Cleopatra’s Barge

I think the year was 1997 when I first went to Las Vegas with my father. He went to play poker and being a kid with no money, I wandered around Caesars until I found the Cleopatra’s Barge. I was 23 years old at the time, wearing an old flannel and I had long hair down to my holders. I sat there for about 3 hours having drinks and talking to 21 yr. old girls named «Star» or «Skye». The drinks were fantastic and the music was great. It was one of my favorite places and even to this day I feel a tinge of nostalgia when I walk by Cleopatra’s barge. I can’t get my friends/​clients to even look at the place, but I remember. Good times.

A small, fun club inside Caesar’s with live bands. Plays mostly top 40 along with older songs that are popular.
The dance floor is small. Think the size of a bar at your neighborhood, not a nightclub. Holds roughly 50 people.
Good seating and tables to relax and have a drink too. No food, just drinks and tunes.
The bar opens daily at 5 pm but the lounge opens at 8 pm Sun-​Thur and 11 pm on Fri-​Sat.

Nice overall set up. Cute interior, and good drinks! Had a lot of fun dancing with my friends and enjoying the atmosphere.

He’ll no! A fucking bug in my drink without my consent (tequila). Negative… stay away

We went to the Gossy side of the bar for drinks after the Las Vegas Half Marathon Sunday. Juan served up a delicious cosmo that was much needed after the race. The bar is on the casino floor and is great for people watching. We laughed so hard at the random people fondling the gold Cleopatra statue. Good times.

I went with my wife around 130am and it was ok slot of techno music but I was drunk so music is music at that time by 230am, the show got on the mic in the middle of the song announcing it was closing. I was trippin cuz it doesn’t close till 4am WTF so I’m giving them a single star lame smmfh

Awesome live band! Very talented group putting on a great show and pumpin out some good music to dance to. They played most top-​40. Somewhat small dance floor, but it did the job.
Drink service was slow. Bar as a whole was pretty dimly lit and a bit difficult to see.
Fun night cap for sure.

Almost would get a three-​star if the DJ knew the difference between rhythm and a bucket of spit. Sound system was ok; bottle-​service tables were dorky and expensive. A bigger dance floor would pack in the crowds. There were maybe 20 people there when we went on a Thursday night in the later evening. It should’ve been packed to the rafters.
It might have attracted more, but the DJ had almost no rhyme or reason to the order or beat of the songs he was doing. It ranged from late 70s to the early 90s. I fully expected to hear Michael Jackson after Creedence Clearwater Revival or something. I was stunned at his picks. It reminded me of a truck in heavy traffic, upshifting, downshifting, starting a groove only to put on the brakes. Add in the expensive booze, tiny dance floor, and it just doesn’t work.
Yo: Caesars. Stop listening to these consultants and just get some space to kick out the jams, would you? Two clubs, both really disappointing. You could’ve easily sucked $ 150 out of my wallet if you’d been on the ball and I would’ve loved it. I walked out, shaking my head, wondering WTF. C’mon. Fire that guy/​gal and start letting people have fun. We’ll spend the $$ if you’ll provide the venue. Yikes.

It’s Thursday night and the nightclubs are all closed! To Cleopatra’s we go!
This isn’t too shabby of a place. We wanted to spend Christmas Eve at a club, but they were all closed :(so we ended up having our own party here.
Nobody was dancing on the dance floor, so one of my friends started dancing to get everyone pumped up. By the end of the night, the dance floor was filled. Haha
It was good that we could request songs to the DJ playing that night — he was super cool and chill and didn’t mind that we keep requesting random songs aka Gangnam Style.
The only thing that’s a bit of a downer is that they haven’t got Ginger Beer, hence no Moscow’s Mule for me :(
Also, it was nice how they didn’t kick us out after they closed. I know we took waayy too long to sober up and leave.

