Question 1

What nights is Drai's After Hours open in summer 2026?

Accepted Answer

Drai's After Hours operates Thursday through Sunday during the summer 2026 season, opening around 1:00 AM and running until 7:00 AM. Thursday features R&B Thursdays — the signature late-night R&B and hip-hop programming that draws Las Vegas hospitality workers, touring crews, and committed night owls. Friday runs House and Hip-Hop programming across the venue's four rooms, making it the most musically diverse night of the week. Saturday is Industry Night — the busiest after-hours session of the week, when guests transferring from every Strip nightclub at 4:00 AM converge at Vanderpump Hotel's basement level for what often becomes the true peak of their Las Vegas night. Sunday nights are more relaxed but still operate full programming for guests extending holiday and long-weekend stays through the early morning.

Question 2

Who performs at Drai's After Hours in summer 2026?

Accepted Answer

Drai's After Hours books a rotating roster of resident hip-hop DJs for its late-night programming — DJ Boof, DJ Nino, VTech, FlowFly, Cody Ray, DJ Marx, and DJ Infamous appear on the June 2026 schedule, with July and August bringing comparable weekly bookings through the full summer. These resident performers specialize in the after-hours format: long sets that sustain energy from 2:00 AM through 6:00 AM without the compressed peak-hour structure of a standard nightclub booking. Drai's Nightclub — the separate venue in the same building — books higher-profile headliners including E-40, Big Sean, Meek Mill, and Ty Dolla $ign on its main nightclub schedule, with performances that transition their crowds into the After Hours venue as the main club closes. The full Vanderpump Hotel nightlife complex covers both the headliner concert and the after-hours continuation in a single building.

Question 3

How is Drai's After Hours different from Drai's Nightclub?

Accepted Answer

They share a building and the Drai's brand but are completely separate venues operating on different schedules. Drai's Nightclub relocated to the basement of Vanderpump Hotel (formerly The Cromwell) in November 2025 and runs standard nightclub hours — approximately 10:30 PM through 4:00 AM — with a 30,000-square-foot multi-room layout and headliner programming that includes live hip-hop performers. Drai's After Hours is a 13,000-square-foot, four-room after-hours venue operating on a distinct license that allows it to serve alcohol and run DJ programming after the 3:00 AM last-call window that closes every other Strip nightclub. It opens around midnight and runs until 7:00 AM, making it the only venue on the Las Vegas Strip still operating at 5:00 AM on a summer Friday. The two venues have separate admissions and separate programming calendars. It is possible to attend both in the same night — arrive at Drai's Nightclub at 10:30 PM, transition to Drai's After Hours when it closes at 4:00 AM, and continue until 7:00 AM without leaving the property.

Question 4

What are the four rooms at Drai's After Hours?

Accepted Answer

Drai's After Hours divides its 13,000 square feet across four distinct rooms, each with independent DJ programming. Two rooms are dedicated to electronic music — house, tech house, and electronic music tracks run simultaneously in different sonic environments, giving guests the ability to shift between heavier and more melodic programming without changing venues. The third room runs the hip-hop and R&B programming that defines the Drai's brand — hard-hitting trap, contemporary hip-hop, and classic catalog tracks that fuel the 3:00 to 6:00 AM peak-energy window. The fourth room is a premium hookah lounge — lower volume, lounge seating, and a social atmosphere that functions as the decompression zone between active sets. Moving between the four rooms across a single night is part of the Drai's After Hours experience: the multi-room format sustains energy for a four to five hour after-hours session in a way that a single-room venue cannot.

Question 5

What is the cover charge at Drai's After Hours in summer 2026?

Accepted Answer

Standard cover for Drai's After Hours runs $30 to $50 for men on regular programming nights, with women frequently receiving free entry on the NoCoverVegas guest list. The Industry Night Saturday sees higher demand and cover can reach $40 to $60 for walk-in men. Holiday weekends — Fourth of July, Labor Day Weekend — see elevated cover pricing in line with the full Strip nightclub calendar, with weekend men's walk-in rates approaching $60 to $80 on the highest-demand nights. The most reliable cost reduction is the NoCoverVegas guest list: women receive complimentary entry Thursday through Sunday on guest list with arrival before 2:00 AM, and men receive free or reduced-rate entry before 2:00 AM with a qualifying group ratio. After 3:00 AM the door becomes more flexible and walk-in entry is more accessible — Drai's After Hours does not turn away business at 4:00 AM the way a standard nightclub does at midnight.

Question 6

What is the dress code at Drai's After Hours in summer 2026?

