Work conferences in Vegas are tough. You need to rise early, attend sessions, meetings and mingle with prospective and existing clients all day indoors. This gets followed by cocktail receptions hosted by partner firms where you do more mingling and talking. Until you're all talked out and just want to go to bed. Well, that's not possible since it's time to sit down with the rest of the company's management team and recap the day.
Our recaps happened at Rhumbar every night of the conference after we fell in love the first night. Large comfortable outdoor furniture with white cushions serve to relax your tired legs. Wafts of hookahs and cigars lend an exotic feel to the place and entertaining DJs spin solid mixes. The outside lights get adjusted as the night goes on to create a fun, relaxing vibe. This is the type of place you can spend hours at. Which we did. Three nights in a row. Armed with pitchers of delicious sangria, small bowls of snack mixes, and the occasional cigar or cigarette.
Outdoor patios are rare in Vegas, and this is one of the finest ones. So if you feel like taking a break from the stale casino air and slot machine noises, do yourself a favor and plop down on an oversized patio couch at Rhumbar with a refreshing cocktail. Each hour you can also witness the flames erupting into the air from the pirate show at neighboring Treasure Island.