djbrandon

I come to this every year board before my regular February trip. It used to pretty much kick ass. The vegas 07 thread kind of flopped last year. For people coming in like me that only make it once a year it really helped. It was nice to be able to say Ok Monday's this spot this spot and this spot are happening. Tuesdays your choices are here and here. etc. It helped me make a good educated decision and look like the man in front of my friends. In return I posted a review every year for the last 3 or 4 years about my trip once I got back. Soooo............ That said. How about some reviews. What spots are hot/happening.. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Wow.. 6 months go by and I come back here to see what's up and I'm the last one to post a review(in this thread). WTF is going on? Just booked my airfare for February

Jett- Monday night. I put a few of us on the guestlist from Napkin nights. We showed up just before 10:30 and got right in the front of the invited guests line. We were in really fast & cover free. (Just make sure if you use the list to print out your confirmation they wanted to see it). Inside pretty slick. The sound system was very impressive on the dance floor but not so much on the sides. Which could be a good thing. It's nice to be able to step out of the line of fire from those subs. That shit will vibrate your organs. Some friends of ours did table service and said it was great. Two waitresses hung out with them and assisted them all night. The crowd was cool, lots of people just having fun. The staff was very nice and I got my drinks quickly. The video boards above the dance floor were pretty cool but I had to wonder why not real LCD's showing the music video up there or crowd shots. It was like Atari technology compared to what they could do modern day. B+ Wednesday - Coyote Ugly. We usually love this place but this year the MC on the bar was just boring. The crowd sucked . Could be because they were handing out free passes like candy at the front door of the hotel. D Friday - Center bar at the hard rock. LOL we planned on going into Body English we were even on the guestlist from our bell hop knowing someone but we talked to so many people at center bar we just said the hell with it. I went over once to try to access the guestlist but it was aweful 10 people deep standing around trying to get on or see if they are on the list. They need to clean that up a bit. There were more people waiting for the guest list than in the actual line. The drinks at the center bar were cheap..and if you are a single dude looking this is the spot to pre-game for sure. Lots of people looking to meet others. B (Side Note: At about 2:30 I went over to BE because I wanted to just take a look around. Nobody was in line and I asked if I could go in. The door guy declined me saying they were not letting anyone else in. I asked if I could just do a lap to check it out since I hadn't been in before. He refused and just wasn't very friendly. Too bad) Saturday - MOON - yeah someone finally gives it a review. I was supposed to be on the list but due to some confusion I was not. I still had a free pass and it took about 20 minutes to get in. Not bad considering the elevator slows things down. Inside the place is SICK. It had everything a nice chill down tempo lounge, a bar located in a good easy access point. Two patios 50+ Stories up overlooking Vegas and the party at Ghostbar. You are an escalator ride from the playboy club. In the main room the lasers were pretty cool. DJP was sick nasty. I love that guy. He pulls no punches and gives everyone a little bit of what they like. What a great mix. He gets a little rowdy on the mic too. Not your average Vegas DJ. At about 1:00 he yells out.."Everybody look up into the sky" The damn roof then peals back like a sports stadium and we party under the stars as the smoke clears out the top. This place was packed the dance floor was packed and it was a killer time. Drinks were strong ..Kettle One was the well Vodka for $11 each A+ Other shit- Somba - Brazilian Meat Buffet at The Mirage..check it out that shit was good! Dowtown- We always head down there one night. A stop for football sized beers, the Oxygen bar then we stopped at Hog and Heffers for a few drinks. The bartenders try to get you to buy them shots and they race you. They bit off more than they could chew with us. One girl got so fucked up she forgot to charge us for two rounds. Hooters Hotel - We knew a dealer there so we stayed there. Not bad..Dan Marino's place had great food. The staff at the actual Hooters Resturaunt was lame very "push you along" not very personal service but the casino and hotel staff ware great. No Carribean Stud Poker Great cab service! and not a far walk at all to NY NY or MGM. Piano Bar at NYNY - Went there with about 50 DJs from a coinvention .The place will never be the same again after us. Great time...cheap drinks! Nice break from the clubs. Random Had 2 cabs break down on us.. at 4:00am drunk off my ass I put $5 in a slot machine and won $200. The view from top of the world at Stratosphere is a must see. Turned down..3 hookers. Another great trip. See you Feb 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, & maybe 16 2008

