1. Blu
City: Stateline, NV
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (775) 586-2000 (table reservat
Address: 55 U.S. Highway 50
Description: Ablaze in lights and pulsating with sounds, blu is a quintessential contemporary nightclub. Boasting the latest high-tech gear, the club appeals to the younger crowd. Like most upscale clubs, blu offers VIP services and a variety of special events as well as DJ music and dancing. Doors open at 10:00 p.m.
2. Opal Ultra Lounge
City: Stateline, NV
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (775) 586-2000 (table reservat
Address: 55 U.S. Highway 50
Description: If you can’t wait for blu to open at 10:00 p.m., you can start your party at 8:00 p.m. when Opal Ultra Lounge opens at MontBleu. The bar chef will be happy to create your very own drink along with a huge variety of other specialty libations. The club offers VIP services, special events, and DJ hosted music. You can even rent an authentic Bohemian hookah with a choice of five different flavors.
3. Vex
City: Stateline, NV
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (775) 586-6705
Description: With great dance music and innovative lighting, the South Shore Room at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe becomes the place to be after 10:00 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. There’s an eclectic variety of drink specials and events to keep the evening interesting. You can also reserve a VIP booth for just you and your friends. VEX is open Thursday through Saturday from 10:30 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
4. South Shore Lake Tahoe
City: Stateline, NV
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (775) 588-6563
Description: Football is the word of the day at this sports bar. TVs line the walls, and the clientele is as varied as the games. Goal Post also offers billiards, shuffleboard, and good pub food starting at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and weekends around the clock.
5. Harrah’S Lake Tahoe
City: Stateline, NV
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (775) 588-6611, (800) 427-7247
Description: Harrah’s South Shore Room, which opened in 1959, prides itself in providing year-round great entertainment with great song-and-dance revues and headliners. If you’re planning on attending a show during high season, be sure to call for reservations as soon as possible, because tickets sell out well in advance. It’s a comfortable theater with high-quality sound and lighting, so any production you see here is first-class in every way. At 10:00 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, this room becomes VEX nightclub. (See the Nightlife chapter.) Live entertainment is also featured at Casino Center Stage.
6. Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino & Resort
City: Stateline, NV
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (775) 588-2411, (800) 427-7247
Description: Cabo Wabo Cantina offers a variety of late-night live entertainment five nights a week, and The Improv at Harveys presents some of the country’s funniest comics Tuesday through Sunday. Harveys also has an outdoor venue that is used for headliner acts during summer. Check the Web site for the lineup and dates.
7. Horizon Casino Resort Lake Tahoe
City: Stateline, NV
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (775) 588-6211, (800) 648-3322
Description: A family-friendly resort, the Horizon has been very successful offering large production shows in the Golden Cabaret Theater, some of which are suitable for kids. Other adult-oriented productions are usually Tuesday through Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Consult the Web site or call for a schedule.The resort also has live entertainment on weekends in the Aspen Lounge, a Gameworld arcade, and the Stadium Cinemas for first-run movies.
8. Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa
City: Stateline, NV
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (775) 588-3515, (888) 829-7630
Address: 55 U.S. Highway 50
Description: MontBleu offers a variety of entertainment and special events in its MontBleu Theater. Other nightlife options include blu, Opal, and Del Soul Lounges.