How we choose

How we rank venues

Which venues go in a guide

A guide covers venues listed on Guestlist Ticket that fit the question it answers: for example, which clubs let guests in free before a certain time. Being a partner does not buy a place in a guide, a better position or a kinder write-up.

How we order them

We put venues in the order that helps the reader, such as by area, by opening time or by how closely they fit the question. If a guide actually ranks venues, it states the criteria at the top. We never order a list by who pays us.

What we look at

Guest list access: whether there is one, how it works and when it closes.
The cost of getting in, and whether there are free-entry conditions.
Dress code, minimum age and the ID you need to bring.
Opening hours and what is on during the week.
How easy it is to get there, and what the space and crowd are like when we have visited.

First-hand visits

A review says the date we visited and includes our own photos. A guide that is not based on a visit does not claim to be: it is built from the venue’s published details and says so.

Something looks wrong?

If you are a venue and a detail is out of date, update it on your venue page or contact us and we will fix it. For how guides are written and reviewed, read our editorial policy.

What we look at

Guest list access: whether there is one, how it works and when it closes.

The cost of getting in, and whether there are free-entry conditions.

Dress code, minimum age and the ID you need to bring.

Opening hours and what is on during the week.

How easy it is to get there, and what the space and crowd are like when we have visited.