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| - I finally got to live the experience that is Marquee and I must say that it is nothing short of breath-taking. I purchased presale tickets for Kaskade on August 18th and I paid $80 for them. Two weeks before the event they were as low as $60 online, so if your Vegas trip is planned, you would do yourself a favor to buy tickets. General admission was $100 and that is likely the case every Saturday night. If you are in general admission line after 9:30 pm, good luck. In my experience, about 20-$40 per person will get you past the line in Vegas. Just put it in their hand, nothing unusual about it. I really have no idea how much would be safe bet to grease with at Marquee. The horror stories about the prices of drinks in Vegas are infamous. I tipped our bartender $5 or more on the first 2 rounds of drinks and from that point on, he hooked us up with both very strong drinks and 2 rounds on him. This was my experience on Saturday night and on Monday night as well. Take care of them and they will do the same. As someone who absolutely loves clubbing, there is nothing more amazing than seeing a jam-packed dancefloor at 10 PM. It sucks if you would like to dance and go back to the bar for more drinks, however I cannot be mad. Everybody wants the experience that is Marquee. If you would love to experience the floor on a Saturday night, good luck after 11 pm. I don't recall the floor ever being closed on Monday, however it was still really crowded.
If I could take a half of star off my review, it would definitely be the attitude of the bouncers. I firmly believe it it is intentional and by design because the Cosmopolitan staff could not be more polite but you would be hard pressed to find a friendly bouncer. Even if you are polite as can be, when you speak to them, they respond bland. I got thrown out of the club at some point during Kaskade's set and In their defense, I could have been doing something really stupid that I really do not remember. On Monday night, the bartender said to me that I couldn't have done anything too rude and that mostly people get thrown out for acting drunk. I realize they most likely want to get as many people as possible into the venue and throwing people out for minor drunk acts, is their excuse. That is unfortunate.
Aside from that, I had an incredible time at the venue both nights. The outside area is incredibly beautiful and the view as well. I never made it to either the hip-hop room or the third floor because house is my thing. I love the little boutique shop as well and $40 for the t-shirt I bought is not too outrageous. There of course has to be blackjack tables but why not sit down at a $10 table in in a club, it is Vegas. I have gotten a bit bored with many of the other venues in the town, however I would book a 3 day trip, just to visit Marquee all 3 nights. If you love nightlife, it is the one place you MUST MUST MUST visit.
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