Accepted Answer

Drai's After Hours enforces the same upscale nightclub dress code as its daytime counterparts: clean clothing, no athletic wear, no sports jerseys, no shorts. Men should wear dark jeans or dress pants with a clean shirt. The after-hours context means many guests arrive directly from Strip nightclubs — Hakkasan, XS, OMNIA, or Marquee — already dressed appropriately and the door transition is seamless. The important exception is for guests arriving directly from outdoor events: if you have attended a pool party, a dayclub, or a concert at T-Mobile Arena or Allegiant Stadium, you need to return to your hotel and change into nightclub attire before arriving. The 21+ identification requirement is strictly enforced throughout the operating hours regardless of time of night or crowd volume.

Question 7

How does bottle service work at Drai's After Hours in summer 2026?

Accepted Answer

Drai's After Hours runs 55 bottle service tables and VIP alcoves across its four rooms, with minimums starting at $600 on standard after-hours nights. See the full Drai's After Hours bottle service guide for pricing by room and night.

On Industry Night Saturdays and holiday weekends, minimums for prime main-room tables escalate to $800 to $1,200. For Fourth of July Weekend and Labor Day Weekend, anticipate $1,500 or higher minimums on the Saturday Industry Night in the hip-hop room.

The value calculation for after-hours bottle service differs from a standard nightclub table. Drai's After Hours operates for a six-hour window compared to the four-hour window of a standard 10:30 PM nightclub. The per-hour cost of a $600 minimum across six hours is $100 per hour, compared to $150–200 per hour at an equivalent Strip nightclub table. For groups planning to stay through the full after-hours session, the bottle service economics at Drai's After Hours are favorable.

Groups pairing Drai's Nightclubwith Drai's After Hours in the same building can negotiate a combined package through NoCoverVegas: nightclub table for the 10:30 PM to 4:00 AM window, followed by a reserved after-hours alcove for the 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM extension. See the Drai's Nightclub bottle service guide for nightclub table minimums and how the two-venue combination works.

Question 8

What other Las Vegas venues are open the same nights as Drai's After Hours?

Accepted Answer

During summer 2026, Drai's After Hours is the only venue on the Las Vegas Strip still operating after 4:00 AM. The primary Strip nightclubs — XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace, Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand, Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan, LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau, TAO Nightclub at The Venetian, and Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World — all operate on standard nightclub licenses and close by 4:00 AM on most nights. This creates the after-hours pipeline that fills Drai's: when eight major Strip nightclubs simultaneously close, their combined departing crowd has limited options, and Drai's After Hours is the primary destination. For guests who want to maximize a single Las Vegas night, the optimal sequence is: major nightclub 10:30 PM to 4:00 AM, then Drai's After Hours 4:00 AM until whenever you are done.

Question 9

How do I get to Drai's After Hours from the Strip nightclubs?

Accepted Answer

Drai's After Hours is located inside The Vanderpump Hotel (formerly The Cromwell) at 3595 Las Vegas Blvd S — the mid-Strip address between Paris Las Vegas and The LINQ. From Caesars Palace and OMNIA Nightclub, it is a 7-minute walk south on Las Vegas Boulevard. From The Cosmopolitan and Marquee Nightclub, it is a 6-minute walk. From MGM Grand and Hakkasan, it is a 4-minute rideshare. From Fontainebleau and LIV Nightclub at the north end of the Strip, rideshare is 8 to 12 minutes. After 4:00 AM when the major clubs close, rideshare surge pricing on the Strip is elevated — if you are within walking distance of Vanderpump Hotel, walking is often faster than waiting for a vehicle during the 4:00 AM closing rush. The venue entrance is on the Las Vegas Boulevard street level; take the elevator to the basement level where Drai's After Hours is located.

Question 10

Is Drai's After Hours good for a bachelorette party or bachelor party in summer 2026?

Accepted Answer

Drai's After Hours serves a specific function in the Las Vegas bachelor and bachelorette itinerary — it is the extension venue for groups that are not ready to stop when the main nightclub closes at 4:00 AM. Bachelor party groups that book Drai's Nightclub for the primary nightclub portion can continue directly into Drai's After Hours without changing buildings. For groups whose itinerary includes a strip club continuation after the nightclub, the typical sequence is: Drai's Nightclub 10:30 PM to 2:00 AM, limo to Sapphire or Peppermint Hippo until 4:00 AM, then Drai's After Hours as the final chapter. The Vanderpump Hotel's central Strip location makes the limo-to-afterhours transition efficient. NoCoverVegas coordinates the full sequence — nightclub guest list, strip club free limo, and after-hours entry — as a single booking.

Factor	Strip Nightclubs	Drai's After Hours
Opens	10:30 PM	1:00 AM
Closes	4:00 AM	7:00 AM
Peak hours	12:00–2:00 AM	2:00–5:00 AM
Capacity	2,000–10,000	800
Music rooms	1–3 (varies)	4 (2 electronic, 1 hip-hop, 1 hookah)
Crowd composition	Tourists + hotel guests	Industry workers + committed night owls
Cover (men)	$40–80	$30–50 (more flexible after 3 AM)
Guest list lead time	2–3 days advance required	Same-day accepted

Drai's After Hours Summer 2026