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Maisonette 9 is a famous "Members only nightclub" owned by Gay Tony in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV as well as its episodic titles, The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

The club is located at Galveston Ave in Westminster, Liberty City, accessible via the Hematite LTA J/A station or the Frankfort Avenue LTA K/C station. The website for the club is Maisonette9.com.

Description

GTA IV and The Lost and Damned

The club itself is referenced occasionally in GTA IV. During "Out of the Closet", Tom Rivas mentions both Maisonette 9 and Hercules, another club owned by Gay Tony. Other characters from GTA IV who are known to have visited the club include Roman Bellic, Brucie Kibbutz, Gracie Ancelotti (as revealed during "...I'll Take Her"), Alexandra Chilton and Carmen Ortiz (Carmen refers to the club as "Bungalow 9") in dialogues during dates with Niko. The club is later reported by the Libertytreeonline.com to be closed alongside Hercules following allegations of drug pushing in the premises. Although it is mentioned in both in GTA IV and The Lost and Damned, the club is inaccessible until "The Ballad of Gay Tony".

The Ballad of Gay Tony

Maisonnette9-TBOGT-interior — Main interior of Maisonette 9, The Ballad of Gay Tony.

According to the official website, Maisonette 9 was founded in 2003 by "Gay" Tony Prince, and is located the basement levels of a warehouse-turned loft on Galveston Ave, along the Westminster—Meat Quarter border. The club itself only exists physically in "The Ballad of Gay Tony", whereas the same location in GTA IV and "The Lost and Damned" is nondescript. Luis Fernando Lopez works as a bouncer at the club and as Tony Prince's personal bodyguard. Other Maisonette 9 clubs are currently operating in London and Las Venturas.

As Luis works in Maisonette 9 as a bouncer, the player can access the club and interact with its patrons. Luis can dance, compete in a champagne drinking game, drink shots or manage the club. Maisonette 9 also serves as mission destination points. Following Ladies Half Price, the club is temporarily closed, but re-opens after the final mission of the game.

If the player fires a weapon or causes a disturbance whilst inside the club, Luis will be banned from the club for 24 hours.

Employees

Maisonnette9-TBOGT-exterior — Exterior of Maisonette 9 in The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince (Owner until the completition of the storyline)
Yusuf Amir (Owner after the completition of the storyline)
Luis Lopez (Head of Security/Manager/Co-Owner)
Dessie (Doorman)
Joni (CCTV Guard)
Cindy (Waitress)
Various bouncers
A bartender
A bathroom attendant

Activities

Drinking

Luis can drink alcohol shots at the bar for free. He starts getting drunk at four shots. If Luis drinks nine shots, he will get wasted and blackout. A few hours later, Luis will wake up in different places around the city (such as Middle Park, Happiness Island, Star Junction etc.), still slightly hungover.

Dancing

If the player goes to the dancefloor, the player can dance with the other dancers. In the first part, dance using both analog sticks (pressing them in rhythm) and in the second part, the player must push the buttons which appear on the screen. If the player completes the first part, Luis can dance with a girl. If the player completes the second part, Luis will have sex in the toilet with the girl he danced.

Champagne Drinking Contest

The player can try the Champagne mini game in the VIP floor upstairs. Firstly, Luis shakes the bottle and sprays champagne on the other people, then must drink the rest of the bottle without vomiting. Turn the joystick not too fast or too slow and the player should win (if Luis has previously had a drink at the bar, he may vomit) Should Luis fail to win, he will wake up at a random location.

Club Management

To start the Club Managment mini-game, walk into the room in Maisonette 9 that has a "Management Only" sticker on it. The objective is to make sure that there is no trouble in the the club. People can be thrown out for various activities, such as Drug Dealing, being too drunk, trying to skip out on their bar tab or men sexually harassing women in the club. At some point during the mini-game, Joni may call Luis to go back to her office and seduces him. She may give him a lapdance, a blowjob or they may have sex against a table in the office. Occasionally, while in Club Management, Luis will receive a call from (usually) Dessie or Gay Tony, asking him to help out a VIP celebrity. There are eight celebrities who require assistance, and assisting all eight contributes towards 100% Completion.