I arrived Monday after the All-Star crowd was headed out. It started with the limo ride from the airport. The guy telling us how aweful the crowd was. Low quality peopel not tipping, skipping checks how a bar fight went down at Tryst and how some guy got shot in the MGM garage in the hip but would not press charges. At the hotel one of the dealers was describing to our black jack table how the crowd was vulger, rude and degrading and rowdy. Several cab rides where cabbies all brought it up and talked about how some people hung out on the streets all night because they showed up with no money to start with. No tips, skipped fares etc. One guy described it as Vegas's worst weekend ever. This is not my opinion just what I heard ...nobody had a good thing to say at all.

Yeh funny he can pop in and sticky promotions but this just sits here. I fly out Monday staying the shoel damn week. I'll be hitting all kinda hot spots and I'll post my review upon return as I have done the last 2 years.

I was wondering the same thing. A couple answers in this thread but not much. If you go post your review. http://bbs.clubplanet.com/las-vegas/321741-cherry-moon.html

Damn glad I fly in on the 19th! $$$$$$

I really don't care where I stay as long as it's on or very very close to the strip. I'm not in my room enough!

These are two fairly new places. I've not heard much about them on here. Anyone been? What's the scoop?

I'm not sure of your point. There are plenty of places providing a similar experiance to Tryst where you will be treated right. Which was my point. That "exclusive" feel loses it's luster when you don't feel appreciated. We all have our own Vegas examples of being treated well. We all have experiances in Vegas where this was not the case. An example: A couple years ago I put my name on the Napkin Nights guestlist at Pure. We showed up at the door and one of the guys with us had on a nice outfit with a jacket but he had on a nice pair of gym shoes. Gym shoes are not allowed. The guy at the door said, "You look great man and we would love to have you but you have to change your shoes. Go back to your room, I'll let the rest of the guys go on in and when you get back ask for me and your first drink is on the house" And that's exactly what happened. That made us feel great. Compare that to someone paying $3500 for 20 people sitting in 40 degree weather and being asked for addditional tips. All I'm saying Is I choose to go where I feel like my business is appreciated. What's wrong with that?

If clubs are going to treat people like shit because they don't tip enough then why not add in the gratuity for parties of 10 or more. The whole scene is a confusing mess. Who to tip?, when to tip?, how much to tip? Who to grease? Someone should write a pocket guide on this shit. If I pay for bottle service at these prices I want to be treated like a f***ing VIP. If I'm not then I'm going to be pissed. If I am I'll tip. If clubs are going to sell these packages they need to stand behind them and deliver. There are PLENTY of places to party in Vegas. I'm going where they appreciate me.

Pure sent me this email when I filled out the form on their website. Thank you for your interest in Pure Nightclub. We do offer bottle service which includes a table for the night as well as the convenience of bypassing the line and waiving the cover. It is a 2 bottle minimum for up to 6 people with every additional 3 people another 1 bottle added on. Bottle pricing starts at $375 per bottle not including tax and gratuity.

Last year we hit Foundation Room on Monday and had a great time. The plan was to head over to Jett but it never happened at least not until like 3 or 4 and they wouldn't let us in by that time since it was so late. Coming out of Jett as we were turned away was that dude from the contender tv show Sergio Mora. He was a cool dude. We talked with him for a bit. Real nice guy. Anyway I've heard good things about Jett. If abrooksbro talks in person the way he does in his post here then maybe he was the bad apple in the crowd.

