A long, stressful and exhausting day at university? I know I will disappoint you but there will be such days, for sure. And yes, they will not be a rare thing. But everyone would agree that there is no as powerful motivator to make you stick out all these hours as the thought of going to a nice place with your bunch of mates in the evening where… Hmm… Where you are going to have lots of totally decent fun.

But where can you find such a place? We asked as many Coventry University’s students to find out what is the top night venue today.

5.  Platinum

Although placed last in our chart, Platinum is another nightclub with significant potential to keep its popularity among the top 5 night venues in Coventry. It is enough to say that for the last couple of months it has been hosting the Viva La Fiesta parties – another series of themed parties aimed at the international students within the university. During the night you can hear not only the hits of the day but some of the best songs coming straight from the international student’s home countries. And we all know that there is no feeling more moving than that of partying like in your home!

4.  Square One

You may have never thought that a building owned by a university such as The Hub may host some of the wildest parties but it is a fact. Square One, located on the ground floor in The Hub attracts plenty of students with its theme parties. It is still a secret how they manage to come up with genuine themes more than once a week!

3. The Quid’s Inn

The bronze medal goes to The Quid’s Inn, a pub located in the centre of the campus. Offering plenty of room, a heated shisha garden and pool tables, it seems to be the best place for the ones who does not feel like dancing.

2. Carey’s

Carey’s may be a half of the size of Kasbah but is gradually gaining popularity among the students. Recently, due to a change in its management it started a new policy in attracting various types of clients. So there you can find a nightclub, playing (depending on the day) Dubstep, Drum & Bass and House music, as well as a pub, located downstairs, offering comedy nights and live rock performances.

I met Matt Bayley, a promotion manager in Careys, who gave us some inside information about the second placed night venue. As his job well suggests bringing more and more “crowds”, as he calls the visitors, is his responsibility.

It did not take long for Matt to discover that Dubstep together with the “student anthems” seem to be the most popular music genres among the Coventry students, while House music and his own favourite Drum & Bass are “still in development,” according to his words. Due to his 10-year experience in this business, gained mainly in clubs in Birmingham, he has noticed that it is clearly not all about Dubstep in Britain. “Coventry is just not picking up,” he says when asked about this rather extraordinary local taste. However, he and his colleagues keep on bringing the best underground Drum & Bass DJs in the club.

Therefore, the most successful days for Careys is certainly Tuesday, also known as “Student nights,” intentionally dedicated to the students’ taste and their scarce budget – with a special student NUS card you get a free admission. It is then when Careys even steals Kasbah’s customer, although this is not the club’s purpose. “We actually get along with Kasbah and work together,” Matt explains, “we aren’t their size and even if we lower our prices, they can easily afford to get them even lower so there is no competition between us.”

The other most attended day on a weekly basis is Wednesday, also known as “Comedy night” when semi-professional comedians come to the club.  Usually these days attract even more people due to Matt’s idea to advertise the club in local businesses’ office departments and organize staff parties.

Unlike the rest of the night venues Careys attract another “crowd,” 30-70- year-old audience that is attracted by the pub, located downstairs, offering a different rock ‘n’ roll band every Friday and Saturday.

Clearly Careys is the club with the widest scope of customers. Looking for a night entertainment for both you and your grandparents? Just come over Careys!

1. Kasbah

Undoubtedly the first place goes to Kasbah. With its three rooms each playing different music style it appeals to every taste. Together with the regular theme parties and live performances it is not a surprise that almost every time it opens its doors you can see a kilometres long queue in front of it. If you are planning a night out in Kasbah, make sure that you buy your ticket in advance!

Little known fact:

Coventry hides the 28th best bar in the United Kingdom in a spire!

That is right, The Independent included InSpire Café and Bar, located in the spire of a 13th century church on New Union Street, in its chart of the 50 best bars in the United Kingdom for 2011. Obviously, the bar is meant to stay undercover: not only are there no more than 20 seats, but it is really unbelievable that someone would come up with the idea to look for a bar inside a church! And the dark unnoticeable umbrella outside does not help making it out at all!

However if you, probably on your way to a solitary place where you can share your worries and prayers, stumble across InSpire, you will find a pleasant European spirit and will be kindly offered the bar’s specialty – Belgian beer.