Parlor is the real deal
This is beyond worth joining at the premium level. Amazing events, really cool people, it’s always different and the vibe has never let me down. You basically have an instant friend group and things to do. Join NOW! Lol
Lazy and Laughable
This app markets itself as Chanel but what you get is Temu. For the low “membership” price maybe I shouldn’t be surprised, but in DC they let anyone in who pays, and the “events” are primarily things already going on in your city, just “co-hosted” by Parlor. Then they have AI write laughably cheesy event descriptions with stock photos. That’s the whole concept in a nutshell. They piggyback on to existing events, switch up the marketing with AI, and mass invite “members.”
It wouldn’t be a terrible idea if membership was actually curated for what they claim, interesting people, but in DC at least it clearly is not. They let anyone in. real estate agents, people trying to sell you something, kindergarten teachers, and massage therapists. No hate to any of those professions, it’s just not exactly the vibe they pretend to cultivate.
(They also don’t always properly vet events. One “private salon” they co-hosted in DC turned out to originally be a meetup for Libertarians.)
They do have Parlor “mixers” that they organize but every one I have been to sucked. The people were not friendly, meh venues, the vibes were off, and it was just awkward AF. I’m outgoing and friendly and had a difficult time striking up convos; I can’t imagine what it’d be like if you are even slightly introverted. Just a total waste of my time.
Cancelling.
It wouldn’t be a terrible idea if membership was actually curated for what they claim, interesting people, but in DC at least it clearly is not. They let anyone in. real estate agents, people trying to sell you something, kindergarten teachers, and massage therapists. No hate to any of those professions, it’s just not exactly the vibe they pretend to cultivate.
(They also don’t always properly vet events. One “private salon” they co-hosted in DC turned out to originally be a meetup for Libertarians.)
They do have Parlor “mixers” that they organize but every one I have been to sucked. The people were not friendly, meh venues, the vibes were off, and it was just awkward AF. I’m outgoing and friendly and had a difficult time striking up convos; I can’t imagine what it’d be like if you are even slightly introverted. Just a total waste of my time.
Cancelling.
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Awesome App
Great community with a wide variety of interesting events.
Lazy and Laughable
This app markets itself as a Chanel but what you get is basically Temu. For the low “membership” price maybe I shouldn’t be surprised, but in DC they basically let anyone in who pays, and the “events” are primarily things already going on in your city, just “co-hosted” by Parlor. Then they have AI write laughably cheesy event descriptions. That’s the whole concept in a nutshell. They piggyback on to existing events, switch up the marketing with AI, and mass invite “members.” It wouldn’t be a terrible idea if membership was actually curated for what they claim, interesting people, but in DC at least it clearly is not. They let anyone in. Like real estate agents, people trying to sell you something, kindergarten teachers, and massage therapists. No hate to any of those professions, it’s just not exactly the vibe they pretend to cultivate. Cancelling.
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Canceling membership
You shouldn’t need to email them to cancel your membership, especially when they have an option to upgrade your membership in the app. It is slimy.
BEWARE
This app is impossible to cancel. You have to get in direct contact with Parlor to cancel. Even with the premium membership, I wasn’t able to RSVP to any but one event. Super lame hike. When I saw the guest list and what they do for a living I was appalled. People were the least interesting I’ve ever read about. I’d rather use a dating app or meetup to meet quality people. These people are all conceited since they have to be vetted. I’m waiting for a FULL refund for waisting my time and energy filling out all the info at the start of the app about myself.
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not worth the price
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Bad app
Got approved for a membership then out of nowhere a month later they un-approved me 😂🤯
Scum
Try canceling my membership been one month send email no response The event is a bunch of ghetto.
Consider join
The host they don’t know how to do event
Worth a try!
I’ve only been to one event so far but the event was great! I wouldn’t have gone or found out about it otherwise. The members of parlor are very friendly and social which is why I wanted to join in the first place. I’ve been looking for a group like this, so I’m glad I gave it a shot and you should too!
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Paygate
After waiting 2 months to be approved as a member, then they give you 10 days to fork over money. It’s 20 or 40 bucks a month and all of the events have obvious chatGPT written descriptions which to me is seriously revolting.
