Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

trets77

BaileyB wrote: »

Has anyone managed to get flights out to vegas from london but then fly back from LA? Have tried a few websites but only let you do the return on the same airport.

again , did this the other way round with Virgin . did mean leaving from Heathrow and arriving back at Gatwick though . price was the same as return from either .

hi everyone , im booked to go in oct with the missus we have never been , were staying at planet hollywood , we are reading good and bad things about it , has anyone had experience of it. also can someone tell us if you have use of other hotels pools and casinos if we arent staying there

thanks paul

stop worrying , you will love Planet Hollywood .

bet you have been reading Trip Advisor . you have take some of the bad reviews with a big pinch of salt . All the Casinos get a bad review somewhere , i think some are just people who have lost the shirt of their back playing Blackjack ect.

make sure you visit the Spice Market Buffet :A

jackieblack

BaileyB wrote: »

Has anyone managed to get flights out to vegas from london but then fly back from LA? Have tried a few websites but only let you do the return on the same airport.

We did this with Virgin last year. Extra £30pp for open-jaw ticket and, as trets77 rightly said, Virgin fly out of Gatwick to LV and back to Heathrow from LA.

photome

olly_pop wrote: »

hi everyone , im booked to go in oct with the missus we have never been , were staying at planet hollywood , we are reading good and bad things about it , has anyone had experience of it. also can someone tell us if you have use of other hotels pools and casinos if we arent staying there

thanks paul

As others have said, stop worrying it as great hotel.

The pool question was answered, generally no..why would you want to though? they are a long way apart and no way to change etc.

Casinos..use them all, no fees no joining altho good idea to join the players club in each (no fee) just photo ID

luci

May

olly_pop wrote: »

hi everyone , im booked to go in oct with the missus we have never been , were staying at planet hollywood , we are reading good and bad things about it , has anyone had experience of it. also can someone tell us if you have use of other hotels pools and casinos if we arent staying there

thanks paul

You can go into any casino, but you can't use other hotels' pools apart from Flamingo after 1pm as ferf has said, but it's free. It's a very nice pool though and worth a look.

If staying at the PH don't forget the coupons for $5 off the Spice Market buffet at

https://www.destinationcoupons.com

luci

May

Cand wrote: »

You sure did thanks, I had booked the rooms before you posted the code and then didnt even think much about it when you did (although I did thank you so I must have been having a funny moment haha) then came about the code again in my emails by chance the other day doh!!!! Am such a numpty I didnt even realise it was the same one as you had posted I will edit my post so its not on there.

Ah, wasn't sure I'd posted it on here and thought I'd maybe forgotten when I posted it elsewhere.

Sounds like you did the same thing I did. Saw a new promo, but didn't check it out as you were happy with the one you had booked.

I did the same thing with MGM. Saw the promo ages ago, but didn't check until yesterday as I was happy with the one I'd booked. However when I did check I'm actually $84 better off with the new one.

Must remember to click through ALL promos to check the total and not just glance at them.

luci

May

jaymjay wrote: »

Thanks for your replies regarding the Imperial Palace, I feel so much easier about staying there now, In fact, judging by those photos in the link that someone kindly posted, it looks positively luxurious compared to some of the hotels we've stayed at in Turkey.:rotfl:

You'll be fine at the IP, but I would do what was suggested and definitely stay there at the beginning rather than the end. It's always preferable to move to a better hotel.

We are actually staying at the Encore the first 2 nights then moving "down" to Bally's and the MGM, but we've stayed at them all before and know exactly what to expect so it's not so important for us.

nvh

nvh wrote: »

to follow on from the excellent offer Luci posted (that expired 31st December), there is also this one floating about which offered me the same prices for the dates I wanted, just with different freebies (good offer if you're not interested in free gym or internet basically!)

MGM Grand 222 Offer!
Experience Maximum Vegas at MGM Grand with this exclusive offer!
Enjoy living the good life in Las Vegas!
Promotion inclusions:
* Two (2) Complimentary buffets during stay
* Two (2) complimentary cocktails at the 4 main bars
* Two (2) Complimentary admissions to Studio 54 or Tabu
Promotion Runs
January 2, 2010 - November 30, 2010
Offer Expires
January 30, 2010
https://reservations.mgmmirage.com/b...up&code=mgm039

was it the above offer Luci? if so, it may have been my first sentence that put you off even looking

ferf1223

April

luci wrote: »

You can go into any casino, but you can't use other hotels' pools apart from Flamingo after 1pm as ferf has said, but it's free. It's a very nice pool though and worth a look.

Doh! I hadn't even seen 'casinos' in that 'casinos and pools'.

ferf1223

April

stoneman wrote: »

Tracy has size 2 1/2 and if you can imagine the small amont of surface of sole actually touching the floor it's no wonder she spends every night clutching to my arm:rotfl:

I'm pretty sure I was born with feet bigger than that.

luci

May

nvh wrote: »

was it the above offer Luci? if so, it may have been my first sentence that put you off even looking

Yes it was that offer. All I can think is that I thought if the rates were the same then it wasn't such a good offer for me as I was getting free daily internet with my offer.

However the rates for my dates were considerably lower, a difference of $67, which covered the cost of the internet then on top of that I could use the 2 dinner buffets and 2 free cocktails which was another $84 saving.

I need to remember to never assume anything.