Jetset Nite Club

Ghetto-​almost-​fabulous!!! But nothing else. Maybe in a few months they’ll get there act together. But very doubtful

REMODELED? or still in the process? this place is horrible! came here about a month ago («GRAND OPENING») and it was GARBAGE! my gf and i went inside and their were tapes on the floor! the music kept stopping because obviously they did not check the sound system before hand. they did not have a dress code; although they said on the email that their was; i literally saw girls who looked like they just woke up from a nap and headed towards this disgusting place! waste of my friday night and I WILL NEVER EVER come back to this place ever again!

I would have to agree with everyone that reviewed this place… 1 star. boo hoo. This past Saturday I worked here for an event for my friends party. The party itself was jumpin, but the venue? umm first of all when I was looking around for this place the name on top said Level 236. WTF? I had to call my brother and ask him is it next door to our friends restaurant and he said yes. Shouldn’t it say JETSET??? So all that time me driving around I kept passing it up! arghhh I read somewhere the place was remodeled? okay … not! I remember the last time I was here was about 10 years ago and it still looked the same! Just cleaner haahah the outside patio was arranged different that’s all. What else? hmm when I walked to the dance floor, I almost fell only because there is a part of the dance floor that is not leveled. =(
I don’t see this place making it…

I never been here, but I bet this place is a gold mine for the county of San Mateo, giving DUI’s left and right. SMPD can make their quota in one night

Went here last night on ⁸⁄₇. Thought I was at the wrong joint because the sign above the building said level 236 Lol which I found funny but no biggie.
Once inside you are greeted with a spacious main room with a stocked bar, vip tables and a pretty sick green dot lighting system.
Outside is pretty slick and kick back. Comes equipped with a DJ and mini bar. They have heat lamps but no fuel… wtf… Who is in charge of basic up keep? That was actually pretty lame because it was cold out.
Inside gets pretty humid. The staff should really get on top of this. Drinks are about $ 10.
In the end this joint needs help. The heat inside, the heat lamps not having fuel, bad signage outside and a really pointless bottle service line and guest list line need to be addressed. I would come back but really work on the above and work on diversifying your crowd. Will probably come back and I hope to see some changes.

its my first time here and the place suck ass… we order a round shots, they didn’t gave us chaser so we waited 20 minutes and they guy finally gave us chaser… we was already done, i thought it was would good but this place is small, would i come back here… not really, customer service suck ass :(

Meh… I should’ve known. A «club» in downtown San Mateo does not sound all that great.
I went for an event… everything was organized in a poor fashion. From the very beginning, I was immediately turned off at the fact that they made us stand in line until 10:17 for «official open.» Why couldn’t they just open at 10… I know they’re trying to give the impression that this place is happening by creating a line, but you really piss off us people who make an effort to come early to get in sooner.
The only up side is that before 10:30 (yeah.10:30, so get this, they let you in 13 minutes before this deal ends. pretty ridiculous) well drinks are buy 1 get 1 free.
Inside the crowd is whatevers… theres high chairs with empty space in the middle in hopes of creating a dance floor but it did not really happen. Also, I saw a couple of guys in flip flops. what the.
People who get a table here are wasting their hard earned cash.

Sometimes new things aren’t meant to be tried — Jetset, you’re one of those things…
In an attempt to try something new last Saturday (July 17), my friends and I decided to head down to Jetset in San Mateo for their grand opening party. Jetset was previously Level 236. Don’t expect to find a sign that says «Jetset», «Level» is still up on their door! If this was a grand opening, wouldn’t you want your UPDATED name on the door?!
LINE:
We arrived at about 10:20pm where there were few people in the guestlist/​general admission line and no one in the bottle service line.
BAR:
3 bars — a decent size one once you walk in, a small one in the back corner, and one on the back patio. Drinks run about $ 10 each. Go to the back corner bar, give that bartender something to do instead of having her stand there putting lipgloss on and stay on her cell phone.
If you do decide to come here for some odd reason, prefade at the bar across the street! A total of 6 (SIX!!) shots of Cognac (4 shots of Remy, 2 shots of Hennessy) gave me a slight buzz on an EMPTY stomach — in other words, THEIR LIQUOR IS WATERED DOWN! Oh yeah, Jetset, you need to learn to stock your bar, how the heck do you run out of Remy before the end of the night?! Did you have ONE bottle on hand?
BOTTLE SERVICE:
Since when do promoters work bottle service? EVERY club I go to, the hostesses are provided BY THE CLUB and take care of bringing the bottles, the chasers, and maintaining a clean table. Why in the world were Pulse promoters bussing tables? I honestly hope that they were the ones receiving our gratuity.
On another note, expect to get ripped off if you get bottle service here. I walked away and came back to my friend telling me her receipt was for $ 254. The bottle of Grey Goose was on promo for $ 150 and as a group who regularly gets bottle service, our bill comes up to $ 200 which includes tax and gratuity. Where did the additional $ 50 come from? The bartenders wrote it in on the receipt and told her that there was gratuity AND a service fee!!! What kind of shadiness is that?! After my friend spoke with promoters, the promoters took care of the charge and instead of refunding the $ 50 on the credit card, they pulled cash out of the register to refund her (FYI management, you may want to check up on what kind of shadiness is happening at your club!!).
CAUTION, BEWARE OF FLOORS!
Jetset is one big lawsuit waiting to happen. Ladies, even fellas, BE CAREFUL! Between the main bar and the dance floor, there is an incline on the floor. Between each table for bottle service, there is a step or two. On your way out to the back patio, there was a LARGE hole in the floor before you get outside which I saw covered by a piece of wood later on. The back patio is one big hazard. Once you get out, you have to take a steep step up onto uneven brick pieces followed by a decline as you walk a little further back.
OTHER NOTES:
*Jetset closes at 1:30am. Yes, I said 1:30am! There is no last call for alcohol. All of a sudden at 1:30am, the music went off and security started kicking everyone out.
*Bored? Want to take a nap on the couch? Sure! I tried and security didn’t say a word to me. Want to dance on couches? Sure, you can do that too!
DRESSCODE:
Who knows? There were females in dresses, males in dress shirts, and other guys in shorts and tennis shoes.
BATHROOMS:
2 stalls in the women’s restroom NOT maintained. We ran out of soap and toilet seat covers an hour and a half or so after the club began.
PARKING:
Street parking, however wherever you decide to park, beware of the numerous number of police cars patrolling the area.

