VIP Table Guide
Drai's After Hours Bottle Service — Three Tiers Across Four Rooms, 1 AM to 7 AM
Drai's After Hours at The Vanderpump Hotel (formerly the Cromwell) holds one of the only full after-hours liquor licenses on the Las Vegas Strip, legally permitted to serve alcohol and run full DJ programming from 1 AM through 6 AMon Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The venue operates across four rooms in the hotel basement — two electronic rooms, one hip-hop room, and a hookah lounge — making it the only multi-room, full-production nightclub experience available after the rest of the Strip goes dark. Bottle service runs across three tiers: the Main Bar Banquette at $600 for 4 guests, Stage Corner at $1,200 for 7 guests, and the Elevated XL at $3,500 for groups up to 18. This guide covers all three tiers, the four-room format, the industry crowd timing, Thursday hospitality night, and when each tier makes sense for your group.
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The Only Full-Scale After-Hours Club on the Strip
After-Hours vs. Standard Nightclub — What the License Difference Means
Nevada liquor law does not automatically permit nightclubs to operate past 2 AM. A standard nightclub license requires last call by 2 AM and venue closure shortly after. Drai's After Hours holds a special after-hours license that permits alcohol service to continue through 6 AM — a designation that requires a separate city permit and is not available to new applicants under current Clark County regulatory framework. The practical consequence: after approximately 2 AM on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night, Drai's After Hours is the only venue on the Las Vegas Strip where you can legally receive table service with alcohol in a full nightclub environment.
The crowd composition shifts dramatically as a result. Before 2 AM, Drai's After Hours fills with standard nightclub crowd from the hotel. After 2 AM, it absorbs the late-night overflow from every closing Strip venue simultaneously: guests from Hakkasan, OMNIA, XS, Marquee, Jewel, and Tao Nightclub who want to continue the night without the mandatory Strip hotel bedtime. After 3 AM, the demographic shifts again — the hospitality industry crowd filters in from their own close times: casino dealers, cocktail servers, hotel front desk staff, touring DJ road crews, nightclub hosts. By 4 AM, Drai's After Hours is running at its most authentic: a venue populated almost entirely by people who work in Las Vegas nightlife and know exactly how to have a good time in it.
For groups with a bottle service table, this crowd progression is an asset rather than a liability. Your table position is already secured before the venue fills with overflow. The Stage Corner and Elevated XL tiers in particular position a group centrally enough that the density increase after 2:30 AM surrounds the table without displacing it — you watch the venue transform from 40% capacity to 90% capacity from a fixed vantage point with service still arriving.
After-Hours License
Legal alcohol service from 1 AM through 6 AM (often 7 AM on peak nights). One of the only after-hours licenses on the entire Las Vegas Strip.
Operating Nights
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights (technically Thursday–Sunday and Friday–Saturday mornings). Doors open at 1 AM each night.
Four Rooms
Main Electronic Room, Side Electronic Room, Hip-Hop Room, and Hookah Lounge. All four run simultaneously with dedicated programming.
Peak Energy Window
3 AM to 5 AM as overflow from Strip closes arrives. The 4 AM crowd skews heavily toward local industry workers who know the venue.
Venue Layout
The Four Rooms — Two Electronic, Hip-Hop & Hookah Lounge
Drai's After Hours occupies the full basement level of The Vanderpump Hotel, spread across four distinct rooms that all operate simultaneously from 1 AM forward. The multi-room format means a group with bottle service can migrate between programming formats throughout the night without losing their table — your table position is a home base in whichever room you select, not a constraint on where you go.
Main Electronic Room
Primary StageThe largest room at Drai's After Hours houses the primary performance stage with the highest production value: the main LED display, the largest speaker system, and the featured DJ for any given night. Electronic programming anchors this room on all operating nights. The Stage Corner and Elevated XL bottle service positions are both in the Main Electronic Room, giving groups direct adjacency to the performance stage without navigating general admission crowd. This is the room that fills fastest after 2 AM overflow arrives — groups arriving without table service face significant density from 2:30 AM onward on peak nights.
Side Electronic Room
The second electronic room runs simultaneously with the Main Electronic Room, typically featuring a different DJ in a smaller-format space. The programming coordinates with the main room — often a supporting act during the main room's headliner set, or the same genre at a different stage in the set. The Side Electronic Room is the most accessible room for guests navigating without bottle service — it relieves pressure from the main room on peak nights. Main Bar Banquette positions are primarily in this room, making it the entry-level bottle service option for groups of 4 who want table service without the Stage Corner premium.
