Weekly Events

Sunday

Monday

American Storm, 8:30 pm
Disco night; 2-for-1 specialty drinks in the ‘70s room

Tuesday

Wednesday

American Storm, 8:30 pm;
Over the Hump industry night: DJ Andrew B ; locals, industry free

Thursday

American Storm, 8:30 pm; Ladies’ ‘80s Night; ladies drink specials till 12 am; DJ Finesse; ladies free entry

Friday

American Storm, 8:30 pm;
DJ Finesse; $40 open bar all night long, cover included

Saturday

American Storm, 8:30 pm;
Club: all four rooms open: ‘70s., ‘80s, ‘90s, Suite 2000; DJs Finesse, Warren Peace; 10 pm

LowLife Staff Reviews

"Polly Esthers Needs Work"

Las Vegas Sun reviewer John Katsilometes on a new club with potential but for now still seems like work in progress

"After an opening party over the weekend that featured appearances by Deborah Gibson, Tiffany and Danny Bonaduce, the new Stratosphere nightclub Polly Esther's will have to stand on its own - in platform shoes.

The multifaceted 30,000-square-foot club is an adventurous trip through time, but seems a bit short on decor and personality. Only one of the four themed sub-clubs, the namesake Polly Esther's with its happy 1970s motif, seemed finished during Friday night's opening party. The room offers a vintage lighted dance floor, mirrored disco ball, dozens of 1970s-era photos (including a shot of Reggie Jackson in a Baltimore Orioles uniform, which is rare in that he played just one season for the O's), and a "Brady Bunch" display with Alice's middle square open for photo ops. Polly Esther's power to drive the party was evident in the dance moves of former Las Vegas Mayor and Arizona Charlie's Decatur General Manager Ron Lurie during Frankie Valli's "Grease."

But the three other venues are relatively tame. Culture Club, the '80s room, seems barren. Looming above Club 2000, the contemporary-themed club, is a vast black-painted wall that's looking for someone, maybe Las Vegas artist Dray, to provide some visual flair. A white Ford Bronco is the centerpiece of the lacking-in-character 1990s room NerveAna (as a companion noted, were we that superficial in the '90s?). One sighting in that room: Las Vegas City Councilman Gary Reese, who looked healthy after his recent bout with pneumonia but opted not to dance.

Other club quibbles: The Monica Lewinsky mannequin looks nothing like the real thing (matronly mannequins must not be easy to obtain), though the stained blue dress is a noble effort. A "Six Million Dollar Man" lunch box is displayed in the '80s Culture Club room - the show was popular during the '70s - and one of the '70s drinks is called Purple Rain. That's an '80s reference. Maybe they just weren't thinking. Or maybe I am showing my age."

More LowLife Reviews

"Great social place."

If you got a large group, this is the place to go especially above 30 plus. Dancing is great. Music is in its own era. Nice place to hangout.

"And there wasn't even a buffet!"

We spent a Friday and Saturday evening at Polly Esthers in order to give them a balanced review.

First of all, the door staff was very friendly and professional. Probably the nicest staff that we have seen anywhere in Vegas. We only waited in line for a very short time, then , for some reason, were directed to the VIP entrance for free admission. Once inside, the bar and wait staff were very attractive. Again, some of the best looking and friendliest bar staff of any other club in vegas. There were at least 8 different bars so getting a drink was no problem. All night long, the bartenders would give free shots while dancing on the bars. The bouncers also walked around and made sure people were having a good time. We really can't say enough good things about the staff.

The atmosphere was different - but good. The acoustics were a little off because of the high ceilings. It was nice to be able to walk into different rooms and experience all together different music - even if we didn't recognize some of the songs as ever being hits in those decades! We were impressed with the layout, simply because it was so different from everything else in Vegas. The restrooms were huge and very clean - again, one of the best in Vegas.

Drink prices went down from Friday to Saturday night and the drinks got larger! Friday they started at $9.00 a mixed drink, then Saturday they grew by 30% in size and went down to $8.00.

Now for the crowd; I guess there is only one word to describe the women - obese! I don't know why but 80 percent of the women there were at least 250lbs and bitter. There was probably a 2-1 guy/girl ratio and the guys we talked to were disappointed to find all the unattractive women. Other than the bar staff, we only saw one attractive girl there in two nights

All in all, we still had a fun time and would go back, except, next time we might bring a ham shank to wave around and toss out the door in hopes that the bitter behemoths will follow!