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Rain Las Vegas Details
- Hours of operation: Open Friday-Saturday, 11 p.m. to early morning.
- Cover price:
- Front-of-the-Line Admission (Thursday or Friday): $20, per night.
- Front-of-the-Line Admission (Saturday): $30, per night.
- All Access Pass (Friday): $60, per night. (Includes front-of-the-line admission for one to Rain, ghostbar, Moon, and Playboy. Guest's name will be on admission list at all venues.) Guests must check in at ghostbar before 1 a.m.
- All Access Pass (Saturday): $70, per night. (Includes front-of-the-line admission for one to Rain, ghostbar, Moon, and Playboy. Guest's name will be on admission list at all venues.) Guests must check in at ghostbar before 1 a.m.
- Hosted Open Bar Package (Friday): $90. Includes pre-open admission to skybox/cabana for duration of the night with a hosted bar featuring Ketel One vodka and Perrier Jouet champagne. Must arrive by 10:45 p.m. for pre-open admission.
- Hosted Open Bar Package (Saturday): $108. Includes pre-open admission to skybox/cabana for duration of the night with a hosted bar featuring Ketel One vodka and Perrier Jouet champagne. Must arrive by 10:45 p.m. for pre-open admission.
- All Access & Hosted Open Bar Package (Friday): $138. Includes front-of-the-line admission for one to Rain, ghostbar, Moon, and Playboy. Guest's name will be on admission list at all venues. Includes pre-open admission to skybox/cabana for duration of the night with a hosted bar featuring Ketel One vodka and Perrier Jouet champagne at Rainonly. Must arrive by 10:45 p.m. for pre-open admission.
- All Access & Hosted Open Bar Package (Saturday): $148. Includes front-of-the-line admission for one to Rain, ghostbar, Moon, and Playboy. Guest's name will be on admission list at all venues. Includes pre-open admission to skybox/cabana for duration of the night with a hosted bar featuring Ketel One vodka and Perrier Jouet champagne at Rainonly. Must arrive by 10:45 p.m. for pre-open admission.
- Payment information: All major credit cards are accepted.
- Location: Inside the Palms Casino Resort.
- Music: Hip-hop, dance, old-school, rock and house.
- Resident DJs: DJ Paul Oakenfold.
- Clientele/Age Group: 21 and older.
- Attire: Stylish. No tennis shoes, cutoffs, T-shirts or baseball hats. No shorts or tanks tops. No baggy or torn jeans, no flip-flops for men.
- Occupancy: 1800.
- Parking: Self parking and valet both available at the Palms Casino Resort.
- Reservations: Reservations highly recommended and based on availability. Reservations will start being booked one month in advance.
- Seating: Rain can accommodate private events with up to 1,500 guests. Private rooms are available. Skyboxes are $1,000 per night and can accommodate 15. Cabanas are $750 per night for 15 people. Water booths are $300 per night for 6-8 people. Plus there are bottle minimums. Tables are available and prices vary depending on number of people.
- Handicapped accessible: Yes.
- ATM: ATM available inside the Palms Casino Resort.
- Special events:
- Rain Fridays: featuring different special events.
- Saturdays: Perfecto Vegas with DJ Paul Oakenfold.
Rain Las Vegas Review
Rain Las Vegas is a beautiful study in contradictions. Like the Palms, the casino-hotel that hosts it, Rain Las Vegas was
built for locals but encourages out-of-town visitors to leave the Strip and party in its high-rise.
Inside, Rain is cavernous but doesn't feel impersonal at all. It's definitely unique without being gimmicky and it's elegant without being overblown.
When you enter Rain Las Vegas through a shiny, futuristic entry way, the club's visual charms hit you immediately.
Fourteen-foot fireballs illuminate an elevated dance floor as glistening guests dance to contagious beats. A cutting-edge lighting system washes the room in color and motion. The thrumming dance floor seems to float on a bed of fountains.
A wall of windows face out toward the Strip, complementing the popular members-only "cabanas" on the upper level. The prominent windows may seem an unusual design choice for a discotheque - they're traditionally windowless -- but it pays off here. Rain is very much part of the fun that's going on outside -- a Vegas-style party that hasn't stopped for years.
The pumping sound system is top-notch -- all the better to play those deep house and techno grooves -- and live shows by the likes of Macy Gray help to draw out Vegas' nattiest, best-dressed crowd.
Contrary to popular perception, not only does it rain in the desert, but it's also a real pleasure when it does.
-- Staff Report
