How to Host an IV Party in New York or New Jersey

First things first

This is the moment an IV party was invented for. Here is everything about hosting one, start to finish.

What an IV party actually is

One address. One nurse (two for bigger groups). Everyone gets a drip in the same room, at the same time, while the group chat recovers. Each person gets their own bag, their own choice and their own provider's order. It is simpler than it sounds and it is the single most-thanked thing we do.

When people book one

• The bachelorette or bachelor weekend. Always the morning after. Always. Hoboken, Manhattan, the Hamptons, the Shore, Atlantic City.
• The wedding party. Sunday brunch, before everyone flies home. The couple usually books it as a thank-you.
• Office wellness days and offsites. Yes, really. A conference room, forty-five minutes, a team that feels human again. HR loves it.
• Race weekend. The group that ran the marathon together, lying on the floor together. Athletic Recovery drips are built for this.
• Birthday weekends, girls' trips, guys' trips, Shore houses, Hamptons shares, ski trips on the way home.
• The family that all caught the same bug. Tragic. Common. Hydration for everyone, anti-nausea support where the provider orders it.
• Jet-lagged visitors. A hotel suite, the whole family, the night they land.

How it works, step by step

1. You book once for the group. Call, text or use the Groups & Events page with the date, address and head count.
2. We call you back within 5 minutes during hours to confirm and plan.
3. Each person does a short video call with a licensed provider. This is required, because every drip is an order for one person, not a punch bowl. It takes a few minutes and can be done the day before.
4. The nurse arrives with everything: the bags, the vitamins in sealed vials, the poles, the sharps bin.
5. Blood pressure and pulse for everyone before any bag goes up.
6. Each bag is mixed in front of the person getting it. You see what goes in.
7. Drips run at the same time. A group of four is done in about an hour, not four. Nobody waits in a hallway.
8. The nurse stays until the last bag is finished, checks everyone, and leaves the room cleaner than she found it.

What everyone gets

Everyone picks their own. The classic party spread:

• Hangover for the people who need it and know it: a liter of fluid, electrolytes, B vitamins, glutathione, with anti-nausea or anti-pain support on a provider's order.
• Hydration for the people who say "I'm fine" in a voice that is not fine: fluid and electrolytes, nothing fancy, often the one people needed most.
• Myers' or Mega Myers' for the run-down: the classic top-everything-up bag.
• Immunity for the one with a 6 PM flight and a meeting Monday.
• Athletic Recovery for the race crew.
• Glow for the bride, the morning of.

NAD+ sits this one out. It takes one to four hours and is better booked on its own, in a quiet room, with a show to watch.

How many people, and what it costs

Two is a group. Four or more is where it gets cheaper: groups of 4 or more save 10% to 20% off the regular drip prices ($229 to $399 depending on the drip). For bigger groups we plan a second nurse so nobody is last. There is no travel fee, ever, anywhere in New York and New Jersey. Tell us the head count when you book and we plan the staffing and give you the exact number before anyone pays.

Where

Home, hotel suite, Airbnb, office, the house at the beach, the rental in the Catskills. Anywhere in New York and New Jersey, 8 AM to 11 PM, seven days a week.

Hotel tip: let the front desk know a nurse is coming. It is a normal visit, they see it all the time, and it saves the awkward lobby moment. Airbnb tip: check the house rules for guests; a nurse counts as a visitor, not a party.

What to have ready

• Comfortable seats for everyone. Couches, armchairs, beds. The nurse brings anything else.
• Water and snacks. Eating something before a drip makes it go better.
• A little space next to each seat for the pole or hook.
• Phones charged, show queued. You will be sitting for 45 minutes to an hour.
• Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian in the room and a provider's OK.
• Tell us the medical stuff on the video call, not at the door: pregnancy, heart or kidney conditions, a long list of medications, a history of fainting with needles. None of these are automatic no's. They just need to be planned for.

A few honest things

A drip is not a cure for a hangover. It is a liter of fluid, electrolytes and vitamins straight into the bloodstream, which is what a hangover body is short on, done in about 45 minutes instead of a day of sipping. People feel better. They do not feel like they never drank. Anyone who is vomiting and cannot keep anything down, confused, or has chest pain needs urgent care, not a party drip, and the nurse will say so.

How to set it up

Call or text (332) 239-2005 with the date, the address and the head count, or use the Groups & Events page. A real person calls you back within 5 minutes during hours to confirm. You pay nothing until the visit is confirmed.

Then go back to the couch. Help is on the way.

Quick answers

How far ahead should I book? Same-day often works. For a group of six or more on a weekend, two or three days ahead is safer.

Can everyone get a different drip? Yes. Each person picks, each person gets their own order.

Does everyone need the video call? Yes, each person, a few minutes each. It can be done the day before.

Can we add people on the day? Sometimes. Call dispatch while the nurse is there; a new person still needs the provider's OK.

Is there a minimum? Two people. The group discount starts at four.

Do you come to hotels in Manhattan? Yes, and hotels, rentals and homes everywhere else in New York and New Jersey.

Planning a weekend? Ask about a group drip on the Groups & Events page.

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