Bachelorette Party Advice!

[Tara Denise]

There are eight of us, we'll be in Las Vegas May 31st through June 3rd, and I am doing my best to plan a fun trip because it is a VERY special occasion to get all my friends in one location (we all live in different states)! We are staying at the Cosmopolitan, and plans for Friday are pretty set. We're staying on the property (dinner int he room, drinks at The Chandelier, dancing at Marquee) so that the two girls getting in late won't have trouble tracking us down. But Saturday and Sunday are extremely up in the air!

I THINK we are going to hang out by the pool Saturday, then go to Night School 4 Girls at 3:30, then get our nails and make-up done at a spa (not sure which one). that night, we are going out for dinner, seeing Thunder from Down Under (I am marrying an Aussie and moving there, so we thought this would be fun and "on theme" lol), and going out dancing. Sunday we are planning on getting brunch (I don't care where- as long as I can get a mimosa I'm happy), saying good-bye to the two people who have to get home in time to work on Monday, grabbing food at the Burger Bar, seeing the Michael Jackson Cirque show (assuming we get tickets once they're finally on sale), and going out dancing again. Monday we leave!


My major concerns:

MusicWe are more of a Top 40/hip hop group than EDM- where do we go for this?

Crowd I know this is a crap shoot, but if there's any advice on where to go that we WON'T be followed around by sleazy old guys trying to get us to accept beverages of indeterminable origins- that would be fantastic! Only two of the eight girls going are single, and they have no designs on meeting and hooking up with strange guys in Vegas, but it would be nice to have regular, age appropriate dudes around.

Lines After spending approximately ten billion years waiting for cabs, club entry, pool entry, etc. etc. etc. the last time I went to Las Vegas, I would like to know the best way to avoid this. We have enough budget for limos to almost everywhere (we're winging it for the end of each night, because no one wants to be rushed to leave), but not bottle service.

Cabanas We are staying at The Cosmopolitan- is a cabana a good idea? If so, do we need to book it in advance, or maybe just wait until the day of to gauge it? I don't think the odds are great for eight people being able to stay together and find somewhere to sit on a Saturday morning in June, but I am trying to be conscious of everyone's budget.

Restaurants We are planning to have food in the room some of the time (why book a room with a stove and not use it?), BUT we are going out for sure on Saturday night and Sunday morning-ish. What is a good spot for dinner on Saturday night? I love sushi and tapas....actually, I basically eat anything but would like to avoid heavy Italian food or steak before going out dancing. I was thinking that something prix fixe would be ideal- who has a good one? I would like to go somewhere close to the Thunder from Down Under show- are any of the restaurants at Luxor or New York, New York recommended? (I don't think there's much at the Excalibur, right?). Nothing too casual, it is our "night out" after all. And brunch? Any advice for that on Sunday?


Thanks in advance for any help! This is a great site- WAY better than paying attention at work

[caligirl85]

Congratulations!

Sounds like you have a pretty full weekend planned… especially Saturday! Anwyays, here’s my two cents:

Music
Saturday – 1OAK, Tryst or Tao (and maybe Hyde, but I can’t say from experience) are typically open format on Saturday. But check out the DJ lineup for the dates you are there to see who’s playing first. They’re usually released 3 – 4 weeks in advance. Of the options, I’d recommend 1OAK (and using Joey Orr as your host)

Sunday – I’d recommend The Bank. Sunday’s are a pretty solid Hip Hop/Top 40 night there. And a really fun time. (Again, use Joey Orr).

Crowd
If you stick to the Tier 1 & 2 clubs, you shouldn’t have a problem. If the girls in your group are attractive, they will get hit on. But the creepy old man sleaze factor is usually concentrated in the casino lounges/bars (from my experience).

Lines
You might not be able to avoid lines completely without bottle service, but here’s what I’d do:

Figure out what clubs you want to go to on which nights, and contact a host from this site for each club. (http://forums.jackcolton.com/showthr...ion-Nightclubs) Send them a text with your group size and date, and see what they can do. And let them know you got their number from this site.

