The Playboy Club
The Palms Casino Resort
4321 W. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada
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This is one of the most ingenious nightlife concepts since...well, since the last time The Playboy Club was around, nearly 20 years ago. We had to include the Bunny's rebirth because, even in Vegas, where else can you get service that looks this good? "The Bunnies are of course a main attraction and we were lucky enough to find the country's most beautiful, smart and charming women," says Michael Morton of the N9NE Group, who, along with partner Scott DeGraff, operates the club in a new tower of George Maloof's Palms Casino Resort Hotel. "What's so unique about The Playboy Club is that gaming and lounging have been integrated into one experience in an intimate, upscale environment," he says, adding, "a good majority of the design elements in the club were custom made specifically for this venue, so it's a true one-of-a-kind experience." The Playboy Club is made up of a gaming pit, a "diamond bar" with 10,000 diamond-shaped crystals, a "Bunny bar" and a cozier, fireplace-blazing VIP area which is where you'll probably find regulars like Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz hanging out. Unlike the old clubs, you don't need a key to enter, but it doesn't hurt to secure a spot on another VIP member's list (for regular club access it's $40 on weekends; $20 during the week). To access the club you need to enter through the Palms Tower then make your way to the Fantasy Tower and up a private elevator that gives you three options: Italian restaurant Nove, The Playboy Club and Moon (there's escalator access between all three). "Due to the connection between my father and Hef, the most exciting moment for me was when Hef walked into The Playboy Club and saw it for the first time," says Morton, whose father is Arnie Morton of Morton's Steakhouse. We love our classic cocktails with a side of cool nostalgia.

Behind the velvet rope: Britney Spears, Luke Wilson, Ben Stiller, Jamie Foxx, Paris Hilton, Taye Diggs, Ben McKenzie, Eric Balfour, James Franco, Derek Jeter, Jessica Biel, Eddie Murphy, Eva Mendes, Timbaland, Kid Rock, Mario Lopez and Stephen Dorff have all partied at the new Playboy Club.

VIP privileges: No service can't be accommodated within the confines of the highly coveted VIP area. And those booths in the gaming pit area can be rented out for private parties, too, which you can have catered, even though food is not on The Playboy Club's regular menu.

Photo: Courtesy of The Playboy Club