Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

trets77

ratkarth wrote: »

i know not vegas related but cut me a break here!! - cant make it there this yr due to little one
thinking of going to dubai instead
if anyone has been can they please message me so i can pick thier brains
thanks
daryl

i would not go if you payed me to go , but it may be for you .

read this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7234786.stm


then this

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6716543.ece

and before anyone says , how can i comment when i have not been , i would point out i haven't been to Somalia either .

and before anyone says it , yes Vegas has it's problems , i read this week that it is now the Homeless capital of USA and has high unemployment ect . but you don't read articles like the above about Vegas do you ?

BaileyB

Thinking about using the Flamingo code ($80 a night for me), anyone been there whats it like? We thinking of the Venetian $109 deal too.

Ruth_honey

October , November

trets77 wrote: »

would not go if you payed me to go , but it may be for you .

read this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7234786.stm

:eek::eek::eek: That's put me off going.

Really enjoying reading this thread. It's given me so many good ideas for my trip. 8 weeks to go! :j

ratkarth

photome wrote: »

Havent been to Dubai, can tell you it is VERY expensive.

How come you can take little one to Dubai and not Vegas though

6-7 hour flight vs 10-11 hour flight

adamg

Anyone stayed in excalibur? very mixed reports on trip advisor

duchy

March

Flamingo is nice-Lives up to its 3.5 star rating if you get a Go room
Really good location, lovely pool and grounds and I've found the staff to be very good on the whole in 5 stays. Big hotel but not as massive as the V -which is too vast for my tastes but the rooms are nicer than the Flamingo-as they should be-they cost more.

Without knowing what elements are important to you though it's impossible to say if the V is worth the extra. It is to some-not to others

duchy

March

Might help to say which airline you are flying as all the lounges are airside so what is available will depend on which terminal you'll go through security in. If it's BA then you won't have much choice as it'll be T5 -BTW airline miles/ points don't get added until after you've flown the miles

luci

May

adamg wrote: »

Anyone stayed in excalibur? very mixed reports on trip advisor

Excalibur is just OK. It's cheap and you get what you pay for. Room was OK, decent size, just a shower, no bath.

It can be full of kids if that's a problem.

If I was on a tight budget then I wouldn't dismiss it. However you can get the Imperial Palace for the same money and it has a better location. Rooms fairly similar.

ferf1223

April

BaileyB wrote: »

Thinking about using the Flamingo code ($80 a night for me),

Have you checked your dates on the Harrah's Hot Deals page to make sure that code is a good deal for you?

http://www.harrahs.com/hot-deals/

luci

May

There is a new show in Vegas which just started on Wednesday at the Hilton called Nunsense. It's a off-Broadway show.

Saw it this afternoon, it's a 4pm show, and it was quite good. Tickets available at T4T.