text: As a local I try to avoid the Strip at all costs especially on the weekends Saturday I made an exception and came to Gold Lounge at Aria for the first time The reason my cousin was turning and had driven out from San Diego for the weekendnnTo be honest I read a couple of random reviews prior to writing mine and I have to say some people are harsh They complain about prices and about bouncershosts discriminating based on looks HI Welcome to Vegas Get over it If you cannot afford drinks and cover then you are in the wrong city or hanging with the wrong crowd That being said on to my reviewnnI arrived around am and had no problem getting in I mentioned I was local they gave me a little ticket thing and I walked right in I saw large bar a smallish dance area and several tables all reserved of course The music was decent hiphop and radio hits when I arrived but switched to some annoying housey techno an hour later I guess they had switched over to their afterhours themennMajor DownsidesnNowhere to sit and cool your heels even though they claim to be a lounge They kicked my companions off a reserved table even though the prior occupants left a good halfhour earlier and no one else was waiting for bottle servicenUnisex restroomsand only stallsnannoying switch to house music nnUpsidesnno wait and no cover at least for menI did not see any priority placed on girls dressed like hoochies There was a nice mix in the crowdnnBottom LinenI had an alright experience Not stellar Not terrible But I am a nne girl at heart I will stick to my clubs and lounges at the Palms