Vanderpump Hotel Las Vegas Nightlife Guide 2026 — Soleia, Drai's After Hours & More

The Vanderpump Hotel at 3595 Las Vegas Blvd South is Lisa Vanderpump's transformation of the former Cromwell Las Vegas, which opened to the public on May 26, 2026. The property sits at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road — the highest-traffic corner on the Las Vegas Strip — in a 188-room boutique format that stands apart from the surrounding mega-resorts structurally and conceptually.

The Vanderpump Hotel's nightlife footprint spans the full vertical range of the building: Soleia, the rooftop dayclub on floors 7–9, controls the daytime-to-evening outdoor pool and entertainment circuit; Drai's After Hours in the basement provides after-midnight programming that runs until sunrise; and the building's central Strip position puts OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace 2 minutes away and Marquee at The Cosmopolitan 8 minutes away.

Soleia — Rooftop Dayclub and Pool Experience

Soleia occupies the 65,000-square-foot rooftop of the Vanderpump Hotel across floors 7–9, overlooking the Bellagio fountains from the north. The venue opened alongside the hotel on May 26, 2026, replacing the Drai's Beach Club that had occupied the rooftop under the previous Cromwell configuration.

Soleia operates as a full-scale dayclub during pool season, with three pools, nine bungalows with private dipping pools, a DJ stage, bottle service daybeds, and panoramic Strip views. The bungalow format is the premium tier — private pools, butler service, and sight lines directly over the Flamingo/Las Vegas Boulevard intersection that position the Bellagio fountains on one side and the Caesars Forum Shops on the other.

Soleia Key Details:

• •Hours: Pool season (April–October), Friday–Sunday programming days; check taogroup.com for full schedule
• •Cover: $20–$50 general admission on DJ days; FREE with NoCoverVegas guest list
• •Pools: 3 main pools + private dipping pools in bungalows
• •Bungalows: 9 private bungalows with dipping pools; reservation required
• •Views: Bellagio fountains visible directly from pool deck

Get free guest list access to Soleia →

Drai's After Hours — Basement Club Until Sunrise

Drai's After Hours is the after-midnight venue operating from the Vanderpump Hotel's basement level — a multi-room late-night club that runs Thursday through Sunday from midnight until 7:00 AM. Drai's After Hours occupies the space that was Drai's Nightclub under the Cromwell configuration, reprogrammed for the after-hours format under the Vanderpump Hotel rebrand.

The after-hours format at Drai's distinguishes it from standard Strip nightclubs. Where XS, Omnia, and Hakkasan close at 4:00 AM, Drai's After Hours operates 3 additional hours. For groups that do not want the night to end when the main Strip clubs close, Drai's After Hours provides the most accessible transition point — guests from nearby Omnia (2 min), Marquee (8 min), and other Strip clubs migrate here after 4:00 AM. During DEF CON 34 (Aug 6–9 at LVCC), Drai's After Hours is the go-to late-night venue for the hacker and security researcher crowd — a population that consistently extends nights past 4:00 AM and runs on conference-schedule time.

Drai's After Hours Key Details:

• •Hours: Thursday–Sunday, midnight – 7:00 AM
• •Music: Hip-hop and electronic — multi-room format with different programming in each room
• •Cover: $20–$40; check current pricing
• •Location: Vanderpump Hotel basement, 3595 Las Vegas Blvd South

Strip Location Advantage — Central Access to All Major Clubs

The Vanderpump Hotel's location at Flamingo and Las Vegas Boulevard puts it at the geographic center of the Strip mega-club cluster:

No other boutique hotel on the Strip is within 2 minutes' walk of a major nightclub. The Vanderpump Hotel's 188-room scale means it cannot offer the full resort amenities of Caesars or Cosmopolitan, but its location provides faster walking access to more major venues than any other property on the Strip.

Convention Season Strategy: During DEF CON 34 (Aug 6–9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 30,000+ security researchers), the Vanderpump Hotel's central-Strip position creates a dual advantage. The 2-minute walk to OMNIA Nightclub makes it the fastest hotel-to-club transit on the Strip during DEF CON week — Steve Aoki headlines OMNIA Friday August 7 and Twinsick plays Saturday August 8. And Drai's After Hours in the Vanderpump basement runs until 7:00 AM, serving as the primary after-midnight destination for DEF CON attendees leaving XS, OMNIA, and Marquee at their 4:00 AM close. During convention weeks, the Vanderpump Hotel's late-night infrastructure is its strongest differentiator.

