Okay I'm a little confused. If you don't get VIP table does that mean that you are only allowed to stand in a special section of the club that may be further away from the stage? All of a sudden $125 wouldn't seem like such a good deal.

lovemachine said:

No, it just means that you're in standing room only. You can get a table for $374.52 w/a bottle for 2 people or a couple only (does not include dinner). That is separate from the ticket price of $125.00 that you have to pay to get in the door. This is what the person at the Rio told me.

For Dinner/VIP tickets to get in the door/table w/bottle, she said it is $694.00 for 2 people or a couple - that would cover everything.

Forgive me,for being out of the loop here,but ...what happened to Paisley Park,why can't he just have the concerts there like he used to?
Is he turning his back on MPLS?
And does the hotel room have a recording studio?

last time i was there the tables were not close to the stage but every seat in the house was decent.....i'd shell out the money just so i wouldn't have to stand for 8 hours again

pkidwell said:

So was there the free upper tier seating when you were there? (from description on vegas.com)

Serena said:

I called the Rio to clarify a couple of other things and was told they don't have that seating I mentioned above. (now that I'm typing this, I don't know if she meant there was no upper tier at all or if it just isn't free...)

Also, they will have tables that seat four, but the packages are still sold for 2 people.

silverandgold said:

But is the standing room only near the stage or are the tables near the stage?

Serena said:

I'm still trying to decide if I want to make a reservation. by the time my plane lands on Friday, I check in and everything, the line is going to be insane. i don't mind getting in line Saturday because I'll be there and can get a spot early.


Yes without the dinner it is $374.52 for 2 people or a couple, plus you have to pay the $125 each to get in the door.

If anyone is considering doing the reservation without food option,let me know. It was $374 was it? I hope there's no extra cost.

Serena said:

I'm still trying to decide if I want to make a reservation. by the time my plane lands on Friday, I check in and everything, the line is going to be insane. i don't mind getting in line Saturday because I'll be there and can get a spot early.

If anyone is considering doing the reservation without food option,let me know. It was $374 was it? I hope there's no extra cost.

3121

Details

Hours of operation: Open Wednesday- Saturday, 10 p.m. - 4 a.m. Opening Nov. 10.

Cover price:

Wednesday - Thursday: $31.21.

Friday - Saturday:

Special dinner and show package available for $312.10 per person. Packages require a minimum of two guests; includes dinner at 3121 Jazz Cuisine, VIP tickets to the performance, and one bottle with table service per two guests.

Payment information: Cash, all major credit cards, room charge.

Location: Inside the Rio.

Music: Latin, hip-hop, funk, soul, jazz.

Resident DJs: Varies.

Clientele/Age Group: 21 and older.

Attire: Fashionable attire. No athletic attire, shorts, logos, hiking boots, hats, white t-shirts, white tennis shoes, sandals or flip flops are permitted. Dress code is strictly enforced.

Occupancy: 1500.

Parking: Parking located in garages at the front and rear of the Rio hotel-casino. Valet parking at the Rio.

Reservations: For VIP tables and booths.

Seating: Yes, for table reservations.

Handicapped accessible: Yes.

ATM: Outside the club.

Special events:

Wednesday: "Prince Presents ..." featuring special guest performers.

Thursday: Latin Libido (latin, salsa and reggaeton).

Friday and Saturday: Live performance by Prince.

3121 Review3121 -- formerly Club Rio -- can boast something few other nightclubs in town can -- it has been a Vegas club standard for more than a decade.

The 30,000-square-foot circular-shaped venue serves as a showroom at the Rio hotel before turning into a nightclub later in the evenings.

Its round design creates the perfect nightclub setup with a huge dance floor in the center and two tiers of seating surrounding it. The first tier of booths and tables is reserved for VIPs and features bottle service. The second tier offers tables where weary dancers can sit and rest their feet.

3121 is known as a great place to dance, but it is also now home to the purple one himself, Prince, who is scheduled to perform Friday and Saturday nights. As well, he is bringing his musical friends on Wednesday nights for special guest performances.

Twelve massive video walls surround the club and project funky, colorful images as well as live shots of the crowd.

3121 is also one of the few clubs in town that has a regular Latin night. "Latin Libido" is held every Thursday and packs in the crowds with infectious Latin house, salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton and hip-hop music.

-- Review by Kristine McKenzie

http://www.vegas.com/nigh...index.html
[Edited 11/4/06 17:17pm]
[Edited 11/4/06 17:19pm]

wonder505 said:

the 374.52 is the price of a single VIP ticket with all tax, gratuity and fees. NOT a 2 person rate.

silverandgold said:

thanks for the info!

funkydiva said:

^^^Now see, that is the tricky part,these are the correct prices for

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS when Prince is performing,

I called the Rio again, this is the deal.

$125.00 - per person for entry into the club
- standing room only (NOT INCLUDED-->table/dinner)


$374.52 - single person rate for a table/w/bottle which includes, tax/gratuities and processing fees (person who purchased ticket for table is allowed to only have one guest sit at their table. Keep in mind that each person still has to pay $125.00 each for entry into the club - the price of the table/w/bottle is separate. (So it would be a good idea if you find someone to split that table fee with you if you want to sit down)


DINNER AND SHOW PACKAGE: will cost you$312.10 per person; MINIMUM OF 2 PERSONS OR A COUPLE (keyword is "minimum ")which includes Dinner at 3121 Jazz Cuisine/VIP tkts to show/table w/one bottle, tax, gratuities and processing fees included - Total for
this package is $701.52
[Edited 11/4/06 23:09pm]

Yeah, I was telling my husband about this. It seems expensive, but isn't the venue pretty small? If it's a club setting well there you are, sitting right there watching Prince perform just a few feet away? It's not like it's a stadium or something. I still think it's a pretty good deal because it's in a club setting at a table?? Right??

I read here that it's already sold-out? Does anyone know how long Prince will be in Vegas?

I don't think we can go during the holidays because we are expecting company, but I would love to go in the spring or summer. I bet he won't even be playing there that long.

Isel said:

Well, in a week's time we hopefully will have reports back from Orgers who will fill us in on what the venue is like and the whole standing/sitting situation, then people will be able to better make up their minds whether it is worth it or not.

metalorange said:

Well, my friend I think I'll wait for the reports too because the pricing structure has me thoroughly confused now.

metalorange said:

Well, my friend I think I'll wait for the reports too because the pricing structure has me thoroughly confused now.

babynoz said:

Isel:
Yes it's a club setting so he'll only be a few feet away.

Babynoz: It's actually not that confusing. The prices listed is exactly how the lady over the phone at the Rio explained it and I called there twice just to make sure the info was accurate. So if you go with your husband and you take the package without the dinner and buy your tickets from ticketmaster, you'll pay $125.00 plus convenience fee - totalling about $143.35 for each ticket, so this is what it will cost with tickets from ticketmaster for the show, plus a table/wbottle for you and your husband (limit is 2 per table for one price):

$374.52 - will get you table for two w/bottle(you pay just that one price)
$286.70 <- 2 tickets for the show for you and your hubby (tktmaster and conv fee
$650.52 - About total cost you'll have to pay for this; price does not
include the dinner

If you and your hubby takes the Dinner and show package (minimum 2 persons which includes: dinner/2 vip tkts/table/w/bottle) it will cost you $701.52 and you would have to make reservations directly through the Rio to get the Dinner package which includes everything.


Then you have to think about the hotel and air reservations which is another dip in the pocket.
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