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| - Tao Beach is a the really fun beach club at the Venetian, attached to Tao nightclub! It is a bit laid back compared to the huge beach clubs like Rehab and Wet Republic, but a huge party compared to the usual hotel pools! They have a DJ, loud music, lots of drinking, dancing, and splashing in the pool.
We went yesterday (Saturday, May 18) and it was PACKED. We showed up at 12:30 and even the line for cabanas and day beds was long (probably about 30 minutes total to get inside). I've gotten there earlier on other days and had no wait at all, but then again, it seemed more packed yesterday than I've ever seen it. We had a table right next to the pool, which was a great spot for people watching and hopping in and out of the pool, but there were a few times our drinks were knocked over by beach balls! Not the end of the world. Everyone started splashing like crazy when good songs came on, so there was a lot of energy. One thing to remember when you are assigned a spot is that the sun moves west, so if you are on the eastern side of the pool, you will eventually run out of shade.
The reason I give Tao Beach 3 stars is because you pay a lot for alcohol to be in a pretty small space. For four of us our tab was 1500 (including tax and tip), which is not as bad as it would have been at some of the beach clubs, but still a bit outrageous considering we only ordered two bottles of kettle one that they probably payed $15 each for...ah well:) You pay for the experience, which is worth it every now and then.
One thing that frustrated me as well is that they wouldn't serve us individual drinks at the tables (this is the first time I have gone that they refused to do that - they said they were too busy and we could only order bottles). Even though we ordered bottles as well, we would have liked to have a bloody mary or a daiquiri every now and then, so we thought it was pretty crappy they wouldn't serve us what we wanted. I guess we could have gone and ordered those from the bar, but that defeats the purpose of having a table in the first place!
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