Influences

The nightclub (the interior in particular) is most likely inspired by the Bungalow 8 nightclub in New York City, as both bungalow and 'maisonnette' mean in varying languages "small house".

Gallery

Trivia

One of the posters for the club states "See listed celebrities every night!" This is an ironic pun on the term "C-list celebrity," which is a derogatory term for a celebrity who holds little fame or status.
The club is open from 21:00 until 6:00. If Luis stays in the club beyond 6:00, however, he will remain in the club for as long as the player desires, though the club will be empty.
On Integrity 2.0, Lazlow and his sidekick, Jorge try to get into Maisonette 9, but Dessie stops them. A woman then suggests they go to Bahama Mamas, and later the two end up at Hercules, thinking the club is full of women due to the long line of men outside, unaware it is a gay club.
The owner of the real world Bungalow 8, Amy Sacco, does very brief voice work on the in-game radio, as a budding club owner named Larissa Slalom who says that "Tony Prince is a loser".
Yusuf Amir wants to franchise the clubs. After the storyline, Amir reveals that he had bought the place along with his father and might open more Maisonette 9 nightclubs around the world (and even on the moon).
The bouncer, Dessie, is inpervious to damage from anyone except Luis.
It is stated on Electro-Choc that Crookers are the resident DJs at the club, thought they are not seen in the club.
If the player kills Joni, she will respawn if the player leaves and re-enters the office.
If the player enters the ladies' toilets, they can hear a woman in the toilet having sex, throwing up, urinating or crying. The same can also be heard to a lesser extent in the men's toilets.

