Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

pudding

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

Froggitt wrote: »

Pricewise, some random dates (admittedly standard rates) for Classic room shows otherwise
Classic Room

Amenities
Nightly Rates
Sun10/17/2010 $169.00
Mon10/18/2010 $149.00
Tue10/19/2010 $239.00
Average per night: $185.67
Subtotal: $557.00*

i haven't gone back and read all the thread about caesars but you can stay at the Bellagio for cheaper..i used a link on fatwallet.com and to stay on the abouve dates is:
Arriving: Sun Oct 17, 20102 Guests Departing: Wed Oct 20, 20101 Deluxe Room 3 nights$381.60Taxes: $45.78Total: $427.38[URL="javascript:;"][/URL] Deposit Due:$142.46
we are staying at the bellagio at christmas for 7 nights and it's costing us about $700 i think..just under £500 for 7 nights..if anyone needs help where to find the link i can try and post it

ferf1223

April

pudding wrote: »

i haven't gone back and read all the thread about caesars but you can stay at the Bellagio for cheaper.

I think that was Froggit's point...that even the classic rooms at Caesars can sometimes be quite expensive relative to the quality of the rooms.

pudding

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

i have stayed at circus circus and excalibur in the past so caesars palace surely isn't that bad..is it?

pennylane99

June

TangoBunny wrote: »

Does this apply to HET properties as well I mean can I pick my Cher tickets up from the IP box office or is it just the MGM properties that offer this service if you know what I'm getting at?

Cher tickets are only collected at the box office at Caesars, but you can pick them up before your show date. You need the credit/debit card you booked with.

I have Celine booked for next March, and each time I pick up a ticket for Cher, they keep asking if I also want to pick up the Celine ticket. I decline till nearer the date, as if the show is cancelled it will be easier to apply for a refund if they still have the ticket.

photome

luci wrote: »

You can book into one of the high end hotels, but you don't have to eat or drink there. You can do that at much cheaper places.

I can and I do and it isnt really a problem for us as we always have a car but if you dont have a car and dont want to walk it can be an issue.

I noticed it much more this time when we stayed at the Wynn as there is really nowhere close enough (for me) to walk to and I like to gamble close to my room.

I love to have a nice room when in vegas as we all know the prices are fantastic, but I think it may be the Flamingo next time as there are so many options to gamble nearby

ferf1223

April

pudding wrote: »

i have stayed at circus circus and excalibur in the past so caesars palace surely isn't that bad..is it?

From my understanding and my experience at Excalibur some years ago and photos and reviews I've seen for Caesars, the classic rooms at Caesars are not as nice as the standard rooms at Excalibur, and would imagine nowhere near as nice as the refurbished rooms at Excalibur.

Other rooms at Caesars are obviously much nicer - but the classic rooms are not...maybe they are OK, but not what people generally think of when they think of CP, and certainly not at those sorts of prices. Maybe they have started updating them now but if the bellboys used to call it 'The Motel 6 Tower' then that does not bode well!

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ReviewPhotos-g45963-d91762-r15894759-Caesars_Palace_Classic_Hotel-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html#17890938

Froggitt

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"Roman Tower = Motel 6 with a Casino"

nvh

just catching up as I await my proper adjustment back into GMT! - sorry for jibbering but thought i'd chuck all my replies into one post!

our trip was from 29th August to 11th September so was quite long compared to our previous trips - will do a bit of a summary / report later on

Did BA (Heathrow direct) flight, and stayed at:
- MGM Celebrity Spa Suite
- Furness Creek Ranch (Death Valley)
- The Platinum (Solitaire Suite)
- Encore (Resort King)

If anyone has any specific questions about any of the above, just shout

Boa21 wrote: »

Yup, me too. I am dying to see some wild rattlers, but only lizards this time. I need to get out into the desert on my own a bit earlier in the day:D

we saw a dead one on the road out of death valley... still looked bloody big and scary! didn't want to get to close in case it was trying to trick me

photome wrote: »

Getting Zapped at Slots, door handles, other people etc.!! We usually go Spring time and I always suffer badly, getting zapped everywhere. Last month In the middle of summer I didnt get zapped anywhere, it was such a relief. I dont know why it is so different in the summer though

likewise, i got a (minor) zap just once on this trip!!! yet previous trips in Dec, April, May and June have all been a nightmare! - typical that I actually made the missus buy me some tumble dryer sheets this time too! they didn't even come out the suitcase!

ferf1223 wrote: »

I wouldn't think so - it doesn't really seem like it had majorly bad intentions...

