Hi everybody, I have been reading this forum a lot over the past week and must say a big thanks to everyone who has contributed to the forums, there is so much invaluable info here and everybody is so helpful.
I am going to Vegas on Sunday with a couple of friends (all male) and am just after some general advice on a few things. I have used the forums for some research and to contact some of the hosts who have also been very helpful so our plan for the week is finally coming together but I have some questions and am hoping somebody can help
When a host quotes you a minimum I understand that there is then tax and gratuity to pay, which equates to 28.1% extra so a $600 minimum would become $768.60. On top of this what else should we expect to pay in tips or ‘handshake’ to the host? So far we have booked in two pool parties – Bare (Monday) and Encore Beach Club (Thursday night) which have a minimum of $550 and $650 respectively. One of the hosts has said we can ask for him so from reading the forums I assume this will be to come and get us and walk us in and where any ‘handshake’ will take place? Is this usually a percentage of the minimum, a set amount depending on the venue, or just a case of however generous you are feeling? What would feel like an insult and what would be acceptable? Obviously we would have to tip the waitress so the amount of the minimum just keeps going up but I need to get an idea of by how much so I can let the other guys know what to expect
Also, out of the two pool parties we are attending would you say booking a day bed is essential? With there only being males in our group I believe we could struggle to get into places and at the very least have to wait a long time in line with general admin tickets, especially in night clubs but would this be the same for pool parties? I imagine Thursday night at Encore it would be more necessary to book a daybed than Bare on Monday?
Another thing I wanted to know, whilst we want to hit a club or two in the evening our budget isn’t going to allow for the expense of table service every night so what bars would people recommend where you can go and have a few drinks and socialise, maybe a bit of music and a dancefloor, without the hassle of huge lines and having to pay hundreds of dollars just to get a seat? Basically just somewhere you can go in and buy drinks. Do people have any recommendations? I’ve only ever been to Vegas once before, in September, with my girlfriend and we were only there for 4 days so only drank on one of the nights. We ended up in Kahunaville which was ok but was quiet, but this would be the type of bar I mean if only a bit more lively. As there is only 3 of us when you start looking of minimums of at least $1,000 every night plus tax, tips, etc it becomes very expensive
What recommendations do people have for things to do in the day? We don't want to be at pool parties every day and are looking for some other things to do, I think we may do some shooting one of the days and will probably lounge around the pool recovering a few days but does anyone have any 'must-do's'? When I went with my girlfriend we did stuff like Secret Garden, Shark Reef, etc but not sure as a group of lads we'll be bothered about stuff like that
Finally, Avicii is playing at XS on Friday 2nd May and I have been quoted a 1 bottle minimum which comes to around $800 including tax and gratuity then $300 tip so straight away that would be $366 each and one bottle isn’t going to go far on a Friday night. The alternatives I can see are to buy general admin tickets and wait in line and hope we have no trouble getting in or to get on a guestlist, do hosts take tips for just getting you in as a general admin customer and if so how much roughly would we be looking at just for somebody to get us in quicker? Or, what other clubs would you recommend on a Friday?
Thanks in advance for any help offered, I know there are a lot of questions there so appreciate any answers
I am going to Vegas on Sunday with a couple of friends (all male) and am just after some general advice on a few things. I have used the forums for some research and to contact some of the hosts who have also been very helpful so our plan for the week is finally coming together but I have some questions and am hoping somebody can help
When a host quotes you a minimum I understand that there is then tax and gratuity to pay, which equates to 28.1% extra so a $600 minimum would become $768.60. On top of this what else should we expect to pay in tips or ‘handshake’ to the host? So far we have booked in two pool parties – Bare (Monday) and Encore Beach Club (Thursday night) which have a minimum of $550 and $650 respectively. One of the hosts has said we can ask for him so from reading the forums I assume this will be to come and get us and walk us in and where any ‘handshake’ will take place? Is this usually a percentage of the minimum, a set amount depending on the venue, or just a case of however generous you are feeling? What would feel like an insult and what would be acceptable? Obviously we would have to tip the waitress so the amount of the minimum just keeps going up but I need to get an idea of by how much so I can let the other guys know what to expect
Also, out of the two pool parties we are attending would you say booking a day bed is essential? With there only being males in our group I believe we could struggle to get into places and at the very least have to wait a long time in line with general admin tickets, especially in night clubs but would this be the same for pool parties? I imagine Thursday night at Encore it would be more necessary to book a daybed than Bare on Monday?
Another thing I wanted to know, whilst we want to hit a club or two in the evening our budget isn’t going to allow for the expense of table service every night so what bars would people recommend where you can go and have a few drinks and socialise, maybe a bit of music and a dancefloor, without the hassle of huge lines and having to pay hundreds of dollars just to get a seat? Basically just somewhere you can go in and buy drinks. Do people have any recommendations? I’ve only ever been to Vegas once before, in September, with my girlfriend and we were only there for 4 days so only drank on one of the nights. We ended up in Kahunaville which was ok but was quiet, but this would be the type of bar I mean if only a bit more lively. As there is only 3 of us when you start looking of minimums of at least $1,000 every night plus tax, tips, etc it becomes very expensive
What recommendations do people have for things to do in the day? We don't want to be at pool parties every day and are looking for some other things to do, I think we may do some shooting one of the days and will probably lounge around the pool recovering a few days but does anyone have any 'must-do's'? When I went with my girlfriend we did stuff like Secret Garden, Shark Reef, etc but not sure as a group of lads we'll be bothered about stuff like that
Finally, Avicii is playing at XS on Friday 2nd May and I have been quoted a 1 bottle minimum which comes to around $800 including tax and gratuity then $300 tip so straight away that would be $366 each and one bottle isn’t going to go far on a Friday night. The alternatives I can see are to buy general admin tickets and wait in line and hope we have no trouble getting in or to get on a guestlist, do hosts take tips for just getting you in as a general admin customer and if so how much roughly would we be looking at just for somebody to get us in quicker? Or, what other clubs would you recommend on a Friday?
Thanks in advance for any help offered, I know there are a lot of questions there so appreciate any answers
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