Giada Restaurant — Pre-Game Dining

Giada restaurant at the Vanderpump Hotel is the primary dining anchor on the property — a Las Vegas outpost of Giada De Laurentiis's restaurant brand with Strip views and a menu centered on Italian-American cuisine with California-influenced plates. The restaurant's Strip-facing windows provide views of the Bellagio fountains from the dining room, making it one of the premium pre-game dinner positions on the Las Vegas Boulevard corridor.

For nightlife groups, Giada serves as the dinner starting point before Soleia during daytime programming days or before the Strip club circuit on nightclub evenings. Reservations are recommended during peak weekends.

Boutique Format — What 188 Rooms Means in Practice

The Vanderpump Hotel's 188-room scale is the property's defining constraint and its primary differentiator. Mega-resort hotels (Caesars at 3,976 rooms, Cosmopolitan at 2,973 rooms, Wynn Encore at 4,748 rooms) achieve economies of scale that reduce per-night cost but also create institutional scale — long elevator waits, large common areas, and guest experiences driven by volume rather than attention.

At 188 rooms, the Vanderpump Hotel operates closer to a European boutique hotel model: recognizable staff, quicker elevator service, direct access to the pool and dayclub without navigating a 3,000-room resort's internal geography. The tradeoff is limited on-property amenities — no full spa, no multi-restaurant complex, no casino. The hotel is designed around Soleia (dayclub), Drai's After Hours (nightclub), Giada (dining), and the Strip location.

Guest List Access — Nightclubs Near the Vanderpump Hotel

The Vanderpump Hotel's central Strip location makes it the most convenient base for free guest list access to all major Strip clubs. Use the NoCoverVegas guest list for any of these venues — register at least 24 hours in advance for Friday and Saturday nights.

• •Omnia Nightclub guest list — Caesars Palace, 2-minute walk; Saturday headline DJ residencies
• •Marquee Nightclub guest list — Cosmopolitan, 8 minutes south; Friday EDM, Saturday hip-hop
• •Hakkasan Nightclub guest list — MGM Grand, 12 minutes south; multi-room Saturday experience
• •XS Nightclub guest list — Wynn Encore, 15 minutes north; largest room in Las Vegas
• •LIV Nightclub guest list — Fontainebleau, 25 minutes south; newest major venue, aggressive comps

For Drai's After Hours in the Vanderpump basement — guest list access and bottle service reservations are available through the venue page.

Pool Parties Near the Vanderpump Hotel

Soleia on the Vanderpump Hotel rooftop is the most convenient pool party option — no rideshare required, Bellagio fountain views, and free guest list access through NoCoverVegas on qualifying dates. The rooftop position — floors 7–9 overlooking the Las Vegas Boulevard corridor — makes Soleia one of the most photographically distinctive dayclub locations in the city. Bungalow guests at Soleia get private pools with butler service and direct sightlines over the Flamingo/Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, the highest-traffic corner on the Las Vegas Strip.

For guests who want to explore the broader Strip pool party scene on separate trip days, all major dayclubs are within walking distance or a short rideshare from the Vanderpump Hotel's central location.

Soleia guest list access is available on qualifying dates — free admission to the rooftop pool with NoCoverVegas registration. The practical recommendation for guests at the Vanderpump Hotel: use Soleia on Friday and Saturday for the full bungalow-and-DJ programming experience, then explore the Strip dayclubs at OMNIA or Marquee on Sunday when headliner bookings are lighter and day pricing at Soleia may be reduced. Browse all Las Vegas pool parties →

Strip Clubs Near the Vanderpump Hotel

The Vanderpump Hotel's central Strip location puts it within 10–20 minutes of all major Las Vegas strip clubs. For late-night strip club visits — a common continuation after bachelor parties, DEF CON nights, and post-nightclub runs — the Vanderpump Hotel's proximity to Drai's After Hours means the extended club circuit can run until 7:00 AM on-property before or after a strip club stop.

