Feast your eyes on The Valmont

Sumptuous doesn’t quite sum up the venue which, before its opening, was the piece d’art that was missing from the heart of Chelsea’s social scene. Try sensual, brooding – even sexy. This nightclub is everyone’s hidden and secret basement hangout.

Tucked away in a corner of the royal borough, just off Fulham Road, the Valmont Club is the gem concealed behind two large plant pots and a large, shiny, black door. The venue is made up of three rooms. The lowly-lit Electric Salon, which can be privately hired out, is an elegant leathered-white room, adorned with its own bar and several statuettes of marbled animals. It acts as a starter course to the Main and Neon Lounge, where the neon walls surrounding the guests pulsate in diverse lights to the music, creating an eclectic effect. The private booths at the back of the club, where party-goers can pull velvet curtains and close off their own volume-controlling enclosures, adds an element of privacy where local footballers and celebs may choose to seclude themselves for an evening. But the secret behind the interior doesn’t just lie in the hands of unknown designers. Hoping to catapult The Valmont Club past other tried and failed Chelsea clubs, the owners called in award-winning bar designer Lee Broom, who helped them turn out a club of long high-sheen corridors and signature features; including a large white-rearing stallion.

Bartenders are happy to steer away from the mile-long list of possible cocktails and always explain – in detail – how your drink is being composed; impressing with tumble-turning bottle displays. Tables around the neon lounge are the most popular with the advance reservation hotlines, but the general move towards the dance floor later on at night, with a private DJ which provides the Valmont club with their own exclusive mix of contemporary funky house and dance tunes, leaves no soul disappointed.

The Valmont Club has never been very interested in seeking out large amounts of publicity, and has never formally asked a reviewer to write about the venue. In fact, the owners have always declared that the growing popularity of the nightspot is down to word-of-mouth. And in a way, they were correct. It’s virtually impossible to stop buzzing around the Valmont. Its allure of high-kicks and jinks at midnight, are almost as grand as its four walls.

For more information call 020 7352 6200

The Valmont Club
266a Fulham Road
Chelsea
SW10 9EL