Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

pebblesmax

October , November

Regarding the ACE, we have been here 12 days so far and the rider numbers have been increasing steadily. Yesterday it was pretty busy all day. Sadly a lot of people are trying to ask the driver questions through the door and slowing things a little. We think it's great though, just like having the old 302 back.

Yes it goes to both outlets and Town Square.

Froggitt

For Vegas noobs, the outlet mall at the top end of the strip (off Charleston) is loads better than the outlet mall south of the airport. The outlet mall at Primm is also very good (especially the Hollister and Juicy there), but is about 40 mins away by car.

trets77

Kate0208 wrote: »

once again you've all given invaluable advice!! my trip is really starting to take shape already. the tipping advice has been fab too - so much better to have an idea of whats expected, dont wanna short change people when its their income!

just wondering about this ACE bus thing - does it go to both the premium outlets and the las vegas outlet centre as on the website for the centres it says they do - but on the bus website it only names one of them as a stop iykwim?!

also thanks for the wedding advice, definately looks as if we left it too late to have a wedding here - which is no bad thing as ive looked into getting married in vegas and it seems more us!! just wondering if anyone has done one of the more daring wedding packages - we saw u can get married in a helicopter over the strip at night time and i thought that would be so much fun but not sure about what company to use or if it is really any good in reality?

has anyone done the indoor skydiving thing as it seems quite pricey even with the discount voucher. just wondering if its worth it?

and finally - i know there have been lots and lots of talk of restaurants and the best one etc and i have read lots but where shall we go (in your opinion) for a lovely wedding night meal-just us two, not high rollers prices but a nice meal we'll remember? and how far ahead will i have to book this?

thanks again guys
kate x

we got married and then took a helicopter trip over the Grand canyon . The people on the next trip to the Canyon were getting married in the helicopter over the canyon .

was http://www.heliusa.com/

you can also find links to other operators on page 1 .

wadia860

Kate0208 wrote: »

also thanks for the wedding advice, definately looks as if we left it too late to have a wedding here - which is no bad thing as ive looked into getting married in vegas and it seems more us!! just wondering if anyone has done one of the more daring wedding packages - we saw u can get married in a helicopter over the strip at night time and i thought that would be so much fun but not sure about what company to use or if it is really any good in reality?

and finally - i know there have been lots and lots of talk of restaurants and the best one etc and i have read lots but where shall we go (in your opinion) for a lovely wedding night meal-just us two, not high rollers prices but a nice meal we'll remember? and how far ahead will i have to book this?

kate x

Ours wasn't too daring...just Elvis and us in the Diner! We had everyone watching via the internet at home in Leicester though. I can't see the point in getting married in this country these days...way too expensive! Just think...a £17k wedding over here would pay for all your Las vegas holidays for the next 7 or 8 years!!! We paid $329 to get married and that included a DVD, 24 photos and internet access for those in the UK.

I think the minster fee was $60 (no tip needed), and the limo driver was a $25 minimum tip which we tipped more...she was really nice. She asked us how long we'd been together before we got married. We told her 14 years and she screamed! Then she asked me what i was playing at and said that was the longest she'd known 2 people to be together before they got married!! Our limo driver would have dropped us off anywhere in Vegas we would have asked for, it was no trouble for her.

We ate at the Monte Carlo buffet on our wedding day, it was lovely (for us anyway). We were there during Thanksgiving which is arguably the busiest day of the year for restaurants and we didn't need to book a table so unless you are thinking of somewhere Über exclusive (and expensive), I wouldn't worry too much about a reservation. If you are there a couple of days before your wedding, you could always check out a few restaurants first and then book one after you've looked around. Maybe this is where you could fit in the Venetian if you fancied that?

One tip I would offer (and it does sound bad when I say it I!!) is to get your wedding done sooner rather than later while you are there!!! My wife told me off before we went when I said that to her, but now she say's it was the right thing to do. We arrived on the Monday and got married on the Wednesday. It gives you a chance to wind-down then for the rest of your trip and you can then enjoy the rest of your stay. I say this because I've never been married before and I got really stressed out about the wedding.

