Colombo nightclub entrance fee scams targeting foreigners
6 Answers from travellers
Many upscale clubs have a cover charge, but 15000 is extortion. Bouncers often run a side hustle by intimidating foreigners into paying fake entrance fees and pocketing the cash. Ask to see the official pricing menu or ask to speak to the manager.
Locals likely had their names on a guestlist or were club members. But charging you that much is just a shakedown.
I told the bouncer I was going to call the tourist police, and he immediately let us in for 3000 each.
It is highly unethical. Just walk away and go to a different rooftop bar, there are plenty of amazing ones in Colombo that do not do this.
Do not let them bully you. 15K is almost 50 USD, totally absurd for Sri Lanka.
If you book a table in advance online, you usually bypass the bouncers entirely.
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