Whiskey Park

Got three drinks and they were all wrong. A Canadian club and 7 is not a hard drink to make. The place was empty and the few people that showed up were more or less needing a room.

This is your typical overpriced, swanky hotel bar. I came here for the Halloween event that was $ 25 ahead of time and $ 40 at the door. The place was pretty full and the DJ played a good mix of music but it would definitely not be worth $ 40.
I was also really disappointed to find out the bar was on the third floor. I’ve been to Whiskey Blue at the W In Buckhead and was expecting Whiskey Park to also be a rooftop bar.

Very loud, crowded, and understaffed. The servers are nice but seem to have too many tables. Cocktails are good, but a bit pricey and require patience. A lot of patience is also required to get to and from the place because it seems like half the elevators in the W are usually out of order.
It’s a «happening» spot with lots of hip customers but not the place if you primarily want a conversation with good drinks and quick service.

The drinks are great the atmosphere needs some work. No main dance floor but great for mingling. Guest that are staying at the W get in for free! Great variety of music if there was just a specific spot to dance it would be ideal for a weekend bash!

Located inside of the lively W Hotel in midtown Atlanta. Overall experience, I enjoyed it. There was a $ 10 cover fee (cash only) and I opted to self park in the public parking garage on the left side of the building (instead of valet) which was an $ 11 flat fee after 5:30pm. Drink (Royal Flush) from the bar costed me about $ 14. A $ 35 Saturday night on the whim in midtown Atlanta? Not bad!
Whiskey park is located on the top floor of the hotel and was described to me as more of a patio rooftop space. Now, it has a patio, concealed in the corner but not nearly as accommodating as the inside space where the bar, dj, some what of a VIP area and restrooms were. I was thinking patio with breath taking views of midtown… No it was more like a smoker’s alley. Not that type of party. Music selection was majority hip hop and rap. What I liked best was the mixed crowd and room to boogie. If I had to complain, not enough seating. But we came to party! Who needs a seat anyhow?!
P. S. You could totally opt out of the whole cover fee and chill downstairs at the lobby bar or the patio. Also had a dj with more of a mixture of tunes.

Always a nice little spot to hang out before your night begins. It sits atop the W-​Buckhead Hotel so you need to valet or self park at the hotel and walk around to the entrance. The entrance is pretty cool and looks exclusive. The have some drapery you walk through, to the elevator. The elevator is huge and can fit a full party bus of people comfortably. The décor of this place is top notch and inviting. The drinks are good and overpriced, but what do you expect on a rooftop in buckhead? This place gets packed and has standing room only so get there early, before 11. The patio is nice when its warm however they do have heaters when its cool.

I was wearing a pair of $ 200 shoes, $ 300 pair of religion jeans, and a $ 120 Calvin Klein shirt with a homemade and crafted leather belt and buckle. It’s an outfit that I would wear anywhere in my own «going out» area of Los Angeles– you know a small place called Sunset Boulevard.
I was denied entrance into this bar despite the fact that I am a guest having stayed here five days. I stood in line like others to get into the bar, yet the gentleman told me I was not able to enter into the bar because my shirt did not have sleeves. It was A dressy and very casual look, it was not a wife beater, it was not a tank top, it was a nice Calvin Klein shirt without sleeves and a small hoodie. Humiliation is an understatement, and not only was I humiliated as a customer of W, which there are better hotels in the immediate area, it was very degrading as a person especially when women around me were granted entrance with their sleeveless cocktail dresses. I’m sorry, but Whiskey, you got that one wrong.

Very nice scenery & staff. Drinks were over priced but that was expected considering the bar is in the «W». The parking was $ 11. I went on a Saturday & the DJ was ok playing top 40 & hip hop. Restrooms were very clean. There was no where to sit really because it’s small but we we’re offered VIP with it being our first time there. I’ll consider going back soon

If this was a real place like a park where the rivers were all flowing with whiskey, I would probably have been more excited. I bet this place is cool in the summer though. I think it has a wraparound deck. If it doesn’t then I take back my comment about it being cool in the summer. Then I bet it is just extra hot in the summer.
The drinks were OK and the music was kind of not that great. We went on a Friday night and it was kinda dead. Just had a drink and talked about when we are going to try to get pregnant.
If a place lets people like us in, it can’t be that cool.

