I'm not an expert when it comes to dance clubs...but here goes:
While waiting in line for the club to open (we were the first ones, and holding space for our group of six) there was some hype about Studio 54 taking on the name of the infamous club in NYC. There was discussion about who had the movie on their Netflix queue. And then there was my guy agreeing to pay $200 for a VIP table and $375 minimum for bottle service and I was ready to run away. But hey, this was for a friend's birthday -- a friend who had moved out of town several months ago and we hadn't seen since July when we went to visit their new place. Okay, what the heck.
The rest of the group arrived after seeing their show (O at the Bellagio) and were ecstatic to find we have booked a table in the VIP lounge. Turns out, it's probably one of the best ways to enjoy a night in a club. You can actually sit down! On a comfy couch. And the guys definitely enjoyed being "served" by the waitresses in their sequin-covered bikini tops and miniskirts.
The music was boring and unbearably loud, but they had the heavy dance beat going. The dancing go-go girls were terrible. The acrobatic girls on swings and stuff were interesting the first time around, but I felt like it was a very old gig. That's what it was -- Studio 54 felt old. Perhaps this is the style they are aiming for. As I said earlier, I'm not an expert. But I recall much nicer, fun and entertaining clubs in LA, especially the euro-pop dance music that was all the rage in West Hollywood. Studio 54 was playing late funk in an old-fashioned arena, and it just didn't work for me.
BTW, the second $400 bottle was wasted on our table, since our friend ended getting kicked out for trying to take a picture of one of the go-go dancers...hopefully, someone else in the lounge was able to enjoy it!