Been going to Cleopatra’s Barge each time we visit Las Vegas for the past 20-​years. This is a very fun stop because you can enjoy live music and dance without paying a cover. Las Vegas is town that will eventually ruin any good idea. But, so far the only thing that has happened to Cleopatra’s Barge is high drink prices. The reason to go here over any other «name brand» nightclub is that you can actually sit down, or dance to a live band instead of listening to nonstop percussion and having to pay for bottle service just to even have a seat, not to mention the wait in line only to pay an outrageous cover charge. If you have been to one, you have been to them all, and none are worth the cost.
You can combat the high drink prices by purchasing a bottle for your room. Just stop by any liquor store when you leave the airport for your hotel. For every drink you have in your room, you will save about $ 12-​$ 13 per drink. It’s not that you want to be cheap in Las Vegas, but paying $ 30/​round (2 x $ 12.50+tip+tax) is just stupid and easy to prevent. The only other annoyance is that they allow smoking. Indoors no less. When will people learn not to smoke?
Try to go early enough to get a good table and dance a little before it gets too crowded on the floor. The bands are always terrific with singers can actually perform without being vulgar about it! You do not have to really dress up, but do it anyway! Ladies, skank-​out in a short skirt and heels. Guys, throw on a jacket and nice shoes. This place is fun!

Hooray a place we can have some drinks and sit! We came here after an Elite event and the place was popping. We managed to find a perfect little spot right next to the dance floor. There were plenty of people dancing since the music was pretty good. The waitress took care of us & we enjoyed people watching and our drinks.
I would totally come back here again. next time maybe even buying one of those $ 100 bottles of Sky.

Weird atmosphere, but fun, especially if you are already drunk. Warning: There are no bathrooms inside, you have to leave and walk around the corner. Other than that it’s an ok place if you are looking for something different from the typical Vegas-​esque places. Think 70’s disco with a Caesar look. No cover.
Don’t fall in the water :)

How old is this place?! Seriously… I felt like I was transported back to the days of Blackbeard!
The dance floor was tiny and a bit crowded and the music was like something out of a bad 80s movie on VHS, but it was still a lot of fun.

We made this our meeting point for a girl’s night on Friday but found out there was a list and cover to get in! So we headed to Carnival Court and had a blast… we were bummed because the reviews all said no cover and it looked like alot of fun.
So on Sunday after an amazing dinner at Mesa we strolled by right at opening and closed the place down!
We bought a bottle of Skyy for $ 100 and got all the mixers, with it. The bottle lasted 6 of us a good 2 – 3 hours, all I know is I had an endless glass!
Partying on a ship, pretty cool. Watching your 10^th grade math teacher dance to T-​pain, pretty funny. Actually having room to dance on the dance floor, fucking awesome! On Saturday night we were at PURE and OMG what a frickin nightmare!!!
I forgot to mention the reason for this Unilocal,the reason the barge is even remotely cool (cause it ain’t the people). It’s the DJ! He is AWESOME! So over qualified for this venue! His selection, his mixing (yes he can mix), his ability to feel out the dance floor. He knew when to play ACDC for the older crowd and when to throw on a Cataracs for the younger people. He made the night.
There was no list, no cover, nobody even at the door on Sunday. If you are at Caesar’s and want to party then you have to cruise by but make sure its on a free night! I would have given 5 stars if not for the Friday night fiasco.
Oh yeah, if you are the very drunk and married blonde that was with 7 guys that night then proceeded to the dark corner to makeout with lucky #7…I have pictures… what happens in Vegas… ends up on t-​shirts.

Located directly across from Pure nightclub in Caesar’s Palace, we stumbled across this place… it’s probably Caesar’s Palace’s best kept secret!
PROS:
–No cover charge… just walk right in, no bouncers, no lines… yay!
–No dress code… come as you are! Jeans, work clothes or dressed to the nines… no one cares!
–Fun crowd (more of a 30+ crowd, but still super fun)…there were even some Housewives of Beverly Hills cougar look-​a-​likes dancing there that night, they were so hilarious… I loved them!
–The music is fairly good. I noticed the DJ catered to the crowd… when there’s lots of young people, he played newer top 40 music… when there more 30+ people, he played older music.
-«I’m on a boat»…is what you can say when you’re dancing, because the dance floor is technically on a «boat» surrounded by water, it’s pretty cool.
–There is lots of seating and tables open to everyone and anyone. If your group has people who do and do not like to dance, then this is the place for you!
CONS:
–Small dance floor, it can get pretty squishy.
–Drinks apparently are not cheap. but then again, this is Vegas!
–Couldn’t find the bar to ask for water, so I had to wait for the waiter to come around. The waiter didn’t come around very often (I think they were understaffed that day).
Overall: It’s great for all types and I would definitely come back here again… especially as a back-​up if other clubs didn’t pan out as expected.

