Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

tingtong

nvh wrote: »

another common(ish) question relates to car hire with / without sat nav... just a heads up on the following:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/608467/tomtom-go-910-reburb-uk-europe-usa-

TOMTOM POI's
I am correct in thinking someone on here has some U.S. POI's for TomTom by the way? I can't remember who so shout out and let me know! I'll try and get it sorted so they're downloadable from the first post (plus i wouldn't mind having them myself! )

Snapped one of these up a couple of weeks back. Sold my last TT910 before Xmas but realised how much I would miss sat nav in the US. It's in mint condition, looks like brand new to be honest.

I also thought about using it as a 'communal' MSE satnav, if a few people would be interested in some sort of sharing scheme - not exactly sure how it could work but thought it may be of interest, save everyone shelling out £100 or paying a fortune to rent one with their hire car.

If you want the Vegas POIs, send me a PM and I'll email the files to you.

Froggitt

Communal phones and communal tixtonite VIP cards are possibilities as well. And then theres the communal suite at The Signature

pebblesmax

October , November

Froggitt wrote: »

Communal phones and communal tixtonite VIP cards are possibilities as well. And then there's the communal suite at The Signature

The HOA fees for Signature have put me right off, You buy a studio apartment, and then they still want about $550 per month maintenance fees. Silly money IMHO.

Cand

September

A few people were wondering what would happen with their Planet Hollywood Players Club/Total Rewards cards now its merged with Harrahs, dont know if anyone found anything out but if you didnt there is a question and answers page on their Facebook page that might help...

http://www.facebook.com/notes/planet-hollywood-resort-casino/frequently-asked-questions-about-a-list-players-club-and-total-rewards/370397672785

ferf1223

April

Cand wrote: »

A few people were wondering what would happen with their Planet Hollywood Players Club/Total Rewards cards now its merged with Harrahs, dont know if anyone found anything out but if you didnt there is a question and answers page on their Facebook page that might help...

http://www.facebook.com/notes/planet-hollywood-resort-casino/frequently-asked-questions-about-a-list-players-club-and-total-rewards/370397672785

That's great information - I'm so pleased the changeover is to take place by the day we arrive. And will be interesting to see if you can use Total Rewards credits at P.F. Changs - I tend to doubt it since like MAG they are not owned by HET, but maybe.

Froggitt

pebblesmax wrote: »

The HOA fees for Signature have put me right off, You buy a studio apartment, and then they still want about $550 per month maintenance fees. Silly money IMHO.

Does that pay for the maid/servicing etc?

ferf1223

April

Froggitt wrote: »

Does that pay for the maid/servicing etc?

HOA fees are, as far as I know, sort of like service charges if you rent an office - they go toward maintenance of the common parts of the whole property - nothing specific to your own unit, just those common things that all owners would (in theory) benefit from.

duchy

March

folkestonelisa wrote: »

Being a bit thick here, but wanted to book one of the specials at flamingos. If i did would i have to pay the whole amount in one go or can i just pay the deposit.

Dont think that i will want to cancel, but you never know.

The other reply you got was a bit general to Vegas hotels rather than specific to the Flamingo (and other Harrah's hotels) I think so to go into specifics.....
The Friends and Family rate which is usually a really good rate is fully refundable up to 72 hours before arrivial but they do take the full cost at time of booking (although I get my own discount from my players card at Harrah's I find this rate often works out cheaper still-code can be found on Fatwallet). I've yet to see a non refundable offer at the Flamingo on any deal booked direct.

Other good rates I've had there have being first night deposit only though so there is no right answer -always check.
On the upside if you prepay the whole lot before arrival and don't want room charging then Harrah's don't take the standard $100/200 per night authorization off your card which for people like me who don't like to take creditcard cards to Vegas is a definite plus. I often call them a couple of days before I arrive and ask them to take off room cost & tax for the remaining nights so I don't get hit with the authorization and know exactly where I stand on funds in my account before I arrive.

nvh

tingtong wrote: »

If you want the Vegas POIs, send me a PM and I'll email the files to you.

Can I suggest you zip them up, and upload them here: http://www.mediafire.com

Once uploaded, you can then choose to 'share' them and it'll give you a URL.

If you can then come up of a bit of a description of what's there, and post it here with the link it could be perhaps be added to the first post by Tretts OR, a link to your post could be put in the first post (perhaps)

Failing that, i'll send you an email later - thanks tho!

ferf1223

April

can you use the TomTom POI files on a Garmin? I am somewhat stupid when it comes to satnav workings. If you can, I'd love to have them too...and think nvh's idea of uploading them somewhere they could be shared would be fab - but happy to send my email address if not.