. Bartender was cool, had a Corona waiting for me every time I walked up. Music was good and the drinks were too. Not to expensive but you could blow a $100 easily. In all honesty if it was a little bigger and more open it would be dope. Im just here as a tourist too, bouncers were cool to me every time I came; sorry to anyone who had a different experience. Seen someone post about if you werent a white or a white tourist(dont quote me) you were treated badly. Im a minority and had no trouble. Just think if you come with respect you get it too.

Great place for people to visit. Friendly local crowd. Place to have a blast along with pretty cheap booze. The owner Chris has a great way with the customers. Place is strict with rules but its for your own safety. Probably the loudest place at waikiki. One of the best clubs Ive visited. Visit for sure for an awesome time and done really great music. Cheers Chris. REX

Play Bar Night Club is in a very nice area and the club itself is in good shape. However, coming from someone who is under 21, the experience is not worth the cover charge of $15. You are restricted to pretty much the dance floor which is small and cramped with the few people that can fit. It’s a shame sense this seems to be the only club that allows 18+.

Security was great but the bartender was not. I asked for a cup of water and she refused. Instead she wanted to charge me $4 for a bottle. She was extremely rude about it too.

Nice space, tons of seating and great drinks. The music wasn’t bad. The room had sports on some televisions and MTV music videos on others. Maybe it’s because we were there “early” for nightlife, but there were a lot of people just standing around and no one on the dance floor.

My partner and I were refused the entry because he was wearing shorts (??!!!). In Hawaii, yep, people tends to wear shorts... So be more prepared than us ;)

This is one of the most worst experiences I ever had. The bouncer was rude and had no respect. He let men carelessly go in. Im 18 and this bouncer first told me I cant come in because Im wearing sweat pants. I had this beautiful outfit and I looked fresh. First I was not even wearing sweat pants. Next I buy a pair of jeans and then I go back and the bouncer said you have to pay me 20 dollars and then 15 dollars more to come in. I seen the guy who was in line. The bouncer barely checked his ID and just let him in. I mean if you think you can take advantage of me that is just wrong. I am so upset. I recommend you stay far away from this place. I didnt even get in the club and it was was the worst experiences ever. I honestly think it was pure discrimination because I was younger. Im quite happy that I didnt go inside because I wouldve felt very weird. Thank goodness. If I give you any tips dont come here. They are rude and they have no aloha sport. I was born here and he had no respect at all. I was really excited too but it was totally not worth it. Awful !!!! This place is horrible.

Great music and staff, but my livingroon is bigger that their dance floor

Over crowded and if you do find a table and sit down which the party of 7 that I was with did, if someone orders bottle service you will be asked to move. Maybe they should have that area roped off or clearly posted on the outside so you know before you pay 10 dollar cover charge to be disappointed. Much better places in Waikiki to enjoy yourself with a much better atmosphere. And Im not a tourist just visiting Im a local. This is the 3rd time Ive been there and bad experience everytime so yep wont be back.

Wow!!!! I have never been to a worse club in my life!!! Bouncer and bartender honestly remind me of zombies!!! (No personality what so ever)...very dry!!! Maybe smile for once guys!!! Im on vacation, made it feel like I was in a jail cell!!!...they clearly hate their jobs!!!10$ entrance fee one day, day before it was 5$. Buddy is pocketing the loot fosho. Do not recommend this place for the life of me!!!! Hire some new staff asap!!!

The bouncer was kind and our waitress was respecful!!! The floors were a little sticky but it’s a nightclub that’s to be expected! Met some GREAT locals and had a good time with the $1 mixed drinks special! If u want a good time in Waikiki this is the place to go! (Around 11pm)

This was the worst experience of my life. The rules are ridiculously strict. If you are under 21 you are restricted to go to a certain part of the club. The employees are unbearable. Terrible...

Worst entry conditions and rude security guard - no plain white T-shirts allowed ?! I’ve been going clubbing in Waikiki for years and everybody I know avoids this bar! Not recommended

Complete waste of time. Whatever was going on was NOT music and definitely NOT dancing. Just jocks jumping like hoodlums in a circle to offensive rap.

One of the security guys was super rude and was even staring into the girls bathroom honestly he was enough to make me not want to go back

Staying at a hotel, I googled nearby bars to see what on Gods green earth could be playing bass so loud at 3am while patrons shout into oblivion. This is clearly it. Feels like Im in hell. Id give anything for the sweet silent void of release from this mortal plane.

