Hotel options for a noob planner?

[zero]

Hi!

This is my first year planning a trip to Vegas April 3rd - 5th. I've been to Vegas the past two years where other people planned it but.......eh figure I plan my own trip this time around!

I've read through a lot of the stickied threads, but bare with me if I ask something that's been answered already. There's a lot to read through!

I'm going with probably around 8-12 people, mixed between girls and guys. I've heard you can get pretty large suites that house that many people, but it sounds like those are just unnecessarily expensive. I'm thinking about just having like 2-3 per room (if we do 3 per room, I assume the third will have to be under the table?). But I'd love to hear thoughts on this.

I've stayed at the Flamingo and the Cosmo before, and thought both were fine. Personally, I'd love to stay at a hotel that isn't ridiculously expensive (maybe 130/person total) that can hopefully offer a pool party and a well known club. The first that comes to mind is something like Cosmo again or MGM Grand. If the hotel offers free admission or any preferences to their guests for the pool or club, that would be a huge plus!

Also, misc question. How do you guys handle a big club like the Hakassan without bottle service? The only time I ever went there, I got lost in an instant and took me ages to buy a single drink. It seems like for the bigger clubs like that, bottle service is the clear answer?

If you guys want to suggest pool parties/clubs too, I'm more than inclined to listen! I've gone to Tryst, Hakassan, Marquee, and XS before. I personally thought that Tryst and Marquee were small enough to not need a table to rendezvous, but that Hakassan and XS were so big you needed one. My group is about 24-26 years old, will probably want a upbeat scene with lots of people our age. The guys will probably be looking to meet girls and the girls will be doing what girls do. I'm personally the type that enjoys a mix of EDM and hiphop or top 40s music, not really into the all EDM scene.

Thanks!

[Rival2378]

Bella Suites @ Venetian/Palazzo. Two beds plus pull out couch. Always book your room for double occupancy. No need to tell the hotel there are 3 or 4 staying in one room.

Seems to me that Venetian has most of what you are looking for. In your post you mentioned a hotel w/ pool party (Tao Beach) and a club (Tao), both of which feature the music you are interested in. Also has a couple lounges (LAVO and V Bar) and arguably the best lineup of restaurants.

Additionally, Wynn is right around the corner if you are looking to turn it up a notch and party at EBC and XS/Surrender.

[zero]

Awesome thanks for the tip! I'll definitely look into it. Does the pool/club give out any preferences of any type to its guests?

[artedm]

There are a lot of hotels/nightclubs/pool parties in vegas so your question is very broad but generally:

some people get the cheapest room possible in vegas and just use it to sleep/take a shower and plan which clubs/property's they want to visit and other people want to hang around one property
If you go the cheapest route you might pay $50 a night for a room with two beds that might sleep up to four with two people in each bed.
If you go the one property route you might pay $150-200 a night for a room with two beds and your still probably going to have to buy presale tickets or a table at the property's nightclub/ pool party.

what you need to do is 1st look at the lineups and see where you think you want to go.
For example XS @ encore already announced 4/3 David Guetta and 4/4 Zedd.

Also worth keeping in mind all girl groups might get free entry on a guestlist anywhere if they contact host. Not the same for guys on a Friday/Saturday night.

[teekypatty]

Also look at Wynn Insider deals - it's as low as 220 bucks per night for the Encore incl. taxes and resort fees. You can easily sleep 3 in that room no issues (2 bed, 1 couch) or pay 50 bucks extra and get a 3rd bed.