Came here on a Friday night for a friend’s birthday. Well I gave it 2 stars because the décor and the interior setup was nice. The experience however gets a 1, hands down. We arrived around 11/11:30 pm and got in free (if we would have paid I would have been mad). Upon arrival it was practically empty. I could count with both hands the number of people in there. The DJ played a few songs that I like but overall the music was not my cup of tea. Around 12ish more people started arriving but everyone just stood/​sat around talking to each other and taking pictures. We left around 1:00am. Parking (in the colony square deck right next to the W) was $ 11. I wouldn’t go back unless I was staying at the W and had nothing else to do.

If we are talking about the interior decorations and scenery then the place gets 5 stars. If I was staying at the W as a guest I would have stayed longer just to take it all in. My hubby and I arrived around 11pm to this gorgeous EMPTY lounge. The DJ was playing to a crowd of 2. The rooftop patio was pretty cool and that housed about 10 guys smoking cigars and bottles.
Meanwhile, the drinks inside were overpriced and small. There were more security guards than people. There were more VIP roped off sections than anything else too. I can see a pretentious gathering here but it’s nor a turn up place at all. Oh well, on to the next lounge after a 1 hour stay here.

We were already at other places in Midtown before we decided to come here. We were staying at the hotel on a Saturday night for my bachelorette party. We thought it might be wise to just end our night of fun at the club of the hotel since we had been drinking.
This was on a Saturday night and there were not too many people there. Yes the place is small and yes we arrived at 1:30, but come on! The DJ was really good, but no one was dancing! Everyone was just standing around with their drinks staring at each other. At this point, it didn’t bother us because we came to have fun and we did!
The décor and ambiance is what you would expect out of a W hotel bar/​club, but the people there that night were… meh! Let’s just say not my kind of crowd. But if you’re the type that wants to chill and stand around to loud high energy music, this might be the place for you. Sorry I cannot comment on the drinks because I was already in the stage of «every drink tasted the same» *wink, nudge*.
I will not be back to this bar/​club unless I were to stay at this W again.

Writing this as I am walking out of this so called club/​lounge. Décor is nice on the inside; music is decent, a mix of current hip hop and some of that «street music». My biggest complaint are the bartenders. They are extremely slow, or maybe I didn’t fit the profile.
What’s the profile? Think young urban typical Atlanta wannabe gangstas, rappers, music producers and fake producers.
Yes it’s the W, but no class what so ever, more like a club for thugs.
Now you know

Reviews here seem strange & scattered; take my review as an up to date & honest look on a Saturday night.
We were staying at the W & are from Atlanta. First, know that this is the «club bar» for the hotel. If you want something quiet w/​tv’s to watch the game, don’t come up to this bar. Stay in the lobby where they also serve drinks & the scene is more business/​casual. Expect loud music, dancing, good looking people & a good time up at Whiskey Park! Drinks aren’t cheap but also aren’t too crazy ($ 9.00 for a Jack & Ginger). Bartenders & bouncers were all surprisingly friendly & one bouncer let our party into the VIP area for free, as long as we kept drinking! lol
Really cool experience w/​a decent DJ. Very clean, cool lighting w/​nice furniture. If you are looking for a little more of an upscale night out, bring your friends here & let loose!

I came to Whiskey Park with a big group after a friend’s wedding. I’m not sure if it was an official afterparty or not — to be perfectly honest, I am fuzzy on a lot of what I’ll call «the details.»
I do know that the bar was somewhat in keeping with the atmosphere of the W, which is, just personal preference, not my favorite. Kind of modern and loud? Frat-​classy? I don’t know. The music was loud, which I noticed even in my altered state.
Anyway, I can’t say I didn’t have fun here. I had a couple fingers of Maker’s Mark I didn’t need ($ 9, which, sure? there were also higher-​end options, but I wasn’t in a spend-​more-​for-​quality kind of mood, and also, I like Maker’s Mark), and which I felt acutely only a few hours later. I doubt I’ll go to this particular hotel bar more than once, but I had a good time, and so did all of my happy drunk friends.

I made my 2^nd visit to Whiskey Park last night. I was there to scope the scene out for my upcoming birthday celebration.
PROS
*Décor
*Drinks
*Female DJ played a variety of music
*Mixed Crowd
Cons
*Parking prices are a bit steep ($ 20 for valet if staying 2 hours or more)
Helpful Hint: There is a parking garage next door if you prefer that over valet.

The Whiskey Park may be at the W but every time I have gone you have to bring the fun with you. The best thing about this place is that it’s sexy but the crowd it brings usually are visitors or guests of the hotel who normally don’t stick around for the fun at the W.
Didn’t pay for the drinks and I never saw the bill but let’s assume they are expensive at the W. The drinks and the service were great so nothing to complain about there. You don’t have to do valet parking they have an entire garage where you can pay a reduced amount while you dink, dine and dance. I have never seen this place packed even on a Saturday night past midnight.
To be honest, I have never been overly impressed. It is pretty but I would just grab a drink here and move on to the next stop, not necessarily spend my entire night here.