Horrible attitude with the bouncer trying to take my 20 dollars and then another 15 to go in. I will never come here again. The bouncer let the men in front just come in and he didn’t even check his ID. Don’t waste your time !!! I would give it negative stars but you can’t do that.

Great atmosphere music and waitresses!! Came on vacation but will recommend to others!

Staff was extremely good to my husband and I but we really couldn’t do the smellscape. Please do something about the smell of urine cause we wouldn’t have stayed all night

Playbar is by far my favorite bar in Waikiki, cheep drinks with good music. Lots of people at night. Shun was a sweetheart and always made sure our drinks were full!

Honestly wish i could give zero stars but that’s not even a thing.. i went with a group of friends and the security guard looked at me and said there was a “dress code” that i had sweat pants on. They stated that i needed to either have dress pants or shorts on.. Okay... so we went to the ABC store to go buy shorts stood in line AGAIN and we asked okay can we go in now?? the same security made me lift my t-shirt up for him to say “no, those look like swim trunks” and shooed us away.. keep in mind another guy in our group was wearing very similar shorts. I had an odd feeling about the guy from the beginning because before even going in he was specifically targeting me .. oh well you lost almost $100 last night. idiotic

If this is your only option to go to. Just stay home. Rude. Service non existent. Dirty and ratchet

Crowded but fun. Decent price and staff. Cool people fun time.

Dunno whats everyone so upset about but im having a blast on a wednesday night. Cheap drinks good crowd nice services. I guess if you play nice you get to be treated nice? Or maybe its just luck. But still good night so far

I love their music cause the play a lot of hip hop but other than that it’s waaaaayyyyy too crowded and there’s a lot of sketchy activity there to the point that you may not wanna go alone, but it’s always open late and there’s always hella ppl there, just don’t expect much more than wildlife in and outside of that club, oh and good luck finding parking

Decent club, terrible staff. Took 20 minutes to get a bartenders attention to close out, she then yelled at a crowd of us that we had to go to our initial server; which of course most of us didnt know who that was.Respectfully asked a bouncer where to direct me, and he just pushed me back to wait.10 more minutes later, the club owner went to to the bar, thus having security push us out of the way so he could get served quicker.End of it all, took over 45 minutes just to close out with extreme attitude from staff. This was before 1am; before busy closing time.

The worst bar Ive ever been at. The drinks are as bad as the music...

Good music Nice place not expensive and good vibes

Super cheap drink specials, glowing dance floor, Top 40 pop/hip hop, and VERY colorfully diverse and young crowd. This is the right spot if you want to get a little ratchet and feel comfortable enough to make it clap since you are not surrounded by the predominant demographic of caucasian baby boomer tourists that are at most of the local bars.They have a $10 cover at the door, although I hate paying covers the low priced drinks make up for it in the end. They have daily specials that go as low as $1 for a mixed drink on some days....thats crazy.They didnt seem to have a very strict dress code as I saw many different casual styles, which you can see from my photos. There around like 20 bouncers inside keeping a close eye on things so at first I thought it was a strip club, but it turned out to be a very good danceclub. The dj was very much on point and I know good djs bc Im deep in the NYC nightlife scene. He kept the crowd moving even when switching genres from dancehall to hip hop to trap.There are waitresses walking the floor taking orders. The bathrooms are decent. It looks like both locals and tourists mix here and maybe a good place to socialize and meet singles.Overall a cool local spot to turn up with a fun crowd.

If you are a white tourist who shows respect and are willing to pay cash youll be fine. That said, the staff is physically and violently aggressive towards anyone who is neither a white tourist nor a local. It was the only place in town with good music, but seeing certain undesired patrons get punched in the face by staff and their friends was a turn-off.Too local for its own good, probably gonna get shutdown once someone presses charges after being assaulted.

Went on a Monday and of course there was nobody. Security werent in any rush to let us in even though it was opening hours as we arrived at 9pm. The security seemed annoyed that I interrupted him while he was eating instead of working.$5 door charge when we were the only people in the club and it was pretty smelly and the glasses were dirty. Cheap drinks...$3 pitchers for draft beer. Wouldnt reccomend this place. A tad shady

This is a good place to dance after you have a couple drinks. The dance floor is usually full so get friendly with your partner. Drinks are reasonable priced and the bartenders dont have any problems keeping up with the crowd. Mostly a mid 20s crowd.