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+{{Infobox business
-[[File:Maisonette 9 Logo.png|right|290px]]
+|name = Maisonette 9
-'''Maisonette 9''' is a famous "Members only <!-- This better stick --> [[nightclub]]" owned by [[Gay Tony]] in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] as well as its episodic titles, [[The Lost and Damned]], and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].
+|image = Maisonette 9 Logo.png
+|type = Nightclub
+|games = ''[[GTA IV]]''<br>''[[Episodes From Liberty City]]''
+|locations = [[Galveston Ave]], [[Westminster]], [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]]
+|ceo = [[Gay Tony|Tony Prince]] (formerly)<br>[[Yusuf Amir]]}}
+'''Maisonette 9''' is a famous "Members only <!-- This better stick --> [[nightclub]]" owned by [[Gay Tony]] in [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] as well as its episodic titles, [[The Lost and Damned]], and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].
-The club is located at [[Galveston Ave]] in [[Westminster]], Liberty City, accessible via the [[Hematite LTA]] J/A station or the [[Frankfort Avenue LTA]] K/C station.
+The club is located at [[Galveston Ave]] in [[Westminster]], Liberty City, accessible via the [[Hematite LTA]] J/A station or the [[Frankfort Avenue LTA]] K/C station. The website for the club is [[Maisonette9.com]].
 == Description ==
 ===GTA IV and The Lost and Damned===
-The club itself is referenced occasionally in GTA IV, as in the case in "[[Out of the Closet]]" when [[Tom Rivas]] mentions the club and [[Hercules]], another club owned by [[Gay Tony]]. Other characters from GTA IV are also known to have visited the club, including [[Roman Bellic]], [[Brucie Kibbutz]], [[Gracie Ancelotti]] (as revealed during "[[...I'll Take Her]]"), [[Alexandra Chilton]] and [[Carmen Ortiz]] (Carmen refers to the club as "Bungalow 9") in dialogues during dates with Niko. The club is later reported by the [[Libertytreeonline.com]] to be closed alongside Hercules following allegations of drug pushing in the premises. Although it is mentioned in both in GTA IV and GTA: The Lost and Damned, the club is inaccessible until "The Ballad of Gay Tony".
+The club itself is referenced occasionally in GTA IV. During "[[Out of the Closet]]", [[Tom Rivas]] mentions both Maisonette 9 and [[Hercules]], another club owned by [[Gay Tony]]. Other characters from GTA IV who are known to have visited the club include [[Roman Bellic]], [[Brucie Kibbutz]], [[Gracie Ancelotti]] (as revealed during "[[...I'll Take Her]]"), [[Alexandra Chilton]] and [[Carmen Ortiz]] (Carmen refers to the club as "Bungalow 9") in dialogues during dates with Niko. The club is later reported by the [[Libertytreeonline.com]] to be closed alongside Hercules following allegations of drug pushing in the premises. Although it is mentioned in both in GTA IV and The Lost and Damned, the club is inaccessible until "The Ballad of Gay Tony".
 ===The Ballad of Gay Tony===
 [[Image:Maisonnette9-TBOGT-interior.jpg|thumb|280px|Main interior of Maisonette 9, The Ballad of Gay Tony.]]
-According to the official website, Maisonette 9 was founded in 2003 by "Gay" Tony Prince, and, is located on Galveston Ave, at the [[Westminster]]—[[The Meat Quarter|Meat Quarter]] border, in the basement levels of a warehouse-turned loft. The club itself only exists physically in "The Ballad of Gay Tony", whereas the same location in GTA IV and "The Lost and Damned" is nondescript, with no hints of the club's existance. Maisonette 9 is one of Liberty City's hottest nightclubs and [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] serves as a bouncer and personal bodyguard to the club owner. Other Maisonette 9 clubs are currently operating in [[London]] and [[Las Venturas]].
+According to the official website, Maisonette 9 was founded in [[2003]] by "Gay" Tony Prince, and is located the basement levels of a warehouse-turned loft on Galveston Ave, along the [[Westminster]]—[[The Meat Quarter|Meat Quarter]] border. The club itself only exists physically in "The Ballad of Gay Tony", whereas the same location in GTA IV and "The Lost and Damned" is nondescript. [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] works as a bouncer at the club and as Tony Prince's personal bodyguard. Other Maisonette 9 clubs are currently operating in [[London]] and [[Las Venturas]].
-As Luis works in Maisonette 9 as a bouncer, the player can access the club and interact with its patrons. Luis can [[Rhythm-based Minigames|dance]], compete in a [[Champagne Drinking Contest|champagne drinking game]], drink shots or [[Club Management|manage the club]]. Maisonette 9 also serves as mission destination points. In the near final storyline in GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony, the club is later re-opened.
+As Luis works in Maisonette 9 as a bouncer, the player can access the club and interact with its patrons. Luis can [[Rhythm-based Minigames|dance]], compete in a [[Champagne Drinking Contest|champagne drinking game]], drink shots or [[Club Management|manage the club]]. Maisonette 9 also serves as mission destination points. Following [[Ladies Half Price]], the club is temporarily closed, but re-opens after the [[Departure Time|final mission]] of the game.
