If the walls of this old finca could speak, their tales would fascinate you, you may have even been a part of them. From Alfredo’s early days to the Oakenfold/Rampling/Holloway experience in 1987 through mammoth residencies such as Up Yer Ronson, Cream and Cocoon, Amnesia has always been a true temple to clubbing. A cavernous main room with the god like elevated DJ booth that has seen pretty much every name in dance music history grace its decks, from which point nights of pure hedonism and lucid malevolence have been composed and experienced by the swinging multitude in the pit of a dance floor below. The secret weapon, which has to be felt to be believed, is the dramatic ice cannon whose infrequent use means it still remains a mystique despite its notoriety.

Since 2008’s renovation, and the removal of the bus stop DJ booth, the Amnesia terrace is now without doubt one of the world’s premier clubbing spaces, enabling 7000 punters to cram in here on the big nights. An integral part of the authentic Amnesia experience, it was still partly open air until the late 90s and then spent 10 years of sporadic success, most notably La Troya and more recently with Cocoon and Cream. BUT, 2008’s renovation changed everything, even creating friction between main room DJs and their terrace counterparts, as it became obvious the terrace was the place to be.

Rooms – Main Room, Terrace

VIP – Amnesia VIP area is like another club in itself and is situated above the dance floor; on balconies in the terrace and tiered upwards in the main room. With a capacity, across both rooms, that is close to 1000 when full to bursting (try every Monday at Cocoon for example), the VIP alone has 4 bars and extensive tables overlooking the masses below.

Signature Parties – Cream and Cocoon are both due a testimonial, whilst Armada has a solid fan base. For me though, Wednesday nights, or more like Thursday mornings, at La Troya drinking Coco Loco represented everything you needed to know about Amnesia’s ability to host a party.

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