To be completely honest it was a pretty awful club.Drinks not a great price and also bouncers seemed to be quite intrusive.Whilst not seeing the other offerings of nearby clubs, cant say Id go here on any occasion. Maybe could be busier in peak season?

I can’t even get a glass of water here. Have to pay $4 for a bottle of water because they thought I’d drug someone!! Ridiculous

Very crowded. Overall good vibes and great location.

Stay away from this place if you dont want to ruin your impression of Hawaii.The music is awfully old and switching every 15 seconds.The security personnel is super rude and swears on you, like if trying to pick a fight or provoke, so is the manager.Generally speaking this is a place for pure savages.

Dance floor gets packed, hip hop music, good place to end the night if your toasty. Dont be hostile at all if someone has a problem with you, leave. Occasional fights outside, dont get involved.

Literally turning it up doesnt make it better. Couldnt even get in the door the blasting music was so bad. Basic beats with no rythum that you can hear 5 blocks away. I feel sorry for the people at the hotels in the area, its just noise for the the sake shakingof loud noise shaking the curb.... Or maybe the ground is just trembling in terror.

They play hip-hop!! Hooray!! Only thing about this place was it had a mildew type of smell to it but the bartender Rory was awesome! This is not an upscale bar by no means.. its all good to be in flip flops & t-shirts. Great drink specials. We had fun.

If you like ROUGH ghetto this is the place for you. Good music. Crowded. Lots of attitude.

Go Somewhere Else for a Better Place- Only been 4 times- Im under 21 so I pay $15 dollars- Free for 21+- I pay this much because theres not many places that allow 18+ so they get over on me. I heard mainland clubs are better and cheaper.- Dance floor is small and crowded (overpacked on Saturdays)- How good the music is varies on the day. I have heard some good DJs and some boring ones.- Overall: Tight space, okay DJ, weird people

Nice, but security need to keep out the people in front of the club.

An okay 18+ night club with great music selection.Play Bar is not the most appealing club Ive visited, but if youre young and curious it wont be a complete let down. The music varies between hip-hop, R&B, reggeaton (latin), and some house/dance. Usually an abundance of military as well. Granted the dance floor isnt the biggest and you can expect your shoes to get trampled on quite often. Never the less, it is possible to have a great time with a group of friends.

I love this Knight life

Really fun place to be, we went on a Tuesday night. They had a $2 Drink Special. Good music, took song requests. Stayed from 11pm to 1:30am and saw no more than 20 to 30 people in the club.

Ratchet. That is about the best word to describe this place. I must admit my judgement was based upon only about 10 minutes of actual soberness... Because our friend new the bartender we got hooked up pretty well and then I blacked out - but from what I remember... The place was small and cramped. Its a great location right in the midst of all the things happenin on Kuhio Ave... cover charge is $5 (itd be better if there wasnt a charge) but inside is dark and dim. The light up dance floor is a bit uneven and really dirty. Floors are sticky, and its so packed you can barely walk around anywhere without getting bumped into by other drunkards - but mainly its like a meat market... where the guy to girl ratio is outnumbered 8:1 - just about every girl there is dressed to impress and you got about four guys trying to hunt them down all at the same time.Id almost compelled to give this place two stars but because we got taken care of at the bar and the fact that every guy there is chasing after every girl there - there wasnt much of a wait to get drinks at all. And by the look of photos it looked like I had a good time but i credit the alcohol not the venue.

Great time! decently priced drinks, fun crowd and a friendly staff. worth checking out

Love the people. Dress code is loose. Place is a lot of fun. 18+ military friendly

Well when I do visit Honolulu in July I’m definetly steering away from this place, bloody awful reviews, but surprisingly the business still survives but not to long with these types of reviews ....

The service was great and the people were nice, but this place smells very strongly of urine. I almost couldnt drink in there.

Crowded, music is alright, boring environment, rude service, don’t recommend at all:

$1 drinks, enough said. Small place, but very fun. Good hip hop and rap music

Great atmosphere with cheap drinks. Music selection lit. Wish the dance floor was bigger

Its UNREASONABLE to charge $4 for water. Something that should be free. If I wanted bottled water, I would’ve asked for it.

