Nightclubs/Dancing

Nightlife in Las Vegas is never hard to find, with a club or lounge in nearly every hotel and casino. Most clubs remain open until 4AM, with various after-hour clubs available for the truly hard-core partiers. Drink prices can range anywhere from $4 - $8 for a domestic bottle of beer, $8-10 for well drinks, and $200 or more for a bottle of alcohol. Clubs are always busy on weekends, and may also be packed during weekdays at places that have Service Industry Night (SIN), usually Tuesday through Thursday when locals working in the service industry have their night off.

A good way to find out what places are currently hot in Vegas is to ask service staff who look like party-people. People working inside hotels are bound to recommend the hotel's institutions, so rather go for waiters or shop-assistants in restaurants or malls outside the hotels.

The top clubs will charge a cover of $15 or more. Exceptions include those who have reserved a table, ladies, and sometimes locals. Expect to wait in a line, depending on the night, anywhere from ten minutes up to a couple of hours. A general rule of thumb is to get there early (before 10PM), and while the club may be emptier the line will be shorter and you may avoid paying cover. Be aware that tables in Vegas often come with a bottle purchase; unless you keep buying bottles from the hostess they will ask you to vacate the table so that someone else can occupy the table. The dress code varies by club and bar. The general rule of thumb is most of the time women know what to wear when they are going out, and men should avoid wearing tennis shoes, tank tops, hats, t-shirts, and blue jeans.

3121, 3700 W Flamingo Rd (inside Rio Hotel), ? +1 702 777-7776 +1 702 777-7776. Originally Club Rio, the number one dance club for over nine years. The Rio recently announced a deal with Prince for him to play on Friday and Saturdays. With other headliners and Prince's new favorites during the rest of the week. The club is huge with over 30,000 sq feet of super clubbing of course in all purple. It is named after Prince's new album with the name coming from the number 3121 as an address at a Los Angeles home where the performer used to give private concerts. Another explanation is that the four digits add up to seven and have a spiritual significance. Either way the club is hot and the place to be if you like Prince, like the color purple, or like the funk.

Drais, 3595 S Las Vegas Blvd (inside Billy's (between Ballys and Flamingo)), (info@draislasvegas.com) until 9AM. The most popular place for after hours on week-ends, so expect long queues especially from 5AM. Two dance-floors, the main floor features trance and Euro dance (otherwise rare in Vegas), the VIP floor (extra charge) features hip hop. $20-30.

Seamless, (opposite of the Orleans, 1 mi W of the Strip on Tropicana Ave). until noon. One of the most popular independent (i.e., not in a hotel) clubs and the one to go when all other clubs are closed, i.e. for after-after hours and on week-days. The club consists of a strip bar with a "hooker" area, and a "normal" night club featuring trance/techno - don't get irritated by the hookers making out with customers, after all, this is Las Vegas. $20. 

Body English, (Hard Rock Hotel). until 4AM. Plays techno/trance/house on Wednesday nights.Closed For remodeling. $25.

Rock Cafe, (Imperial Palace). until 2AM on weekdays. One of the hot party locations for a weekday night in Vegas. This place gets the crowd going by rock music, and also by classical 80s party pop hits. The toilet is located inside the casino, which makes every trip to the loo a temptative gambling break. free on weekdays.

Coyote Ugly, (New York New York). After 8PM daily. All - $10. Just like the movie, expect beautiful 20-something women serving you drinks and getting rowdy on the bar.

Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce, 3930 S Las Vegas Blvd, (in Mandalay Bay right outside the shops)[128]. General Admission: $20 (Sun., Mon., Wed., Thurs.). Front of the line: $40 (Fri., Sat.). The hottest new burlesque club in town, Ivan Kane's is definitely one of the sexiest clubs on offer.

LAX, 3900 S Las Vegas Blvd (in the Luxor). Where young Hollywood go to party. Exclusive club with an exclusive guest list.

TAO Las Vegas, (Venetian). TAO Nightclub is a 10,000 square foot nightclub located in Tao at the Venetian. There is an outside terrace with Strip views, 3 bars, two main rooms playing a variety of hip hop, house and rock. Wednesday - Saturday, 10:30 p.m. until Close.

Teatro Euro Bar, 3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd (in the MGM Grand) [131]. Tu-Sa 9PM-4AM. Famed for offering the world's most expensive cocktail at $2,200, the Teatro Bar is where gambling winners go to party.

Jet, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd South, (in the Mirage). Friday, Saturday, Monday 10:30PM-4AM. The Light group introduces this brand new, 25 million dollar, 15,000 square ft dance club, featuring three distinct rooms, house, hip-hop, and rock, which will boast the hottest specialty D.J.'s from across the globe.

Haze, City Center Las Vegas Blvd S (inside the City Center). Another Light group project, featuring Kardashian at the grand openings.

XS, 3121 Las Vegas Blvd S (inside the Encore). Officially, this 100 million dollar club is the most expensive nightclub ever built in 40,000 square feet space.