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| - Aside from offering what I believe to be the best pool scene in Las Vegas, Bare also represents everything that this town has come to represent, particularly for the younger generation who isn't stuck in a cigarette smoke filled casino from sun up to sun down. Excess, exuberance, enticement, and the ability to escape into another world, for at least a few hours, are all in abundance here, and even without the optional "European style" looseness on the clothing regulations (I would estimate the exposure rate between 5-20%, depending on the time of day) this would be one Hell of a great party.
When I walked up to Bare, after navigating through the forest that lies in the middle of The Mirage hotel, I gave the gatekeeper my name, and was told, "There is no guest list for guys." Right, I said, but there is one for me. He checked again, and with a nice, slightly embarrassed apology let me right in, along with my friend Japhet and his roommate, waiving the $50 fee for each guy. If you've got hookups in Vegas this is the place to use them. Hours later, our minds blown, and at least a dozen pitchers of mojitos downed between the three of us, we had experienced perhaps the most fun of our entire 5 day weekend.
I'll spare you stories of "the girl in green", as she became known, who got kicked out for somehow having entirely too much fun, or the stage dancers from EDC who were the nicest Aussies I've ever met, and almost all Aussies are nice, because really every trip to Bare could result in dozens of recountings of things you really won't see anywhere back home. Hell I really won't even elaborate on what happened when my buddy chatted with a swinger couple for a bit too long, because as they say, what happens here... (unless one of your other friends takes a cell phone photo of your text conversation after the fact and posts it to Imgur, woops).
What I do want to praise though is a DJ that absolutely slayed a Sunday afternoon pool party with his mixes (and was sorely missed when we returned on Monday), drinks that were as strong and well mixed as anywhere else I've gone in Vegas, and a staff that is there at your fingertips from the second you lay down to relax in your bed, assuming you're smart enough, and early enough, to get one. For a mere $100 worth of spending (which you will easily do here), or by knowing the right folks, you can reserve a bed for the entire day, and get the best possible poolside views of all the entertainment. I suggest if you're early enough to go for one of the beds in the middle of the pool, for a full scope of all the main party, or one at the very end in between the main pool and the wall pool, because there's never ending activity in there as well. You'll have a waitress dedicated to your area, and a pool boy watching out for you specifically (don't forget to tip these guys as well, as they work just as hard, if not harder). There are also separate guys in charge of issuing who gets what beds/chairs, so if you take care of them too they'll not only seat you wherever you want, but make sure you're surrounded by as much of the opposite sex as you desire.
In addition to the stellar drinks, the food here is definitely restaurant quality, albeit obviously pricey (but you can apply that to your $100 minimum if you're still too hungover to start drinking). The lobster tacos with guacamole were as good as anything else I had in Vegas, and the buffalo chicken wrap was exactly what I needed to prep for a long day of travel after we left the pool on our last day. Brian raved (no pun intended) about the frozen fruit, which he had heard would be greatly enhanced based on his activities at EDC the night before. I can't vouch for that aspect, but I thought it was a wonderfully refreshing snack for what turned out to be a sweltering summer day. Bare was a great way to end a memorable trip reuniting with some old friends in Vegas, and it will definitely be one of the few places worthy of returning to from this visit.
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