Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009 part 2

pennylane99

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

dorsetjohn wrote: »

Hello
From recent experience , which is the cheapest ATM for cash withdrawels from hotels on the strip . I plan to use my nationwide flex account . I read a recent post here about the casino royale for $1 fee (dont know how recent his visit was) instead of the usual $4.99 from other hotels

As said Guys recent personal experiences please
thanks in advance

also make sure your bank is aware you are travelling, or they may block your card, thinking its a fraudulent transaction

ferf1223

October , November

dorsetjohn wrote: »

Thanks for that , $1 seems quite acceptable

The one at Ellis Island is also cheap - $1.50 or $2...though one time when we looked the MAXIMUM withdrawal was $200...which meant that it wasn't actually any cheaper than withdrawing at our home base of Ballys if we wanted to take out $500.

Wammer

September

johnpaul74 wrote: »

What you have said about the IP is exactly what i've been hearing. And a girl at work who, lets face it appreciates the finer things in life, stayed there on her 3rd visit and couldn't fault it (location, price).

We are going in November and this will be my first time in Vegas. I'll also look for discount codes.

We've been quoted 7 nights at the IP with return direct flights at £1,983 for the 4 of us :j

What date in November are you thinking of going? If it's over the weekend of the 14th you'd better get booking something direct now with a rate you're happy with. A Manny Pacquio fight has just been announced for that weekend and rates for all strip hotels will rocket.

ferf1223

October , November

johnpaul74 wrote: »

We are going in November and this will be my first time in Vegas. I'll also look for discount codes.

I agree with Wammer on checking the prices to book direct and compare against any package deals you may be looking at...also, there's a big convention early November (3rd to the 6th) with 110,000 attendees - so rates may be high that period and it will be very crowded. We used to go that week - did so for several years, but last year and this year the convention scared us off...even if hotel rates are still reasonable, it's chaos with so many extra people around.

duchy

August

trets77 wrote: »

Best time to go is of course all personal , some people might like 40c+ temps . however when we went in April we had nice but not overpowering weather .

Price should be good for flights as long as you avoid Easter ect . and as for rooms should be no problem price wise as long as you avoid any big conventions , events ( none instantly spring to mind as regards April )

Even Easter can be reasonable. We paid £330 for NW flights flying from Heathrow Good Friday this year and found a deal that got us a Go room at the Flamingo for $40 (free upgrade from deluxe room price)

mich_city

johnpaul74 wrote: »

Hey guys, some good advice on currency here and methods. I will be using CCE for sure.

As for hotels, would people recommend staying at the IP? Tripadvisor praises it highly for the location and cheap price compared to other venues such as Ballys.

I'd appreciate your wisdom :beer:

agree with replies about the IP.. haven't stayed in other hotels in vegas so cant compare, but going off outside appearances etc would imagine a vast difference as some are lush.. our room didnt have a great view (back of hotel) but it was very clean, had all we needed..

the location is spot on.. we didnt spend much time there so wouldnt see the need for paying extra personally.. some do like their luxury tho, my sis wouldn't dream of any hotel less than a 5* - I see it more as a room to sleep, shower and dump my stuff

ratkarth

intesersting article on main page about swine flu and travel
am very worried about it as flying in 3 weeks
both me and the oh are doctors so are being exposed to it daily!!!!
gonna check travel insurance company doccuments to make sure am covered water tight

johnpaul74

October , November

Wammer wrote: »

What date in November are you thinking of going? If it's over the weekend of the 14th you'd better get booking something direct now with a rate you're happy with. A Manny Pacquio fight has just been announced for that weekend and rates for all strip hotels will rocket.

No :eek:

That the day we are scheduled to fly out.

Wammer

September

johnpaul74 wrote: »

No :eek:

That the day we are scheduled to fly out.

Well you'd better waste no more time and get booking. The IP has jumped from $254 to $370 for that week. If you book direct with the hotel you will only pay the first night's deposit and can have it refunded if you cancel at least 72 hours before arrival.

If the rate comes down you can call and get it adjusted.

ferf1223

October , November

johnpaul74 wrote: »

No :eek:

That the day we are scheduled to fly out.

If you go through Harrahs Hot Deals you can still get a Deluxe room at IP for the week for $279 plus tax...that's for 2 adults though - if you have 2 adults and 2 kids it jumps to a whopping $699...so as was previously suggested, you may want to get 2 rooms.