J'ai besoin d'une boisson !

Risque @ Paris Las Vegas

Saturday night: Once again I’m tired from a long visit with friends, so when I heard that Risque at Paris was having a Latin night I felt refreshed, I needed to see this for myself.
Risque is an interesting place aside from the corporate links that bind many mega-clubs in Vegas, Risque was surprisingly low key. I arrived at 1200am to a packed casino but no line to the club. I knew then that this was to be tourist night. Most tourists are in the clubs by midnight, no sense staying up too late the kids would be waiting, and if mommy shows up at 700 am with someone other than daddy or “Uncle John” the situation then becomes complicated.
I met Emily Curtin the Sales Coordinator for Risque and away we went on a high speed tour of the club. According to Emily the club boasts six dance floors one of which was having Latin night. We spoke at length outside the club on a patio over looking the strip across from the Bellagio.
Risque has been in action for 5 years; despite competing with mega-clubs like Pure at Caesars the club is doing well. Emily handles all the special events and VIP promotions, for over a year she has been getting people inside the club. Judging by the mostly tourist crowd that was crowding the main floor….her job was secure.
Latin Backbeats, Yale and Rum
Louis the 14th would be appalled at coming home after a night on the town with whores and baguettes to find a hundred or so Hispanics dancing in one of his parlor rooms! The theme of the Paris Hotel if you haven’t guessed is Paris in all it’s decadent splendor. The main club area is trendy and neat however the smaller rooms with the music variety look exactly like a 17th century Parisian room, complete cavernous halls and vaulted ceilings.
I spent my time in the Latin dance room where the Rum was flowing and a pleasant and very married Yale graduate was testing my knowledge of history.
Highlights
The atmosphere at Risque is laid back with minimal meat market mentality; this I suppose is due to the high tourist count. The music on the main floor was top 40; the key is the side rooms that play a variety of music which is always nice.
Low Lights
Just when i was about to dive into a nice discussion with my Yale friend concerning the limits of monagamy and marriage the lights came on! It was only 300 am i had assumed these places were open all night. Bad memories and flashbacks of New Jersey quickly filled my mind with dread!