All Las Vegas strip clubs offer free limo pickup from Strip hotels, including the Vanderpump Hotel. The car arrives at the hotel entrance at no charge and there is no cover at the door on arrival. Full contact numbers and venue details in the free limo strip clubs guide →.

No cover strip clubs Las Vegas → — complete guide to free admission at all major venues.

After-Hours Strategy — Drai's as the Late-Night Hub

The Vanderpump Hotel's Drai's After Hours creates a distinctive late-night pattern unavailable from any other Strip hotel: the ability to end the night at 7:00 AM without leaving the building. For groups who open the night at Omnia (closes at 4:00 AM) or Marquee (closes at 4:00 AM), Drai's After Hours is a 2-minute walk for Omnia groups and an 8-minute walk for Marquee groups — close enough that staying at the Vanderpump Hotel makes the after-hours transition require no planning, no rideshare, and no cover decision.

The multi-room format at Drai's After Hours means different programming runs simultaneously — hip-hop in the main room, electronic in adjacent spaces — so a group can split between rooms during the night and regroup at a table. Programming targets the after-midnight crowd arriving from closing Strip clubs rather than guests starting from dinner. Peak hours at Drai's After Hours are 2:00–5:00 AM, when XS, Omnia, and Marquee have closed and their guests migrate to the only major Strip venue still running.

Drai's After Hours bottle service → is the VIP option for groups who want to secure a table through close. Drai's After Hours guest list → is the free-entry option for guests arriving early on Thursday through Sunday nights.

Groups and Special Occasions at the Vanderpump Hotel

The Vanderpump Hotel's combination of Soleia (rooftop dayclub), Drai's After Hours (basement late-night club), and 2-minute proximity to OMNIA Nightclub creates a vertically integrated nightlife experience that no other boutique hotel on the Las Vegas Strip matches.

Bachelorette Groups: The bachelorette party nightlife pattern at the Vanderpump Hotel follows a natural progression: Soleia pool party during the day (free guest list through NoCoverVegas), dinner at Giada overlooking the Strip, OMNIA Nightclub for the main club event (2-minute walk from the lobby), and Drai's After Hours in the basement for the 4:00 AM–7:00 AM continuation. The group never needs a rideshare if the evening centers on OMNIA — the hotel, the dayclub, the dinner, and the after-hours club are all on-property or a 2-minute walk. See the Las Vegas bachelorette party nightlife 2026 guide → for full itinerary planning.

Bachelor Groups: The Vanderpump Hotel's strip club strategy uses the same logic. Every major strip club offers free limo pickup from the Vanderpump Hotel — no cover at the door on arrival. The typical bachelor night: Soleia in the afternoon, Giada for dinner, OMNIA or Marquee for the main event, and a strip club run via free limo from the hotel after 11:00 PM. Drai's After Hours in the building runs until 7:00 AM for the late continuation.

DEF CON and Tech Conference Groups: The Vanderpump Hotel has become a recognized option among DEF CON 34 (Aug 6–9, 2026) attendees because Drai's After Hours aligns with hacker conference scheduling — convention programming runs intensive daytime sessions until 6:00 PM, and Drai's After Hours runs 12:00 AM–7:00 AM, covering the post-conference night with minimal logistics overhead. DEF CON groups at the Vanderpump Hotel can run conference-to-nightlife-to-afterhours without a single rideshare if the evening is centered on OMNIA and Drai's.

What Changed — Vanderpump Hotel vs. Cromwell Las Vegas

The Vanderpump Hotel is the same building, same address, and same room count (188 rooms) as the former Cromwell Las Vegas. The transformation involved a complete rebrand, a full interior renovation, and two key nightlife changes: Soleia replaced Drai's Beach Club on the rooftop (the dayclub experience remained but the brand, aesthetic, and programming approach changed), and the property identity shifted from the Cromwell casino-hotel concept to the Lisa Vanderpump lifestyle concept.

