Introducing the world's only Playboy Club. High-stakes gaming and nightlife come together to make this an experience unique to Las Vegas. The Playboy Club is located on the 52nd floor of the Fantasy Tower at the Palms just below Moon Nightclub, an outrageous nightclub with a mind-bending, retractable roof.
Video Spotlight: LV Weekly on Hogs and Heifers Saloon
Well, if you're unfamiliar what Hogs and Heifers Saloon is, legend has it, it is the bar that the movie Coyote Ugly is based on. If you visit the real "downtown" Las Vegas, you'll get an opportunity to see what it's like. If you're looking for an "ultra-lounge", this is NOT the place for you. But if you like your bar a little rough around the edges, maybe even rough and tumble, this is the bar you'll want to belly up to. You can take my word for it, as I'm sure you generally do. But, please do take a look at the video Las Vegas Weekly kindly provided to us, then let us know if it's a place you'd like to visit or not by leaving a comment. Enjoy!
We decided that we would head out on a Monday night to avoid a lot of the crowds and high cover charges that you get on the weekends.We started out walking from casino to casino trying to find something that was fun and involved drinking.We stumbled across JET inside the Mirage and thought we would take a look.I avoided a $30 cover charge because of my Nevada ID and she would have gotten in free either way because she’s a she.Upon entering the club I forgot what day of the week it was and swore I was stepping into a New Years Eve blowout!They were packed wall to wall with no room for walking, standing or even breathing for that matter.I was under the impression that most clubs in Vegas weren’t even open on Mondays.I know now where all the club goers go.My favorite part of JET was that they combine nightclub and amateur stripper night simultaneously.There are several small stages throughout JET with brass poles ascending into the ceiling where drunk party girls on vacation bump, grind and make out with each other every once in a while completely oblivious to the drunk horny men watching with anticipation.I enjoyed it. We made our way to one of the bars, I think they have 2 or 3, and waited about 5 minutes to get a drink. They keep a hot young bartender in a tight tank top behind each bar so you don’t mind so much about the wait.That and the watching escorts passes the time.Now here is where my experience went a little bad.I order a Bud Light and my companion orders a bottle of water.$14!!!!Oh well, that’s Vegas.It was half the cost of the cover charge I could have paid, so in reality I’m saving money, right?We decided to enjoy our drinks by one of the stripper…..I mean dancing stages.The first thing that catches my eye are 3 very hot Black girls, which I love, grinding the poles and doing that rap video ass shaking number.I could have stayed there all night.This next part is a blur but I remember it very vividly.A white guy probably in his late 20’s to early 30’s sits on the stage and sets a full bottle of Jack Daniel’s down next to him.He then turns it up for about 5 seconds.I think he was trying to drink himself into a coma.He stands up on the stage and lifts his shirt up to his chest and reveals stacks and stacks of dollar bills like some kind of suicide bomber belt only when he explodes, everyone’s a winner.He also had a huge pile of bills in each front pocket of his jeans.About this time two black girls next to up say “Oh shit, look at all that money”.He kind of looked like he was posing for some photo shoot or something.Then one of his friends stands up next to him and reveals that he also is rigged to blow with the same dollar bill apparatus.One of the previously mentioned gold diggers to our left reaches up and into the first guys pocket and pulls out a stack of bills, but not the whole stack.I know that the guy felt something because he reached down to check his pocket and found that bills were still there not realizing that he had been jacked for about half of them.I was a bit nervous because we were standing right in front of him.The girl figures she can get away with it one more time and goes in for another handful.At that point my girlfriend and I turned to each other and without a single word being spoken knew we had to get the fuck out of there.I can handle myself but I certainly don’t want some hot shot all whacked out on 10 shots of Jack diving off a stage thinking I swiped his shit.If the women who took that man’s money are reading this...Bad girls. Shame on you. There, I said it.