+If the player fires a weapon or causes a disturbance whilst inside the club, Luis will be banned from the club for 24 hours.
 ==Employees==
 [[Image:Maisonnette9-TBOGT-exterior.jpg|thumb|280px|Exterior of Maisonette 9 in The Ballad of Gay Tony.]]
-#[[Gay Tony|Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]] - (Owner)
+*[[Gay Tony|Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]] (Owner until the completition of the storyline)
+*[[Yusuf Amir]] (Owner after the completition of the storyline)
-#[[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]] - (Head of Security/Manager/Co-Owner)
+*[[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]] (Head of Security/Manager/Co-Owner)
-#[[Dessie]] - (Doorman),
-#[[Joni]] - (CCTV Guard)
+*[[Dessie]] (Doorman)
-#[[Cindy]] - (Waitress)
+*[[Joni]] (CCTV Guard)
+*[[Cindy]] (Waitress)
-#Various bouncers
+*Various bouncers
-#[[Maisonette 9 Bartender|A bartender]]
+*A [[Maisonette 9 Bartender|bartender]]
-#A bathroom attendant
+*A bathroom attendant
 == Activities ==
 *'''[[Drinking]]'''
-You can drink alcohol shots at the bar for free. You start getting drunk at four shots. If you drink nine shots, Luis will get wasted and blackout. Then Luis will wake up in different places around the city (such as [[Middle Park]], [[Happiness Island]], [[Star Junction]] etc.) a few hours later, still slightly drunk.
+[[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis]] can drink alcohol shots at the bar for free. He starts getting drunk at four shots. If Luis drinks nine shots, he will get wasted and blackout. A few hours later, Luis will wake up in different places around the city (such as [[Middle Park]], [[Happiness Island]], [[Star Junction]] etc.), still slightly hungover.
 *'''[[Rhythm-based Minigames|Dancing]]'''
-If you go on the dancefloor, you can dance with the other people. In the first part, you dance using both analog sticks (pressing them in rhythm) and in the second part, you must push the buttons which appear on the screen. If you dance good on the first part, you can dance with a girl. If you get that second part correct, you will both have sex in the toilets.
+If the player goes to the dancefloor, the player can dance with the other dancers. In the first part, dance using both analog sticks (pressing them in rhythm) and in the second part, the player must push the buttons which appear on the screen. If the player completes the first part, Luis can dance with a girl. If the player completes the second part, Luis will have sex in the toilet with the girl he danced.
 *'''[[Champagne Drinking Contest]]'''
-You can try the Champagne mini game in the VIP floor upstairs. First, shake the bottle then spray the champagne on the other people. Now you need to drink the bottle without puking. Turn the joystick not too fast or too slow and should win (if you have drunk at the bar before, you may lose the game even if you rotate the sticks perfectly.) Should you fail to win, you will wake up at a random location.
+The player can try the Champagne mini game in the VIP floor upstairs. Firstly, Luis shakes the bottle and sprays champagne on the other people, then must drink the rest of the bottle without vomiting. Turn the joystick not too fast or too slow and the player should win (if Luis has previously had a drink at the bar, he may vomit) Should Luis fail to win, he will wake up at a random location.
 *'''[[Club Management]]'''
-To start the Club Managment mini-game, walk into the room in Maisonette 9 that has a "Management Only" sticker on it. Your objective is to make sure that there is no trouble in the the club. People can be thrown out for various activities, such as Drug Dealing, being too drunk, trying to skip out on their bar tab or men sexually harassing women in the club. At some point during the mini-game, Joni may call you back up to her office and seduces Luis. She may give him a lapdance, a blowjob or full-blown sex over the table in the room. Occasionally, while in [[Club Management]], you will receive a call from (usually) Dessie or Gay Tony, asking you to help out a VIP celebrity. There are 8 celebrities that need to be assisted, these all count towards the 100% Completion stat.
+To start the Club Managment mini-game, walk into the room in Maisonette 9 that has a "Management Only" sticker on it. The objective is to make sure that there is no trouble in the the club. People can be thrown out for various activities, such as Drug Dealing, being too drunk, trying to skip out on their bar tab or men sexually harassing women in the club. At some point during the mini-game, Joni may call Luis to go back to her office and seduces him. She may give him a lapdance, a blowjob or they may have sex against a table in the office. Occasionally, while in [[Club Management]], Luis will receive a call from (usually) Dessie or Gay Tony, asking him to help out a VIP celebrity. There are eight celebrities who require assistance, and assisting all eight contributes towards 100% Completion.
-Beware: Using a weapon in the club at any point, you will not be able to return to the club for 24 hours.