(re: Lion 'attack' at MGM) - I agree - it was on the news that they apparently don't like to be 'controlled' by too many humans, and the other trainer had just got a bit close / in the way... if the lion had wanted to hurt him, he'd know about it!

photome wrote: »

Have to say when I was sitting in stripburger i did wonder why everyone was so desperate for a restaurant.com voucher for it.
The burger was nothing special

Agree with you and ferf, and as what wdyw says really, it just seemed a burger joint to be honest - however the discount was nice, and the cocktails shame there were so many wasps there!! this is the first time we've been vegas and harrassed by any sort of insect (can tell its summer eh!) - but wasps! *grr*

in fact, the insects chasing the missus in death valley were MASSIVE!

stoneman wrote: »

See how people differ.

(Re: buffets) - think that's really important to point out to be honest! for example, we hated Excalibur buffet, but i've heard other people say how good it is...

we also thought Planet Hollywood 'Spice Market' buffet pales in comparison to Mandalay Bays...

This place is good for opinions but people definitely need to broaden their horizons and try stuff for themselves

photome wrote: »

I know the above is an old post, but as I have posted before that everytime I stay ay MGM there are problems, well it happened again this year.

I booked on the above offer (didnt take a screenshot), on my reservation print out it did not mention 2 x tube rentals free. On check in he said there was nothing to say I had these included so charge to room and get them taken off on check out.

!!!!!!... I don't want to annoy myself and check back (as too late for me now), but i was certain i had those included on what i'd booked too but checked on check-in and they said 'no'!

Boa21 wrote: »

Made it back about 6pm. The BA flight was fine and arrived at 2:30 on schedule. They had problems with the in-flight entertainment and had to re-boot the system twice.

this seems like a familiar issue! our flight back yesterday had this issue too...! and when it did work, it was 'temperamental'

ferf1223 wrote: »

I totally get what you say about Wynn being too upmarket- it is for us too, in theory...but for whatever reason we never feel out of place there...whereas we did when we stayed at Bellagio - weird.

totally agree and we had this discussions there - for us, the crowd seemed younger than Bellagio and it was because everything felt nice and new - really liked it

jadamcp wrote: »

We sat for another couple of hours in Bills watching a good cover band called Acoustic Soul, who did requests from their catalogue, pitcher of Coors Lite consumed.

i'd recommend people try to catch these guys - they also play at Cabo Wabo regularly and we've seen them @ House of Blues too

essentially, they are a 'live jukebox band' - they give you a book of songs they do, and you just pop a request in the bucket along with a 'tip' and they go through and play them out - good stuff and not really seen anything done like that before - huge array of songs too and they play different instruments (ie. the bass player also plays violin) - the guitar part of "sweet child o' mine" sounded great on violin!

ferf1223 wrote: »

I walked in...did one quick circuit, and walked back out. Sadly for me, I have limited patience for shopping and have NO patience if it's really crowded too...if it were pretty quiet, I could have had a bit of a look but as it was you couldn't walk down any aisle due to people and shopping carts blocking every one of them.

(re: Ross Dress for Less) we went the one next to MGM Grand on one of the first days we were there - think we walked in around 10am and the place was dead so it could well be an option for you!


Kate0208 - thanks for the http://www.sunbuggy.net/ tip - going to have a check on that for our (inevitable) next trip - is that the right website?? if so, which one did you do??

nvh

Great photos by the way Boa!!

oh, and who was asking about 'Mix' @ Mandalay Bay? there were people handing out 'discount' admission vouchers in the casino (also 2 for 1 drinks at Eye Candy and something else) -- didn't say 'what' it was discounted too, but I can recall from previous adventures up to those heights that if you go up early (ie. 7pm'ish) on a weekday, they'll let you up there for free

one tip if you do go up there, you MUST go to the toilets!! (I can only vouch for the gents toilets however! haha)

credit_crunch

October , November

wow nvh! i bet u wish u wer still there!!

we goin early november for a week. 3 nights at mgm in celeb spa suite, then 4 night at encore in the resort king room!

would love to hear what u thought about the rooms, service, restaurants etc! just anything & everything about the hotels!!

did you go to any clubs? i hope to go to at least one & have had the one at mgm recommended!

thanks in advance & hope u had a fab time!