Hip-Hop Room
The Hip-Hop Room runs R&B and hip-hop programming simultaneously with both electronic rooms, providing a genre alternative that doesn't require leaving the venue. The demographic in the Hip-Hop Room at 3 AM typically skews toward local Las Vegas guests who want a break from the electronic main room density. On nights where the electronic rooms are at maximum capacity, the Hip-Hop Room often has more accessible movement and lower overall noise pressure. Groups booked at tables in the Hip-Hop Room have access to both electronic rooms simultaneously — the multi-room format is navigable within the venue without paying a second cover.
Hookah Lounge
The fourth room is a dedicated hookah lounge with full table service and a separate hookah menu. The hookah lounge operates at significantly lower volume than the three music rooms, making it the conversation-capable zone in the venue — the one room at Drai's After Hours where a full table can hear each other speak without leaning in. Hookah table service includes the hookah rental and tobacco with optional bottle service. For groups using a Stage Corner or Elevated XL position in the Main Electronic Room, the Hookah Lounge provides a rotation option for anyone who needs a break from the main room density without leaving the venue or losing table position.
2026 Pricing
Three Bottle Service Tiers — Pricing, Capacity, and Room Assignment
Drai's After Hours structures bottle service across three distinct tiers based on group size and stage proximity. Unlike standard nightclub pricing that fluctuates heavily by headliner, Drai's After Hours pricing is more stable across the calendar because the after-hours format is not primarily a headliner-booking model — the resident DJ rotation drives the programming rather than one-night marquee appearances.
| Tier | Capacity | Minimum | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Bar Banquette | 4 guests | $600 | Side Electronic Room |
| Stage Corner | 7 guests | $1,200 | Main Electronic Room |
| Elevated XL | Up to 18 guests | $3,500 | Main Electronic Room |
True All-In Cost
All stated minimums are pre-tax and pre-fee. Budget approximately 36% on top of the listed minimum for Nevada sales tax (8.375%), the venue administrative fee (10%), and standard gratuity (18%). The Main Bar Banquette at $600 totals approximately $816 all-in. Stage Corner at $1,200 totals approximately $1,632. Elevated XL at $3,500 totals approximately $4,760. Always confirm the fee breakdown with your host before finalizing.
Thursday Rate
Thursday is the lowest-minimum night in the Drai's After Hours calendar. Main Bar Banquette positions are typically bookable at or near the standard $600 minimum even on short notice. Stage Corner availability is more flexible on Thursday than Friday or Saturday. The Elevated XL at $3,500 is unchanged across the calendar.
Timing Strategy
The 2 AM Arrival Strategy — Guest List Cutoff, Strip Overflow, and Peak Window
The most important logistical fact about Drai's After Hours is the guest list cutoff. Complimentary guest list access closes at 2 AMon all operating nights. If you are on the Drai's After Hours guest list and arrive after 2 AM, you pay general admission cover — which ranges from $20 to $40 depending on the night and the door pace. Bottle service guests have no hard arrival cutoff, but the window between 2 AM and 3 AM is when general admission queues build as overflow from other Strip closes floods the entrance.
The timing split creates a clear strategy for groups with bottle service. Arriving before 2 AM puts your group inside before the crowd surge and allows you to settle into your table position, get acquainted with your host, and order the first round while the venue is at 30–50% capacity. From that position, your group watches the venue fill as Strip overflow arrives between 2 AM and 3 AM — from a table you already own, not from a queue. The energy arc runs: 1 AM (sparse, getting started), 2 AM (building, guest list crowd), 3 AM (density peak, overflow arrives, main room fills), 4–5 AM (peak energy, industry crowd, Stage Corner fully justified).
Groups debating whether to commit to Drai's After Hours or continue at another Strip venue should account for this arc. At 12:30 AM, adding Drai's After Hours bottle service to the night while you're still at a regular Strip club allows you to continue until 2 AM at the standard venue (full energy), then transition directly to your Drai's table at 2 AM (before the queue surge), getting two venues and two energy peaks in a single night without a dead zone.
The Thursday guide and the Drai's After Hours guest list page cover arrival timing for each operating night in more detail.
