At my recent Vegas trip, one of the weirdest place I ever stumbled across was this place...the Extra Lounge.
I didn't know the significance of this place until I went home and checked it out. Apparently, this is the area where their television show's Extra correspondents would taped their interview segments at this location whenever they do a celebrity interviews in Las Vegas.
Just imagine how many times Paris Hilton or Brad Pitt may have visited Vegas and have been interviewed at this spot.
I can't say I was sitting at the same reclining seats that Brad Pitt might have chilled only because I thought it was a typical sports bar. They have about 8 television screens on the wall showing NFL football games when we were there. So it doesn't looked like an interview set.
We decided to bypass the gaming machines at the bar and hit the low reclining sofa chair and the foot stool. It is actually was pretty nice to chill out there, but it can be a real pain in the arse when the people waiting in buffet lines would occupied some of the chairs that is for the lounge patrons.
Lazy bums!
After those freeloading moochers took off, there would be new wave of them wanting to take the seats. So sometimes you have to get aggressive with those buffet patrons would are tired of standing in that long line and taking those cushioned seats.
The margarita drink I had ordered was a bit stiff. It's definitely strong, but a bit off from what I would liked. The great news is that the price on those drinks range around $8-$10 which is a lot lower than other Vegas bars (ie B Bar at the Wynn).
The Extra Lounge is very close to the front entrance of the Planet Hollywood casino and right next to the Miracle Mile shopping mall inside of the hotel. Definitely a prime spot in the Planet Hollywood casino. you can't missed it. Oh, did I mentioned that it was next to the buffet line? Gawd, I hate those guys. Just move those line to another direction and I would have been satisfied.
Other than those pesky squatters, it is actually a cool place to get a few drinks right before you shop or gamble at the Planet Hollywood (formerly known as Aladdin) casino.
Too bad, I didn't see any celebrities that gotten interviewed there at the time. However I am pretty sure I sit on a chair that might been occupied by the butt of Paris Hilton......
....naaaw!
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PS. The bar is also open 24 Hours.
Quality: ***
Decor: ***
Service:***
Amenity: ***
Ambiance: ***