Tao Beach is like stepping into a jungle oasis - but like the nightclub, things get pretty wild here.
The 18,000-square-foot pool club offers plenty of lounge chairs, cabana options and the best music you dance to at a Vegas pool party. Details like bamboo trees and Asian-inspired design cues make this feel like a tropical getaway, but remember: You haven't actually left the desert.
Not that it matters, since if you want to cool down, you can always take a dip in one of the pools.
For the VIP treatment, you can get one of the cabanas with air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs, gaming consoles, DVDs, WiFi and a mini-bar. Tao offers staff members to look after you and masseuses to help you relax those tense muscles. And like some kind of big-screen Transformer, the cabanas can be combined to accommodate bigger parties and larger groups.
Tao Beach offers food and drink service from Tao Asian Bistro, which means plenty of delicious bites and tasty libations are at the ready for you. It might not seem like it at first, but you haven't really lived until you've had sushi at a pool club.
Something more to get excited about: Tao Beach is home to a lot of special events this season, perhaps more than any season prior.
Maxim Magazine puts on a great party every Friday, with cover model parties, modeling searches and all sorts of fun, rowdy events only Maxim could put on. Electronic Dance Music fans also have reason to be excited, as Sirius XM satellite radio's BPM channel brings the noise with BPM Live. The top electronic DJs from all over the world will spin the hottest EDM, with their performances being aired on the station.
Like the nightclub that it's attached to, Tao Beach is an inspired breath of fresh air in the Vegas party scene. The club's Asian-inspired allure is very apparent without ever feeling overly tacky or themed. Don't miss out on this tropical getaway if you get the chance.
-- By Jorge Labrador
