The Foundation Room at A.C.’s House of Blues isn’t just the only private, casino-based club worth joining — and probably the only one that doesn’t require losing untold dollars at pai gow poker. It’s also the coolest place to party VIP-style. The internationally luxe, cozily sprawling restau-lounge contains four reversable eight-person “prayer rooms.” The most coveted of them is “Oba,” adorned with ceremonial masks and mud cloths from Mali.

Foundation Room | House of Blues, Showboat Atlantic City 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ | 609-343-4524 | http://www.houseofblues.com/venues/clubvenues/atlanticcity/foundationroom.php