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| - I've never stayed at the Boulder Inn & Suites. But I unfortunately went into the bar that is attached to the hotel - The Inner Circle Lounge.
It is one the most unfriendly, uncomfortable and unorganized messes I've ever encountered. And I've been in some pretty divey places.
I'm sharing this review on the hotel review site because I think the owners of the hotel should know what an abysmal mess the bar is.
First, walking in there was like walking into a grade B biker thug movie. Imagine walking in and having the 5 people in the place stop their conversation and stare at you. I guess I wasn't part of the "inner circle". I stayed the course and thought "okay, I'll just have a drink and some food and be on my way". No reason to get offended. Stupid me. Sitting at the bar were three old biker dudes - leather jackets, bandannas and all. The (famous) name of their motorcycle club embellishing the back of their jackets. Turns out these guys are the owners of this lounge. I'll call them Unfriendly, Surly and Inappropriate. Typical biker dudes. They talked loud enough that i was forced to hear their misogynistic bull crap, bad language and all. Whatever, its a bar. I heard the term "old lady" so many times, I thought I was going start laughing. Total cliche biker caricatures.
I ordered food. It took 30 minutes to get it. In the meantime, my entertainment was watching and listening to the two female bartenders snipe at each other. All I could think was "please don't let there be a catfight." Mistakenly tried to make conversation with a "patron" sitting near me. What was I thinking? This was a Twilight Zone episode and I was the alien. Note to self: practice cussing and saying "old lady" a lot. I probably need to be more surly.
There was a large scale community event happening out on the street in front of the bar and hotel. The bar has huge picture windows. Its one of the reasons I went in there. To be able to watch the event and get something to eat and to be able to sit down. I am somewhat disabled and standing too long is a painful problem. As it turns out, I would have been better off standing on the cold hard concrete. Far more comfortable in the long run.
Having enjoyed enough of the Real Bartendresses Of Boulder City episode playing live at the bar, I decided to go sit near the window and watch the event outside. Just quietly sitting by myself. Not bothering anyone. Looking out the window. Suddenly one of the "owners", Mr. Inappropriate, appears by my side. He informs me that I am not really watching the event outside. He says that I am just staring at my own reflection. WTF??? Why would someone come up to a complete stranger AND A PAYING CUSTOMER and say that? It was so random and weird and inappropriate. I was dumbfounded.
Time to go. Paying was complicated. I could pay for the drinks with a credit card, but they wouldn't accept a credit card to pay for the food. Seriously stupid. Luckily I had cash.
Boulder City is a tourist town. There are a fair number hotels, motels and also a few very decent watering holes. Someone might see the Boulder Inn Suites and think that its cool that theres a bar attached to the hotel and decide to stay there based on that. My advice - Stay Out Of The Bar. IT SUCKS. Head down the road into the historic district and you'll find great FRIENDLY places for libations and food - Jacks, MIlos Wine Cellar, Boulder Dam Brewery, Dillingers, Evans...
And to the "owners" of the Inner Circle Lounge- You have no business running a public establishment. If you are going to make PAYING CUSTOMERS feel unwelcome and uncomfortable, you need to just find some trailer out in the middle of the desert and do your "inner circle" partying there. That would be a win-win for all concerned.
This was more of a rant than a review. But I stand by it.
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