Kremlin

San Antonio, United States

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 210-220-1972
Website:
www.kremlinsa.com
Address:
212 College St, San Antonio, TX, 78205
Downtown
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Parking
Garage
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Ages Allowed
21+
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Classy
Noise Level
Very Loud
Music
DJ
Good For Dancing
Yes
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
No
Best Nights
Wed, Fri, Sat
Coat Check
No
Smoking
Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Has TV
Yes

Today

Today 9:00 pm – 3:00 am
Closed now
Local time (San Antonio) 17:44 Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Business hours

Monday –
Tuesday 9:00 pm – 3:00 am
Wednesday 9:00 pm – 3:00 am
Thursday 9:00 pm – 3:00 am
Friday 9:00 pm – 3:00 am
Saturday 9:00 pm – 3:00 am
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

«A touch of class on the Riverwalk.» A Multi Level Venue, with Havana Lounge (First Floor) & Kremlin (Second Floor) — San Antonio’s most upscale nightlife scene with dance floors that inspire ultimate energy and sensuality. Experience a touch of South Beach at Havana Lounge, and a bit of Vegas with Kremlin overlooking; downtown San Antonio and the beautiful riverwalk with two different levels at one amazing location! Kremlin & Havana Lounge are your upscale destination in downtown San Antonio.

History

Established in 1998.

The entire building was renovated in 2008 after 10 successful years as Polly Esther’s and the Culture Club. 212 College Street now is the home for Havana Ultra Lounge a modern South Beach style longe overlooking the beautiful riverwalk. Luv Shack is on the second level and pays homage to Polly Esther’s. Kremlin is a Las Vegas Style dance club, with the best VIP service in SA. Plain and simple the best club in San Antonio!

Meet the Business Owner

Artie L.

Business Owner

Artie grew up on the east coast and went to College in Miami. He was one of the original owneres of the Polly Esther’s Nightclub chain. In 1998 Artie moved to San Antonio after stops in Austin, Miami, and NYC. Artie oversees all aspects of the business, and he also renovated 212 College Street in 2008 and just recently finished additional renovations in 2012!

