Tao Beach is one of the clubs in Vegas that started allowing topless sunbathing. In fact, they advertise "European sunbathing permitted" and they display a poster outside the club showing a graphic of 3 beautiful topless women by a pool (their backs turned, but it's clear they are topless). The club was crowded and must have had over 200 women, but not one of them was topless the entire time I was there. I've travelled all over beaches in Europe and can tell you there was no "European sunbathing" going on at Tao. But that's not why I'm giving it 1-star. While I personally consider American prudishness silly and consider it perfectly natural for women to go topless at beaches, I'm constantly seeing topless women in my work as a photographer, and so the lack of topless women wasn't really that big of a disappointment. But, I just think that if the whole purpose of this club is "European sunbathing" it's ridiculous when it's just American sunbathing like pretty much every other pool in Vegas. Since I'm a guy and didn't bring with me a beautiful women (topless or otherwise) I had to pay $20 cover. Oh well, no big deal I thought; I wasn't expecting it to be free after all. The person who took my money didn't mention any other charges. So, when I went inside and noticed some empty chairs, but lots of apparently uncomfortable people crowding around the pool instead of taking one of those empty chairs, I figured there must be a charge to sit down in one of the chairs. Sure enough, I asked and was told I'd have to pay a $100 drink/food minimum to sit in a chair! How ridiculous! Even with their basic drinks that cost $14, I'd be drinking 7 drinks! Since I wasn't planning to get drunk, I instead sat around the pool with the other people. I didn't have any problem with that anyway, since the main action seemed to be by the pool, and anyway sitting around the pool was perfectly comfortable for me. The only real problem was that there was no place to put my stuff (I had a backpack with me), and so when I went up to the bar to get a drink, I had to take my back pack with me. You'd think that for a place that charges $20 cover and a $100 minimum to sit in one of their basic chairs, would have a decent changing room. This club isn't just for guests of the hotel, so some place to change seems in order. Well, the only place to change was one of the restroom stalls. The restrooms aren't even in the club. To use the restroom, you have to leave the club and use one of the restrooms by the regular hotel pool just outside of the pool. So even if there wasn't any "European sunbathing" I was still expecting this club to have lots of the beautiful people. There were certainly lots of women that were above average, but I saw only 1 woman at the level of women whom I photograph. On the plus side, I should say though that at least I saw relatively few women with implants. Speaking of beautiful women, I saw several very beautiful women around the regular hotel pool just outside the club. After having a drink and hanging out for an hour, I was getting bored, so decided to leave. Tao wasn't worth the $20 I paid for cover and $14 for a drink. If I ran this club, I'd make damn sure it lived up to its billing of "European sunbathing". It wouldn't be hard to do that. All I'd have to do is make a special offer whereby women who go topless get entered in to a drawing for $1000 in chips or something similar.
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They always know my name, what I want, and you get a great sandwhich for a great price.
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Hands down the best hamburger I have ever had in my entire life! Unfortunately we don't have any of these restaurants on the East Coast, but this is always my first stop anytime I am in Las Vegas or California! The food is very reasonably priced, but even more important: it is extremely delicious! Be prepared for longer lines because everybody else knows about this place too and it is extremely popular.
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I have stayed at several hotels in Vegas and consider this my favorite, though it is not perfect. It has a good location on the Strip, not far from the airport, by a bus stop. It has a 24-hour food court and is across the street from Denny's. The rooms are large, and I have always found the water hot and plentiful. I have never had a problem with noise. It often offers a food promotion. What are the negatives? It charges a $20 "resort fee" that is a total ripoff. It sometimes charges an early check-in fee. It does not have free wifi in the rooms but does in the lobby. On my last visit housekeeping did not leave enough washcloths and towels for two people. The food court is too noisy in its music. The pool sometimes closes at 5 pm. I would stay there again.
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