Malaia (Club)

Yes, this is one of the clubs on the 6th St. 1st floor is more of a bar than a club, but everyone is dancing and going crazy on the 2nd floor. The DJ here has pretty good taste of music and he knows what's he playing. The drinks are somewhat expensive but if you think about the awesome decorations and the atmosphere, it's not that bad. There's also a girl dancing on a stage, so if you are going there with bunch of dudes with no thought of hitting on girls; this is the place for you. However, take a look at the 2nd floor too. A lot of actions are going on here because there are usually many beautiful girls. Girls and good music? Well, dancing and having fun are the outcome. Like I said in one of my previous posts, I like dancing and having good time, so this is one of my favorite places downtown. Although Malaia is on the 6th Street, the atmosphere resembles a lot of the bars in warehouse district. Price comes along too unfortunately. Another thing I don't quiet like about this place are the working staff. Bartenders seem pretty cool but the bouncers will intentionally limit the number of people inside in order to get tips from people who are willing to pay to get in. My friend tipped them a lot, but they don't even seem to remember him even after a number of visits. The story might be slightly different if you are a girl with group of girlfriends, however, they are usually assholes to girls as well (at least they don't discriminate much). In general, this place is pretty good though. If they just get some bouncers that are not complete douchebags, I think I'd go to this place a lot more often. I believe there was one bouncer who was cool, but he is not always there either. So here's the deal:

Location: 300 East 6th Street Austin, TX 78701-3628
Contact: (512) 482-8780
Summary:
Pro - Good atmosphere, great number of people having fun, good music, etc.
Con - Drinks are usually expensive unless they have specials; most bouncers are simply assholes.