As a DJ you gotta love it when people think they know more than you do. Yet, your the one with the gig in LAS VEGAS at PURE!

Hey that's when I'll be in town Feb 19th - 24th. I'm all about hook-ups. Anyone reading this wants to float me a bone..PM

Looking forward to that review!

It's that time of year. Review of Vegas 06 went up on 1/19/06. Let's get the new scoop from the gang here at clubplanet. My trip is in February again..I'll be sure to add my review when I return.

lol yeh great site. I went there and there was one registered user..you. back to this thread. I think the solution to this board would be to keep the questions out of PM and get them on the board. Most people are looking for general info so there is nothing wrong with the same old questions as long as it provokes conversation. I'm here for updates. What's hot? what's starting to die off? etc. I go to the sticky thread and it's the same damn thread lalate started early 06 when I took my trip last year. A few decent updates but not like it has been in the past. Barely a mention on here of Moon opening or what it's like there. I have learned some things. Seems Tryst has gained some popularity. Just not many updates on recent experainces at the clubs to give me any indication if things changed since last February. It's just a little dead. I'd encourage anyone to post when you hit the Vegas scene. Even if it's just a "I hit Foundation room Monday and it's still a killer spot for Monday nights" At least that let's guys like me who get to take one Vegas trip a year know how things stand. What some take for granet others are unsure of. So post it up.

This is my third year of coming to the clubplanet board to plan for my annual Vegas trip. This year I'm pretty much bummed over the lack of decent information here. Rather than advice or real human posts 80% of what I see is now promotion. Does this board need a moderator or something? I see Greenie is still here giving some good advice. What gives..what happened? Any other boards with some decent recent reviews etc?

Back to the original post on TAO. I didn't like Tao and I wouldn't put up with any of this shit from them. They overloaded that palce with people the night I was there. You couldn't even move much less get a drink. Bottle service would be the only way to go but only if you like being confined to your booth because you surely couldn't walk around in there just too packed. Once it gets filled liek that everyone is just uncomfortable which makes talking to and meeting people a joke. My humble opinion is there are much better places to spend my money.

Forgot one place Hogs and Heifers downtown. My buddy wanted to go. Our flight went out at 11:59pm on Thursday. So we went downtown to see the lights and hit the Oxygen Bar and decided to pop in this place for one beer. It was about 8:30 and we were the only ones in there with the exception of a few folks who came and went. The bartenders were hot, fun and pushed the alcohol. The plan for one beer turned into 3 and a shot. We barely made our flight. Grade B just because nobody was there and they had slots in the bar.

My Trip review from last week. Friday- Coyote Ugly - Lots of fun, entertaining, the staff was friendly and fun. A Empire Ballroom Utopia Paul Okenfold -Cool looking place, staff was pretty cool, Okenfold didn't come on until after 5:00 which seemed a little late to me. I flew in from the east that same day so it was like 8am to me when he went on. B Saturday- We had a private function until later. We then met a couple peopel at Coyote ugly around 3am and headed to Drais. Drais - Classy place, freindly staff. I met Darkvixon. We had a good time. Lots fo good looking people there. A Sunday - Plan was for Body English but earlier plans ran late and we were so tired from 2 nights of late night in a row we decided to head to Spiermint Rhino. Not as good as in past years. Lots of aggrivation to buy dances. B Monday - Foundation Room Awesome View, Awesome Staff, Cool layout. The DJ's were OK not great. Had a great time. A Tried to go to Jett really late but even though people were leaving and the party was still going on inside and there was no line the staff wouldn't let us peak in for a few. So no review. I did meet Sergio Mora the Contender champion in the hallway out side of jett and he was relly a cool guy. Tuesday - Studio 54 this is where I saw DJP(see other thread). We had a great time. A Wednesday - Tao I was excited to go to Tao but quickly dissapointed. Even though the line wasn't long we were quickly cornered by a door guy who told us with 4 guys he wouldn't let us in unless we payed him 50 bucks. At this point there was almost no line) so we pooled the money and went in. The place is awesome inside. Amazing amazing decor. This club kept letting people in and it got so crowded it was simply stupid. The bartenders couldn't keep up and became unfriendly. I was waiting on a drink and had a girl come up and slam into me. The bartender then takes her order first. I raised my money to get attention and he says don't wave your money at me. I said I was here before the last two people you served. He turns to the other bartender and says don't serve this asshole. To which I told him fuck you you little bitch. We found a spot to stand and then had a bouncer ask us to move because we were in his way or something. The thing was the place was so crowded we had no place to go. We decided to leave because it sucked. To our surprise they were still letting people in outside. This club s a joke. D All in all we had a great time. I love Vegas.