We left JET that night with a lot of unanswered questions.Why is a bottle of water $6?Can the ladies take off their tops on stage?And can I party with the money guys next time they visit?I would give anything to find out who those guys were and if they were on their way to or from a strip club.It bugs me every time I think about it.The main thing I would like to convey to everyone reading this review is not only that JET is crazy and you can get some really good reality show style shit in here.But also that whatever night of the week to go to Las Vegas or whatever season, you can find a party.Weekends are fun and crazy, yes.But I found all this shit on a Monday.
Hours:
Fri, Sat, Mon 10:30pm – 4:00am
Located inside the Mirage Casino
LAX Las Vegas - Nightclub at the Luxor
Having been open for well over a month, last night I finally ventured out with my friend Christopher Nolan to LAX to take a look around Las Vegas’ newest superclub. I’ve heard good things, but I’ve been really busy as of late, and in general I tend to avoid club openings and the celebrity worshipping madness that takes place around such things. Most importantly, though, I really just enjoy partying at a club once it has a real solid weekly night of good music and dancing and has some recognizable faces in the crowd. These things take time, my friend…
So anyhow we ventured out for a bit. There is a lot of construction still taking place at the Luxor, which rumor has it, by the way, might not be the Luxor for very much longer. The more new bars and space redesigns they go through over there the more dated and gaudy the existing faux-’gyptian decor is looking. I’ve read about ongoing discussions in management at MGM Mirage renaming the place “The Pyramid” to go with it’s newer, hipper look. Okay, I’m all for remodeling. I’m all for rebranding if you think you can pull it off and not undermine the existing customer base in the name of being “hip.” ..But “The Pyramid??” Come on guys… MGM Mirage can afford the best brand consultants on planet Earth. Geometric shape descriptions are not good enough to be a new brand identity. What’s next? Renaming the MGM Grand “Green?” I think we can do a little better than that, but I digress…
Once we made it around the around the center construction area of the Luxor’s casino floor I saw the entrance to LAX and quite a line to go with it. That’s not surprising at all for Las Vegas, even for a Wednesday night, but still we had no trouble getting in due to some local love at the door. Up the stairs and through a red-lit hallway and into a round foyer, I admired the middle of the area. I’m assuming there was something in the structure of the hotel that required them want to build this big round structure to cover up some obtrusive thing, but I suppose it could have been just for random looks, as well. It’s a really large, leather, padded.. uhm round thing? Quite tall, difficult to describe in terms of purpose… Kelly was with us and says it smells good. “Leathery!” An apt description of smell for something that’s made of leather. Anyhow, whatever the purpose of it, it seemed catch our attention for a bit.
Around the other side of the thing is the entrance to the club. As you enter the main club area you are on the second floor of the entire place, looking out over the dance floor. It’s a great view.. I like the layout of the entire place. It’s shaped like a jogging track, with the DJ booth in the middle of one side and two levels of booths and balconies around the other three sides (essentially identical to Studio 54, layout-wise.) The lighting system was great. I heard sound system clipping a little, though, but it’s possible it was getting overloaded by the DJ and not really the house system’s fault. It definitely could have stood to be a little more powerful, particularly on the low end. The only other problem I really saw with LAX Las Vegas was lower level’s restroom hallway area. There is a major stagnant airflow issue there - smoke was hanging horribly in the air and I was hating it. I actually watched a security guy fanning the air in a feudal attempt to try and get it to move out of his face. I suspect they will be addressing this issue since the staff is already noticing it being a real problem.
All in all, the club is very well done. The decor - mostly in reds, with black glass chandeliers high in the ceiling and candlelight flourishes all above the DJ - creates a great environment. Like all such superclubs, though, it’s the music and people and the vibe inside that will ultimately determine the place’s fate. I’ll be back, but next time it’ll be when there’s a good weekly going on and I have the whole crew out with me. For now, LAX Las Vegas is off to a good start.
[Pardon the quality of the photos - I just had my little digital camera last night. There’ll be more, better photos in the future…]
3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South Inside New York-New York Hotel and Casino 702-212-8804
Have you ever seen that movie with Tyra Banks where they’re bartenders in New York and they throw water on the patrons, wear skimpy outfits, throw water on each other and do crazy things?
blowout!
Now here is where my experience went a little bad.
