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| - This last weekend I went to Vegas for my buddy's bachelor party and got to experience how he and some of his friends do Vegas. Traditionally, when I go to Vegas, I'll catch a show, eat at buffets and nice restaurants, play a little poker, and walk around the strip with my wife and friends. They do Vegas in a completely different way.
We got in Friday afternoon and checked in to the Palms Place hotel. We then went to Ditch Friday and got trashed. The rest of the day was spent in recovery for many of us. But Saturday, we went to Encore.
We had reserved a cabana for the 13 of us on the lower level with quick access to the stairs leading to the pool. The cabana had a HD TV, ceiling fan, volume controls for music inside, a long couch with some accompanying ottoman chairs and tables, a fridge, a safe, some lounging furniture in front, and a balcony facing the strip in back. I don't remember what the minimum was for the cabana...I think it was $2000. We ended up spending over $4000 because each bottle is about $1000. $1000 for a bottle of vodka!!! WTF?!!!
Again, this is not the Vegas that I know, so the outrageous prices for the bottles blew my mind. Accompanying the bottles is a constantly replenishing set of mixers (OJ, cranberry, tonic, pineapple, etc) and ice brought by very attentive staff who are dedicated to your cabana.
The food and bottled waters were average normally priced. I.e. a chicken quesadilla is around $10 to $12. A burger is around the same. We all got food early on when we arrived around 11am and the food was good.
Now let's talk about the reason why you come to one of these places: the pool. I will say, having been to Ditch Friday and Rehab (the next day), Encore easily has the best "scenery." The pool is not huge, but they don't stuff lots of people into the beach club like they do at Rehab. I don't know how they maintain "scenery" control, but they do a good job. Lining the pool are bars, cabanas (some with private pools with a glass wall that faces the main pool), a grill, and a bunch of chairs/lounging furniture. One of my friends there bought two vodka tonics at the pool bar and paid $60!!! $60!!!! I'm so cheap.
The club closes down at about 6 or 7pm, so you can be there for a good 6 to 7 hours, but they keep it bumping the whole time.
Summary: Great staff. Good food at decent prices. Great beach club "scenery". DJ is good. Cabanas are nice and amenity-filled, but bottles are $1000 each. Prepare to spend a lot of money on alcohol. Period. Will never go back there probably because it's just not worth it to me, but they do a good job with making the club fun for the guests.
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