RHUMBAR is cool Caribbean fun
Picture yourself in Las Vegas with a minty mojito in your hand, sitting on a white beach, surrounded by cool Caribbean mint leaves. No, you’re not having a mirage -- you’re simply in The Mirage.
Of course, that would be The Mirage casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip where the rum lounge and outdoor patio called RHUMBAR was recently unveiled by Michael Frey and Craig Gilbert of Drive This! Entertainment. Thanks to the design by New York-based Alvarez-Brook Design, when at RHUMBAR, guest s feel as though they’re in a place where the cool mood of the Caribbean meets sizzling Sin City, erupting in a blast of contemporary island ambiance.
“RHUMBAR is a modern interpretation of classic Caribbean culture,” says Frey, managing partner of Drive This! Entertainment. “Through an eclectic soundtrack of lounge and world music and contemporary architecture, RHUMBAR delivers a distinctive atmosphere with a Latin vibe.”
RHUMBAR, which is located near the main entrance of the hotel just off the Las Vegas Strip sets the mood from the minute guests arrive. The entryway is lined with blocks of slate tile and there is a highly stylized frozen daiquiri bar featuring a chic counter with embedded mint leaves backlit with neon green lighting. While it looks like a piece of art, the counter is fully functional and equipped to handle the large volume of guests that walk by RHUMBAR every day.
The design of the venue was actually inspired by the image of a minty mojito on a white beach overlooking a teal ocean. RHUMBAR’s design-centric concept encompasses 2,000 square feet and accommodates up to 100 guests.
To bring to mind sand on a Caribbean beach, white is the prevailing color at RHUMBAR. There are also touches of cool greens throughout. The 20-foot- tall glass walls are adorned by abstract white mint leaves and the arched ceiling displays 15 Jeff Koons-esque sculpted chrome fighting cocks encased in glass protruding from the wall above guests..
RHUMBAR offers an array of specialty rum cocktails, as well as and other classic libations served by stylish cocktail servers and bartenders. The rum lounge also features a humidor offering an ample selection of cigars..
Enhancing the tropical theme is the spacious outdoor patio framed by lush landscaping with oversized patio furniture and a DJ booth spinning cool lounge music that offers the atmosphere of a Caribbean retreat, There, guests can enjoy the fresh air and views of the Las Vegas Strip skyline. RHUMBAR recently introuduced “Pink Sugar Mondays,” a weekly evening party on the patio. Every Monday, starting at 8 p.m., RHUMBAR becomes a celebration of pink in support of the Southern Nevada Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
- by Bobbie Katz, Las Vegas Reporter for HelloMetro
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