Also, regarding our wedding photos, because we got married early on during the trip, the $30 fee for posting the photos back to the UK was waived as they were developed while we were still there and we were able to collect them in person. Bonus.

We were really, really shocked to find Elvis did not expect a tip. We thought that was reallly weird and the limo driver had to call him back as he was the one person we felt deserved a tip!

ferf1223

April

Froggitt wrote: »

For Vegas noobs, the outlet mall at the top end of the strip (off Charleston) is loads better than the outlet mall south of the airport. The outlet mall at Primm is also very good (especially the Hollister and Juicy there), but is about 40 mins away by car.

It can depend on the stores you're interested in though - we like the Rockport outlet and it's only at the one far south, not at the one closer to downtown. The one nearer to downtown has more stores, but a lot of them are higher end stores which may not be some people's thing.

The below is based on store names listed on each centre's website and run through a vlookup - so may not be free of errors if store names were shown slightly differently on each centre's website.

This looked a lot nicer when it was in 3 lists and not run together.

Only at the south LVB location:


Adidas Originals Aeropostale Alfred Dunner Ashworth Bass Shoes Billabong Black Hills Gold Bon Worth Brown Shoe Closet Burlington Brands Calvin Klein Men's Calvin Klein Women's Catherines Plus Sizes Champion Chez Magnifique Corningware Corelle Revere Designer Max Dickies Factory Outlet Dressbarn Woman Easy Spirit El Mundo Element Esprit Florsheim Fox Fragrance Outlet Global Distributor Haggar Clothing Co. Hair For Her HanesBrands Hi-Lites Salon Hot Topic Icing by Claire's Kids Supercenter Kitchen Collection Lane Bryant Outlet Liz Claiborne New York Momento Watches Motherhood Maternity Paolo Giardini Piercing Pagoda Pro Sports Ritz Camera Outlet Center Rockport Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Royal Doulton SAS Factory Shoe Store Sean John The Hat Company Tommy Hilfiger Kids U.S. Polo Assn. Uniform Sports Urban Leather VF Outlet Viva Vegas Gifts Wet Seal Windsor

Only at the Charleston/near downtown location:

2b bebe 7 For All Mankind A|X Armani Exchange Aerosoles Aldo American Apparel Anne Fontaine Anne Klein Banana Republic Factory Store Bass BCBG Max Azria Benetton Brooks Brothers Factory Store Burberry Calvin Klein Calvin Klein Underwear Catherine Malandrino Chico's Cole Haan Columbia Sportswear Company Crabtree & Evelyn Crocs David Yurman DC Shoes Diesel Disney Store Outlet DKNY Jeans Dolce & Gabbana Dooney & Bourke Ed Hardy Elie Tahari Etro Final Cut BCBG Max Azria French Connection Front Row Sports Fuzziwig's Candy Factory Gap Outlet Gap Outlet - Kids & Baby Godiva Chocolatier Guess Guess Accessories Guess by Marciano Hugo Boss J.Crew Joe's Jeans Johnston & Murphy Juicy Couture Kate Spade Lacoste Lancôme - The Company Outlet L'eggs Hanes Bali Playtex LeSportsac L'Occitane Lucky Brand M Missoni Marc Ecko Cut & Sew Maternity Works MaxStudio.com Michael Kors Miss Sixty / Energie Movado Company Store Nine West Oakley Vault Oliver Peoples O'Neill Polo Ralph Lauren Polo Ralph Lauren Children Puma Rave Rip Curl Salvatore Ferragamo Sarar Seiko The Company Store Solstice Sunglass Outlet Spyder St. John Outlet Strasburg Children Stuart Weitzman Swarovski Tag Heuer Ted Baker The Children's Place Outlet The Cosmetics Company Store The Luggage Factory Theory Tommy Hilfiger | Kids True Religion White House | Black Market

