"2012-06-27T00:00:00"^^ . . "2"^^ . "4"^^ . . "2"^^ . . "2"^^ . "Wet won me over this last time I visited (I'd been there once before and I have much cooler things to talk about now!!)\n\nWe went to support our friend who was competing in the Hot 100, which was on a Friday. We got there around 1pm and were able to walk right in...(no cover). After a thorough inspection at the front gate (guys, they'll pat you down; ladies, your bags will be closely inspected), we were in! It was already starting to get busy and it being such a hot day, everyone was in the pool. The venue isn't as big as EBC, but I'd still consider it a decent size. The set up is pretty well laid out with the large pool in front of the dj booth and the smaller (but still good size) pool on the upper terrace right below the ridiculously expensive VIP cabanas :)\n\nWe were hanging out in the terrace pool since that's where the competition runway was. The crowd was a great mix of fun-loving people and I spent some quality time chatting with random strangers and dodging large beach balls coming at me from every angle (it was great!).\n\nThe best part came when my hubby got so hot that he decided to chat with a friendly host and scored us a table in the shade right in front of the bar. Thanks hubby...and friendly host! There's nothing like scorching triple digit weather to spur you into hunting for an escape!\n\nSo, for the rest of our time there, we chilled in the magnificent shade on comfy couches sipping sangria. ***sidenote*** THE SANGRIA IS HEAVENLY!!!\n\nBullet points:\n- eventhough it was busy, bar service was quick.\n- clean bathrooms.\n- mix of music genres...they played a lot of hip-hop at the beginning and switched to dance toward the end.\n- they were hosting an evening banquet, so they closed at 5pm which seemed REALLY early.\n- the water didn't seem too much like a petri dish.\n- valet park your car!!! It beats walking through the MGM! (it's a little turn-in off Harmon).\n\nOh and...our friend WON 1st place in round 8!! Yay!"^^ .