Hooters Casino Hotel Will Do Anything Nevada Law Allows

Where: 115 East Tropicana Avenue [map], Las Vegas, nv, United States, 89109August 3, 2006 at 9:09 AM | by juliana | Comments (0)

While Hooters Casino Hotel might not be the fanciest place in Las Vegas, the restaurant chain's first foray into the casino business has been able to distinguish itself from the competition with its laid-back atmosphere, reasonable gaming tables,  casual nightlife scene, and of course, the Hooters girls who strut through the casino hotel each day in their short orange shorts, tight white tank tops and the somehow-sexy tube socks.

Now, the casino hotel is offering to "Build-a-Bash" for you and your friends. With party packages for bachelors, bachelorettes, the newly divorced and even class and family reunions, Hooters can drum up any type of party you want and they mean ANY type of party.

HotelChatter spoke with Allen Oakley, the man behind these bashes, who can make all your wild Vegas fantasies come true. So long as they are legal.

HotelChatter:First off, how long have you been throwing these parties?

Allen Oakley:We started about a  month ago, so it's fairly new. When the hotel first opened, we weren't sure how popular we would be although we knew it would be very popular with men. Yet we actually get a really good crowd here. At nite, there's the younger crowd and then the regular Hooters customers during the day. So our demographics are like 21-101. And we started to have a huge demand for bachelor parties, then bachelorette parties and then birthdays in general. So we decided to have someone specifically to take all the calls and build the packages. Now we get like five requests a day.

HotelChatter:What is your most popular package?

Allen Oakley:Our most popular party is the Bachelor party and what's in the package depends on what they want. I mean, we can do anything, by law, and if we can't, then I can point them in the right direction and refer them to places. But if they want stripper poles in their room we can do that. We can reserve poker tables for them. We can have Hooters Casino T-shirts made up with the name of whatever their event is written on the back for $25 a shirt.

We also have the Celebrate your Divorce package which is a lot more fun than your actual wedding was. The Cure for the Common Hangover package will start your day with a bottle of tylenol. Then you can get a massage in our spa, maybe a bloody mary by the pool, and coffee sent up to your room first thing in the morning. We did have someone request Jell-O in their hotel room tub and we couldn't do that but I told the guests where the grocery store was.

More of the interview post-jump.

HotelChatter:What about unusual packages or parties?

Allen Oakley:Well, the Parrot Heads love us, you know, the Jimmy Buffet fans. We're hosting  a 10th anniversary party for the Parrot Heads Club of Las Vegas and in October when Jimmy Buffett plays at MGM Grand, we are doing a pre and post-concert party. We have over 100 rooms booked now and expect to have 200 rooms by the end of the month.

HotelChatter:Any crazy things happen during these parties?

Allen Oakley:We did have a group of guys that we set up with a golf package. We made them reservation at the Revere golf course, had limos take them out there and then when they were done, took them to the Scores strip club. The guys ended up partying there until 8am the next morning and we just had the limo pick up at the strip club and take them to their next round of golf. They played again in the same clothes they were wearing the day before and were drinking the whole time.

HotelChatter:Kinky! What other types of add-ins can you provide?

Allen Oakley:Like I said, we can do anything by law. It just depends on what they want. But we can throw in cigars for the group, we can have pre-ordered buckets of beer waiting in the rooms when they get to the hotel. We can have Hooter cakes made, which is in the shape of a Hooters girl torso. We can set up a VIP section by the pool next to Nippers, our pool bar, for about $200/$250 a day. We don't have cabanas here, but we might for next year. I can also set them up for events at other hotels like the Sahara which has the Drive behind it where they can race

cars. They do have to take a breathalyzer to do that so I advise them to do this first before anything else.

HotelChatter:What about room accommodations? Are these included in the package?

Allen Oakley:No, but if you are staying at the hotel and doing a package with your friends, we can give you a really nice rate. We'll hook you up there. If people want a nice room when they do the packages, we offer them our presidential suite which has a pool table, jacuzzi, living room area. You also don't need to be a guest at the hotel to use our Build-a-Bash service. Places like the Bellagio really can't accommodate a bachelor party from start to finish so if you want to stay there but party here, we can do that.

HotelChatter:What's the basic minimum a package costs?

Allen Oakley:It's our VIP treatment which is $30 a person and gets you a VIP check-in, a reserved seat at Porch Dogs, extra attention from our Hooters Girls, limo rides and little extras like cigars. Anything else you want after that, the price varies depending on what you ask for.

HotelChatter:So how did you end up with such a job at Hooters?

Allen Oakley:I actually used to do sales & marketing for the old San Remo Hotel & Casino. I was one of the fortunate ones who was kept on when Hooters took over. And I have to say, I have one of the best jobs in Vegas.

HotelChatter:And do the party people ever let you in on their fun?

Allen Oakley:Well, every now and then I go to Scores, but just to check-in on them. I mean, I have to know they are having a good time right?

To book your own party at Hooters, whether it be an Old School type with a wrestling ring full of KY or a Bon Voyage before your prison term starts, contact Allen at 1-800-522-7366 x 6029 or by email--oakleyAThooterslvDOTcom.