Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009

photome

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Trust wrote: »

funkyfin casino's around freemont have a couple of quarter's machines, so you could try there, (Four Queens..)

Or something different the little horse racing game in the MGM grand seems to always attract a crowd, not a slot admitedly but a bit of fun and you can will a small bit

Also try the smaller casino's Ellis Island springs to mind,

Have not seen any of the money shufflers, think that is more UK where you can see the cash and you think you may win it all

Horseracing one is worth a punt

Ellis island are ticket out. I havent had cash out of a slot for a couple of years, but i havent been to them all

photome

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winner3131 wrote: »

We're thinking of the Platinum as its a delayed honeymoon so wanted something a little bit special but for various reasons can't stretch the budget quite to Bellagio prices (although I am still on the lookout in the hope something will come up) and Platinum looked like a nice compromise. Still looking at others though, ideally mid-strip, especially after Stoneman's comments. Stoneman, thanks for the heads up. Well worth considering the taxi issue as i'm sure we'll be using a few. When you say that the route looks rough, are you meaning the route to the strip runs through a dodgy neighbourhood or a building site?

couldn't pre-book the premium seats when booking but managed to book seats for going out. Will look into the bubble seats.

I have no idea what rates are at Platinum, maybe you could post the rates you are getting and we could all look for same/similar rates at one of the good strip properties.

sew109

The Volcano @ Mirage

photome wrote: »

Ellis island are ticket out. I havent had cash out of a slot for a couple of years, but i havent been to them all

last time i had coin out was in summer 2007 at Hacienda near the hoover dam, last trip (dec 08) there all the machines I played were ticket

ratkarth

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stoneman wrote: »

Hard luck on having to fly with Virgin;) You did the right thing though by getting premium economy on the way back.

is virgin that bad.
i have booked with them as direct flight, but what do people think is it worth the extra hours to fly with another company? who would people suggest?what route

sew109

The Volcano @ Mirage

ratkarth wrote: »

is virgin that bad.
i have booked with them as direct flight, but what do people think is it worth the extra hours to fly with another company? who would people suggest?what route

for me its worth every minute to fly with united via either San Fran or LA and pay the small ammount for Economy plus, actually I dont pay now becasue of my status otherwise its $349 per year and that covers two of you

dorsetjohn_3

ratkarth wrote: »

is virgin that bad.
i have booked with them as direct flight, but what do people think is it worth the extra hours to fly with another company? who would people suggest?what route

Direct is the only way to go . Virgin are fine .

I once flew business into LA then caught a TED flight to Vegas . It took an extra 4 hours nearly to do this . I swore blind never again

photome

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ratkarth wrote: »

is virgin that bad.
i have booked with them as direct flight, but what do people think is it worth the extra hours to fly with another company? who would people suggest?what route

Yes they are that bad.

Heathrow to La ,virgin are great, modern planes, great IFE.

Garwick to Vegas is the pits, old uncomfortable planes and rubbish (if working) IFE.

Is it worth the extra hours to connect.. I dont know.

ferf1223

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ratkarth wrote: »

is virgin that bad.
i have booked with them as direct flight, but what do people think is it worth the extra hours to fly with another company? who would people suggest?what route

It's personal choice really...Virgin's planes on the route are rubbish, relatively speaking...they are old, showing their age, as has been said the IFE is hit and miss and in many cases the handsets are bolted into the side of the seats which makes them difficult to use, etc...the seats are not very comfortable, the configuration is not ideal and all that.

But some (like us) continue to fly with Virgin because they are direct...to us it's worth not having to make a connection...to others, they would rather have a more comfortable flight with a connection.

All that said after reading about AA's platinum challenge, if we go back this fall we'll likely fly with AA to try to make platinum...which will mean making a connection...we'll see if we find it to be worthwhile.

luci

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I am still hankering after one night at the Encore on the cheap. The cheapest I have seen it so far is £89/night, but that had a minimum stay of 2 nights. The dearest was $312.

I think I have tried all the usual sites, but would be grateful for any suggestions of ones I may have missed.

photome

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luci wrote: »

I am still hankering after one night at the Encore on the cheap. The cheapest I have seen it so far is £89/night, but that had a minimum stay of 2 nights. The dearest was $312.

I think I have tried all the usual sites, but would be grateful for any suggestions of ones I may have missed.

Where have you seen it for $89, I can only find over 100 but it maybe my dates are not $89