Highly disorganized.
Took forever for them to set up our table.
Pretty empty inside.
thank goodness for alcohol and good company!

JETSET,
Nice try on «attempting» to scam me…
In an effort to change things up, my friends and I decided to go to JETSET (formerly Level 236) for their opening weekend. Talk about EPIC FAIL! Even copious amounts of alkie couldn’t make the situation better.
I need to preface by saying that my TERRIBLE experience last night, 7.17.10 had NOTHING to do with the Promoters (Pulse), but had to do w/​the shady business practices of JETSET and its LAZY staff. Pulse went beyond the call of duty, frequently checked in w/​us, and tried to do their best to make sure we were enjoying ourselves (everything the staff SHOULD have been doing). So, a special thanks to them.
COVER:
*Free if on GL before 11 PM; discounted before 11:30 PM
LINE:
We arrived at 10:20 PM and there was a line of about 10 – 12 people which moved pretty quickly
However, my friend who arrived later on that night w/​another party said that they ended up leaving after the staff made them wait for OVER 1.5 hrs when they were ALL on the GL and when the club wasn’t even packed.
DRESSCODE:
I wasn’t sure if I was at a bbq picnic OR a club. If you’re going to try to establish yourself as a upscale nightclub, you need to have a dress code and ENFORCE it.
CROWD:
Pulse is an Asian promotion company, so it was a mixed Asian crowd last night.
MUSIC: Top 40s, Mash-​up, Hip Hop and House.
There were two DJs; one inside and one in the patio. The DJ spinning inside was just awful. He kept on going from one song to the next w/​a hard stop and NO transitions. Some of the house music sounded like from a jack-​in-​the-​box that’s been possessed by the devil.
DRINKS:
Topshelf liquor and cocktails were $ 10 and there were 3 bars: main, VIP, and a makeshift one in the patio area. My friend ordered from the bar and noticed that all her Henny shots were WATERED DOWN. WTF???
BOTTLESERVICE:
UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE SCAMMED, DO NOT GET BOTTLESERVICE HERE.
As usual, my friends and I opted to do bottle service and booked through the promoters for the $ 150 special for a 750ml of Grey Goose ($ 180 for Henny or Patron).
At the beginning of the night when I signed for the bill, I noticed it was $ 254.09! WTF, how did an extra $ 100 get tacked on??? The bartenders in the VIP area (Strawberry blonde chick and Asian dude) tried to argue that I had to pay an extra $ 50 «service fee» which THEY wrote in as «Add’l Tip», in addition to tax and 18% gratuity. TALK ABOUT SHADY!
After speaking to several of the promoters, they disputed the charge for me and I was refunded the $ 50 in cash b/​c they had already charged my card.
Besides this, since when do promoters play the role of VIP hostess and clean up crew??? The entire night, I watched the promoters BUST their ass; bringing people bottles, refilling chasers and glasses, and cleaning up party fouls. All the while, I watched the lazy barstaff stand around, put on lip gloss, or play w/​their phones.
AMBIANCE/​DÉCOR:
Ohhh, the wonders of Photoshop! The promotional pics are very deceptive. There’s a reason why they only posted pictures of the bottle service area and NOT the rest of the club… the clean white couches seem to be the only thing going for them.
JETSET use to be Level 236 and when I looked it up on Unilocal I was astonished by the 4 stars rating. After reading through the reviews, I noticed that most of the reviews were for a Unilocal event/Yelper’s b-​day which is biased since it’s not a true representative of a typical club night. A lot of the reviews say the club is «big». *scratches head* Sorry, either the reviewers are comparing the club to the size of a shoe box or they do not get out much…
JETSET is SMALL. When you walk in, the main bar is to the right and there’s 5 tables for bottle service which takes up the majority of the club. The dancefloor is TINY; slightly larger than my cube at work. I will say that the patio area was very nice and spacious though with a bungalow area, waterfall, and palm trees.
Unless you want to fall and break your neck, BEWARE OF THE FLOORS! There’s stairs to get from one table to the next, a deep slope from the dancefloor to the bar, potholes and unraveling pavement throughout the patio area.
RESTROOMS:
2 stalls in the restroom w/​no toilet seat covers or soap.
PARKING:
Street parking.
There’s a reason WHY SF is an epicenter for nightlife and JETSET confirmed that last night. At least in SF, when one club sucks, you can simply walk to another one or take a quick cab ride to another. Unfortunately, since you’re in San Mateo, if you go to JETSET, you’re basically stuck in the hell hole for the entire night.
Apparently, my friends and I weren’t the only ones that felt this way about JETSET, as many people were yelling on the way out, «This place sucks!»
Btw, be careful of all the COPS swarming around, it seems like they have nothing better to do there, then to sit, wait, and see who will be their next DUI victim.