Ladies and gentlemen, this is the brand spanking new Gold Spike. Brought to you by The Downtown Project team and Zappos.com. Since the grand opening, I have been back every single weekend...oh, and to no other location downtown! That says a lot for me as I get bored with a place. Nope, not with the Gold Spike. \n\nLet's start off with the ambiance. This place is a lounging paradise! Comfortable, over sized lounge chairs everywhere. They have a HUGE California King (or even bigger) in the middle of the joint, where you can sit down, have some drinks on, or lie on. They also have high top tables and chairs if you prefer that as well. You can even bring your laptop and work. They have free Wifi!!!! And the greatest thing about the inside? IT'S SMOKE FREE!!!! \n\nGo outside and they have another lounge area with comfortable couches. Need more? They have lounge patio and cushions chairs all around the outside area. Then, there's the airstream. It's definitely at conversation starter. Recently, they installed a large golden statue of a cobra snake. That was kind of odd. I think the quirky books, trinkets, decorations and bed set this place apart from other downtown lounges. \n\nThe other thing that makes this place rock is the amount things you can do there. Start with the jukebox and the photo booth by the bar. Behind the photo booth, you have a couple of dart boards to enjoy with friends. Then, there's the shuffleboard. It's inside and super fun. Next to it is the pool table and a HUGE corn hole game set up. My favorite game! You can always check out the board games they have behind the counter as well. Go outside and there's another huge cornhole along with two normal sized corn hole games. Lastly, they have the huge sized Jenga blocks. That has to be the crowd favorite so far. So much fun, but watch out! Each block is heavy and will hurt your toes if it gets in the way.\n\nWhat I appreciate is that within the Grill and the bar, they've kept a lot of the old Gold Spike employees. I love the fact that they remember you if you frequent there. Folks like Joe, Will, Jay and Heather behind the bar really makes this place feel like home. OH, don't worry. The drinks are really inexpensive as usual!\n\nTrust me. Such a great update to a downtown favorite. Hands down, my favorite place at the moment. I've fallen in love with this place all over again and I'm so happy this place exists downtown. Come check them out!!!
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