At both

Adidas Ann Taylor Factory Store Bose Carter's Charlotte Russe Claire's Accessories Clarks Bostonian Coach Converse Designer Fragrances DKNY Dressbarn Ecco Ecko Unltd Factory Brand Shoes Fossil Gymboree Outlet Harry & David Hurley Hush Puppies & Family Izod Jockey Jones New York Journeys Kenneth Cole Leather by Michael Lawrence Levi's Outlet Store Lids Limited Editions for Her Maidenform Naturalizer Nautica Nike Factory Store OshKosh B'gosh PacSun Perfumania Perfumes 4 U Perry Ellis Quiksilver Rack Room Shoes Reebok Robert Wayne Footwear Rue21 Samsonite Company Store Skechers Stride Rite Keds Sperry Sunglass Hut Timberland Time Factory Watch Outlet Tommy Hilfiger Ultra Diamonds Van Heusen Vans Vitamin World Volcom Wilsons Leather Outlet Zales Outlet Zumiez

neilbond007

5 weeks and I'll be at the Wynn...

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but at Todd's English P.U.B. in the city center Tuesday night is "Nickel beer night"
Pabst Blue Ribband for 5c a time. Can't be bad!!

Oh, here's a link... http://www.toddenglishpub.com/

ferf1223

April

neilbond007 wrote: »

Pabst Blue Ribband for 5c a time. Can't be bad!!

Oh, here's a link... http://www.toddenglishpub.com/

OMG, I haven't had a PBR since I was a poor college student (next to Old Milwaukee it was always the favorite because it was so cheap).

luci

May

Boa21 wrote: »

Luci is magic - as usual. So glad I went for the $1.57 deal the other day - delivery the week before we go in August.

I am delaying booking a hotel for a bit now - dollar at $1.45:eek:

Wife is thinking of a two centre with Carriage house and ?Mirage. To be honest, I would be happy to crash at the Carriage house for the week

I would go ahead and book the Carriage House now if you are considering it. If you book over the phone they don't even take a deposit so you have absolutely nothing to lose.

OH says it was his favourite hotel of the holiday and we stayed at the Encore, Bally's NT, Aria, MGM Celebrity Spa Suite and Carriage House. It is just so convenient. 5 mins to Miracle Mile, 10 mins to the strip, the pool is 2 mins from your room.

All those times are from the room. In a lot of hotels, such as the MGM, it can take 10-15 mins just to get to the front of the hotel.

The pool isn't great, but it depends what you are looking for in a pool. I don't do sunbathing, but OH does and he doesn't actually go in the pool so it doesn't really matter. You get the same sun whichever pool you're at.

luci

May

Got home at 8pm last night, but our luggage didn't and was delivered at 6.30pm tonight.

I was watching both the BA and Virgin flights for almost a week before we left. The BA flight was up to an hour late, but the Virgin one was often 6-7 hours late. So much for people opting for it so that they would get into Vegas in the afternoon. It usually landed after the BA flight.

Pebbles told me that, on Monday, friends had arrived at midnight instead of 14.10.

Our flight was 50 mins late in departing at 9.30pm and landed 30 mins late at 3pm. That gave us less than an hour to catch the flight to Aberdeen. We had to deplane, get on the monorail at T5, go through 2 lots of boarding card checks, race to security where there were massive queues, waited 10-15 mins there then hare to the boarding gate.

They must have held the flight for us as they were all looking for us and one other person and had been tannoying, but we didn't hear it as we weren't near the gate. They closed the doors as soon as we got on.

Got to Aberdeen and no luggage, but it was delivered tonight.

No big wins and I think we played a bit less than normal, but it was a great trip.

neilbond007

ferf1223 wrote: »

OMG, I haven't had a PBR since I was a poor college student (next to Old Milwaukee it was always the favorite because it was so cheap).

Seems to be making a bit of a comeback. I'd obviously never heard of it before moving over last year but I've been to several places now that have it as their "happy hour" beer.
To me it doesn't taste and better / worse than the majority of the domestic beers