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20 reviews of Kremlin

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Place rating: 3
Riverside, CA
It’s a dance club. I’m not sure what to expect. Music was good. Mostly 90s pop and hip hop, which I liked. Floor was sticky. Environment was okay. Parking… difficult but we walked. Wasn’t hard to get the bartender to help us. …overall, okay.
Place rating: 1
Garden City, NY
DJ on the second floor had me pulling my hairs out. Seriously! Michael Jackson followed by 50 cent followed by fergie and… Back to MJ. WTF?
Place rating: 1
Astoria, NY
Cover charge to get into an empty dance floor with 4 people. Bartender who did not know the price of drinks nor the ingredients of the drinks on the board. Music was ok and all over the place seriously just put on Spotify and it will get the job done.
We ordered a round of Hurricanes which cost $ 10 each. Poorly made in a small plastic cup and I am sure was not the proper Hurricane mix ingredients. DAFUQ is going on here? I think this place has potential if it stick with some theme nights and the music follows this theme. Don’t charge a cover when the party is not lit and hire bartenders who can mix drinks. Finally don’t charge $ 10 unless it’s a well prepared Long Island Ice Tea.
Place rating: 2
Houston, TX
Paid cover and went into this multi story venue they must count on tourists to make money as they don’t seem to be that nice of a location to bring locals in time and time again .
IE the grandpa type person taking a nap in the mens room …
bar staff were professional and when you were able to get their attention service was good
smoking does happen in the back area where the elevator is .
the house dancers seem hit and miss on attitude and dance styles mainly they stand their and repeat the same dance moves over and over
they seem to randomly create VIP areas (like in the middle of the dance floor) which really creates traffic problems
some of the people inside the club were a bit sketchy looking and I would not leave any females alone for any reason
The Bouncer /​security staff are rude as hell. for instance at closing time while one of our group was in the ladies room we were all standing around the exit waiting for her when security got verbally abusive with us. (not a good idea) and it almost become a physical fight when he did not accept our as soon she walks out of the bathroom we are gone and we are standing next to the stairs answer…
Place rating: 1
Westby, WI
Paid cover every night I went there, even on non-​event nights. Actually, I only went there twice because… What I absolutely CAN’T STAND THE MOST is that this is TEXAS and these idiots DON’T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING!
Yea, that’s what I want to do, stand inside a hot club surrounded by sweaty people when it’s 100 degrees. Unbelievable.
Place rating: 4
Waldorf, MD
This was the old polyesters club – they made some great changes as far as décor. It’s nice having the patio to sit outside and relax or just to get away from the crowd. The drinks were reasonable and the shots were a great price, $ 1.50. We ended up buying the $ 30 for $ 50 voucher on Unilocal for drinks. Some of the bartenders didn’t know how to use it but I found one that did and everyone in my party was able to use their own without any problems. The music was great from 90s to today’s… Will definitely go back to this club since we’re so limited as far as dance clubs in San Antonio
Place rating: 2
Del Rio, TX
Meh. This place is overrated. Expensive drinks with bartenders who ignore you. Also, that free cocktail at checkin. Everyone will just look at you like you are crazy. They have no idea what it is. I had to run around to find a bartender who would honor it. We paid for VIP which isn’t very VIP at all and they wouldn’t even let our friends join us. The music is okay, and it is three levels.
Place rating: 1
San Antonio, TX
Weak sauce so weak the sauce was weak. I came last week and thought it’d be fun, got a lil drunk ordered fries just some. Boooooo gtfo and give my n word his ID back man smh
Place rating: 1
San Antonio, TX
This place is so bad not fun at all. Lacks the environment that you’re trying to look for when you go out to drink. The bouncers are not nice
Place rating: 1
South Side, San Antonio, TX
The venue is nice. Dj sucks so bad though. Plays alot of 80s hip pop and and well in my opinion I’m 22 and oldies hip pop sucks. Needs better choice of music something more modern like and up beat. When it comes to drinks its like playing a game of chance. Sometimes they are on point other times they are just horrible. A lot of people complain about the prices which I could care less but at least if the prices are going to be high let that reflect on your drinks and service. All and all this place needs some changes.
Place rating: 4
Mount Prospect, IL
We had a good time here. Its a nightclub atmosphere and get busy later in the night. It located on the riverwalk so there is a ton to do and see in the area. I would check it out if your in the area
Place rating: 3
San Antonio, TX
Pretty fun place. There’s no cover, and it’s right near the River Walk. They have a full bar, but drinks are pricey ($ 6 for a Dos Equis?!). However, if you check-​in on Unilocal you get 1 free cocktail! (The most exciting part of the night)
The music is a bit different; they have a strange mix of EDM, Remixed top 40, Old –timey songs like the YMCA, and Salsa music that sometimes gets remixed and turned into EDM salsa. The crowd is a wide range, from tourists to native San Antonians, and ranging in age from 21-​mid-​40s. The average age seemed to hover around 30s. There are also two go-​go dancers that dance the whole night up on stage without stopping, which is pretty impressive.
Overall, a great place to dance, but kind of pricey and sometimes strange music plays.
Place rating: 2
Houston, TX
Struggling to find its brand, Kremlin lives in the awkward stages of a young and old crowd. While the music is subpar, the drinks are above average. Albeit prices are on the higher side for a club/​bar that boasts drinks specials.
Place rating: 1
San Antonio, TX
Terrible… Would not waste your time. They were rude and I felt very offended with how they treated my family. We were told to visit this place by our water taxi and to find out how rude there they was a big surprise.
Place rating: 1
Bridgeport, PA
This place sucks due to their bouncer staff being ass’s!
Place rating: 1
Denver, CO
Very unimpressed. Service was horrendous. I highly advise you skip this bar. Our experience was that disappointing, I decided to write this review. Of all the bars Ive been to throughout Canada and the United States. This was the worst bar I’ve been ever been too.
Place rating: 1
Petersburg, VA
I go here only on First Friday Pub Runs. And it’s crap. They prices are absolutely horrendous and if you are in a huge group with First Friday people but aren’t dressed up in the «theme» then you have to pay the cover charge. We had a group of 20 people last night, and 5 of us weren’t dressed up (because of various reasons, I had just come from a concert, other people had come from work/​school). So they made us pay cover charges of $ 10 for staying for one drink. I didn’t want to go in, but out friend/​group leader was super nice and paid all our cover charge for us. Next time though, I say we just skip it.
The beers are $ 5+, and for each swipe of your card, you pay $ 1.50. Their beer choices are horrendous, Bud, Coors, Heineken, Shiner. It’s always super crowded, and maybe it’s my age talking, but I have no want to be humped by random people, or see these teenage girls vomiting/​falling over in the women’s bathroom every time I go in.
They have two floors, one of which is Rap/​Top 40s and the 3rd floor is electronic and EBM and seizure\jump up and down forever music.
If you check in on Unilocal you get a free drink, but most of the waiters/​waitresses won’t know what to do with it when you show them and then make you something really disgusting so you don’t even want to drink it after they get a manager to come over and say it’s really a true offer.
Place rating: 3
Temple, TX
Sadly this is where I go to for anything sounding like house/​EDM music (w/​out a live performer).
Here are my probs:
1) the playlist is the same EVERY Friday. Don’t believe me? Talk to the guys working there. They vouch.
2). I’m not saying I’m a go go dancer but I take less breaks than the gurls who work there and do less jumping. Yeah I’m judging. Ya hiring an average sized Asian? I have my own furry boots I’ve yet to break loose…
3). The amount of creepers is insurmountable. Girls, beware. But if you’re remotely decent looking the staff might ask you to hang out in a corner. I mean VIP. No thanks, playa!
4) Salsa. Good for chips. Not my favorite to dance to.
This is a decent spot on the pub run because they open up the second level and they never charge my group (think it’s standard not to on First Fri. Beyond that, $ 5 for entry no matter if you’re a chic or not — dumb. But… I know what I’m getting into :/
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
Wasn’t this place Polyester’s? I need to get down to San Antonio more often.
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Place rating: 3
Floresville, TX
Depends on what you’re looking for. Unfortunately, I lived in Vegas for 5 years and have seen the pinnacle of club life. Kremlin is better than previous tries, but it doesn’t make me anxious to come back. It was cool, but the DJ was mostly playing a playlist until midnight and the go-​go dancers were the only thing trying to get the party started.
I do like that locals and military are free, but mixed drinkers were weak and inconsistent. We’ll see what happens in the future.