We were extremely disappointed in the ’12 NYE celebration at Whiskey Park at the W Midtown.
When we first arrived at the hotel, no one seemed to know anything about the event, so it was confusing to register. Once we arrived, we learned that there was no coat check and really no good area at the event to store coats without them getting stolen or drinks spilled on them. The hostess told us that she could help store our jackets in the compartments under the hostess stand and keep an eye on them. We gave her a significant tip for her offer to assist.
At the end of the night, we discovered that 2 of the coats, mine and my friend’s, had been STOLEN! When we approached the hostess to inquire about the missing jackets, she seemingly could care less, had no clue that they were missing, and even appeared aggravated that we had interrupted her from flirting with a group of male customers. Very frustrating situation for our group of family and friends. Both were nice business jackets, and will cost more to replace than what we each paid for the tickets to the event.
There also wasn’t an attendant in the restroom to check and restock the supplies, and women had to resort to locating the supply closet and getting our own.
We will most likely not return to Whiskey Park events out of concern of our belongings being stolen, and for lack of some of the basic services that one would expect at a W Hotel lounge NYE celebration.

In the city of Atlanta, when anyone talks about a club/​bar/​nightspot having the name «whiskey» in it, for the most part they automatically assume it is Whiskey Blue, which is actually at the W in Buckhead, not Midtown. Which is funny, since Whiskey Park came first. Owned by the same company (run by Rande Gerber, whom I still consider one of the luckiest men in the world to be married to Cindy Crawford), Whiskey Park is unique in its own way.
A few years ago, this place was open just about every night until 2−3AM, and the crowd was big, and this was the place to be seen in Midtown. My cousin used to work security here and would tell me of all of the A-​Listers that would come through and have the time of their lives. It seemed as more options (and the recession, of course) seemed to come around, it seemed as if it lost its sizzle.
For me, I like the décor– a stairway leading up, almost looking like something from Tomorrowland @ Disney World (more specifically, Space Mountain). If stairs aren’t your thing, there is an elevator (you enter from the restaurant below).
When you make it to the top of the steps, there are 3 rooms– a bar area, a DJ area, and a «private» room (I can say I have been in here once or twice). There is also an outdoor area with love plants and wood that give you a cool view of other buildings (you can smoke out there). The cool thing about this place, each room is completely different designed– and honestly, I can’t really describe them– but they are definitely unique.
They offer your typical full bar fare, and the waitresses and bartenders are hottt and friendly. Expect to pay hotel prices though on the drinks. The music changes per whatever night, but lately, they have a new thing called «Vintage» where there are different themed nights and it is like a complete time travel. I have not been, but I have seen the pics– and they look convincing!
The crowd isn’t per se for everyone, but I haven’t run into an asshole yet, and it is quite diverse. I also haven’t paid a cover here either, which is always a plus in terms of night life. I like the idea of club atmosphere, but smaller, inside a hotel– you do not see that often! I think it’s gutsy, and I like the idea.
Now, I am pretty sure it is only open on Fri and Sat, but if you are cool (like me), you can check the place out on other nights. I have never had issues here, and have always been treated well– and by no means would I even be considered hot shit. I need to check this place out more! One of the downsides for me though is sometimes the music is too loud, and not by as in I’m getting old too loud, but just sometimes hard to hear people talk. Maybe I should just shut up and dance!

Honestly, I’m not sure what I expected a Gerber Group bar to look like. I think that this is about what I expected and it’s a nice addition to Atlanta.
I think my favorite thing about coming here is the long, dramatic walk you have to take to find your way inside… through the lobby, up several sets of stairs overlooking the Living Room, pass the bar at Spice Market, and then finally up another staircase that feels almost like a cat walk (I guess if you’re feeling fancy that’s what you could call it).
While the space is was very nicely designed, it lacks a «wow.» I guess that’s okay because it still feels very upscale (closing your tab also might feel upscale because of how much drinks cost, but I digress).
This place is usually pretty crowded on the weekend and they now host weekly events throughout the week. Last Thursday night I came to check out «Hydrate» when Kelly Rowland and Kristine W. ended up being surprise guests. I think Lauren S. said it best when she described it as a «bring your own crowd if you wanna have fun» kind of place. Lucky for me the gays have most divas on speed dial, so the crowd was set as soon as I got there.