planet hollywood: This is for a trip to vegas for a bunch of my friends. Mixed crowd with regards to females and males.......just trying to get some feedback. I've looked into Hard Rock (worried about it being off the strip), Planet Hollywood Towers looks ok, but has mixed reviews, and the Venetian looks to have great nightlife but the hotel itself appears to be old fashioned|||maybe you want to hangout at: Cobra Kai Jiu-Jitsu 2104 South Highland Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89102-4622 Sweep the Leg Johnny!!|||You are right about the problem with the Hard Rock is it's location. Same is true with the Palms. Planet Hollywood would be your best choice with it having a younger crowd. Forget the Venetian as it not a party place to stay. You can always enjoy the night life at any hotel. PH puts you right in the center of things on the strip. Forget reviews for the most part. Most are fake or they have a beef with the property over something stupid.|||You don't really say how much budget matters to you. But since you mention Venetian, I assume you are willing to spend a bit. A good pool is probably more important than good clubs, because you can always tai it to any club on the strip. THEHotel might be a good choice. It has a boutique vibe, even though it has over 1000 rooms, and you can use Mandalay Bay's pool which is one of the best on the strip. Another good choice might be MGM Grand, Great pool, a couple of clubs.|||There is no "best" hotel for every person 25-30. You need to think about what you are coming to Vegas for. Some top choices might be: Encore Palazzo Aria Mandalay Bay|||Venetian and Palazzo are not old fashioned. But the latest pool scene and nightlife is at Encore where they just opened a billion dollar pool/club|||the palms or hard rock. do not pass go. do NOT worry about being off strip. you can cab anywhere anyways. those two will definitely have the most 25-30 demographic getting nekked and jiggy at the pools and clubs. you can't beat the palms for nightlife. with playboy, rain, ghostbar, and moon, you never have to leave the place. every nice strip hotel has some club that's hip and happening--caesars has pure, venetian tao, encore has xs, luxor has LAX, etc. etc. but for a lot of them that's where the young hip crowd ends. you go to the pool or casino, and the demographic changes significantly. so if you want other young people to party with, go with palms or hard rock.