There are like five straight bars in WeHo and there’s news to report about three of them.

» Reza Roohi, who quit SBE after his now ex-girlfriend Daniela Danilovic was fired from the company, has opened Villa in the old Monroe’s space. It’s his first venture since his departure from SBE and with promoters/investors Chuck & Vinny on his team, there’s no doubt the place will be a blockbuster success in the celeb and A-list scene. The place itself has the feel of an exclusive house party in the hills—there are even beds upstairs! But don’t worry! I’ll have a shiny review of the place up for you by next Thursday.

» Something is up at Guy’s. Danny Masterson’s weekly jazz event Kids Cotton Club recently moved from Guy’s on Sunday nights to an unnamed Hollywood club space on Tuesday nights; his camp claims it’s because the city of West Hollywood finally noticed that Guy’s doesn’t have a cabaret license. And, yesterday, Eater LA discovered a “demolish and construct” sign on the exterior. They’re probably remodeling, something they originally planned to do in January 2006. But maybe someone bought them out. I always get suspicious when my calls for comment aren’t returned.

 
» Lobby Supper Club is reopening early next year as Foxtail. Lobby, you’ll remember, is best known as the place where LC and Jason Wahler had their blowout fight on New Year’s Eve. (And, before it was Lobby, it was The Lounge where Britney and Justin had their infamous dance-off.) Anyway, Foxtail will be a restaurant, lounge and club and have an “art deco meets ‘60s London feel.” Frank X. Medrano and Steve H. Brabson of Franklin Studios are the masterminds behind the redesign; here’s what they had to say about it earlier this year.

 
—Alexandra Le Tellier

Everyone’s buzzing about 86, the basement club formerly known as Rudolph Valentino’s speakeasy. But is it actually open? Well, sort of. For the month of December, it’s open strictly for private parties. Rumor has it that the grand opening will go down on New Year’s Eve, but the official word is “mid-January.” To tide you over, Metromix is hosting a holiday cocktail party here next Friday, December 7. We’ll have free appetizers, dessert and vodka, not to mention gift bags for the first 200 attendees—but I assume the real reason you’d want to come is to hang out with me. I kid, I kid. But seriously, email me at aletellier@metromix.com if you want to come and I’ll make sure your name makes it on the list. Need some photos to tide you over until next Friday? Poof! Here are pics from a recent visit.

The smokers' room looks more like a hallway than a lounge, but you'll find it, if not for the odor than for the photos of smokin' celebrities. 

It's hard to miss 86's gold motif...

 
Even the plumbing in the bathroom is painted gold!

Here's our marketing manager Jessie Rubin standing on the stage and remarking how our music editor Scott Sterling's favorite band Deerhunter couldn't play here because the lead singer is too tall.

As for the other gossip on 86... I'm sworn to secrecy for now.

—Alexandra Le Tellier

Much has been made about The Doheny, Cedd Moses’ members-only drinking room, scheduled to open downtown in December. Aside from the steep membership cost, which doesn’t include the $2,175 initiation fee, there are rules up the wazoo. You can’t talk on your cell phone, brownnose or scream and you certainly can’t order a Red Bull or mixologist Marco Tello will freak—he's like the Marcel of the cocktail world. But here’s something they didn’t print on their “house rules.” According to an insider at the bar, you have to be a democrat to join. Sign me up!

...Oh right: I can’t afford to join.

Photo via Eater LA via LAist

—Alexandra Le Tellier