April 11th - 15th - Trip Itinerary

[PiffyBooga]

Hi Guys,

6 off us are heading out from the UK on Friday 11th April.

We arrive at 2pm local time so by the time we check in and get settled we will be looking for a quick bite to eat before getting ready for our first night out.

We've left Friday night empty so we can hit a few casinos & bars and get a good feel for Vegas. Been recommended Bond bar or Chandelier at the Cosmo.... Any other recommendations??

Saturday it's over to EBC for Guetta daytimg, Fight Night @ MGM evening then a table at either Hakkassan or XS.

Sunday day time recovery at the MGM pool, followed by good food (Any ideas?) then table at either Hakkassan or XS depending which one we didn't do on the Saturday.

Monday day time more recovering. I'm thinking of trying out Hangover Heaven for the novelty...
Monday night we are again open on what we are doing, Table night somewhere... location depends on how much we are up / down from the previous 3 nights... Light if we can....but if not, TAO interests me for some reason... maybe because of the girls in baths as you walk in...

Fly home Tuesday afternoon.


Any suggestions what we should be looking to add / remove from the above??

Thanks guys!

[artedm]

Great plan!

[tomm0]

Cool plan

Few things mind... Tao and Light arent open Mondays. Monday options are pretty much XS or Marquee and thats your lot.

Id also recommend a pool party on the Sunday. Sunday Funday in a Vegas pool is up there with the best days you can have. You'll be fine, just get there before 12ish

I presume youre staying at MGM? Beware getting out of MGM on a fight night will be horrendous, youre looking at long delays. You can swing this by heading over to MGM signature, about a 10 minute walk through the MGM complex, and getting a cab from there to avoid the thousands of people leaving MGM. It also means Hakkasan will be very busy, and Hakkasan is exceptionally expensive at the best of times. A table for 6 guys in the main room will be about a $5k minimum at the very least. You can still get mezzanine tables, and pavilion, but if I were you I would avoid Hakkasan quite simply because its probably the poorest bang for buck in Vegas.

You should definately hit XS though, one of your nights. Sunday night is wicked if you're struggling Sunday night. That night its either Bank or XS basically, so go somewhere different on Saturday night perhaps to avoid that.

Im not a fan of Hakkasan but you might wanna follow DJs around and all that jazz

[PiffyBooga]

Thanks for the MGM advice tommo. Yeah we are staying at the MGM.

Hakkassan is on the list because of such great reviews we have heard.... Where would you recommend instead for Saturday night (assuming we hit XS on the Sunday), I'm hearing great things about Light. How does it compare to Hakkasan?

I've also heard good things about Marquee so that could the place to be on Monday...

[kazflair]

Yes, I'd change the plan a bit...
I'd do Light Saturday
Sun- Hakk
Mon - XS

If you don't want to go too hard on a pool but still get somewhat of a party, Bare on Monday. It will be one of the first ones of the season and weather permitting, should be a good cheap option for a pool party. Also, XS on Monday should be pretty legit and affordable.

[PiffyBooga]

Thanks Kaz,

What's Hakkasan like on a Sunday compared to XS?

And Marquee v XS on a monday....?

[ccc]

Marquee usually has more open format DJs on the schedule on Mondays, still a good industry night and you can probably get a better deal on the min.

[PiffyBooga]

Marquee usually has more open format DJs on the schedule on Mondays, still a good industry night and you can probably get a better deal on the min.

What is meant by open format? Resident DJ?

[Jhaulotte]

The format of music is anything from top 40 to edm to hip hop

[SuZQ]

We are going the same weekend! Have fun!!

[PiffyBooga]

We are going the same weekend! Have fun!!

Thanks SuzQ, you made any plans yet?

[tomm0]

Thanks for the MGM advice tommo. Yeah we are staying at the MGM.

Hakkassan is on the list because of such great reviews we have heard.... Where would you recommend instead for Saturday night (assuming we hit XS on the Sunday), I'm hearing great things about Light. How does it compare to Hakkasan?

I've also heard good things about Marquee so that could the place to be on Monday...

Id be careful with Hakkasan mate. It gets great reviews from people in the main room tables. Outside of that they are spectacularly average to really bad.

