Ghostbar - The Palms - Las Vegas

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One of Vegas's most talked about bars is on the 55th floor of The Palms.

We stayed in the Palms hotel for our recent trip to Vegas because we heard it's a bit hip and happening. Famous for hosting MTV's Real World, having a tattoo parlour in the lobby and as the place where Britney was staying when she went through with her first, later annulled, debacle of a marriage.

You'd think that Fred and I are both too old for this kind of thing. In truth, we are, but we like to kid ourselves we're still young and cool, and anyhow, we just love to party...



The Ghostbar has an outside patio with amazing views of the strip, from the Rio to beyond.



There is even a glass floor with a murky, vertigo-inducing view down to the pool, 55 floors below.



From inside you can see the Strip mingled with reflections of the bar's funky ceiling lights.



The area between inside and outside, blue steel and cold, especially coming from the hot steamy inside. The temperature drops quite a few degrees at this point and this is where you have to swap your glass for a plastic cup.



The luxor in the distance, a striking view.



Back inside, girls wearing very few clothes dance for our entertainment.

Tip: The Palms hotel guests may be able to get the front of the line for entry by flashing their room key on a weekday. At weekends, if you wait until after midnight, this doesn't work and you might be asked to join the one and a half hour queue instead. (Don't bother - it's not that great). The bar owners also own the restaurant N9ne next door, so eating there first might assist your access to the rooftop bar. We had no problem being let in on Thursday night, but Friday, after midnight, was a different story...

Ghostbar - The Palms - Las Vegas