Pool party/nightclub dilemma

[mikeo]

Group of 5 guys that all get hungover easily coming to town May 9-12. We have presales for Skrillex at XS Nightswim. I know most of you will be disgusted with the following statement but most of us are against doing a pool party and nightclub on the same day. This mostly due to fear of being hungover, being too tired for the nightclub, spending too much money, etc.

Our options are narrowed down to the following:

Sat- GA at EBC or BS at Drais or GA at Omnia

Mon- daybed at Bare or BS at XS or BS at Marquee.

My questions are:

1) since we are doing Nightswim, will that satisfy our need for doing at least one pool party during the trip or does a daytime party need to be experienced?

2) if you only got to pick one option for each day what would it be? We only have enough cash to do bottles for one event. If your choice is BS at XS for the Monday, please keep in mind that we are doing Nightswim at XS the night before.

3) EBC has Avicii that Saturday. Not a big fan but I assume it will be a good party. What would be a better time between GA at EBC on Sat or a daybed at Bare on Mon?

Thanks!

[maxutilsperusd]

1. It's a pretty big difference (some might even say night and day!). Seriously though Nightswim at XS is absolutely the only thing to do on Sunday, but a pool party during the day is pretty different. I'd highly recommend EBC on Saturday.

2. Saturday: EBC, Sunday: Nightswim at XS, Monday: Bottle service at XS or Marquee (XS Nightswim / XS Monday is different enough to justify going twice, so it comes down to whatever bottle service deal you get along with the DJs)

3. EBC should not be missed, but the question between a daybed somewhere and GA somewhere else isn't exactly equal. I'd still probably still do EBC though, it's one of the more unique pool parties.

[Danp2482]

In my opinion the daytime pool parties are not to be missed! In fact I almost have a better time going to the the daytime pool parties. Everyone is just hanging out day drunk and partying! There seems to be less worry from people about how they look, etc... People just partying, socializing and having fun.

My advice would be this. If you get hungover easily, I would either do EBC or BS at Drais Sat. Recover Sunday day and hit night swim. If you chose EBC on Sat then do your BS at or Marquee Monday. That way you're giving yourselves plenty of time in between parties. I only caution you that if you guys get hungover as easily as you say, BS on the last night may not be the best idea.

I've never seen Avicii live and I haven't been to Bare but based on my EBC experience I am gonna say GA at EBC will be more fun!

Hope that helps!

[Flo]

in my opinion if you want to experience the craziness of a pool party then XS nightswim is definitely the place to be. I have done a few day and night pool partys in the last few years but nothing beat XS nightswim in terms of craziness

[Cirilo Medina]

I know most of you will be disgusted with the following statement but most of us are against doing a pool party and nightclub on the same day. This mostly due to fear of being hungover, being too tired for the nightclub, spending too much money, etc.

Yup you're right. I am disgusted by your comment! Take the skirts off princess, it's Vegas!!! Seriously though, I've been able to pull off some extreme feats of alcohol and endurance in this town, that I could never do at home. You find the energy and motivation. A shitfaced hottie grinding against you, will be all you'll need to tell yourself "this WAS a good idea"!

[Danp2482]

There is no "like" button on here but I couldn't agree more!!!

Yup you're right. Take the skirts off princess, it's Vegas!!! Seriously though, I've been able to pull off some extreme feats of alcohol and endurance in this town, that I could never do at home. You find the energy and motivation. A shitfaced hottie grinding against you, will be all you'll need to tell yourself "this WAS a good idea"!

[artedm]

Saturday and Sunday are the big crowd days

Saturday Pool Party/ Nightclub
Sunday Pool Party/ Nightclub

The monday pool party will be different from the saturday/sunday pool party.
Pool parties open around 11am with headline djs on around 3pm going till say 6pm. Nightclubs open around 11pm with headline djs on around 1am going till say 5am.

I would vote for
Saturday Pool Party and Nightclub
Sunday Pool Party and "nightswim"
If your worried about timing keep those start times in mind- it can be done!

[ryan850]

Sticking with the idea that you can only handle one party per day, like has been suggested I'd do

Sat: Pool party @ EBC
Sun: XS Nightswim
Monday: BS @ Marquee or XS

Get BS on monday because your money will go farther. Get presales for Sat and Sunday.

One last question though, if you're going to pool party on sat day, how can you pass up going out on sat night? that's the biggest night of the weekend....

[PLAGUE]

Get everyone to power through together, feed off the energy of the party & town. Did 7 pool parties/nightclubs over the span of 4 days last trip without anyone missing one. You'd be surprised what you can accomplish with the right mentality & there's no shortage of alcohol anywhere to stave off that hangover. Would make sure you're stocked on pedialyte and, as a last resort if you need to, get an IV. Wasting valuable time in Vegas is not an option though!

[mikeo]

You guys are starting to convince me to power through it.

How do most of you do pool parties and nightclubs on the same day? If you were doing GA at EBC and say Omnia or Drais what hours would you spend at each? How much time to rest/eat in between? Do you continue drinking the whole day or take a nap? I feel like I'd be pretty tired around dinner time if I started drinking around 11am.

[EastCoast]

I think you actually have an easy path to follow.

