Frommer's Las Vegas 2004

STRIP CLUBS 273
Tips
Two Strippers Give Nine Strip-Bar Etiquette Tips
Brittany and Kitty each have several years’ experience working in strip
bars, so they know what they’re talking about. And they both really
are sweet girls, honest.
1. Bathe.
2. Don’t lie and say you never go in these places.
3. Don’t take off your wedding ring. We can still see the mark it
leaves.
4. Don’t ask if we take credit cards. Bring cash!
5. Don’t fall asleep. Just because we are open 24 hours, we aren’t a
hotel.
6. Don’t wear wool pants. They scratch.
7. Don’t ask for our phone numbers.
8. Don’t lick us. We’re not Popsicles.
9. Don’t forget: We aren’t dumb strippers. We are a lot smarter than
you think.
Glitter Gulch Right there in the middle of the Fremont Street Experience,
Glitter Gulch is either an eyesore or the last bastion of Old Las Vegas, depending
on your point of view. The inside is modern enough: black light and bubble
fountains, arranged around a runway strip. The shows are basic—the women
take off sequined gowns to reveal G-strings. Customers sit in comfortable
booths, and the dancers then come around and offer up-close and personal table
dances, often chatting merrily away while they expose themselves. As you enter,
you are assigned your own (overly clothed) waitress who escorts you to your
table. They also offer limo service to the hotels and even a line of souvenir clothing.
Given such services and its convenient location, this is the perfect place for
the merely curious—you can easily pop in, check things out, goggle and ogle,
and then hit the road. Table dances are $20. Open daily from noon to 4am. 20
Fremont St. & 702/385-4774. Topless. No cover, 2-drink minimum (drinks $7.75 and up).
Little Darlings They call themselves the “Pornocopia of Sex,” and given the
number of services they offer, you can see why. In addition to a fully stocked
adult store, they have private nude dances in booths (dancers must stay 6 in.
from the customer at all times). This is one of the few clubs where the women
are not allowed any physical contact with the customers. There are also rooms
where you can watch a nude woman take a shower (in theory doing erotic things
with soap), and “Fantasy Rooms” where a glass pane separates you from a
woman performing still more erotic stunts. The women are all healthy and athletic,
including some who do impressive work with the poles on stage (using
their legs to climb all the way to the rafters). Despite all the nude offerings, the
resultant atmosphere is not especially dirty, just rowdy. (Tellingly, they do promotions
with a local radio station.) That’s not surprising when you consider that
alcohol is not served on the premises. At least one late-20s customer felt it was
all too much like high school and that the cover was prohibitively expensive.
Totally nude private dance in booth $20, Fantasy Rooms $30. Open Monday to
Saturday from 11am to 6am, Sunday from 6pm to 4am. 1514 Western Ave. & 702/
366-0145. No unescorted women. Totally nude. Cover $20.