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| - Hakkasan is one of those hyped places that everyone seems to talk about when Vegas nightlife is discussed. However, I had seen the crowds and the lines when walking through the MGM, and that didn't get me very pumped. I had also been hesitant to go to Hakkasan because several of my Yelp friends had reported phone and wallet thefts there with little care given by the management. I know these Yelpers to be some of the most honest reviewers, including a couple of Yelp Community Managers, so I was wary. Those reviews, along with the fact that my friend had a similar thing happen at another Vegas club with me, kept me from wanting to check out Hakkasan. It has been over a year since those reviews were written, and the group I was with wanted to go. We had a connection with a promoter who was able to get us in on two of the three nights we were staying in Vegas, so I decided I wanted to go too and see what all the fuss was about. I'm glad that I did go, because I had a great time on both nights.
Night 1 (Friday):
The line was long, and was not moving at all. Somewhere close to 10:30PM it started to move, and it moved quickly. Once we got in, we were greeted by what seemed to be an endless number of stairs. There were several floors to the club, and with each floor came different layouts. There was hip-hop on one floor and EDM on the main floor, which also had a couple of adjoining areas. The sound system and the music was good. It was not as over the top looking as I would have expected inside, but the lights were very cool. It was a great atmosphere, with the worst thing being that the drinks were way over priced.
Night 2 (Sunday):
Getting in was far more chaotic because there didn't seem to be a line. We were waiting in a different area than Friday, possibly because we had informed our promoter that we wanted a table and bottle service. We were in a crowd of people standing around until our group was let in at around 11PM. We were then led up to our table that was off in a random corner. It was actually nice to have our table out of the way of all of the crowds, but it also felt like we weren't fully experiencing the club. Our group took turns walking around to dance and see what was going on in the different areas. There seemed to be different floors open than on Friday, or rooms that we had missed. There was a loungy area playing hip-hop, that we did not see on Friday. It was not as good as the floor that was open on Friday because it felt too congested with a tiny dance floor. The EDM room was opened and packed. As for the bottle service, the staff kept all of our mixers and ice fresh. They were super friendly and attentive. It was worth it to get bottle service because we seemed to spend less on drinks than going to the bar, and we had a table to sit at when we got tired. Although Sunday night was great, I preferred Friday because the music was just a tad bit better.
Hakkasan was very polarizing it what it had to offer. There were things that were great about it, and things that dampened the experience. I do think the good far outweighed the bad, and I would some up the plusses and misses as:
+ Atmosphere, music, and service
- Entrance line, stairs, and expensive drinks
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