Actually, you can do more about noise from maids and guests in the hallway (my favorite is the two drunks across the hall from my room who decide to have an argument in the hall at 3am!) by calling the front desk and asking security to talk to them, than you can about the club noise, which is only avoidable by choosing another hotel. Neither security nor the front desk are likely to ask the club to "turn it down" :)
I haven't been anywhere yet where you couldn't get high enough in the tower (if they have a tower, most do) to reduce the problem, but you're right that sometimes the whole building shakes. Doubt that there are any noise ordinances in Las Vegas that could be invoked.
There are ear plugs you can wear to reduce the noise too, although I haven't tried any (yet). My wife has tried some once or twice when on a trip with a girlfriend who snored loudly and "couldn't sleep without the TV on" -- but I don't think she had great success ---- but that's in-room noise, a little different. Of course, if you can feel the vibrations of the noise, it doesn't matter what you can hear!
Your best bet is to let them know when checking in (or even when making the reservation) that you are not fond of the disruption of your sleep, and to request a room that's least likely to be disturbed -- in ordinary hotels this is usually far from the elevators, to reduce hall traffic, but with much of the club sound coming through the outer walls and windows, it might be something in between the elevator and the end of the hall that's best. The desk or manager should have some idea. Also, perhaps you can time your stay for nights when the club isn't open, if there are any such nights during the week; some are just weekends.
My other pet peeve is the knock on the door when you have a do-not-disturb sign out, and when you answer, the maid says "just checking". Or, when the sign is out, they call on the phone to let you know they saw the sign (which they apparently don't respect) and are checking to see if you want your room serviced. I am very partial to hotels that respect the "do not disturb" sign by just (quietly) slipping a note under your door to let you know that they saw your sign and so you've missed having your room made up! And it used to be the case (not so much anymore) that Vegas hotels recognized that people sometimes keep odd hours, sleep in late (perhaps very late) or take naps in the afternoon, and did not disturb patrons with a sign out, but now they seem as bad as other places. Now, in many Vegas (and other) hotels, the maids seem to think it's OK to turn the TV on loudly to listen to while they're cleaning, and of course, it's usually in the room
adjacent to yours.
I have recently become more sympathetic than ever to this issue, after several restaurant visits (unrelated to Vegas and hotels) where the noise level prevented any conversation without yelling, and sometimes even then. Recently we pulled up to a new restaurant we wanted to try out, at lunch time, and even then the music was blasting so loudly IN THE PARKING LOT (and not from exterior speakers!) that we didn't even go in the front door!
--BG
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> 8. XVP: Room noise from Las Vegas nightclubs
>
> I recently read some posts on another forum about blaring
> nightclub noise at the Wynn and Encore. I have a 3 night
> invite there with freeplay through the Summer. I haven't
> stay there in about two years. After having a horrible
> experience at both Cosmo and Paris I think this is the norm
> rather than the exception. Pump up the bass at the
> nightclubs as loud as possible till about 5am. It really
> doesn't matter what part of the hotel towers you stay at.
> The sound reflects off the buildings and vibrates the
> windows. The Cosmo has one of their clubs do their evenings
> on the pool deck. The DJ screams into a microphone all
> evening or should I say all morning as their club goes to
> 4-5am also. When I stayed at Paris on my Seven Stars trip
> their nightclub has speakers outside or focused so the sound
> goes to top of the towers facing the strip. I'm sure guests
> at the Bellagio enjoy it. Since Las Vegas basis of profit is
> now clubs, food and rooms guests who complain about this get
> nothing but lip service. Las Vegas is still about
> conventions. Most of these people do their business in the
> morning and afternoon. No one is expecting Las Vegas to
> become Disney World but it has become ridiculous. You can't
> do anything about guests making noise in the hallways or
> maids banging on your door in the morning but you can do
> something about clubs.
>
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