Sensation

About Sensation

Doors open at 5pm on Friday and as early as 2pm on Saturday, and both nights run through to 3am — which makes this one of the few Seel Street addresses where you can start in daylight on the terrace and still be there when the room is at its loudest. The music tracks that arc, drifting from lounge and deep house in the afternoon into commercial hits and EDM as the floor fills. Bottle service and VIP booths are available for groups who want a fixed base rather than a scrum at the bar, though the $$ band keeps it accessible by rooftop standards. Smart casual is enforced, the door works to a 25-45 crowd, and the mix skews local and UK-wide with a steady thread of visitors. Closed Monday through Thursday, so the whole operation compresses into two nights, year-round. Food is varied rather than the main event.