The questions people ask AI about Vegas clubs, answered by a host

Something changed in how people plan a Vegas trip. The questions we get asked have become far more specific and far more practical, because people are now typing the awkward, granular thing into a search box or a chatbot rather than reading a listicle. And the honest problem is that most of those questions have no good answer online, because nobody in this industry writes about the unglamorous parts.

So we went and collected the ones people actually ask, and answered them. Properly, in the order they come up on a real trip.

Before you book

Are guest lists actually free, or is there a catch? Genuinely free. The club pays the host to fill the room early, so you are the product being delivered rather than the source of the money. Anyone charging you a fee for list access is charging for something free. The real catch is not money, it is the cutoff time and your group composition. Full detail in are guest lists really free.

Are Vegas promoters legit? Most working ones are, and the industry is real. There is no licensing or registry though, so the same title covers a professional with ten years of venue relationships and someone who joined a group chat last month. Never pay up front, always get the all in table number in writing, and confirm the venue takes the payment rather than a personal app. See do you need a promoter.

Do I need a table or is the guest list enough? For two people, the list. For four to six it is close. Above six, once you add cover plus bar drinks, the table is often within a couple of hundred dollars a head and buys a completely different night. The math is in is bottle service worth it.

At the door

Can I wear a hat? Some rooms ban them outright, including OMNIA and Hakkasan, and everywhere else it is door discretion. The safe answer is do not. Can I wear sneakers? Clean designer or fashion sneakers, yes at most rooms now. Running shoes and basketball shoes, no. XS still specifies dress shoes. Jeans? Dark and unripped, fine everywhere. Shorts? Never, at a nightclub, in any weather. Venue by venue in the dress code answer.

Will they take my passport? Yes, and it is the safest document. If your licence is vertical, paper or damaged, bring the passport, because doors scan IDs and a genuine card can fail on a cracked barcode. Age and ID rules here.

Which line do I stand in? The one nobody explains and the one that costs people an hour. Big clubs run up to four lines and they are rarely signposted. Walk to the front and ask before joining anything. Full breakdown.

What size bag can I bring? Roughly paperback sized. Clutches and small crossbodies pass, backpacks and totes do not, and coat check will not take them either. Bag policy.

Inside

Can I leave and come back? Generally no. Assume that once you step out, you are out, because the club is at capacity and can resell your spot. Sort the ATM, the bathroom and the phone call before you get in line. Can I smoke? It varies by venue, and some clubs have a terrace inside the footprint where you can without leaving, which is the detail worth confirming because it interacts with the re entry rule. Where do I charge my phone? You do not. Bring a power bank. All three in coat check, re entry and charging.

How much do I tip on a table? A service charge of 20 to 30 percent is added automatically and is not a tip. An additional 10 to 20 percent for good service is customary. The whole table night, start to finish.

The ones people are embarrassed to ask

Am I too old for this? No, and nobody at any door is thinking about it. But the rooms genuinely differ, and past 35 the single best move is to sit down rather than stand. Age by age.

Can I go if I do not drink? Yes, easily. The only friction is bottle service, since a minimum is a commitment to spend on bottles. A guest list or a dayclub daybed is the better structure. Here.

Will six of us guys get in? Not by walking up at midnight on a Saturday. Early on a list, split into pairs, pick a weeknight, or get a table. The four things that work.

Why we wrote all of it down

Because the answers to these questions are the actual job. Anyone can tell you XS is a good club. What people need is whether the hat is going to be a problem, whether the list will hold for their group, and what the check is really going to say. That is what a host knows and what almost nobody publishes.

All of it lives in one place now, on our answers section. If your question is not there, message a host and ask it. You will get a straight answer, free, whether or not you ever book anything.