What would a Vegas Vet do?

[Chuck]

Here's the scenario:

Group of 6 guys
3 nights in Vegas (Thurs-Sun)
$5400 spending budget for the group for 3 nights total
Open to whatever music, just maximum fun
No headliners (ie Kaskade, Tiesto, Aviici, etc)

[jiggs]

does the $5400 include paying for a place to crash or is that your entertainment budget for the 3 days?

[Chuck]

does the $5400 include paying for a place to crash or is that your entertainment budget for the 3 days?

All entertainment

[BigPimp]

I have been working hard on the same question - except our budget is $7500. Your primary questions - and my thoughts - will be:

1. Do you do bars one night and conserve cash for the other two nights?

I don't think you want to skip a club on Friday night or Saturday night. Those are the two big nights. So that leaves Thursday night. I don't think a bar will save you a material amount of funds on a Thursday night. The cool thing about the club is you will be there all night (10:00pm to 3:00am-4:00am). If you go to a club, you have a significant risk of getting bored, heading to the casino, heading to a strip club, etc. So the cost of a night away from the club could add up quick. Granted, if you could find a bar that acts like a club, that would be great. But in my experience those don't exist. And let's face it as you yourself said many times you regret not having a club planned for one night on your trip. The bars just are not the same.

2. Do you do general admission instead of a table one night?

I don't think general admission will save you a material amount of funds. Six dudes will need to grease their way into the door. Assume $50/person for grease and cover (I have no clue if that is right, let me know if that is materially off). Drinks are $15 plus tax and tip. If you are at the club for 5-6 hours, assume 10 drinks. That's nearly $200. And you will without a doubt be buying drinks for other women - yes even your married self will be mingling with the ladies. Catch and release is perfectly acceptable Vegas behavior. So assume more drink purchases. You will easily burn through $300 plus at the club.

3. Crappy table at tier 1 or good table at tier 2.

Someone has a quote in their signature line that says something like would you rather be at a club with bottle deals or with lots of women. Answer - the club with lots of women.

Conclusion - crappy tables at tier 1 all three nights. 2 bottle table each night - you know you want to go to Tryst/Tao on Thursday, XS on Friday and Marquee on Sunday with Surrender as an alternate on Friday and Saturday. Get a cheap table, tip $200 to host, no more because you are not trying to get a better table, $50 to security, $20 to the runner, do two bottles only, do not buy the non-complimentary mixers (red bull and bottled water cost a lot extra), keep the bottle whores away from your table. You can do Tryst/Tao for $1500 all in easy on Thursday - that includes taxi to and from. Can you do XS and Marquee (or Surrender) for $2,000 each all in? That I don't know.

[BigPimp]

One caveat - is this pool season? If pool season, all of the above is off the table because you will burn through cash at the regular pools or the pool parties. Save more money before the trip. Dear God sell stuff. You are 31. Don't miss out. I am damn 41 and wish to the heavens I had started when I was 31.

[ashroid]

If this were during prime pool season, I'd try the following:

Thursday: table at night
Friday: chair or daybed at pool, table at night
Saturday: hit up possibly a pool, then either a really cool bar at a place like the Cosmo or a lounge at night.

Also, try to call up a place like Rhino and get a free limo there. Just make sure not to whip out credit and go nuts on it. For me, it's not hard, though most people will have a tough time on it.

Sunday: depending on the time and place and how much money you got left, a pool party.

For the pools, most of them seem to be good and for clubs, I'd pick tier two clubs.

[Chuck]

What does a daybed typically run on a Friday or Saturday? I guess it probably varies quite a bit from like EBC to Bare for example.

[tombrokaw]

I wouldn't leave the hotel I'd just order hookers.

[Chuck]

I think it would look something like this:

Thursday: Table at Tryst = $1400
Friday: Pool Party at Tao Beach = $800 (guess)
Friday: Bars @ Cosmo then handshake GA to 1OAK = $1000
Saturday: Lounge then Table @ Hyde = $2200

Just trying to help a friend out to see what they could pull off with their budget. Not going to be any prime locations here, but on a medium sized budget like this I'd say that's a pretty good lineup.

[Jhaulotte]

I think it would look something like this:

Thursday: Table at Tryst = $1400
Friday: Pool Party at Tao Beach = $800 (guess)
Friday: Bars @ Cosmo then handshake GA to 1OAK = $1000
Saturday: Lounge then Table @ Hyde = $2200

Just trying to help a friend out to see what they could pull off with their budget. Not going to be any prime locations here, but on a medium sized budget like this I'd say that's a pretty good lineup.

I think that is a great linup. For 900 a guy, you can't go wrong!

[GP7787]

I'm also planning the exact same thing but for a sun-wed trip and a slightly bigger budget...anyone want to chime in on some mid-week suggestions??? Much appreciated...

[Dynasty]

I wouldn't leave the hotel I'd just order hookers.

+1

[DeX]

I'm also planning the exact same thing but for a sun-wed trip and a slightly bigger budget...anyone want to chime in on some mid-week suggestions??? Much appreciated...

Sunday XS
Monday Marquee
Tuesday 1OAK
Wednesday Surrender

Throw Hyde somewhere in there as a pre party

[WarreN]

I think it would look something like this:

Thursday: Table at Tryst = $1400
Friday: Pool Party at Tao Beach = $800 (guess)
Friday: Bars @ Cosmo then handshake GA to 1OAK = $1000
Saturday: Lounge then Table @ Hyde = $2200

Just trying to help a friend out to see what they could pull off with their budget. Not going to be any prime locations here, but on a medium sized budget like this I'd say that's a pretty good lineup.

Thursday - Dinner at Tao, get stamped for the club. (pregame hardand then only allow each guy $75 at the club = $450)
Friday - Tao Beach Daybed ($1K)
Friday Night - Lavo/Pure check on a deal (maybe B2g1 -$1200)
Saturday - Wet Republic - Lounge Table - $2500
Saturday Night - XS/1OAK/Tryst , grab some girls to even your ratio and/or then talk to a host about skipping the line/reduced cover. ($200)

*PREGAME, PREGAME, PREGAME!*

[BigPimp]

I like Warren's plan. The focus on pool party's is a good focus.