I’m 48 and can’t wait to check it out! Haven’t been to Vegas in 12 years and I know a lot has changed but I still like to go out. Planning on doing this on a Friday, Omnia Saturday and Kaos on Sunday. Yeah, I’m returning on Tuesday back to NC!
]]>Is the cover charge standard or is it more of who you know or who comp’d it? Only reason I ask is because there were people on the street that were offering free admission to clubs….granted I took it to be a scam, but upon arriving at Hakkasan and discussing this with one of the bouncers they were like oh yeah its legit, he’s one of the guys that works for us. So I kind of took it to mean that there are many ways to get the cover charge waived and the clubs make up for it in the cost of drinks.
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The patterns that the hotels picked always seemed to intrigue me. Casino carpet used to be less generic looking (pretty much is the same) and MGM had tons of rainbows and even the lion icon as part of the pattern not to mention Circus Circus with pink and clowns which couldn’t have been great if you were hungover.
Stayed at Bellagio last week and seems like they are having an identity crisis….the carpet doesn’t match the drapes, literally. Or perhaps they just decided to go cheap and use leftovers from Mandalay Bay. Blue/green colors (in place of the tan/yellow/gold) contrasting with white walls and opaque lighting fixtures.
And no I don’t have a carpet fetish….just interests me to see how the resorts evolve over time to keep up to date.
]]>Long live Hakkasan!
]]>Agreed, Hakkasan is my least favorite club in Vegas. The hallways to get upstairs/downstairs get so packed that you you will loose the friends you came with the moment you get in to the place. lol
Its got such a weird layout. The drink card is worth it though if you do plan on going to skip the line. I stay away from this place though ??
That being said, it was my first ever visit to Hakkasan this past Friday; last time I was at a club was when it was Studio 54 and MGM still wasn’t generic looking but had the retro Hollywood theme going on.
When I was at Hakkasan….made me feel old, longing for the days of the old lady snorting coke on the dance floor and hanging out with Halston….oh wait that was the real Studio 54 which was before my time, but I digress. It was loud, packed to the point where you couldn’t move on the dance floor, and it seemed most people were just standing around being dazed millennials. Studio 54 seemed to have a wide age range, enough space to move around, and music you could hear rather than it being so loud you could barely hear yourself think. Am I complaining? No, I just am surprised that the Vegas club scene has evolved into this.
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