-== Trivia ==
-*The nightclub is open from 21:00pm until 6:00am but you can stay for as long as you want after closing time as long as you don't leave.
-*On [[Integrity 2.0]], [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] and his sidekick, [[Jorge (TBoGT)|Jorge]] try to get into Maisonette 9, but Dessie stops them. A woman then suggests they go to [[Bahama Mamas]], and later the two end up at [[Hercules]], thinking the club is full of women due to the long line of men outside, unaware it is a gay club.
-* The nightclub is most likely inspired by a real bar in New York City called [[wp:Bungalow 8|Bungalow 8]]; the owner of that club, Amy Sacco, does very brief voice work on the in-game radio, as a budding club owner named [[Larissa Slalom]] says that "Tony Prince is a loser".
-* [[Yusuf Amir]] wants to franchise the clubs. After the storyline, Amir reveals that he had bought the place along with his father and might open more Maisonette 9 nightclubs around the world (and even on the moon).
-* The bouncer, [[Dessie]], is indestructible to anything aside from Luis. For example, the player can punch Dessie, causing him to become violent. If the player jumps on top of a car, then dial 911 and select 1, the police will arrive. If the player allows the police to see Dessie punching you, they will fire continuously at him, to no avail. More and more police can be called, there is no limit, but they won't arrive on their own, you must call. He will fight them all off with his fists, then start back on you again. This also works with [[Troy(The Ballad of Gay tony)|Troy]], the bouncer of [[Hercules]].
-* It is stated on Electro Choc that Crookers are the resident DJ's of the club, although they are never actually seen.
-* If you look closely at the liquor cabinets once you enter the club, there's also the hat that [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] can purchase at the [[Russian Shop]] and a pair of shoes from [[Perseus]].
-* Strangely, if you kill [[Joni]] and leave the room, go back in and she is sitting down in the chair.
-* If you go in ladies bathroom, you can hear a woman in the toilet having sex, puking or crying (easier heard on multiplayer).
-* When you annoy Dessie, he will say things that he says on the radio (to Lazlow and Jorge)
-* "Maisonnette" is a French word for "very small house", another indication that the club is based off of Bungalow 8 (A bungalow ''is'' a little house.)
-* The logo of Maisonnette 9 is not on the regular Grand Theft Auto 4. It is a random building.
-* The same with [[Hercules]], in order to get 100% completion you must complete the "bus stop" dance.
+== Influences ==
+The nightclub (the interior in particular) is most likely inspired by the [[wikipedia:Bungalow 8|Bungalow 8]] nightclub in New York City, as both bungalow and 'maisonnette'  mean in varying languages "small house".
 == Gallery ==
+<gallery> width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120">
-{| align="center"
-|<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120" captionalign="left">
 Maisonette_9.jpg|A poster for Maisonette 9.
 Joni-TBOGT.png|Joni, one of the workers in the club. Often has sex with Luis Lopez
 ss_e2maisonposters.png|Maisonette 9 ''Stars'' poster.
+masionetteidcard.PNG|Roman's Maisonette ID card.
+MaisonettePoster1.jpg|Another Maisonette 9 poster.
+GTA-EFLC-DOOR-SIGN.jpg|The sign found on the door to Tony's office.
 </gallery>
-|}
+== Trivia ==
+*One of the posters for the club states "See listed celebrities every night!" This is an ironic pun on the term "C-list celebrity," which is a derogatory term for a celebrity who holds little fame or status.
+*The club is open from 21:00 until 6:00. If Luis stays in the club beyond 6:00, however, he will remain in the club for as long as the player desires, though the club will be empty.
+*On [[Integrity 2.0]], [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] and his sidekick, [[Jorge (TBoGT)|Jorge]] try to get into Maisonette 9, but Dessie stops them. A woman then suggests they go to [[Bahama Mamas LC|Bahama Mamas]], and later the two end up at [[Hercules]], thinking the club is full of women due to the long line of men outside, unaware it is a gay club.
+* The owner of the real world Bungalow 8, Amy Sacco, does very brief voice work on the in-game radio, as a budding club owner named [[Larissa Slalom]] who says that "Tony Prince is a loser".
+*[[Yusuf Amir]] wants to franchise the clubs. After the storyline, Amir reveals that he had bought the place along with his father and might open more Maisonette 9 nightclubs around the world (and even on the moon).
+*The bouncer, [[Dessie]], is inpervious to damage from anyone except Luis.
+*It is stated on [[Electro-Choc]] that [[Crookers]] are the resident DJs at the club, thought they are not seen in the club.
+*If the player kills Joni, she will respawn if the player leaves and re-enters the office.
+*If the player enters the ladies' toilets, they can hear a woman in the toilet having sex, throwing up, urinating or crying. The same can also be heard to a lesser extent in the men's toilets.
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