text: Review is for the NIGHTCLUB portion onlynnLocated inside the Venetian and run by the same people as Tao it is a restaurant that turns into a nightclub venue after hours However the bar and dance area seem to be separate from the main dining area below To get to the bardance area you have to go up some stairs cross a catwalk with a bunch of running sinks and then up some more stairs Odd right In any case it is a decent venue but fairly modest in size There is a fairly large triangular shape bar with a bunch of tables lining the wall on one side for those that get table service They have a dance floor on the other side of the room that got really packed as the night went on along with some additional tables around that and the VIP area on one side There is also a second small bar by the dance floor but I am not sure if they are stocked like the main barnnMaybe it is because LeBron James was in the house the Friday night we went but this place was just INSANELY PACKED At it is peak we were basically stuck standing in the same place as it was just too crowded around us for us to seek shelter somewhere Fortunately for us our spot was right at the counter of the bar so easy access to drinks while we stood there And stood Andstood I have no idea if there was anything else beyond the triangle bar dance floor and table section since it was just too hard to move but it did not seem like there wasnnThe staff is very mixed The bartenders were all really nice and the one we bought all of our drinks from by default was really friendly with us She seemed to be relatively generous with her pours so that was a nice plus The security and hostesses on the other hand were a few pegs below the bartenders Granted it was crowded hot and kind of loud and all of these buzzed people were a little slow in reacting to them waving flashlights in the air to get people to move But really literally pushing people out of the way is largely unnecessary I mean it is not like they were leading LeBron himself to a tablejust jamming their way through to clear the area for people who are still making their way upstairs If they wished it was not so crowded I certainly felt that waythen maybe they should not have let so many damn people insidennAlthough we ultimately did not need them my friend and I were chatting with the cab driver on the way to Lavo and he was nice enough to give us some drink coupons and discount passes on cover Definitely helps to talk to your cab driver if you can though you can get some passes at concierge too if you are staying at the hotel And for the ladies you may want to try to come early if you can We ended up making it to Lavo by about or so after dinner and the girls scored free drinks until I believe Thankfully they were kind enough to pass along some drinks to us guys as well