What happens in Vegas, ends up on the blog! I’ve just returned home from a long (and rather wild) weekend in Las Vegas for one of my best friend’s bachelorette parties. Whether it’s for a bachelorette party or a weekend getaway, here are some helpful tips for a wild weekend in Sin City!
Getting There
If you are driving, start early! By the time you get to Vegas and check in, it is a lengthy process and valuable time you could be spending at the pool. The later you leave, the more traffic. Being based out of Orange County, makes getting to Vegas rather easy. Getting back is a rather different story. If you are planning on leaving on a Sunday, do not leave around hotel check out time. You will be stuck in traffic with everyone else trying to flee the city. To avoid major traffic, leave before 9am or after 5pm.
Flying to Vegas from any major airport is easy. Las Vegas Airport is international so finding a direct flight is never a problem. Southwest offers some of the best fares to Vegas.
Where to Stay
I personally prefer staying on the strip. I’ve been to Vegas countless times and have stayed in several hotels. This weekend we stayed at the ARIA Resort & Casino (www.aria.com) and it was incredible! Many of the hotels have that awful smoke smell that is rather nauseating but the ARIA smell great the moment you walk in the door. I’d highly recommend staying here. We were given the Executive Hospitality Suite which was insane. It was 2,000 square feet, had 4 flatscreens, a wet bar, a living room, a corner view overlooking the city and a private conference room.
Vegas Day Clubs & Pool Parties
During the spring and summer months, Vegas pool parties are where it’s at! These aren’t your typical pool parties. Ladies wear heels (mostly wedges) and dress in their skimpiest bikinis to shake their booties while the hottest DJs turn it up! This past weekend we made the rounds at different venues.
We first stopped at Encore Beach Club (www.encorebeachclub.com) at the Wynn. It was okay but it wasn’t all that great. The venue is huge which makes it almost too big. My advice would be to go here if there is a great DJ that day. David Guetta seems to make frequent appearances and that would have definitely been a huge plus had he been there that day.
Next, we ended up going to Wet Republic (www.wetrepublic.com) at MGM. This place was so much fun! I loved the layout and we ended up getting a cabana which made the entire day all the better. We even had our own private jacuzzi!
Our last pool party was at LIQUID Pool Lounge (www.liquidpoollv.com) at ARIA. This was the smallest venue of the three we visited and it was the perfect place to spend our last day in the sun in Vegas. We had a big comfortable day bed, a couple bottles of Veuve Cliquot (my favorite) and a bottle of sangria.
Pool Party Season
The pool party season in Las Vegas begins around the second week of March and ends early October. A great resources for all things on Vegas pool parties, check out www.vegaspoolseason.com.
Vegas Nightclubs
Our first night in Vegas we kicked things off at Omnia Nightclub (www.omnianightclub.com) at Caesars Palace in the space formerly known as PURE. It is owned by the Hakkasan Group and just opened earlier this year. The sister DJ duo Krewella put on a great show. Definitely worth going to Omia if you can get on the list!
The second night we decided to go a little crazy at Beacher’s Madhouse (www.beachersmadhouse.com). If you haven’t heard about this place, go! It’s very entertaining. Little people (trying to be PC here even though Beacher’s themselves don’t hold back) and giants wearing chicken and Big Bird costumes run around while unusually entertaining acts are performed on the stage. Go here to let lose and really not give a f@$!k what anyone thinks!
The Hangover Cure
It’s Vegas and this is my Vegas Party Guide. So naturally, you probably want to know about how to get rid of that hangover right? My first recommendation is to hit Aria’s Buffet. Las Vegas is somewhat synonymous with buffets and the buffet at Aria does not disappoint offering almost everything you could want. We devoured more crab legs than imaginable!
For those who feel that their “morning after” cannot be cured by stuffing your face, then you might want to head to Hangover Heaven (www.hangoverheaven.com). I’m not making this up. It actually exists! They will actually hook you up to an IV and pump you full of life reviving goodness.
The Vegas Party Essential
No trip to Vegas would be complete without one absolutely essential must-have – your friends! So round up those party animals, then hop on a plane or hit the road or click your heels – whatever it takes – and get to Vegas for a weekend full of mayhem, madness and memories…or lack there of.
I’m heading to Vegas the end of summer and I haven’t been in a few years so knowing where to go these days is going to be very helpful! Thank you so much! Looks like you ladies had a blast!
Vegas is definitely always changing its hot spots. There is always somewhere new and happening. End of summer will still be pool party season too! Have so much fun!! xx
Congrats, you learned how to be a stupid spoiled whore in Vegas. You might need to bleach your hair blonde though before you go. Ya know, to maximize your stupidity while getting drunk and gang-banged by pea brained beefcake losers. “Like totally!”
I actually don’t use bleach. It’s really bad for your hair. I suggest if you want to go blonde use color!!! It like totally works!!!
Sounds like you need some therapy, Sarah. 🙁
A blog about stupid spoiled rich white girls getting drunk in Vegas. I wonder how many of these “daddy’s little girls” have STDs. They certainly don’t have a combined IQ of more than 50. Yay I’m stupid and blonde! Lol what a waste of life. Grow up Barbie.
Hi Sarah. I actually graduated top of my class and worked at a top investment banking firm in NYC for a long time. So stupid is very inaccurate. Maybe you should read the rest of my blog and reevaluate your comment. Thanks and I hope you have a wonderful day!
Hi Sarah,
What a nice comment you left! I love compliments! I work extremely hard for everything I have and I can promise you I am not one of “daddy’s little spoiled girls.” I suggest you learn to be nice to people. If you work hard, you can have it too! You sound a bit jealous. I actually found my high paying job on Indeed.com. Once you get a job, I can be sure to refer you to contacts in Vegas so you can purchase your bottle service!
-Barbie
Wow! People like you still exist?! Thought you all grew up and joined the real world. How’s it being stuck in the world of ignorant idiots?! You have NO right to judge any of the girls in this blog post. You don’t know anything about them. They all have college educations from TOP universities, hold great jobs, live on our own, and crush in the real world with grown ups. Stop hating aka being jealous! Clearly you have nothing better to do…you’re probably unemployed and sad and live with your mommy! Being judgmental will get you nowhere in life. #byesarah #woof #nobodycares
This whole things still really cracks me up. Oh Vegas memories!
Wow. Just wow! Here I am looking fondly on this fabulous and informative post on a Vegas vacation which happen to also be a celebration for my bestfriend, a hardworking boutique owner’s bachelorette weekend. I am an editor and art director for two magazines and in all my years I have never seen such slander and down right cruelty. I had to save up for weeks so I could attend this trip. Every single WOMAN on this trip is hardworking, independent, mature and confident. Not sure I can say the same for you, Sarah.
Sarah,
You sound jealous? None of them have STD’s and they are all affluent and well educated. I am cut from that same cloth and love to blow it out in Vegas every once in a while… I think you should stick to watching foreign films alone and stuffing your face with bon bons because if you look anything like your judgmental attitude you’re straight up disgusting.
PS I am a dude, not one of the aforementioned “Barbies”
“Local” sounds like a real creep. I’m not getting in the back of your van pervert. Ask one of these dumb bimbos instead. They’ll eat your candy and give you some good Herpes. Now go away weirdo.