Saturday - GA at EBC and then BS at Drais
Sunday - plan on a low key day to recover from Saturday (hotel pool, gambling, etc) and then GA at XS Night Swim
Monday - daybed at Bare (which will be low key because it is a Monday) and GA at XS or Marquee

--You will use Sunday day and Monday day to recover. Frankly, I expect after Saturday day you will hop out of bed Sunday morning ready for another day party. Pool parties are awesome (assuming you like chatting with women in bikinis). But if you are destroyed from the big day/night Saturday then use Sunday day to chill and recover in time for XS Night Swim.

--Use your BS night on Saturday night. Saturday night is THE big night in Vegas. You do not need bottle service at XS Night Swim. Monday night is cool but the crowd will be nowhere near what it is on Saturday night. So go big Saturday night. Drais is a great option.

--My group powers through Friday to Monday. No breaks. And we are not 22 year olds. Not since a long time ago. But we do not want to miss a pool party or night in Vegas. Our strategy is simple - we take a 4-5 hour break in drinking/partying between the pool party and the nightclub. We sleep 2-3 hours. A nap is a must. We eat dinner. A meal is a must. Rest plus calories is key. We party hard during the day but we try not to get blackout drunk. If you go that far you won't wake up from your nap. But frankly it makes no sense to get black out drunk during the pool party because then you won't be able to talk to the women (who will be in bikinis).

--Your buddies don't get hungover easily. Everyone gets hangovers. Your buddies just have not experienced pool parties. What matters is what you will do with a hangover. Will you lay in bed all day and watch Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan movies or will you put on your big girl panties and get your ass back to the pool (where girls in bikinis are waiting to be talked to)? I promise you that if you drag your hurting ass down to the pool party and force down two vodka red bulls, you will get your mojo back. Read the trip reports. Every trip report reads the same way. Dudes are hurting badly from the previous night. But they get down to the pool, knock back a couple of drinks and boom game on. Don't just trust me - trust every other poster telling you the same thing.

--Do NOT plan to be soft. Plan to go BIG. Then see what happens. I think you will be surprised how the pool parties get you amped. Did I mention there will be 1,000 women in bikinis at the pool parties?

--You will be physically destroyed when you get home on Tuesday.

[maxutilsperusd]

Typical Vegas Day for maxutilsperusd:
10AM: Wake up slightly hungover, 2 aspirins and 2 shots
10:15AM: Shower
10:30AM: Motivate self to put on clothes
11:30AM: Drink 2 more shots, get in taxi line
Noon: Arrive at Pool Party
5:00PM: Leave Pool Party
5:30PM: Grab fast food closest to pool party, drink 2 drinks from Walgreens/CVS
6:30PM: Arrive at hotel
6:45PM: Shower
7:00PM: Try Napping
9:00PM: Hopefully wake up from nap
9:15PM: Quick shower, get dressed
9:30PM: Drink 2 shots, get in taxi line
10:00PM: Arrive at Club
3:00AM: Leave Club
3:30AM: Grab Secret Pizza / fast food depending on location, drink 2 drinks from Walgreens/CVS
4:30AM: Arrive at hotel, drink more if the adrenaline is keeping you up
4:45AM: Sleep

There is some extra drinking at the venues, and maybe during other steps, but the listed steps are all pretty much guaranteed. Usually this plan can be successfully pulled off for around 4 days straight, I've managed 8 once, but some people definitely fail at 2. I'd say if you are a little less aggressive by drinking less, eating more, and maybe grabbing a couple extra hours of sleep you can last 3 days easily.

[artedm]

+1

Typical Vegas Day for maxutilsperusd:
10AM: Wake up slightly hungover, 2 aspirins and 2 shots
10:15AM: Shower
10:30AM: Motivate self to put on clothes
11:30AM: Drink 2 more shots, get in taxi line
Noon: Arrive at Pool Party
5:00PM: Leave Pool Party
5:30PM: Grab fast food closest to pool party, drink 2 drinks from Walgreens/CVS
6:30PM: Arrive at hotel
6:45PM: Shower
7:00PM: Try Napping
9:00PM: Hopefully wake up from nap
9:15PM: Quick shower, get dressed
9:30PM: Drink 2 shots, get in taxi line
10:00PM: Arrive at Club
3:00AM: Leave Club
3:30AM: Grab Secret Pizza / fast food depending on location, drink 2 drinks from Walgreens/CVS
4:30AM: Arrive at hotel, drink more if the adrenaline is keeping you up
4:45AM: Sleep

There is some extra drinking at the venues, and maybe during other steps, but the listed steps are all pretty much guaranteed. Usually this plan can be successfully pulled off for around 4 days straight, I've managed 8 once, but some people definitely fail at 2. I'd say if you are a little less aggressive by drinking less, eating more, and maybe grabbing a couple extra hours of sleep you can last 3 days easily.

[ryan850]

Sleeping 5 hours at night + 1 hour between day and night = 6 hrs. More than enough sleep for vegas

[AusVIP]

Sleeping 5 hours at night + 1 hour between day and night = 6 hrs. More than enough sleep for vegas

The 1 to 1.5 hrs nap is Vital. Its actually more important than the 4/5 at night... well for me anyways... Usually use a 1/2 a sleeping tab to get me there... and a loud alarm to wake me up )