AVALON Hollywood & Bardot - Los Angeles, California

M R.

Great place architectural design is nice. The speakers sound great. Their lighting and laser shows are awesome. Their drinks are good, not too expensive and they have such beautiful female staff. Lol
Each shows different but always a great time.

Chad P.

Went to see Joyryde here. Pretty cool club. It has a balcony and two bars on the lower floor. You dont really get too bad of a view of the stage, so for live show venues you can't go wrong. You're going to have to pay for parking anywhere around here plan on spending at least 20 bucks on parking. Cool venue though.

Hollywood B. A.

Photos speak for themselves. They could benefit from more than a scotch tape upgrade. **Important to note that Ruby and the production/audio/lighting team are A+ professionals. Ruby is on the top of her game and incredible to work with***. The rental process, however - and customer service in-office need an upgrade as much as their duck taped booths.

Post-event multiple guests made us aware that gift bags were missing from the seats where they were placed on upstairs tables. One guest told us that a member of the Avalon serving staff was seen and heard bragging about what they got in the gift bag. This is not the first time items were stolen from our charity fundraising gift bags at Avalon Hollywood.

Jorge L.

It was my first time here and i have to say i had a blast. You can have fun and not brake the bank. Food and drinks are afortable and the ambiance is extremely lively. You just need to go, recommend 100% i am definitely coming back.

Michelle

Small intimate venue. Limited space resulted in people fighting over getting a view or even into the room where the performances were. The event was oversold given the small size of the Bardot. However, the venue itself was great and I loved having a full menu for food as well as drinks. I'd go back to the venue again and just hope they don't oversell it

Sinaxo

Place is pretty cool. Went for a bubble rave and everything was well organized. Parking was $30 but didn’t realize other parking spots around were cheaper.

Taylor B.

Wow! What a venue and staff! We hosted an event at the Avalon this past Friday and it truly was the best our company has ever thrown. We host a large meeting every January to kickoff the new year with our sales team and the Avalon was the perfect place and met all our needs. Mel, the events manager, was absolutely a pleasure to work with from start to finish. We had many changes and questions, some even very last minute, and Mel and her team were always quick to answer and help direct us to the best options to fit our needs. The production was amazing! Part of the package we got we were able to utilize all the screens they have and it was incredibly impressive. Their production team is top notch and also very accommodating to all our requests. The day of staff was super professional and took care of all our needs. The food was amazing and we got to meet the chef who you could tell was passionate about his craft. If you’re planning a meeting and want to wow your guests, I highly recommend the Avalon. Big thanks to Mel and her team for helping us pull off such a successful event. It will be hard to top next year and we will absolutely be back.

P P.

4/16/25 update: One guest explained to us this week that a member of the Avalon wait staff was bragging about what they got from our event gift bag. Several guests reported that their gift bags were stolen. Gift bags for our charity fundraiser which were placed on the seats for each table. Also note that after you pay your full bill of over $42,000 - if they decide they don't like you - they will purposely send you any additional payment owed for added dinners the late morning of your event - just so they can say you "had an issue paying your bill." Disgusting. They will threaten to kick you out. Beware.

If you're looking to rent this venue for any kind of event, shoot, etc. think twice before booking Avalon Hollywood. In fact, turn right around and run in the opposite direction. This place is held together with nothing more than a glue stick, if that. Half of the screens are not functioning inside and out - they demand payment, yet they don't spend the money to fix equipment or see to small changes that could make a big difference for clients.

Imagine renting a venue and you bring up the issue of duck tape covering holes on the "VIP" booths or the gum embedded into the floors / tape on the walls - only for the sensitive "event director" to turn around and insult you. Imagine paying what was 100% of the bill already and having to simply add a few extra dinners added for your event after the payment fact; only to have the "event director" final invoice you in the late morning - day of your show and demand payment or no doors open for a charity event. Note that we're a repeat customer and they still insisted we "pay now" when we were literally loading in with no time on our hands; they knew very well that we didn't have time to go make a transfer. This was clearly done on purpose due to simply having an issue with us. Absolutely, I was frustrated and I showed it. Imagine a venue that you rented for a fundraising production for an animal charity - and the "event director" insults you to your face in front of your incredible team who has worked for you for over a decade; who were all appalled. In fact, my teleprompter crew and stage manager heard everything and they described it as extreme gaslighting towards a paying client.

They have no class or etiquette whatsoever and they certainly do not know the pressure of live event production when you're working with superstars. We took our production elsewhere for a couple of years and it was a breath of fresh air working with real customer service at another venue. However, we returned to Avalon Hollywood for the "impressive" screen setup - only to find out that their upgrade was nonexistent. The stage manager and production staff are great, the office - not so much - they're flustered 100% of the time. Not only do I work tirelessly to produce two major award shows a year for the deserving artist behind the stars, but we fundraise for our animal charity partners, I created a fresh closet clothing drive for 40+ families I know impacted by the LA wildfires, I've been running live coverage production with and for LA Marathon for 4+ years; my community would certainly not stand to hear the terrible insults and unprofessional attitude I witnessed during the day of my show from Avalon Hollywood's more than bland staff. Perhaps they could benefit from a few classes in customer service; after all, they do work in "Hospitality."

I could go on, but let me end with this: Even worse is the parking lot next door. You'll pay Avalon Hollywood directly for parking passes and the lot won't even honor them. You'll show the pass that you were told to print out and.... the lot will ask you to pay $30 one hour or $50 another. You get the picture.

We will be reporting to BBB.