I love the pool setting at Gvr because its child friendly. I have two complaints though. I truly believe there should be a designated smoking area so that children and non smokers are not affected by chain smokers.
Complaint number 2:
I absolutely cannot believe that at two separate occasions I have felt harassed for an additional tip by the waitresses.
If you are not aware Gvr pool automatically adds an 18% gratuity to your bill for your servers.
Which is fine in my opinion. What I found completely appalling was that on two separate days I was told by my waitress at our cabana " although a tip was already added, " you can leave me a better tip if you feel I did a good job. I totally took care of you, and you know, this is Vegas.. You know how it goes."
Ok, so my bill at the cabana was 500+90 for tip
So basically 90.00 is not enough, she felt I needed to give her more $. She stood there and gave me a funny look. Either way I felt like an ass if I didn't tip out more so I gave her 50.00 extra.
It didn't stop there. She also kept joking that she wanted our champagne bottle. So, I gave her my comped bottle of cheap Moët. She wanted the yellow label but I didn't give it to her. I feel like an idiot now.
Memorial weekend I returned to the general pool not a cabana.
Upon closing my 188.00 check, the waitress tells me " I know the tip was already added but feel free to add more of a tip if you want to, if you were happy with my service. You know, if you think I did a good job".
So, I felt pressured again and left an additional tip again! Idiot me!!
This is completely unprofessional. I've never been pressured for extra money. I am a generous tipper being as I am in the tipping industry myself. I would never request a tip from anyone. I hope this review creates awareness so others don't get suckered for more $.