We were just at Pearl and the evening entertainment was NOT good. Except for one night, there was no entertainment in the lobby bar area. Instead, there was something in the disco until the "official" opening at 10:30 and it totally ruined the vibe. In the past, people would get dressed up, mingle in the lobby and wait for the disco to open. It made for a really social and fun vibe, full of anticipation and gave people a chance to show off their creativity with costumes and make new friends.
Now, people would walk into the lobby, go into the bar for a bit and, often leave because it was too loud to visit in the bar and it created confusion about when things were kicking off. The bar in the lobby was dead and most people had left by 10:30 so the disco was dead. The one night there was 6 people on the dance floor at 10:45 - it just wasn't working. We complained and were told the new manager, who came from RM, wants to mix things up but why mess with something that wasn't broken?
We sent emails to comment and ask for changes to make the lobby bar a hive of activity again but didn't hear back. We'd encourage others who were there recently and agree with this summary to write them and let them know how they feel. Maybe others like the more chill vibe in the lobby now but we sure felt it messed up our Pearl!