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| - I'm a fan of the pool parties. The place is huge and the pool is amazing. I really enjoyed the night pool party with all of the fun inflatable toys. Definitely felt like a kid again! The day pool party was really fun, too, and the atmosphere was completely different from night to day. All of the party goers were very friendly (bad crowds always ruin potentially great venues). It was also awesome that they were showing the World Cup game on the big screen before Macklemore came out. Another great thing is that you are given free towels! Every person got 2 free towels for the night party and 1 free towel for the day party. It's nice to know they don't charge for that. Also, great security. It does slow down the line when girls needs to get everything thoroughly checked, but at least I know I'm safe.
Three things I have to complain about.
-They don't give free water. It's $8 for a tiny bottle of Fiji water (why the fancy water anyways?). I hate when clubs make you pay for water especially when it's 115 degrees out. Marquee gives free iced tap water which I'll totally take over fancy bottled water.
-The staff working Encore were bitchy. One woman who worked the lines gave attitude when I asked a very reasonable question. The people at bag check were rude, too. Customer service is everything, and it leaves a bad taste in my mouth when I meet people like this, but I try to not let that affect my experience with the pool itself.
-I was at the night pool party the night before the day pool party. When you check in bags, they give you a trash bag to put your stuff in. The goal is to make sure the trash bag can be closed up or else they will make you pay double for an extra bag. Here's the catch: The night pool party gave me a giant bag, and the day pool party gave me a noticeably smaller bag. The 6 of us were able to fit all of our things in one bag at the night pool party with tons of room to spare, but had to get 2 separate bags for the day pool party. Also, they make you close it up in front of them, and if you cut it close, they stand there and contemplate for a good 10 seconds whether or not they want to charge you $20 instead of $10.
Overall, I had fun both times, so I'm just going to the let the little things I complained about pass. I've heard from many people this is their favorite pool, so I'm glad I got to check it out at different times of the day!
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