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Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009

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  • Trust_2
    Trust_2 Posts: 369 Forumite
    The Sirens of TI
    Thanks to your advice, I have booked a couple of days in Ballys, and just wondering has anyone stayed in the 'Rio', yes it is off-strip, but what is it like? they have the link bus if I remember to the paris hotel?
  • Trust_2
    Trust_2 Posts: 369 Forumite
    The Sirens of TI
    Sorry 'Happy New Year' to you all!
  • ferf1223
    ferf1223 Posts: 8,936 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    The Bellagio Fountains
    How did the murder mystrey go for the guy who is in vegas at the mo?

    I am also dying to hear stoneman's review...really hoping I didn't raise expectations too high. :)
    Does remembering a time that a certain degree of personal responsibility was more or less standard means that I am officially old?
  • ferf1223
    ferf1223 Posts: 8,936 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    The Bellagio Fountains
    Trust wrote: »
    Thanks to your advice, I have booked a couple of days in Ballys, and just wondering has anyone stayed in the 'Rio', yes it is off-strip, but what is it like? they have the link bus if I remember to the paris hotel?

    we had a night there to try it out...we didn't really care for it ourselves but others like it...we were upgraded to a diamond room and it was nice enough but nothing terribly special...the room was very warm (they also have the limitation on the heating and cooling so you can't take it down below a certain temperature and we were uncomfortable. They advertise as 'all suites'...it's not really - it's 'all relatively largeish rooms' at best. The likes of Venetian and Palazzo have pushed the boat out on the suites thing. The casino is very lively...can be really fun, but at 8am I can do without really loud music blaring out everywhere and the like (I am SO old). They do have various shuttles to and from Rio which are pretty convenient...the one from Paris fills up though - so getting there early is essential as the shuttle only runs every 30 minutes. Getting back isn't so much of an issue as there are shuttles to several strip casinos from Rio, so you can just hop on the one that comes first really. There's a pretty decent restaurant selection there

    We really like being able to walk out of the room and onto various casinos...for that reason alone we wouldn't stay at Rio for any extended period...it's nice enough in general, but we find it a bit too remote and a bit too lively for us at times...we really like to visit - it's a lot of fun if you're in the mood, but probably wouldn't stay there again.
    Does remembering a time that a certain degree of personal responsibility was more or less standard means that I am officially old?
  • Trust_2
    Trust_2 Posts: 369 Forumite
    The Sirens of TI
    Ferf1223
    Thanks for your reply, with the offer at the present time I will give it a go,
  • pebblespop
    pebblespop Posts: 1,202 Forumite
    i am going to vegas to get married in july (i know how hot it will be!!) i have seen a deal on expedia 5 nights at venetian for £780 what does everyone think to this?

    the price on venetian website works out to £822 converted on xe.com
  • ferf1223
    ferf1223 Posts: 8,936 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    The Bellagio Fountains
    for those who can travel from Manchester, BMI has a sale on which seems to indicate fares to Vegas from £299.50....also Heathrow from £320.70.

    http://www.flybmi.com/bmi/en-gb/exclusive-offers/flight-offers/bmi-better-for-business-sale-jan-09.aspx?link=copy
    Does remembering a time that a certain degree of personal responsibility was more or less standard means that I am officially old?
  • ferf1223
    ferf1223 Posts: 8,936 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    The Bellagio Fountains
    pebblespop wrote: »
    i am going to vegas to get married in july (i know how hot it will be!!) i have seen a deal on expedia 5 nights at venetian for £780 what does everyone think to this?

    the price on venetian website works out to £822 converted on xe.com

    Seems quite expensive compared to a lot off offers Venetian has had lately...too early for the good offers for July to be out yet I think...last summer they had an offer to pay the temperature each day in $ (so if it was $108, you paid $108 + tax that day per room - not per person)...while it's really hot in Vegas in July, it's nowhere near 200+ degrees each day. :)

    No guarantee those sorts of deals will be out again, but in this economy, I think they will be doing a lot to entice people in over the summer when it's generally not peak Vegas visiting time due to the heat.
    Does remembering a time that a certain degree of personal responsibility was more or less standard means that I am officially old?
  • Baz_2
    Baz_2 Posts: 729 Forumite
    The Bellagio Fountains
    pebblespop wrote: »
    i am going to vegas to get married in july (i know how hot it will be!!) i have seen a deal on expedia 5 nights at venetian for £780 what does everyone think to this?

    the price on venetian website works out to £822 converted on xe.com

    I would think closer to the time you would be able to get $180 per night at least, roughly £600 or under.
  • Froggitt
    Froggitt Posts: 5,904 Forumite
    The Fremont street experience
    Cage wrote: »
    Froggit, its a shame that palazzo deal is not available right up till Sept or I would book right away, its a fab deal. Do you think it will come round again, if not if I'm booking for Sept when do you think I should leave it till ? i.e. Book around April if I'm staying in Sept ? Or when do the best deals normally appear for that time of the year ?
    Sept deals youll probably start to see in June/July.....theres no need to panic about leaving it and Vegas filling up.......it wont!!! As said a few posts back, the summer deal last year was "pay the temperature in dollars", and as it doesnt really go above $115, it was a bargain.
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