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Who's There at 4 AM
The Industry Crowd — Dealers, Cocktail Servers & Touring DJ Road Crews
Las Vegas runs a hospitality industry that operates on a completely inverted schedule from the rest of the American workforce. Casino dealers work shifts that end at 3 AM. Cocktail servers at major Strip clubs close at 2 AM and need somewhere to go. Hotel front desk staff finishes the overnight shift at 7 AM. Touring DJ road crew arrives in Las Vegas, sets up for a show, breaks it down, and is free at 4 AM with nowhere to be for the next 18 hours. Drai's After Hours is explicitly the venue built for this demographic.
The result at 4 AM on a Friday or Saturday is one of the more specific social environments in Las Vegas nightlife: a room where the majority of guests work in the industry they're currently relaxing in. The conversations at 4 AM at Drai's After Hours are distinctly different from 1 AM at a standard Strip nightclub — this is the behind-the-scenes version of Las Vegas entertainment, the professional community that builds the spectacle taking the spectacle apart for a few hours while someone else runs sound.
For groups visiting Las Vegas specifically to understand the city rather than see a sanitized version of it, Drai's After Hours after 3 AM is the most direct access point to that version. For groups that just want to continue a night that started at 10 PM and are now at 3 AM with energy to spare, the industry crowd density creates a genuinely high-energy room that continues to feel like a nightclub (not a bar at last call) well past the 4 AM mark.
Stage Corner bottle service positions a group of up to 7 in the Main Electronic Room adjacent to the stage through this entire demographic progression. The table is an anchor: your group is visible, your service is consistent, and the industry crowd that fills the room around you at 4 AM knows how to be in a nightclub without the behaviors that sometimes characterize tourist-heavy late-night scenes.
Lowest Minimums, Local Crowd
Thursday at Drai's After Hours — Hospitality Worker Night
Thursday at Drai's After Hours is structured differently from Friday and Saturday in ways that matter for both pricing and atmosphere. Most major Las Vegas nightclubs operate on a compressed weekly calendar: Friday and Saturday are full production nights, Thursday is a secondary operating night with reduced headliner bookings. The industry crowd that works those Friday and Saturday events at other clubs has Thursday off — and the entire Las Vegas hospitality community moves to Drai's After Hours on Thursday night as a result.
The crowd on Thursday reflects this: casino dealers from properties across the Strip, cocktail servers from major resort nightlife, hotel concierge and VIP service staff, nightclub hosts taking their own night off. The dress code enforcement on Thursday is visibly more relaxed than peak Friday and Saturday nights. The general admission queue is shorter. The ratio enforcement for guest list is relaxed, making Thursday the most accessible operating night for male-heavy groups navigating guest list access.
Bottle service minimums on Thursday track toward the lower end of the range for each tier. The Main Bar Banquette at $600 is reliably available even for short-notice booking. Stage Corner availability at $1,200 is more flexible on Thursday than on peak Friday and Saturday nights when it books days to weeks in advance. The programming on Thursday runs the same four-room format: Main Electronic Room, Side Electronic Room, Hip-Hop Room, and Hookah Lounge, with the industry crowd creating an atmosphere that many regulars describe as the best night in the weekly calendar specifically because of its local, insider character.
For groups structured as 4–8 people who want after-hours bottle service and are flexible on which night to go, Thursday at Drai's After Hours is the recommendation. Same venue, same production, same four rooms, lower minimums, more accessible guest list, local industry crowd as the majority demographic. See the full Thursday guide for timing and programming details.
Fourth Room Option
The Hookah Lounge — Table Service Without the Dance Floor Density
The Hookah Lounge at Drai's After Hours operates simultaneously with all three music rooms from 1 AM forward. It is the one space in the venue where the volume is calibrated for conversation rather than maximum dance floor impact. Background music plays in the hookah lounge at levels that allow a table of 6 to hear each other speak normally — a qualitatively different experience from the Main Electronic Room, which runs full speaker system at after-hours levels.
Hookah lounge table service covers the hookah rental, tobacco, and whatever bottles the group wants to order. Unlike the Stage Corner or Elevated XL positions, hookah lounge tables are priced primarily on the hookah rental and tobacco with bottle service as an optional add-on rather than the minimum anchor. This makes the hookah lounge the most flexible entry point for smaller groups or groups that want table service without the dance floor positioning requirement.
Groups using Stage Corner or Elevated XL positions in the Main Electronic Room can rotate through the Hookah Lounge without leaving the venue. The entrance to the hookah lounge is accessible from the main corridor between the music rooms, so a split group of 10 can have 6 in the Main Electronic Room at the table and 4 in the Hookah Lounge at any point, rotating freely between the two environments across the 1 AM to 6 AM session.
