Bottle Service and Tipping

[ajmccarthy]

I've got 13 guys headed to Tao Beach and Tao on Friday May 9th. Making the reservations has been easy by contacting the hosts directly and the pricing is really not all that bad (1500 at Tao Beach and 2250 at Tao). Since I'm running point I need to know about tipping. I get it's 28% on top of the quoted pricing but am I expected to tip the club host, doorman?
If I'm expected to tip the host or doorman on top of table service and a cabana reservation how much?

Palazzo May '14
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[ccc]

You don't HAVE to tip the host, runner (the guy who gets the ice, cups, cleans up after you) or the bouncer. However, Vegas is a service driven town and tipping ALWAYS helps. If you used the same host, $300 total would be a good. 20-40 to the runner and the bouncer is fine. Again if you can't tip out it's not the end of the world, but we usually just add the tips to the cost of the table so everyone pays in.

[ajmccarthy]

Thanks ccc. Its one host at Tao Beach and another at Tao. I'll look to throw them a couple hundred each if everything goes as planned. Have you been to either? Do you have a recommendation for the cabana/table? My only other Vegas club experiences now that I look back on it have been horrible. At Pure we were outside (never saw the dance floor) and at Rain we were in the sky box thing (again, never made it to the dance floor). I'm unfamiliar with the layout out but I'm guessing our table at Tao will be decent but not great based upon the pricing. I'm hoping that a handshake can help us out. I'll also look to tip the others runner/ security that add to the night.
If its the type of thing were we never see our host and are seated at a poor location and nothing is attempted to help us out you are saying its ok to not tip, correct?

[kazflair]

Thanks ccc. Its one host at Tao Beach and another at Tao. I'll look to throw them a couple hundred each if everything goes as planned. Have you been to either? Do you have a recommendation for the cabana/table? My only other Vegas club experiences now that I look back on it have been horrible. At Pure we were outside (never saw the dance floor) and at Rain we were in the sky box thing (again, never made it to the dance floor). I'm unfamiliar with the layout out but I'm guessing our table at Tao will be decent but not great based upon the pricing. I'm hoping that a handshake can help us out. I'll also look to tip the others runner/ security that add to the night.
If its the type of thing were we never see our host and are seated at a poor location and nothing is attempted to help us out you are saying its ok to not tip, correct?

You may be able to get a cabana there for that price, which is ideal. The pool there is small and there's only one place toward the back that's a little out of it. I don't think any other seating they have would work for that many guys to really have good space so confirm it's a cabana or not etc.. then go from there.