I've read these boards the last two years before my annual trip to Vegas. This year I saw all the posts from Mr. Freeze and to be honest I was put off by them. I had no plans to see him or DJP. Now on with my story.. I was in Vegas for a DJ convention. Part of the convention was the American Disc Jockey Awards and the ADJ Hall of Fame induction. Following the awards the show showcased 3 up and coming DJ's. DJ Sticky Boots (Indiana), DJ Terry Moran (NJ Mass Area) and DJ Toad from Oxford Ohio. I'm friends with Toad and afterwards we all went out. Somehow we ended up at Studio 54 for Eden. Toad and I got in a few minutes ahead of the crew and while we stood there having a beer Toad says to me. Who is this DJ? Man this guy is rippin! At this point we could only hear the Music but couldn't see the DJ. So when the other guys got in we went to hire ground and for 3 hours watched DJP tear it up. It was so impressive. Here I am with 3 guys who were just featured at the ADJ Hall of Fame ceremonies and all of them were impressed maybe in awe. After DJP was finished I went downstairs and found him. He agreed to come up and say hi to our group. He was the coolest guy, very humble and down to earth. All of us agreed he was the best club DJ we had ever seen. You have to see it and hear it to know what I mean. Props to DJP. The rest of my trip review will be in another thread soon.

I always like to have a plan of attack before I arrive. I've been working on this schedule for awhile and this is about as unorganized as I've been for a trip to Vegas. With Utopia going on that changed my Friday plan. With Paris Birthday party at Pure one of my buddies loves Paris and wanted to go there. Then our plan to stop at Pure Tuesday is questionable at best becasue of the Jamie Presley thing that night. So anyway for now this is what we have. Any Suggestions? Friday - Coyote Ugly then Empire Ballroom Paul Okenfold (tickets purchased already) We had fun at Coyote Ugly last time out and figured the afterhours would provide enough club scene for one night. Saturday - Tao or Tryst (although my buddy is pushing hard for Pure and Paris Hilton) Then Drais Sunday - Body English - Somebody said to check out Rainbow afterwards what is Rainbow like? Monday Foundation Room 10 - 12:30 or so then heading over to Jet. Tuesday - Pure Jamie Presley event. (Will Earl be there? ) Wednesday - Tangerine then Seamless - I didn't enjoy Tangerine that much last time out. Would be open to anything else where there will be a crowd on a Wednesday. Thursday -Recover and fly out around midnight. Some of the nights listed I am using the NN guestlist or the cp list. The plan is to arrive at all of the places just before 10 to avoid lines if possible. We are 3 hours ahead of Vegas time here in Cincy so 10 is like 1 to us anyway. We thought about bottle service at Pure for the Paris thing but it's a 2 bottle minimum at 360 a bottle. With only 4 in our party that's kind of expensive. So Any suggestions? Problem spots? Does my schedule look good?

I know this isn't of your guys style but Hogs & Heifers, any one been. Any quick reviews. I have a buddy going out this weekend. I fly out next weekend. I gave him the club reviews based on your expert advice I live by here. Now he's asking about this place and I have no clue. I'm not laughing it off. I mean I had a hell of a time at Coyote Ugly last time out. Thoughts?