The Hookah Lounge also provides the clearest view of what time it actually is in Las Vegas at 4 AM: the quieter room at Drai's is where you realize the sky is beginning to lighten outside and you have been at a nightclub for five hours. Whether that realization prompts staying for another round or heading out is a matter of personal preference, but the Hookah Lounge is where most Drai's After Hours sessions reach their natural conclusion.
Which Tier Fits Your Group
Choosing the Right Drai's After Hours Tier by Group Size
Groups of 2–4 — Main Bar Banquette ($600)
The Main Bar Banquette is the entry point: 4-guest capacity at $600 minimum, positioned primarily in the Side Electronic Room. At $600 for 4 people that's $150 per person before fees — comparable to a night of individual drinks at any Strip venue, but with reserved seating through 6 AM and a dedicated host. The Side Electronic Room position still provides full access to the Main Electronic Room, Hip-Hop Room, and Hookah Lounge as a group or individually.
Best use case:Smaller groups that want after-hours continuation after a standard nightclub close. Lower per-person cost makes this the lowest-commitment way to experience Drai's After Hours with table service intact.
Groups of 5–7 — Stage Corner ($1,200)
The Stage Corner at $1,200 for 7 guests ($171 per person before fees) places the group directly adjacent to the performance stage in the Main Electronic Room. This is the highest per-person-value tier at Drai's After Hours: stage adjacency, main room positioning, and full service through 6 AM at roughly the same per-person cost as the Main Bar Banquette but in the venue's primary space. The Stage Corner fills well before Friday and Saturday nights, so advance booking of at least 5–7 days is advisable for weekend dates.
Best use case:Mid-size groups that prioritize being in the main room at stage proximity for the full after-hours session. The definitive option for groups that want to be inside the Drai's After Hours experience rather than adjacent to it.
Groups of 8–18 — Elevated XL ($3,500)
The Elevated XL is Drai's After Hours's largest private table, accommodating up to 18 guests at a $3,500 minimum with dedicated staff. At 18 guests that's approximately $194 per person before fees. The Elevated XL is positioned in the Main Electronic Room with an elevated platform footprint that gives the group a physically distinct zone separate from the general admission floor, visible from the stage and from the main room entrance. Dedicated staff on the Elevated XL means service continues without routing through the main bar queue, which becomes a significant operational advantage after 3 AM when the general admission crowd density around the bar increases.
Best use case:Large groups of 10–18 doing an after-hours conclusion to a larger event (bachelor/bachelorette party, birthday, corporate group) who need the group to stay physically together in one place for the duration of the session. The Elevated XL is the only option at Drai's After Hours that works reliably for groups over 8 without splitting the party across tiers.
How It Works
How to Book Drai's After Hours Bottle Service
Share Night, Group Size, and Preferred Tier
Submit the form below or text 725-999-9293. Include the specific night (Thursday, Friday, or Saturday — these are the three operating nights), total headcount with male/female breakdown, preferred tier (Main Bar Banquette, Stage Corner, or Elevated XL), and arrival window. Note if Thursday is the preferred night — Thursday availability is generally better and minimums are at the lower end of the range for all three tiers.
We Confirm Table and Minimum
We check the Drai's After Hours host inventory for your night and return with available positions, confirmed minimum, and full package details. Stage Corner and Elevated XL inventory is limited and books out in advance for Friday and Saturday; we let you know immediately if a specific tier is unavailable for your date so you can adjust.
Deposit Confirms the Reservation
A 50% deposit locks in the table and your host's direct contact number. You receive a confirmation with the entry protocol for Drai's After Hours: the venue entrance is at The Vanderpump Hotel (formerly Cromwell), accessed from the main hotel entrance on Las Vegas Boulevard between Bellagio and Caesars Palace.
Arrival — The Vanderpump Hotel Basement
Text your VIP host when your group arrives at The Vanderpump Hotel. The Drai's After Hours entrance is in the hotel basement, accessed through the casino floor. Guest list closes at 2 AM — if your group is using guest list access rather than bottle service, arrive before 2 AM. Bottle service guests have no hard cutoff, but arriving between 1 AM and 2 AM puts you inside before the overflow surge.
FAQ
Drai's After Hours Bottle Service — Frequently Asked Questions
How much is bottle service at Drai's After Hours?
