"Dress up" "if you're looking to hobnob with the rich" and "pretty people" at Downtown's "über-hip" Clift Hotel, because there's an "LA-style beauty contest" "just to get in" the door at this "luxe" lobby bar; the "posh setting" with its "giant redwood bar" and huge portraits that "seem to be checking you out" ensures you "always feel like a star", so it's "worth it" – especially "if you still have an expense account."