text: Take any lounge/club but make it during the daytime + outside at a nice pool + there you have Tao Beach. And, of course, true to any clubbing-like experience, your perceptions of how good your time was is dependent on \n       A) how hot/fun/young the crowd is that day\n            + \n       B) how much you drink\nOur group of all girls came on a Sunday early afternoon + pretty much had a good time considering the crowd was young + good-looking + we each had at least a few drinks in our system. If you're looking for a place to just lay out + relax, Tao Beach isn't for you. You can go to a regular hotel pool for that. This is one of the many hotspots to get the party started before night falls.\n\n* Location - Before heading to the pool, the line starts downstairs where you have to get hand-stamped on the ground floor by the Coffee Bean. I don't know if this is how they always do it, but it's pretty smart to have this first bouncer indoors considering the heat. Once stamped on the wrist http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/qEJjv2k8nDhOiYpmi_aVOw?select=iAkuMc24VMqSvK2cT2_2nA, the Venetian pools are up on the 4th floor where you'll pass through the regular pool before seeing the line + hearing the bumping music for Tao Beach. Here's another line where you get your wristband + a complimentary towel.   \n\n* Parking - Venetian self-park, walk over, or take a taxi.\n\n* Venue - Yea, it's pretty small... Most of the action happens at a shallow pool at the far end where party-goers dance + mingle in the cloudy waters http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/qEJjv2k8nDhOiYpmi_aVOw?select=Mfs0mR6_guMJ0b8IFXgD2Q then there's a middle section of daybeds + umbrellas before the bar + some tables at the other end. The whole area is surrounded by tables + colorful cabanas that you can reserve for a pretty penny. Unless all the tables aren't reserved or you know people (or can get to know people, haha) who have tables, there isn't much space to tan or leave your things. There's another really small jacuzzi-sized pool by the bar, but it's in an awkward place so no one really goes in there.\n\n* Cleanliness - Like any pool, it's not going to be clean after a only couple hours. Considering that there's hundreds of people dancing, splashing + doing their thing in there all day... mmm yea, murky waters. However, there's staff around that monitors that no one's drinking in the pool. The guy blows a whistle + points so everyone pretty much stares down the wrong-doer until he/she gets out. The pool deck area is fine. It can get pretty slippery when wet, though, if you're walking or dancing around barefoot. \n\n* Crowd - It takes a certain kind of person to come to a pool party... one who isn't shy to strip down to a bikini/swim shorts + is down to get their drink on in broad daylight to loud bumping music. Tao Beach is for the young + good-looking... plus the many who wish they were or have the guts to come. Seeing a 40-something year old guy doing a gyrating solo performance on the side of the pool + flashing a thong under his shorts was an interesting spectacle, haha. Other than that, expect the people here to be slightly on the younger side of the 21+ crowd.  \n\n* Music - Top hip hop hits plus some EDM mixed in here + there. I'm pretty sure the DJ played some repeats during the 3-4 hours we there, but whatever. It's the kind of beats that has everyone up + dancing in the pool or having a good time on the deck or by the bar. \n\n* Bar - There's a few small tables to sit at, but it's mostly just a small bar at the end specializing in frozen drinks + whatever else you'd want to keep you cool in the Vegas heat. There's another bar closer to the pool as well. I honestly didn't spend too much time at the bar but when I did drink... I wasn't the one buying, haha. Bartenders are hot chicks. \n\n* Drinks - As mentioned, they specialize in frozen drinks + have some of their red-bikini waitresses going around with shots. Prices are high... in the range of $10+ for most everything, but then again it is Vegas...\n\n* Bathroom - It's very inconveniently located all the way back by the entrance to the whole pool area. Sure it's a decent size, but considering how many people are not only at Tao Beach but also the general Venetian pool... yea. Go before you enter if you can.  \n\n* Price - Like pretty much every other group of girls, we got in free. It being a summer weekend, guys have to pay... but the amount is anything from $20 + up depending on how many guys + how crowded the space is. If you're a guy, I recommending either staying at Venetian or Palazzo to get in free or coming early with a group of girls to help your chances of not having to wait forevermore or pay more.    \n\n* Misc - The day we went happened to be Pamela Anderson's birthday http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/qEJjv2k8nDhOiYpmi_aVOw?select=GgsOJyOXaAlwlYWGBtrUtw so she made a 30-second appearance at the DJ booth before disappearing back into the private cabanas. Too bad I didn't manage to snap a picture of her...