We (a group of four of of ladies celebrating a 27^th birthday) stumbled upon this place quite unexpectedly…
We were SO over the club scene that night, but still wanted to dance. The night before we’d had a ton of fun at Toby Keith Bar (where this a bar with a dance floor) so we Unilocaled where else we might go with a similar set up. And that is when we stumbled upon Cleopatra’s Barge. The adjective «floating» got us here :)
This place is kinda of cheesy and even more random. But so fun! They play great dance music and yeah the crowd can be hit or miss, but it’s all about the friends you’re with right? We really weren’t sure what to expect, but they have a good dj, a great dance floor, lots of seating.
So, if you’re looking for a break from the big, sweaty, over crowded clubs, I recommend trying out Cleopatra’s Barge at least one night. Fun can come in unexpected places. Just saying.

Okay, this place is totally cheesy, but that is why I love it. I have a deep and abiding love for Cleopatra’s Barge. The first thing you notice is the bow of the ship as you walk by it inside the casino. Then you realize that this place is actually a bar on water inside a casino. Hysterical laughing ensues.
We headed in for what we thought was an innocent drink and turned out to be great fun. The night we were there they had a DJ and a band. Awesome sauce! The DJ played fun 80s music and the band played great covers from the last five decades. We danced the night away, laughed and people watched.
Love!

Well, my boyfriend and his friends are cheap. Instead of paying to get into Pure they decided they’d rather go to «that boat bar thing».
So we order some drinks and go in to find a tiny dance floor full of cougars. The boys are in heaven. After dancing to a strange mix of salsa and top-40’s, I go to sit down and finish my drink. I was just minding my own business when all of the sudden I’m drenched by water. Yep. Somebody fell off the boat into the barge. I felt really bad for the guy, but I was laughing so hard I almost peed my pants.
It’s not exactly your big Vegas club, but it’s nice for a cheap evening out and people watching.
Oh, and before we left my boyfriend threw up his shot of ever clear on the bar. It was disgusting. I got a picture.

Fun can sneak up on you when you least expect it. This is one of those places that you find yourself laughing at with friends as you walk past (because it’s kind of cheesy) but somehow you end up here for a few drinks. They played pretty good music (meaning easy to dance too) and the crowd seemed to be having a great time.
I agree with most people when they say that it’s a mix of young and old alike (which I think can be pretty cool sometimes).The dance floor is tiny so prepare to get cozy with your floormates! Pretty easy to score a table and in Vegas a table is either hard to come by or it will cost you! The bartender was pretty awesome and seemed to be having fun with his job. Overall, I pretty good place to kick back and have some drinks without standing in line with a bunch of other VIP wannabes* :)
* not that I wasn’t one of them at some point during this trip.

How is the good barge of Cleopatra? Well, It’s a faux barge with real water beneath it. The barge is really a stage for a live band that plays/​sings covers and a dance floor raised over water in full view of one of the main hallways of Caesar’s Palace.
And thus, the galpals ran to Cleopatra’s Barge like a fat kid to cake. We can dance!!! They giggled when crossing the plank to board Cleopatra’s barge. And the dude pals followed in tow through the crowd of tables, bottles, and cigarette butts — and over flotsam and jetsam of napkins and beer bottles. Though, you might find a few treasures of cell phones or bracelets in there, I betcha.
After a bit of doing the Jr High shuffle because of my drink, I realized that the barge had a crew of and onlooking older folk. Surreal. Thursday night must be mid-​life crisis night. I considered the possibility of a valet parking lot full of Chrysler Sebrings, the divorcee special. Because it’s Vegas, anything can happen, it might be just one of those nights. Regardless, the crew danced away. The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire.
My girl ordered a $ 12 amaretto sour made by some old dude. FTW?! He must’ve charged us in Great Depression era dollars. Seriously.
I was also proud of the girls as they were able to fend off all dude advances without calling me or any of the bros in for the assist. Though I had to maneuver sprightly with drink in hand around the older couple who thought they were auditioning for Dancing on the Stars. Hey?! Is that Warren Sapp!!! Burn baby burn. Let the motherf*cker burn.
Cleopatra’s Barge is a fun little pit stop to kill some time between destinations in Vegas in the weeeeee hours of the morning. While I’m not Ceasar doing the Mambo #5 with his Egyptian thang Cleopatra, I can say this — for the hour that I was there, I didn’t feel gypped at all.