Your problem is the setup in Hak. Main room tables are legit, but at least $5k min . Pavilion is off to the side with no view of the DJ, these go for about $3k. Mezzanine is on the 5th floor (clubs on the 4th) and looks over the action and they're the cheapest. General concensus outside of that is that you'd have to be half-barmy to go in General Admission/Pre-Sale.

Dont forget your 38% tax/grat there either.

Basically, if you wanna do Hakkasan proper then you gotta get in that Main Room and thats gonna set you back well over $1000 each for 6 guys.

I think XS and Light are both better clubs anyway. And then you also have Surrender which I really like, Tao, 1oak, Drais Beach Club which will be open in April and you have many options, all of which in my mind are a much better option than Hakkasan.

Basically - with Hakkasan, dont believe the hype unless you are guaranteed main room.

If I were you...

Saturday: Light
Sunday: XS
Monday: Marquee

[PiffyBooga]

Id be careful with Hakkasan mate. It gets great reviews from people in the main room tables. Outside of that they are spectacularly average to really bad.

Your problem is the setup in Hak. Main room tables are legit, but at least $5k min . Pavilion is off to the side with no view of the DJ, these go for about $3k. Mezzanine is on the 5th floor (clubs on the 4th) and looks over the action and they're the cheapest. General concensus outside of that is that you'd have to be half-barmy to go in General Admission/Pre-Sale.

Dont forget your 38% tax/grat there either.

Basically, if you wanna do Hakkasan proper then you gotta get in that Main Room and thats gonna set you back well over $1000 each for 6 guys.

I think XS and Light are both better clubs anyway. And then you also have Surrender which I really like, Tao, 1oak, Drais Beach Club which will be open in April and you have many options, all of which in my mind are a much better option than Hakkasan.

Basically - with Hakkasan, dont believe the hype unless you are guaranteed main room.

If I were you...

Saturday: Light
Sunday: XS
Monday: Marquee

Thanks for the advice Tommo. I'm going to talk this out with the boys over the weekend and see what the vibe is with everyone.

Do you have any experience of Bare on a Monday?

[tomm0]

Never been Bare on Monday, by then im totally fucked from the weekend as I fly out from London on Thursdays and stay till Tuesday.

But its basically the only pool party to hit, so if there's anyone in town that wanna do that - Bare's the place.

Over here we dont hear too much outside the big hitters. That being the likes of Hakkasan and Wet Republic. The reality is they are very well publicised but in my view there are much better options for what youre gonna do. You're essentially gonna need to drop about $7k once youve considered your 40% tax/grat/handshake on top of the $5k main room table between you. Thats silly money for a club that isnt even the best in Vegas.

Sunday XS and Monday Marquee wont cost anything like that amount, and if you get in contact with Bobby Yeadon from these boards for your XS table im sure he can give you a good deal. You will need a table at Marquee though id imagine Monday, it gets super busy in there.

Light for 6 people will probably be around $3.5 - $4 minimum on a Saturday. Contact NoahRam on here for the best deal there.

If you do decide to go to Hakkasan, your man is Thomas Gordon.

[PiffyBooga]

Never been Bare on Monday, by then im totally fucked from the weekend as I fly out from London on Thursdays and stay till Tuesday.

But its basically the only pool party to hit, so if there's anyone in town that wanna do that - Bare's the place.

Over here we dont hear too much outside the big hitters. That being the likes of Hakkasan and Wet Republic. The reality is they are very well publicised but in my view there are much better options for what youre gonna do. You're essentially gonna need to drop about $7k once youve considered your 40% tax/grat/handshake on top of the $5k main room table between you. Thats silly money for a club that isnt even the best in Vegas.

Sunday XS and Monday Marquee wont cost anything like that amount, and if you get in contact with Bobby Yeadon from these boards for your XS table im sure he can give you a good deal. You will need a table at Marquee though id imagine Monday, it gets super busy in there.

Light for 6 people will probably be around $3.5 - $4 minimum on a Saturday. Contact NoahRam on here for the best deal there.

If you do decide to go to Hakkasan, your man is Thomas Gordon.

Tommo I'm loving your advice. Anything else we should be checking out when we are there? After hours spots? I'm hearing Body English is a decent spot after hours... ?