Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009 part 2

ferf1223

October , November

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

Hi,

Is it worth buying the 2009 voucher booklet? If so, do you have a link?

Is there a similar booklet for reduced entry fee's into clubs?

Last one, for people who have been recently, what are the best shows to watch out there? I was hoping to watch a Magic show and Aacrobatics. I heard Cris Angel has a show out there - any good?

Maybe go back to page 124 - I think there have been answers given before that may help.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1790615&page=124

Lady_of_D

October , November

"The Hotels on the strip to be most wary about are unsurprisingly the cheapest. They are Circus Circus , The Stratosphere , The Rivera , Sahara , The IP , Excalibur ,Hooters and The Tropicanna . post for some advice before booking"


What exactly does this mean???

Seen a decent price on a package deal with the Riviera...

ratkarth

be wary as you do get what you pay for with the above places
also with a good bit of deal hunting (smartervegas.com) i found you could get a decentroom with food offers etc for not much more
on a budget would reccomend flamingo, drai's. or if going down for partying consider downtown

Daryl

ratkarth

ps ive never stayed at the riveria, its a little north of the strip but do-able if don't mind walking plus you have pepermill right next door

trets77

Lady_of_D wrote: »

"The Hotels on the strip to be most wary about are unsurprisingly the cheapest. They are Circus Circus , The Stratosphere , The Rivera , Sahara , The IP , Excalibur ,Hooters and The Tropicanna . post for some advice before booking"


What exactly does this mean???

Seen a decent price on a package deal with the Riviera...

seeing as i wrote it i will explain .

The Rivera is one of the oldest hotel / casino's on the strip , hence it no longer compete's in terms of quality to the big new and modern casino's. It's posters/ advertising outside are aimed at locals who gamble a lot .

also the Location is not brilliant . i personally would not walk to it from say the Wynn and it is a tad uneasy in the void between The Wynn to there after dark . ( someone on this thread a few years ago got mugged very late at night in this area ) . since The Stardust got imploded it kinda feels like it is a bit isolated

not stayed there so no expert , but the rooms don't get raved about.

it might be a great deal for you though , it all depends on what you want out of where you are staying .

ferf1223

October , November

Lady_of_D wrote: »

"The Hotels on the strip to be most wary about are unsurprisingly the cheapest. They are Circus Circus , The Stratosphere , The Rivera , Sahara , The IP , Excalibur ,Hooters and The Tropicanna . post for some advice before booking"


What exactly does this mean???

Seen a decent price on a package deal with the Riviera...

Have you tried pricing it up separately instead of as a package? I agree with all that ratkarth and trets said...if they were my only options, I would stay at Riviera over CC, Strat, Hooters and Tropicana though.

Looking at the photos on tripadvisor, I'm pretty sure you could do worse, but it's possible you could do a lot better for not a lot more (edited to add - though looking further, it's pretty obvious that a lot of the photos are of the renovated rooms - there are some of rooms that are quite a bit older)...just really depends on what you're looking at.

http://las-vegas-hotels.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g45963-d97735-Reviews-Riviera_Hotel_Casino-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html

Froggitt

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

Or, you can get the likes of Luxor for maybe $40 a night midweek.....not everyones cuppa but in a league above the ones mentionned above. Also MGM generally available for $50 midweek......Im pretty sure that rate once came with unlimited buffet. Use fatwallet for deals.

Froggitt

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

Venetian Exclusive Grazie package from $129

Luxury Suite at The Venetian or The Palazzo
Daily Continental Breakfast for Two at FIRST Food & Bar, Dal Toro Ristorante, or Caf! Presse
$40 off at Phantom - the Las Vegas Spectacular
$30 off your bill of $60 or more at Woo Restaurant
20% off at Anya Hindmarch
$50 off spa service at Canyon Ranch SpaClub®
$25 in Grazie Slot Credits

duchy

August

I like the Riviera -stayed there twice and always got a free upgrade. The Deuce stops right outside although I've walked several times down to the Flamingo from there.
The Sahara is very reasonable and has the additional advantage of the monorail although when cost is crucial my favourite hotel to stay at is the Orleans.
Prices will be the same or less but the rooms are bigger and it has fab facilities. It also has a regular (every 20 minutes) free shuttle to mid strip from 09.30am til midnight so would cost you nothing to get into the action unlike the far end of the strip hotels (and probably in the same or less time). The buffet is really good and an absolute bargain too.

Cand

September

Not strictly Vegas but anyone wanting to see Donny & Marie might want to watch this as its supposedly based on their Vegas Show...

An Audience with Donny and Marie
The Osmond siblings entertain a celebrity crowd in a programme based on their Las Vegas stage show, singing old favourites and new songs, including 1972 hit Crazy Horses, and Vegas Love, from their forthcoming album. Donny and Marie also present a Broadway medley and take questions from the audience SUB
General Show/Game Show
Wednesday 11th November at 8:00pm on ITV 1

Found this one for Barry as well...

Barry Manilow: Music & Passion
Recording of the singer's Las Vegas show, in which he performs hits including Copacabana, Mandy and Even Now HD
General Music/Ballet/Dance
Tomorrow at 4:00pm on Sky Arts