text: Review is for the NIGHTCLUB portion only:\n\nLocated inside the Venetian and run by the same people as Tao, it's 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 bar/dance 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's a decent venue but fairly modest in size.  There's 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's also a second, small bar by the dance floor, but I'm not sure if they are stocked like the main bar.\n\nMaybe it's because LeBron James was in the house the Friday night we went, but this place was just INSANELY PACKED.  At it's 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.  And.....stood.  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 didn't seem like there was.\n\nThe 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's not like they were leading LeBron himself to a table...just jamming their way through to clear the area for people who are still making their way upstairs.  If they wished it wasn't so crowded (I certainly felt that way)...then maybe they shouldn't have let so many damn people inside!\n\nAlthough we ultimately didn't 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 10:30 or so after dinner, and the girls scored free drinks until 11:00 I believe.  Thankfully, they were kind enough to pass along some drinks to us guys as well.