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| - The more I go to clubs, especially in Vegas, the more I realize that I'm probably more of lounge guy as opposed to a club guy. I like the show, I like the lights, I like the music and I like the women. I don't like the insane crowds, being packed like sardines, getting drinks spilled on me, the ridiculous cover fees, insane prices of alcohol and the kids trying to be a Bruno Mars look-a-like dancing like they are having an emotional breakdown on the dance floor. Maybe I'm just getting old but it just doesn't seem to do it for me anymore.
When I passed through the MGM I thought that Hakkasan looked to be pretty cool, not to mention it was only a few steps away so I didn't have to go walking/commuting down the strip to get there. The plan was to check it out once night rolled around.
I got to line kind of late (10:45) because I figured maybe I'd go to XS instead since I had never been there either but changed my mind and headed back to Hakkasan. Needless to say, I had to wait in the general admission line for a good 45+ minutes before getting in.
Since this was a somewhat spur of the moment thing, I hadn't checked what the cover fee was so halfway through line I asked and it was $50. Not really what I wanted to pay just to get inside but since I had been there for awhile already I said screw it and did it anyway. Not my proudest moment but I figured I just wouldn't drink anything. I hear the drinks go for close to $15 each anyway and anything over $9 or $10 to me is pretty much a rip-off, even for Vegas standards.
The decor inside was pretty cool. Simple but nice. I didn't find it as cool as the interior of Tao or as cool as the pictures I have seen from XS but overall it wasn't bad. Multiple levels, several views of the main DJ/performance stage, large dance floor, several restrooms and tons of booths for bottle service.
As big as the venue appears to be, it got packed really quickly. The dance floor was insanely crowded so much so that navigation was nearly impossible. . Tons of people were getting drinks spilled on them, I was getting bumped into ever nanosecond and worst of all, it was friggin' hot. Tons of people dancing around drenched in sweat , bumping into you throwing elbows etc. while dehydrating took it's toll after about 30-45 minutes before I decided I have had enough and got off the floor. There was occasionally confetti being dumped from above, fog/mist being blasted on the floor, which should have happened with more frequency due to the temperature on the floor. There were tons of kids on the floor some of whom didn't even look near 21 but then again, that's not really my concern anyway. It's Vegas.
I ended up finding a place to stand behind one of the bottle service tables and watched the main show from there. The main show was a DJ duo called "Dada Life" who's name rang a bell but aside from that didn't really strike a chord with me. I was actually hoping more to see Tiesto who performs there regularly but alas, it wasn't one of his nights. The music was so-so but the show was pretty impressive, lots of lights and lasers, choreographed dancers, huge banana shaped inflatables (beach ball style) and even pillows being thrown from the roof into the crowd to add to the carnage. It was a cool scene, just not sure it is mine.
This club is just okay. Cover fees are too steep especially considering the fact the the prices for drinks are too steep. Bad combo. Clubs get crowded in Vegas but I guess I'm getting a little less tolerant of insane crowds, not to mention not having anywhere to sit down just becomes exhausting. I don't regret coming here but at the same time I kind of wish I would have went with my original feeling and gone to XS instead.
Basically each time I go to a club in Vegas and fight the crowds I find that I'm probably going to be more of a lounge guy from now on. If I'm going to drop a lot of cash on drinks etc. I might as well do it in style and comfort and Hakkasan pretty much solidified that notion. If I end up going to another club in Vegas, I'll probably end up going to XS or somewhere where I feel that there is a little more value in the entertainment I'm getting. It just wasn't there for Hakkasan. I mean, it was real, it was fun. It just wasn't real fun.
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