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The expanded Tao Beach Dayclub makes a major splash on the Las Vegas Strip

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Kaskade spins at Tao Beach Dayclub on April 2.
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Jason R. Latham

It’s a bit of a hike as you make your way through the line, up the stairs, and finally to the escalator that leads you into the Venetian’s Tao Beach Dayclub. It’s all by design. You don’t realize until you step off that escalator that you’re ascending to a destination one might describe as heavenly, especially when compared to the everyday chaos of the street-level Las Vegas Strip.

That Tao Beach has been out of sight for more than two years adds to the relief as you wade into the waters of a ring-shaped pool. An originator of the Strip’s dayclub experience, Tao Beach has returned following a massive rebuild that doubled its size. The now-44,000 square foot venue can accommodate 3,000 daytime revelers while still preserving much of the intimacy—and, importantly, the narrative—of its predecessor.

Rather than throwing out the Balinese theme that defined the club when it debuted in 2007, Tao Group Hospitality is leaning into the orange and incense, notably with the installation of a spectacular 15-foot-tall sculpture (dubbed Tendai, the tree goddess) conceived by Cape Town artist Daniel Popper.

Tendai serves as the welcoming sight (and a perfectly Instagrammable background) upon entry into the new venue, overlooking the luxury cabanas, VIP plunge pools, a pair of bars (appropriately named Temple Bar and Island Bar) and a can’t-miss LED screen above the elevated DJ booth.

During grand-opening weekend April 1-3, those decks were manned by the likes of Afrojack, Lil Jon, Kaskade and Illenium, among others. Tao’s 2021 acquisition of Hakkasan Group has supercharged its DJ roster, and that flexibility, along with the expanded space, will keep weekend visitors, TikTok influencers and celebrity guests coming back for more—not that out-of-towners concern themselves with the behind-the-scenes machinations of Las Vegas’ hyper competitive day- and nightlife industry. No, like all of us, they would rather immerse themselves in the music, the Champagne presentations, the floating sushi boats and the beautiful people. It’s the fantasy that draws you in, just like old times.

TAO BEACH DAYCLUB Venetian, 702-388-8588, taogroup.com. Thursday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-close.

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