By Cecilia V. Areta
Located between Fourth and Fifth Avenue on 919 E St. San Diego, CA 92101, Belo nightclub is famous for its 20,000-square-foot basement nightclub.
Belo’s is well known by their regular 18-year-old night clubbers for their Epic Friday events. “Occasionally there will be special 18 and up nights you must keep an eye on. Probably about 50 percent of Epic Fridays are 18 and up but it is upon announcement”, according to Crystal Higgins, Belo’s director of sales.
“A lot of people label Belo’s as a ghetto nightclub but for us youngin’s it’s hard to find a legit club to have fun it, no horseplay and just dancing…You do have to watch for the 18 and up nights…I like it because the DJ’s are poppin’ and even though there are a lot of old men creepers the building is cool and they serve expensive lemonade-better then nothing”, Raven Hillard, a regular nigh clubber.
The club consists of three main rooms and two special rooms that are available for hosting private events “ranging from a small bachelor party of 50 people to corporate events for 1,100 executives or a sit down dinner for 300 guests”, general manager, Manuel Arreguin said.
The Green Room is the largest of the three main rooms. With an elevated disc jockey booth and gogo dancer platforms, “this room has had World Class DJ’s such as Paul Oakenfold, Miguel Migs, Deadmau5, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Scotty Boy, Dirty South, Mark Farina, Grand Master Flash and live performances by Pit Bull, Kid Cudi, Slick Rick, Omarion, J Holliday, Bobby Valentino, De La Soul, Mickey Avalon and more”, according to Higgins. This room also has two large VIP rooms the white room and the black room along with six other VIP booths.
The Red room is a darker more intimate room. It has six designated VIP areas that “consistently sell out”, Higgins said. The Orange Room is the last of the three main rooms and has a huge bar as its centerpiece so unfortunately 18 and under folks are not allowed in.
The Champagne room is designed for smaller parties of 5-10 people, located in the front of the club “so you will be seen as you party the night away”, Higgins said. The final VIP room is called Psychedelic that is designed for larger parties up to 30 people. “It is secluded but still close to all of the rooms so you can see and be seen. “It is colorful and chic décor sets this room apart from the rest of the club”, Arreguin said.
Belo provides a wide variety of party choices and is a great option for a night of dancing with your under aged friends. For more information contact general manager, Manuel Arreguin, at (619) 231-9200 or visit www.belosandiego.com.
