Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009 part 2

Loobie-Do

Hello
I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post, but I'm going to Las Vegas in Jan, does anyone any cash-back sites I could book my trip with?
(every penny saved means I can spend it again later)

luci

September

You could book with Expedia via Quidco, but read Page 1 of this topic first as any saving you *think* you are making getting cashback may not be a saving at all if you end up paying more than necessary.

Froggitt

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

Also dont VS have a 3% quidco?

pennylane99

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

Froggitt wrote: »

Also dont VS have a 3% quidco?

its 2% cashback on the flight price (less the taxes/fees/surcharges)

so just about covers the ccard charge

Froggitt

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

Still worthwhile for the card protection

doodle_bug

luci wrote: »

doodle_bug

Funny what you say about the shopping being expensive. We actually found more bargains last time at $1.42/£1 than we did when it was $2.11/£1.

At DKNY for example, in addition to the outlet prices, everything has an additional 35-70% off and we also had a coupon to get more discount.

My wife could still get some cosmetics quite a bit cheaper and some other stuff, I normally buy my Calvin Klein's in Vegas but they were $22 plus tax, in Matalan they are £7.50 As they say in the USA "Do the math"

ferf1223

October , November

wdyw wrote: »

Their b-connected offers. If you haven't got a club coast card I believe you can sign up for one online.
Huh - that didn't come out the same as it was was showing whe n I cut and pasted ...dates down the right, costs on the left. 5 days in sep at $1

Just checked and the rates offered to me are different - so must be tied to your play at their casinos so will vary from person to person. We don't play much at Boyd properties so it makes sense that they wouldn't offer us much.

spalding

October , November

I'm going out to Vegas in Nov my flight home isn't till 2020hours, Its BA direct anyone know what time checkin will be? Also thinking of booking a cheap room for my depart date to store bags and have a shower etc before the flight home, found excalibur for $25 can anyone see any problems with this or suggest any better ideas? Thanks

stoneman

September

spalding wrote: »

I'm going out to Vegas in Nov my flight home isn't till 2020hours, Its BA direct anyone know what time checkin will be? Also thinking of booking a cheap room for my depart date to store bags and have a shower etc before the flight home, found excalibur for $25 can anyone see any problems with this or suggest any better ideas? Thanks

You can check in 24 hours before the flight if done on line. Suggest you contact BA as to what time they are going to open the airport desks, bit of an unknown with us all here at the moment as they don't start the service till October. You could always ask for a late checkout at your hotel, the problem is that if they don't have it available then you are stuck. Wouldn't myself like to lug my bags from one hotel to another just so that I could have a shower. Your departure hotel will let you store bags at the bell desk.

ferf1223

October , November

stoneman wrote: »

You can check in 24 hours before the flight if done on line. Suggest you contact BA as to what time they are going to open the airport desks, bit of an unknown with us all here at the moment as they don't start the service till October. You could always ask for a late checkout at your hotel, the problem is that if they don't have it available then you are stuck. Would'nt myself like to lug my bags from one hotel to another just so that I could have a shower. your departure hotel will let you store bags at the bell desk.

You can ask for complimentary late check out (usually about 1pm) or even later check-out with a fee - we paid about $40 I think it was to 4pm one trip when we knew our return flight was delayed. It may have been some sort of 1/2 day rate. It was worth it to us. I agree that I don't think I would want to faff about with moving hotels the last day just to have somwhere to stash bags and have a shower. For spa inclined people it might be worth looking into a treatment the last day - pretty sure you get access to the spa facilities for the day that way. Only worth it if you'd like to have a treatment anyway but for some it might be an option.