Amazing Club
Meeting new people is no longer difficult , I’m meeting interesting individuals left and right
They never reviewed my application
I provided everything they asked for, and my application never got out of the review phase
✨ Best Social Club in NYC ✨
Parlor is truly the best social club in New York City — with the coolest events, amazing energy, and such a stylish community. Every gathering feels unforgettable, from the vibe to the people you meet. Highly recommend!
Scamming company
They will ask you pay membership fee for a month then when you sign up there are no events . I reached out to them and they refused to provide refund which is against apple policies . So not only they are fraud company , they are also non compliant with the Apple Store .
There are plenty of better social memberships out there than Parlor.
The only pros I can think of is there are some cool, nice, and interesting people using it that attend the events. Some of the venues they choose are nice as well.
The cons however are too many to list. The biggest ones are:
It’s a broken, buggy, poorly designed, and managed app with a horrible user interface. You’ll wind up reloading it several times just to see events, your notifications, let alone reply to messages. Then they have this supposed algorithm where it only shows you events based off of a very limited selection of your interests and what kinds of events you rsvp to. As a result, you will only ever see the same types of events with the same people you always see at these same events over and over instead of just showing you every event they put on, picking and choosing which ones you want to attend, and capping the amount of rsvps so it doesn’t get too crowded. You also can’t see, let alone message anyone in Parlor. You have to have been at the same event first and be at the same payment level in order to reach out and contact anyone.
The events themselves aren’t that great. As the other reviews point out, 90% of the events you see are actually events put on by other groups and orgs that you can find and go to on your own that Parlor will sometimes offer a small discount for and access to, and are not Parlor exclusive. You are essentially paying money for Parlor to show you events you can Google yourself. The very few Parlor exclusive events they ever seem to put on are all the same: go to a bar, art gallery, rooftop, etc, and just stand around to drink and mingle for a few short hours and that’s it. There is nothing particularly interesting, special, or unique about their own events. The events itself are poorly organized and run because they allow too many RSVPs on top of the fact that the people they hire as hosts tend to do a poor job of it and are quick to leave the event as early as possible. There is sometimes, but usually never, exclusive VIP access to these events, but no open bar, or anything exceptional and special. You can go ahead and suggest a different type of event, or offer feedback on their existing ones, but they won’t listen or care despite them advertising otherwise.
The people who attend the events aren’t great either. Once upon a time, they used to be very selective about who was approved and it was a good and interesting mix of people. Lately, however, they’ve opened up the floodgates to allow anyone into Parlor, resulting in too much of these low quality, loser, nerdy, pickup boy types, or introverted weirdos at events that try and fail to get at the women in the most aggressive, annoying, and pathetic ways, killing the mood and vibes. The “featured members” that app forces you to look at never seem to be at events, and since you can’t reach out and contact these people, it doesn’t make any sense why Parlor chooses to have this feature in the first place.
The other main problem is that membership turnover is sky high. It seems that most people who join don’t stick around for longer than 3-6 months. You’ll go to events, and see that almost everyone there just joined the service, but don’t seem to stay for very long as you’ll never see them ever again. And then there are chat rooms, which do not make sense. Why are are there chat rooms for an in person social club?
There is no point and value to the “premium membership” other than for you to be able to connect with more people that you’re unable to see on the app on a standard membership. They don’t put on very many premium only events, and contrary to what they advertise, it does not get you VIP access to their basic events. They’ll still put you on a waiting list and not show you everything they put on based off of the algorithm. You will have weeks where you’ll just have one event you have access to, but some people will have several events on their plate. It makes no sense and is unfair. It starts at $40 a month but most of their events usually have an up-charge of $15-100 depending on the event, so it ends up being more expensive.
Their customer service is also really bad. Its email only and if they even respond, it can be condescending and rude. They’re also pretty unethical considering that a lot of this positive reviews are either fake or bribes by hosts to do one in exchange for a free month of membership. I was asked by one to do it, but I declined.
