So there is no cover per se most nights, but there is a table fee of $15 per person (aka if you don't pay then you don't get to sit at a table which they say pays for the live music) and honestly the experience is better with table service rather than trying to fight the crowds for a drink.

Yes: Wednesday - Friday  5:00 pm to 7:00 pm  Sunday  8:00 pm to close

Well the famed penthouse is $18,000 a night. But hey!, They've got to pay for that 20 million dollar renovation somehow!

There is dancing when the Island Groove Band is playing. The band olays from a flosting barge in the "lagoon". The lagoon was converted from a 75 foot long swimming pool in 1929. The band starts at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday the music starts at 8:15.

During earlier hours, yes.

Thursday thru sunday

Only if you plan to go for dinner. No cover charge for the bar

I don't believe that they take reservations, unless you are a guest of the hotel

It's a cover band of mostly top-40 hits from different decades and currently.

Was expecting more. My wife and I thought the food was mediocre at best. We had 7:30 reservations. The band started at 8 pm. When our server came to the table she said if we were still eating at 8 pm there would be $15 cover charge for each of us. The manager said not to worry about it. By the time we left, the bar was hopping. Can't say we needed a reservation as there were plenty of tables available.