CB
Cambria Bodywork
Feb 14, 2026
It was my birthday night celebration…. My fiance flew out my best friend and her bf from AUSTRALIA to celebrate with us. Our plan was to spend my bday celebration at “XS” club in Encore. We planned this with over a week ahead to attend the Calvin Harris night on 2/13/2026. Earlier in the week, we were advised by multiple hosts for the venue that they could sort free entry for all of us, but we wouldn’t be able to get a table unless we bought services. That was fine with us because we didn’t need a table. We were also told that usually guys are free before midnight (12:00AM), but tonight it would be 11:30PM because there’s a DJ performing. It was recommended by the hosts that we should arrive earlier than usual, NO later than 10:00PM to wait in the line. They said as long as we make it to the front of the line before 11:30PM, my party of 5, (3F, 2M) would have guaranteed free entry. My friends and I planned accordingly. As expected; we arrived at 9:00PM. After waiting long hours, we finally made it to the front of the line by 11:00PM! Although, by the time we got to the front entrance, a man in a tan trench jacket started walking down the line shouting that guys in line will now have to pay $100 if they want to enter the club!! I was shocked to hear this. I checked the time on my phone and it read 11:01PM! How can that be?? Like I said, we were NEXT in line with confirmation of our ”free entry” tickets before 11:30PM— & It wasn’t 11:30PM yet?? Nor was the club near capacity! I then began trying to communicate to the guest list moderator that we were “guest listed” with our tickets and kindly asked if they could help us with the misunderstanding. I was doing my best to explain our situation. I was hoping there would be some sort of solution, but the two hosts were very standoffish (as expected) and they were in fact, NOT understanding or respectful by any means. They just kept laughing and shrugging their shoulders, avoiding eye contact, and pretty much just unapologetically saying there’s nothing they could do. (A total lie, but also expected)
BUT THEN; as I was trying to come to a consensus with the moderator at the front, the other host standing directly next to him (with the greasy beehive hairdo on his head), told a European group of friends BEHIND us (in the same line) that they could go inside. He told them that THEY DID NOT HAVE TO PAY for the “male” guys in their group and that THEY would be the last few people to enter the club without having to “pay for dudes”.
It felt like a huge slap in the face. To make matters worse, when I called out the other host’s behavior to the moderator, he gaslit me saying he didn’t see it, saying, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I was incredibly disappointed and embarrassed. My friends immediately got out of the line and kept telling me that we should just leave. I was really hurt by this experience and appalled by these hosts work ethic. I’m a local resident and I’ve been in the nightlife industry in LA and Vegas for over a decade. These boys didn’t even: ask to look at my ID, care to see my ticket, or give me any time of day. I have GL/VIP moderator experience myself, and I was not pleased by their way of “securing orderly access” as a POC. They didn’t provide good customer service, nor did they maintain venue standards. I was hoping to show my aussie friends a nice, EASY time out at, what would have been, their very first Vegas club experience… for MY birthday. 🤦♀️ We made sure to be on time and come properly dressed and prepared. They also spent some of their travel funds on taxis and a hotel room to attend this. (The AUD to USD exchange rate for them is higher as well.) So this was a complete waste of time and money. All in all, bad vibes. Terrible service, disrespectful guest list moderators, and an all around unorganized and ruthless event. Criminal up-charging and sporadic, misinformed staff. Thanks for a negative and unforgettable birthday, XS.
- Cam