Unless you’re bored and got nothing else going on, I would pass and stick to Eventbrite, Meetup, Pulsd, 222, Closer, etc, or join Soho House, Junior League, or etc. There is nothing really exclusive, interesting, or special to Parlor worth the steep cost in monthly fees on top of whatever else extra you pay just to rsvp to certain events.
The cons however are too many to list. The biggest ones are:
It’s a broken, buggy, poorly designed, and managed app with a horrible user interface. You’ll wind up reloading it several times just to see events, your notifications, let alone reply to messages. Then they have this supposed algorithm where it only shows you events based off of a very limited selection of your interests and what kinds of events you rsvp to. As a result, you will only ever see the same types of events with the same people you always see at these same events over and over instead of just showing you every event they put on, picking and choosing which ones you want to attend, and capping the amount of rsvps so it doesn’t get too crowded. You also can’t see, let alone message anyone in Parlor. You have to have been at the same event first and be at the same payment level in order to reach out and contact anyone.
The events themselves aren’t that great. As the other reviews point out, 90% of the events you see are actually events put on by other groups and orgs that you can find and go to on your own that Parlor will sometimes offer a small discount for and access to, and are not Parlor exclusive. You are essentially paying money for Parlor to show you events you can Google yourself. The very few Parlor exclusive events they ever seem to put on are all the same: go to a bar, art gallery, rooftop, etc, and just stand around to drink and mingle for a few short hours and that’s it. There is nothing particularly interesting, special, or unique about their own events. The events itself are poorly organized and run because they allow too many RSVPs on top of the fact that the people they hire as hosts tend to do a poor job of it and are quick to leave the event as early as possible. There is sometimes, but usually never, exclusive VIP access to these events, but no open bar, or anything exceptional and special. You can go ahead and suggest a different type of event, or offer feedback on their existing ones, but they won’t listen or care despite them advertising otherwise.
The people who attend the events aren’t great either. Once upon a time, they used to be very selective about who was approved and it was a good and interesting mix of people. Lately, however, they’ve opened up the floodgates to allow anyone into Parlor, resulting in too much of these low quality, loser, nerdy, pickup boy types, or introverted weirdos at events that try and fail to get at the women in the most aggressive, annoying, and pathetic ways, killing the mood and vibes. The “featured members” that app forces you to look at never seem to be at events, and since you can’t reach out and contact these people, it doesn’t make any sense why Parlor chooses to have this feature in the first place.
The other main problem is that membership turnover is sky high. It seems that most people who join don’t stick around for longer than 3-6 months. You’ll go to events, and see that almost everyone there just joined the service, but don’t seem to stay for very long as you’ll never see them ever again. And then there are chat rooms, which do not make sense. Why are are there chat rooms for an in person social club?
There is no point and value to the “premium membership” other than for you to be able to connect with more people that you’re unable to see on the app on a standard membership. They don’t put on very many premium only events, and contrary to what they advertise, it does not get you VIP access to their basic events. They’ll still put you on a waiting list and not show you everything they put on based off of the algorithm. You will have weeks where you’ll just have one event you have access to, but some people will have several events on their plate. It makes no sense and is unfair. It starts at $40 a month but most of their events usually have an up-charge of $15-100 depending on the event, so it ends up being more expensive.
Their customer service is also really bad. Its email only and if they even respond, it can be condescending and rude. They’re also pretty unethical considering that a lot of this positive reviews are either fake or bribes by hosts to do one in exchange for a free month of membership. I was asked by one to do it, but I declined.
Unless you’re bored and got nothing else going on, I would pass and stick to Eventbrite, Meetup, Pulsd, 222, Closer, etc, or join Soho House, Junior League, or etc. There is nothing really exclusive, interesting, or special to Parlor worth the steep cost in monthly fees on top of whatever else extra you pay just to rsvp to certain events.
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My Go To
Great events and great people Highly recommended.
Great App!
Parlor is honestly such a great app for bringing people together. It makes it super easy to find chills hangouts and meet some really cool people. It takes the pressure off planning and makes socializing feel natural again.
Parlor Social Member
I genuinely enjoy being a member of this community. The hosts (no matter who it is) is sure to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome. I appreciate the venues as well, they are always beautiful and so are the people that attend. Very grateful to have been invited to be a part of this experience.
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