What did not change: Drai's After Hours in the basement continues under the same brand and format. The physical building is unchanged. The Strip location at Flamingo and Las Vegas Boulevard is unchanged. For guests who previously knew the Cromwell Las Vegas or who search for nightlife near Cromwell, the Vanderpump Hotel is the correct current property at that address — same strip club proximity, same OMNIA walking distance, same Drai's After Hours access, same Giada restaurant, same 188-room boutique scale.

The rebrand introduced a material change to the rooftop dayclub: Soleia is a more design-forward pool experience than the Drai's Beach Club it replaced, with a different aesthetic approach that aligns with the Vanderpump brand rather than the Drai's entertainment brand. Soleia Las Vegas 2026 — dedicated guide to the rooftop dayclub with full capacity, programming, and pricing details.

Related Guides

On-Property and Adjacent

• •OMNIA Dayclub Las Vegas 2026 — guide to the 2-minute-away Caesars dayclub
• •Nightlife near Cromwell Las Vegas — pre-rebrand venue guide with lasting location relevance
• •Caesars Palace nightlife 2026 — Omnia Nightclub and OMNIA Dayclub, 2-minute walk

Hotel Nightlife Guides

• •Fontainebleau Las Vegas nightlife — LIV Nightclub and LIV Beach
• •MGM Grand nightlife guide — Hakkasan Nightclub and Wet Republic
• •Wynn Las Vegas nightlife 2026 — XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club
• •Venetian Palazzo nightlife — Tao Nightclub and Tao Beach

Strip Clubs and Late Night

• •No cover strip clubs Las Vegas — free admission guide
• •Free limo to strip clubs Las Vegas — free pickup from Vanderpump Hotel

Groups and Events

• •Las Vegas bachelorette party nightlife 2026 — full itinerary guide
• •DEF CON 34 Las Vegas nightlife guide — hacker conference nightlife
• •Las Vegas summer pool party guide 2026 — full summer pool calendar

FAQ

What is the Vanderpump Hotel Las Vegas?

The Vanderpump Hotel is Lisa Vanderpump's redesign of the former Cromwell Las Vegas, opened May 26, 2026 at 3595 Las Vegas Blvd South. It is a 188-room boutique property at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road — the highest-traffic corner on the Strip. On-property nightlife includes Soleia rooftop dayclub (65,000 sq ft, 3 pools, 9 bungalows) and Drai's After Hours basement club (midnight to 7:00 AM). OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace is a 2-minute walk.

What is Soleia at the Vanderpump Hotel?

Soleia is the 65,000-square-foot rooftop dayclub at the Vanderpump Hotel, occupying floors 7–9 above the Las Vegas Strip. It opened May 26, 2026, replacing the former Drai's Beach Club. The venue has three pools, nine bungalows with private dipping pools, a DJ stage, and panoramic views of the Bellagio fountains and the Strip corridor. Programming runs Friday through Sunday during pool season. Free guest list access through NoCoverVegas on qualifying dates.

What hours is Drai's After Hours open?

Drai's After Hours at the Vanderpump Hotel operates Thursday through Sunday from midnight to 7:00 AM — running 3 hours beyond the standard Strip club closing time of 4:00 AM. The venue has a multi-room format with hip-hop and electronic programming. Cover runs approximately $20–$40. Drai's After Hours is the primary after-midnight destination for guests leaving XS, Omnia, and Marquee at their 4:00 AM close.

How close is the Vanderpump Hotel to OMNIA Nightclub?

OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace is approximately 2 minutes on foot from the Vanderpump Hotel via the Forum Shops connector — the shortest walking distance from any hotel to a major Strip nightclub. This proximity makes the Vanderpump Hotel the most practical base for OMNIA-focused evenings. Marquee at The Cosmopolitan is 8 minutes south; Hakkasan at MGM Grand is 12 minutes south.

Is the Vanderpump Hotel bigger than the Cromwell Las Vegas?

The Vanderpump Hotel is the same building as the former Cromwell Las Vegas — 188 rooms, same address (3595 Las Vegas Blvd South), same footprint. The transformation was a full rebrand and redesign: new ownership concept, new aesthetic under Lisa Vanderpump's direction, new dayclub (Soleia replaces Drai's Beach Club), and a full interior renovation. The room count and physical building are unchanged from the Cromwell era; the brand, management, and interior design are entirely new.