Over crowded for the most part. Which makes it unable to experience the potential. Good drinks. 2 dollar long islands when I was there lol . But its okay

This was the spot for hiphop...Im from CALI and this club showed love..the bouncers were cool and treated me right..much alohas..

Extremely bad services . Charge £14 for cranberry amd vodka. What a kind a rip off. Music was decent.. There is better clubs out there out waste Ur time here

Mutual. We went.on the legends pub crawl tonight and have to say, was left pretty damn dissapointed!!.dont get sucked in... feel free to ask qs. (Nothin against the pl)

Entered with 2 girls over 21 and a 18 y.o girl. It was the first two girls birthdays so i offered to invite them to a drink. I was told by the bar tender that i needed all my friends at the bar before i could buy them a drink. So i got everyone to come to the bar when the same girl told me i was missing the red bracelet. Another dude politely showed me the door where the bouncer was giving the red bracelets and asked me to get one. So i waited at the door waiting for the bouncer to get me a bracelet, when the angry bloke shouted something along the line of why are you staring at me like a f*** **** do you wnat me to bash you ??? At that point i left without responding. Go to Kellys or Mooses . these guys have a lot to learn about respecting their customers.

Lovely dance floor but its kind of shady and smells rank.

Some of the staff are disrespectful and the crowd that comes there are ratchet and have no respect. I know its a bar but damn the girls in there have no self control its like people are looking for a fight. If u want to see some girls that cant control there liquor and looking for a fight with shity customer service thats the place to go. Omg and dont get me started on how the look..lmao

Ok not the best option bouncers are cool. The girls are ok they are humans too. Too long to get a drink and cant bring drink on the floor.

Kicked me out for being white... Racist, Rude, Not Good People

I totally enjoyed my time there last time, staff is funny and nice, but its one incident that really got me dislike the place, i drink bottled water only (no alcohol or tap water) which costs 4$ there but i didnt mind, the bartender told me to charge a card i should buy at least with 10$, paid for the first bottle with the only cash i have, then i asked for their tap water (which i dont want but i only have a card so i cant pay for more water) the bartender was like im gonna have to charge you because you took too many waters (i only had one glass of water and i was asking for the second) i understand its bad for the business and all but i feel this was kind of a douchie move and they should at least clarify that younget only 1 free tap water. it was my last day in hawaii too and i was leaving with the notion that everyone here is nice which kinda changed now, so i guess you better have cash before going there?For the music, idk if there are diff. DJs or what but i went times and music was really cool and new but others it was old school not so club material hip hop, something that you might like to hear in a car or in your bedroom but def. not make a clubber dance. And although ppl started to dance to newer mainstream club hip hop, the DJ would occasionally shift to really not club material music which would make the dance floor all empty again.

Not a fan, over priced, kind of dirty. Dance floor is cool, but really small.

Fun!! The drinks, the music, the people...I had a great time!

Bar was fun but my wife needed water cause she was drunk and they refused unless she paid money. Worst customer service ever.

Decent nightclub with decent music. Go after midnight or 1pm when its packed!

I did not like it there. Under 21 cant get in until 10:30. Dont understand that logic. Very rude. I took my shoes off to dance and got in trouble and kicked out.

Loved it...esp..mceeing Dis spell that correctly...

Im not trying to be a jerk and rarely give bad reviews but this place is lame and smells like legit urine.

Small and very crowded. $10 to get in if over 21. $20 if under 21. You must pay the $20 again if you leave and come back (under 21). People under 21 are also restricted to only half of what already felt like a small club.

Great place to drink and dance in Waikiki.

Cute men awesome place to have fun

Cheap drinks

Bouncer is a pos

Fun for barhopping and some dancing.

Terrible service..!

Place was awful the staff were rude and very disrespectful, would never go here again!!!!!!

Refused me from going In

Super sleazy. Plus one star for the cheap drinks

Only giving 2 stars because its the only 18+ club on island

Club was fun, dancing was fun but staff just seemed rude and unfriendly. Also if youre under 21 they physically take your ID

If you’re under 21 don’t expect to have a good time

Wed night has $1 drinks. Travellers welcome.

Lame atmosphere and small dance floor

Great place for dancing.

Cheap drinks and interesting clientele.

Good atmosphere.

Kinda cheesy place but open late lots of locals and tourist cheap drinks and good times

This place is not the place to go. Rude staff, had one beer with a friend then left, everywhere we went to was better.

So ratchet.