Sunday, August 17, 2008

Getting Lei'd


Last night we met up with some friends at my favorite tiki bar ever -- the Tonga Room at the Fairmont hotel.



Just outside the door we were greeted with leis, to help us get into the island mood. As we walked in, the house band was playing on their raft, which floats in the indoor lagoon in the middle of the room. After each set, they dramatically float back to shore as the rain comes down from sprinklers in the ceiling, and a strobe light simulates lightning.

Our table was tucked away in the back corner of the pirate ship (yes, there's a pirate ship). There were portals and rope rigging on the walls behind us, and we had a great view of the dance floor which is on the main part of the deck. It always looks a little bit like someone's wedding -- a random assortment of people, mostly tourists, drunkenly dancing to classic cover songs, including Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." My friends started a conga line when "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" came on, and they had the whole dance floor involved before the song was over.

The biggest drawback to this place is that it's EXPENSIVE. The delicious and strong drinks are $10 each, plus there's a $7 cover on Saturday nights... so it's unfortunately a place we have to save for VERY special occasions.

2 comments:

Catch Her in the Wry said...

So come on home and have a $4.50 martini with me.

Jane said...

Oh, I definitely will. :-)