Auld Lang Sin
The Hot List: New Year's Eve in Vegas
You've heard the rumors: There's
some decadent nightlife in Vegas. But now, more than any other year in recent
memory, Sin City's nightclub roster is truly outdoing itself, with each
over-the-top opening followed by yet another debut. And so we present your top
five (four... three... two... one...) places to start 2008 in an appropriately
restraint-free manner.
TAO
Nightclub
The Resolutions: At this
mainstay, you already know to expect debauchery. You should also expect an open
bar and passed hors d'oeuvres for the first two hours, as well as your date's
favorite five-octave-ranged singer as hostess for the evening.
The RSVP: Tickets start at $250,
TAO Nightclub at the Venetian, 3377 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas,
702-414-9000 for general admission, 702-388-8588 for VIP
tables
Prive and The Living Room
Lounge
The Resolutions: There's only one
thing you need to do to enjoy Prive, Opium Group Miami's first emissary to Las
Vegas and the largest nightclub opening this New Year's weekend—make it past the
velvet rope. (Not a problem for you, of course.) Inside the 15,000-square-foot
nightlife complex, you'll find hand-strung chandeliers, croc-embossed leather
couches and a soaring two-way fireplace.
The RSVP: Opens Dec 28,
NYE
tickets start at $200, Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd
South, Las Vegas, 702-474-4000 for general information, 702-596-4333 for VIP
table reservations
The
Bank
The Resolutions: In the
tri-tiered former home of Light, you'll find just 44 VIP tables and, of those,
just two ultra-VIP balcony tables from which you can survey the action. And then
there's the ultra-ultra VIP Red Room...
The RSVP: Opens Dec 27, NYE
tickets start at $250, The Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas,
702-693-8300
CatHouse
Loungerie
The Resolutions: After greeting
the CatHouse "kitten" as she preens in lingerie behind two-way glass, you'll
sample food from Kerry Simon and beats from DJ Robert Oleysyck on your last
night of 2007. The private curtained booths are also a
plus.
The RSVP: Opens Dec 29, Luxor Las Vegas, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, tickets and VIP packages available
at 702-262-4228
40/40
The Resolutions: At 24,000 square
feet (just smaller than Rain but larger than Studio 54), Jay-Z's sports
bar-restaurant-ultralounge-nightclub hybrid is among the city's most opulent.
The man himself will be bringing his coterie for the big
night.
The RSVP: Opens Dec 30, NYE
tickets start at $700, The Palazzo at the Venetian, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd South,
Las Vegas, 702-638-4040
