Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009

Oneil

The Fremont street experience

mookybargirl wrote: »

Thanks Trets. I've costed it all up and it's a HUGE difference to getting married here. Do we really need to pay 4k on food! :eek:.....

That 4K include you drinks package- shocking doing the maths isnt it.

stoneman

The Bellagio Fountains

FloozyLime wrote: »

Hey, thanks to all your help everyone who has replied, I have booked Flamingo after much deliberation. Just hope I get a decent room. Wonder if the $20 trick and a nice smile will do!!!!:rotfl:

Will keep checking the forum out as there is loads of info on here. Thanks again.

If you are staying for a week then $50 will certainly do the trick for an upgrade to a suite. I would either go for that or slip a twenty and ask for a remodelled strip view room. The non updated rooms there are some of the worst I have seen. They do not do upgrades to Go rooms for tips, you will need to book that properly, usually $30 extra per night , but depending how much the trip is costing you it might be worth the cost. I think the Go rooms are really cool.

stoneman

The Bellagio Fountains

mookybargirl wrote: »

Thanks Trets. I've costed it all up and it's a HUGE difference to getting married here. Do we really need to pay 4k on food! :eek:.....

You could take your whole entourage to Vegas for that, then let them chip in wedding present money for the wedding. BTW our Vegas wedding cost us about $100, $60 for licence and $40 for the drive thru
We actually got married in Vegas and didn't tell anyone. Tracy wanted to have a beach wedding in Cyprus but the marriage licence alone was £300.
So on a whim while we were in Vegas we did the deed and took a small family gathering to Cyprus for what they thought was our wedding, but in fact was just a blessing, no one was any the wiser. To this day neither her mum, or my kids know what we did.
The suggestion by ferf is a brilliant idea I think.

Stew68

The Secret Garden

stoneman wrote: »

You could take your whole entourage to Vegas for that, then let them chip in wedding present money for the wedding. BTW our Vegas wedding cost us about $100, $60 for licence and $40 for the drive thru

Was that a McDonalds drive thru:rotfl: ? Sorry, the diet makes me think of food all the time!!

Stew

Ooohhh, I've just turned into a MoneySaving Stalwart:beer:

milestone_3

photome wrote: »

Fantastic location but thats about all. I would choose Flamingo over IP any day. Pool at IP is rubbish and yes it is next door

Thanks. The qoutes keep changing on me all the time. Sometimes they have rooms and sometimes not.

Thinking of choosing between Flamingo, Ballys and Bellagio (which is a fair bit more). Not sure how much of the pool i'd use, but would be nice to have the option.

ferf1223

The Bellagio Fountains

just noticed that the LCI links are no longer working except for Paris and Rio...all the others when you click through it says:

We're sorry, but the special you requested is either expired or invalid.

Weird.

ferf1223

The Bellagio Fountains

milestone wrote: »

Thanks. The qoutes keep changing on me all the time. Sometimes they have rooms and sometimes not.

Thinking of choosing between Flamingo, Ballys and Bellagio (which is a fair bit more). Not sure how much of the pool i'd use, but would be nice to have the option.

All have pools, just that some are nicer than others. What are your main priorities? It might help us give suggestions. Obviously Bellagio is in a different class as you know...I know a few of us agree that without a fountain view (which is more expensive to book or keep fingers crossed for an upgrade) it's not really worth the extra cost to stay at Bellagio...unless it's perhaps a special occasion and you want a treat of staying at a pretty nice hotel...really just depends on what's important to you.

mookybargirl

The Bellagio Fountains

Thanks guys - no, the 4k does not include drinks :rotfl: The family are great and haven't made any demands of us (yet). I guess I just never expected to cost so much once everything was added up and I have found a really nice venue, so it is a bit more than everywhere else. I don't think OH's parents would want to go all the way to Vegas, so I'm expecting that if we go to Vegas, it'll just be the two of us and I'm ok with that. I hate making decisions.... and I want to get back to Vegas this year but OH isn't going along with it. I swung him last year though so here's hoping
Oh, wedding would be next year though either way

davidmcg2u

The Secret Garden

Hi Guys,

We leave in 2 hours to go to Manchester & fly out tomorrow morning.

I just want to say thanks toeveryone who has taken time out to reply to my questions again - much appreciated - makes the whole Vegas experience easier.

We still haven't book LOVE as yet as I seen it was on 50% yesterday at the booths - will obviously need to decide to book now at 25% off or hang fire hoping for the 50% at the booths.

UPDATE - booking function disabled at present so will have to be over there - decision made for me then!!

I got a reply from the Crown & Anchor regards to the footie - say they should have it but will pass my query on.I have 4 days before to try find somewhere anyway - they have the Celtic Convention in Vegas every couple of years so should get it somewhere!!

Cheers guys

mookybargirl

The Bellagio Fountains

Have a great trip david!