Drai's After Hours has three bottle service tiers. The Main Bar Banquette is a 4-guest minimum at $600 spend — the entry-level position for smaller groups. The Stage Corner seats up to 7 guests with a $1,200 minimum, positioned directly adjacent to the performance stage in the main electronic room. The Elevated XL is the largest private table in the venue, accommodating up to 18 guests at a $3,500 minimum with dedicated staff. Budget approximately 36% on top of any stated minimum for Nevada sales tax (8.375%), the 10% venue administrative fee, and 18% gratuity.
What hours does Drai's After Hours operate?
Drai's After Hours holds one of the only full after-hours liquor licenses on the Las Vegas Strip, legally permitted to serve alcohol from 1 AM through 6 AM Thursday nights and Friday through Sunday nights (Saturday and Sunday mornings respectively). On peak weekend nights the venue often extends to 7 AM or later. Guest list and general admission doors open at 1 AM, with peak energy building from 3 AM to 5 AM as the industry crowd and late-night venue staff filter in from their own closes.
What are the four rooms at Drai's After Hours?
Drai's After Hours occupies the basement level of The Vanderpump Hotel at the former Cromwell property. The four rooms are: the Main Electronic Room (the primary space with the largest production stage, electronic programming from resident DJs), the Side Electronic Room (smaller format electronic music, overflow for the main room), the Hip-Hop Room (separate hip-hop and R&B programming running simultaneously with the electronic rooms), and the Hookah Lounge (table service with a full hookah menu, conversation-capable volume, accessible from the main entrance).
Why does Drai's After Hours charge a bottle service minimum when there is no competition after 2 AM?
Drai's After Hours runs full production costs — staff, security, artist fees, sound systems — across a four-room complex from 1 AM to 6 AM or later. The absence of competing venues after 2 AM doesn't reduce operating costs; it simply means the venue captures the entire late-night market. The minimums ($600–$3,500 depending on tier) represent the genuine cost of running Las Vegas's only full-scale after-hours venue with live DJs, four programming formats, and table service staff through early morning. The Stage Corner and Elevated XL tiers are priced for groups who want the extended session experience without negotiating the general admission crowd over multiple hours.
When should I arrive at Drai's After Hours for bottle service?
Guest list check-in at Drai's After Hours closes at 2 AM — arrive before that cutoff if you are on the complimentary guest list. Bottle service guests have no hard arrival cutoff, but for the best experience arrive between 1 AM and 2:30 AM. The venue builds peak energy between 3 AM and 5 AM when after-hours crowd from other Strip venues arrives and when the touring DJ schedule often peaks. Arriving at 4 AM on an Elevated XL table guarantees your group is already positioned before the density increase rather than navigating a full venue for table access.
What is Thursday at Drai's After Hours?
Thursday at Drai's After Hours is the hospitality worker night — the preferred night for Las Vegas's working industry crowd: casino dealers, cocktail servers, nightclub hosts, hotel staff, and touring DJ road crews. The demographic shift on Thursday versus Friday and Saturday creates a notably different atmosphere: the crowd is local, industry-connected, and considerably more relaxed on dress code than the peak-weekend tourist mix. Thursday programming starts at 1 AM and runs to 6 AM with the same four-room format. Bottle service minimums on Thursday are the lowest in the weekly calendar — the Main Bar Banquette ($600) is typically bookable even for same-week or same-day requests.
Is there a hookah lounge at Drai's After Hours?
Yes. The fourth room at Drai's After Hours is a dedicated hookah lounge with full table service. Hookah table minimums cover the hookah rental and tobacco, with bottle service optional rather than required. The hookah lounge runs at significantly lower volume than the three music rooms, making it the conversation-capable environment in the venue — useful for groups that want to split the night between the dance floor and a base where the whole group can talk. From the hookah lounge you can access the main entrance, the Hip-Hop Room, and the Main Electronic Room directly.
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Drai's After Hours Guest List
Free entry before 2 AM — skip general admission cover.
Thursday Nights
Hospitality worker night — lowest minimums, local crowd.
Friday Nights
Peak night for after-hours continuation from Strip closes.
Saturday Nights
Biggest night — arrive before 2 AM for guest list access.
Bachelor Parties at Drai's
After-hours continuation — Elevated XL for large groups.
Bachelorette Parties at Drai's
After-hours with Stage Corner bottle service and hookah lounge.
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