Bachelorette parties at Bottled Blonde Las Vegas

Bottled Blonde is a strong bachelorette option because an all-female group gets the easiest treatment on the guest list, ladies drink windows run on select nights, and the rooftop seats a large group without weekend nightclub minimums. Groups over eight should still take a table.

The list route

An all-female group of six to ten is exactly what a guest list is built for. Get on the list, arrive when the window opens, and if there's a complimentary drink window running that night you've covered the first two hours of the night before anyone spends anything. Confirm the window with me the week of — it's promotional and it moves.

The table route

Past about eight people, the list starts costing you in logistics. A rooftop table means one place to leave your things, one server, everyone in the same conversation, and no re-entry problems when people step out. For a bachelorette that's usually worth more than the money it saves.

Timing a bachelorette night

1. Eat downstairs at 8. Nobody's night improves by drinking on empty stomachs at a rooftop bar.
2. Rooftop from 9:30, into the drink window if one is running.
3. Champagne moment around 11.
4. Nightlife floor after midnight for whoever's still going.

Things that go wrong

• Half the group arriving 40 minutes after the rest. Names get checked once — arrive together.
• Sashes and novelty items are fine — there's no dress code to fall foul of.
• Backpacks. They don't come in, so plan where the bags are going.
• Nobody carrying a physical ID. That's the one that actually ends the night.