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The gold lounge is located inside the Aria just outside the Elvis theater. After watching a somewhat disappointing Viva Elvis, a promoter came up to my wife and I and gave us wrist bands promoting free drinks until midnight (it was about 11:15pm when when the promoter came up to us). More on the promo later. $20 cover for men, $10 women and we were in.
The lights were low, the music was loud, and the DJ was on. The music selection was mostly hip hop and the transitions were flawless Although there was no formal dance floor, people began dancing in an open area in the center of the lounge. At first there were just a few groups dancing, but later a large group entered the club and it was on! The "dance floor" became very crowded very quickly and and did not let up even when we left at 2:45 am (my poor wife's feet were hurting).
Back to the promo... The guy that gave us the wrist band said "free drinks." When we get to the front of the line, the guy there says until midnight and gives us coupons for the free drinks, six total. To his credit, we were told if we wanted more, we simply needed to find him and ask. When inside I tried to order an Adios MF, and the bartender says sorry, only simple drinks (jack and coke, cranberry vodka, beer, etc.). Anyways, I fully take advantage of coupons and down 5 drinks in about 20 minutes. The sixth coupon? Well, I asked for water for my wife, and it counted towards one of the coupons. I ended up ordering an Adios anyways (I think it was about $15) to keep my buzz.
The drinks were pretty good, not watered down.
Overall, I enjoyed my time there. Nothing against The Gold Lounge, but I doubt I will go back though as there are so many other options in Vegas, especially if you are looking for a club scene. The Gold Lounge is really meant to be a Lounge. We were fortunate because the crowd we had wanted to party!
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