Pose lounge

"Music was so disappointing!! We wanted to head to our room with wine and play an 80s station."

"Note: Despite what is posted on the Gaylord National website, non-hotel guests and non-convention goers are welcomed into this space without any requirement of cover charge or affiliation to the event. Additionally, the hotel staff does not enforce a vaccine requirement in this space. Hotel staff does not enforce mask-wearing in this space, so you may need to do it yourself. Hotel staff did a good job of auditing the space, roughly around every 15 minutes, to ensure ice was available and used drinks were picked up. It is a fairly secure nightclub with many cameras throughout. VIP lounge entrance has several nestled areas to get away from the action, and to talk to people. Can't speak on drinks but I'm sure they're expensive. Bathroom views however are some of the best. You can see the Washington Monument from here, as well as additional landmarks. Sound system was great. The miniature displays on the wall needed a license to display video, which Pose didn't renew due to being shut down for over a year. This made the venue less than perfect, but we were able to manage by bringing in our own equipment. Overall, a good space to hold an event. Centralized location in the hotel means its an easy find and it's close enough for any kind of immediate deliveries or assistance by the hotel."

"I visited the location at the Gaylord with a friend. I mentioned to the manager that I wanted to have an 80’s Happy Hour there. They said we had to bring our own food because they didn’t provide food. It was 8 of us. I brought food and they wouldn’t allow us to eat it because they said it was “too much food” and the food wasn’t purchased from the Gaylord. No one said the food had to be purchased from the Gaylord. It was pretty empty. The drinks are super expensive and you don’t get much alcohol. I had 4 drinks and I’m so not a drinker. But I didn’t really feel a buzz. The environment was clean and truly instagram worthy. Most of the people there were there just to look around and take photos. The staff was not friendly and very cold. One of the bartenders kept leaving the bar to go chill with her date. She seemed to have an attitude. The Manager kept staring at us after we put our food away, per their request. It was like they were waiting for us to take the food back out and so they could tell us to leave but we were the only ones buying drinks there. I might try that place one more time but for the $24 dollar parking fee and $17 dollar drinks it’s really not worth it."

"Currently has an 80s theme and it's a very nostalgic and fun atmosphere. Bamm-Bamm Absolut, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, Fruity Pebble Infused Syrup Cream *looks fun but did not remind me of fruity pebbles, pretty disappointed Lost Boys Jameson, Blood Orange Juice, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, House Made Grenadine *this was dispensed from an IV bag so that was fun to watch but the drink was lackluster Talk To Me Goose Mezcal, Green Chartreuse, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur,  Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice *served in a martini glass with a cute garnish of a paper plane but this drink was just meh The bartenders were great, atmosphere was fun, definitely lots of Instagrammable areas and a fun indoor and outdoor space. Worth a one time visit but I would probably skip their cocktails. They're fairly expensive and not very good which seems to be the theme for all pop-up/theme bars."

"This was a good choice for our group of about 250-300 people. Two story club at the top of the Gaylord Hotel National Harbor. It has two dedicated elevators from the lobby. The food at our event was good, as was the music DJ. There is an outdoor deck on the corner so views are West over the Potomac to Alexandria and North to the MGM Casino and Washington DC."