You shouldn’t have a problem getting on guestlists at most places, which will help you avoid the wait in presale/general admission lines. If you don’t want to wait in line at all, ask them about skipping the line, or pony up the money for bottle service. I know you said you don’t have the budget, but check in to bottle service prices anyways – you might be surprised the kind of deal you can get with that many ladies.

Sidenote: Use Presidential for your limo needs. They are highly recommended by the other forum members.

Cabanas
If I read your schedule right, it looks like you’ll only be at the pool for a couple hours at most on Saturday? Which pool did you plan on getting a cabana at? Last year, a cabana on Saturday cost our group about 3k at MDC. IMO – I’d rather use the money for bottle service at night than spend it on a cabana for 2 hours. If you are just looking to relax by the pool, without a party, you could always try heading down to the Bamboo pool a little early and staking out a spot.

If you’re dead set on getting a cabana – book it a couple weeks before you go. You can always try getting one day of, but there’s no guarantee they’ll have one at a minimum you can afford.

Restaurants
I’m not going to be of any help on this one, sorry.

[Tara Denise]

Thanks for all of that!! Lol yeah, we really are trying to fit a lot into a short amount of time, hopefully everyone brings their A Game!

For the pool, we were thinking of either going to Boulevard or Bamboo. We'll probably just try our best to stake out a spot, and save our money for the nightlife. I wake up obnoxiously early every day no matter what I've done the night before, so I can at least scope things out that way.

I would love to do bottle service, I just know that about half the girls in the group are barely affording the trip at all (med schol loans and starving artists), so I don't want to be "That Girl" and make them spend more than they have. Although I suppose the other half of us (who are doing quite well) could just chip in...it is really nice to have somewhere to sit! And judging by some threads on here, it seems like 1 OAK is our best bet for music (for now anyway) on Saturday. Thanks for the tip on that one!! I'll contact Joey Orr asap!

[ocam]

Greetings from the idyllic island paradise you will soon call home.

My sister is having a similar issue (albeit about her 30th birthday she wants to have in Vegas next year). The key I think is to be upfront about costs with your friends and map out exactly what it would cost for certain things. Better off having no surprises. But before you do that - first decide whether you want to press ahead with bottle service. If you know some of your friends can't afford it, you really have 2 choices:
(a) not do it at all;
(b) get a small table for (e.g. 3-5 girls) and have the other girls who can't afford it do presale tickets; or
(c) chip in on their behalf for a bigger table.

Only your budget / friends' sensitivities can know what the right solution is. Given it's a bachelorette party, I'd recommend (b) or (c). The least controversial would be to get a smaller table, and the other girls buy presales. Then just rotate who is sitting down (as I'm sure you will split up in separate groups from time to time - to dance, to go to the bathroom, to get air outside, for your single friends scope out guys, etc).

[Tara Denise]

I am seeing everyone today and hopefully I can solve it! Since there are four of us doing better than the other four, I'm hoping I can just get the other three on the more comfortable half to take on a little bit more. Lol we can make the rest of them pay us back when they are surgeons or rich and famous actresses! We can probably do a table for Saturday night at least, especially if we skip the cabana. And now we just have to decide on a location! As of last night's informal text message poll, we're split between Hyde and 1 OAK, so I think we will probably do both. Now if only I could PM people on here!! Nine posts to go for that privilege Lol since the trip isn't for another 3 and a half months, I guess that's the Internet Gods telling me to calm down!

[ENC012E]

Hyde and 1OAK would definitely work on Saturday as Hyde opens around 5 as a lounge with no cover. I also believe they offer ladies an open bar from 10pm-Midnight but you might want to double check with that once in town...

[kp3205]

Congrats on the upcoming wedding. My fiancé and I are doing a combo bach/bachelorette party in July. You mentioned pool and all and MDC has a bunch of bachelorette party deals that may help. With the finances as presented one that may be affordable is for $50 per girl which gets you VIP entry to MDC, 1 hour open bar and 2 drink tickets also. Here's the link.

http://www.marqueelasvegas.com/priva.../bachelorette/

Hope this helps and congrats.