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| - I have passed through the centrally located Mirage on many occasions over the past 12 years. It has been renovated in recent years, and has new restaurants and clubs.
My review is based on one night that was spent in Villa One in the year 2000. Yes, this review is 11 years old, but worth the wait.
As you may know, there are a handful of very special villas and another handful of lanais that are reserved as special accommodations for high-rollers and special guests. They do not advertise these room types on the site, nor do they allow guests to pay for them under most circumstances. If you have seen 'Vegas Vacation', one of the lanais were used as the high-roller suite provided to Nick Papagorgio. The villas at the Mirage are said to have paid for the entire construction of the Bellagio!!
So, my friend wanted to throw a big party in Las Vegas, and needed a special space that could accommodate a live band, approximately 30-40 guests, and a full bar with catered food. The event was set to take place at The Venetian, but they backed out at the last minute after learning about the live band that was set to perform in the room. So, the race was on and it was up to me to save the day. Apparently, I was the only one with a Black card.
As I began calling around to find a venue, I was looking out the window of our Venetian suite at The Mirage tower across the way. Why not call them first? They are right across the street! So, I called. The nice woman who answered decided to transfer me to a casino host named Matt Sacca. Matt is very cool, and still works as a host in Vegas at Green Valley if I am not mistaken.
Anyway, Matt said he could hook us up with a villa and that our party sounded fun. After all, it was only one night. The negotiated room rate was $10,000 plus catering, full bar with wait staff, PA system rental and setup, and miscellaneous taxes and fees. The room rate ended up being a small portion of the total bill.
I could go on and on about that night. There is too much to write here as Yelp limits the space. Suffice it to say, I learned a few things that night. Some key lessons include:
1. If you want to spend all of the money you have in Las Vegas without gambling, they have made it very simple for you. Catered food, bar service, and a private butler can easily set you back $10K+. A PA system is about $5K a night. I did not ask about the lion rental.
2. If skinny dipping occurs in your private pool, the butler will fish out the bathing suits and return them to you in plastic bags the next day. Don't worry, he wears white gloves.
3. Nudity, extreme public intoxication, and Rascal scooter wheelie competitions are frowned upon in the casino. However, the Rascal is a good instrument for earning quick cash.
4. If you want a return invitation, none of the above will help you. Spend your money at the casino tables if you want anything comped.
5. Do something this stupid at least once in your life, given the chance. Make your friend with the cashola really happy, and spend the airlines miles earned to take a relaxing vacation. You will need recovery time after the Vegas madness.
I will never forget that night, and that is a good thing because I just realized I completely taped over the video footage taken. Probably a good thing! How long is the statute of limitations in Nevada anyway?
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