Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

nvh

likewise, I clicked the "book now" button:

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changed the calendar to random date (august / september)

selected first night (clicked calendar), then last night (clicked calendar) and it came up with the only room option ($99 per night)...



big thanks for the offer stoneman - i'm really tempted by this, the lack of casino and walk to the strip is is really off-putting tho big shame


edit: apologies! all the posts above weren't there when i started writing this out! lol - doh!

nvh

you all get the MSE weekly email right?

worth highlighting the extra £20 you'll get off your Vegas flights by going through Opodo

read this link for all the details (ie. 2% credit card fee etc)
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2248103

photome

wdyw wrote: »

I think you got the days/dates slightly wrong. The Dodgers play on a Wednesday and as the Cactus League is still going on in Arizona it will be a split squad game. The Chicago game is mid March? (did I miss the dodgers playing their mid March??)

also, given that the first game of the regular season is the next day you are very very unlikely to see anyone of note. Probably only a few who have been brought up from the 51's, so tickets should be easy to come by.

Yep apologies, they are playing twice, once in mid march and then again on 31st tckts not yet available for the latter

photome

pennylane99 wrote: »

SPRING FLING promo is for dates to end of March

Just booked a couple of days in August for $99 and for anyone with kids there is no charge for under 17s

Froggitt

stoneman wrote: »

But more often than not £20-£40

True - but you will get closer to the £100 at peak times eg school holidays, when the standard fare is inflated. For 3rd week in January, the difference will be smaller.

Froggitt

Cand wrote: »

We saved approx £90 each with m+m for our Sept flights we paid something like £460 and they were going for £550 or some where around that it was defo worth it for us

Similar M+M costs and savings for our trip end December 2009.

ses6jwg

April

So has anyone stayed at the Flamingo?

I've ruled out:

Luxor - Resort fees and down the far end.
Stratosphere, Sahara - Too far up the strip
Hooters - Off strip
Circus Cirus - Bad reviews
Imperial Palace - Cheap, but bad pool complex

The Harrahs chain though does look quite appealing and Flamingos the most due to its pool complex.

However I'm struggling to find a package / make it up seperately to be less than £700 pp. can any one help?

That's
3 blokes, 2 rooms (1 may be considered)
Direct flights - 18th- 28th April 2010

Froggitt

ferf1223 wrote: »

Thank you. It is officially on the list. I trust Tracy implicitly on all things chocolate-related.

One other factor for booking Paris was our win/loss statements for 2009...based on MGM and HET figures combined, 70% of our losses between us were at Bally's. Now I know we gamble more at the casino associated with our hotel, but I would still not have expected the percentage to be quite that high. Paris was one of the casinos we came out ahead over the year, though my husband's big win on one machine there sort of skews those results a bit.

Not being a slots player myself, out of interest, how does your win/lose statement compare to the comps offered? eg lost $100 in the year but had 10 nights comped at Paris.

Sammz

January , February

ses6jwg wrote: »

So has anyone stayed at the Flamingo?

I've ruled out:

Luxor - Resort fees and down the far end.
Stratosphere, Sahara - Too far up the strip
Hooters - Off strip
Circus Cirus - Bad reviews
Imperial Palace - Cheap, but bad pool complex

The Harrahs chain though does look quite appealing and Flamingos the most due to its pool complex.

However I'm struggling to find a package / make it up seperately to be less than £700 pp. can any one help?

That's
3 blokes, 2 rooms (1 may be considered)
Direct flights - 18th- 28th April 2010

Have you checked out the deals at http://www.dealbase.com/Las-Vegas-Strip/Flamingo-Las-Vegas-hotel-deals-422

Froggitt

ses6jwg wrote: »

So has anyone stayed at the Flamingo?

I've ruled out:

Luxor - Resort fees and down the far end.
Stratosphere, Sahara - Too far up the strip
Hooters - Off strip
Circus Cirus - Bad reviews
Imperial Palace - Cheap, but bad pool complex

The Harrahs chain though does look quite appealing and Flamingos the most due to its pool complex.

However I'm struggling to find a package / make it up seperately to be less than £700 pp. can any one help?

That's
3 blokes, 2 rooms (1 may be considered)
Direct flights - 18th- 28th April 2010

From memory, isnt Flamingo the pool where anyone can just walk in, maybe after 1pm or something?

Have you tried the recent MGM Grand deals posted? Usually around $60 a night on average. Or try fatwallet. Pool is great there.