Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

Toothfairy4

September

When is usually the best time to get the deals? Few months before? Have had a look but expect prices to come down hopefully!

ferf1223

April

Toothfairy4 wrote: »

When is usually the best time to get the deals? Few months before? Have had a look but expect prices to come down hopefully!

There's a lot of info on this on page 1...many will make a back-up booking at a price they are happy with, direct with the hotel, sometime in advance and then look for any better deals closer to the date...most bookings made direct with the hotel will require only the first night as deposit, and will be refundable up to (usually) 72 hours before, but must be careful as some bookings are non-refundable - only a very small percentage of them.

secretmachines

Toothfairy4 wrote: »

Just booked flights for our honeymoon next september, got a seemingly good deal with BA flying direct to vegas then back fron san fran for £560 each Now just have to book hotels. Any reccomendations for good hotels on the strip, want to stay somewhere pretty nice but no more than about £120 a night. Thanks

congratulations

me and the OH stayed went in September and stayed at the Vdara, really amazing place, nice and quiet, supremely clean, modern, big rooms, pretty quiet pool as you don't get families staying there really... set back a little from the Strip so you don't get loads of people passing through. But it's only a 7-8 minute stroll from the Strip going through the Bellagio or Aria/CityCentre.

this should link to my tripadvisor review

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g45963-d1474086-r80677614-Vdara_Hotel_Spa-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT

Toothfairy4

September

Thanks secretmachines, good review! Am really excited now the flights are booked even though it's not for ages!

Lovetotravel

I'm off on Monday for my 6th visit, staying in PH towers, my brother swears it has terrible reviews. Anyone stayed there??

stoneman

September

Lovetotravel wrote: »

I'm off on Monday for my 6th visit, staying in PH towers, my brother swears it has terrible reviews. Anyone stayed there??

Looks pretty good to me on Trip Adviser, a few bad but mostly good reviews. We might give it a shot ourselves on next visit.

George06

phiz wrote: »

Sunday - my birthday!! Up early to be picked up by limo from hotel @ 6.30am by Serenity Helicopters for Canyon trip. We had booked this on Friday morning at the first shop on the strip after turning right out of the MGM (Grandview Marketing??) $350 each inc taxes & worth every cent. Great driver gave us a commentary all the way to Boulder City airstrip (45 mins drive) & took our orders for breakfast. Safety briefing, weigh in & onto the helicopter. Our pilot was called Jennifer & was very informative. Flew over Hoover Dam & Lake Mead then on to the Canyon. To borrow an American word 'Awesome' - it was fantastic. We landed on the floor of the Canyon & had breakfast for about half an hour then back on board. On our way back we passed a herd of Elk & flew down low for piccy's - this was apparently quite a rare sight. Whole trip lasted about 2 and a half hours then limo back to the hotel. Went over to explore Excalibur then Luxor then Mandalay Bay & it's Shark Reef (this was OK but nothing special - thought The Secret Garden at the Mirage was brilliant though & added bonus was that Siegfried was there, walking round having his piccy taken with people!) Had our lunch at Raffles at Mandalay Bay & again a lovely meal - dont know how much as was a birthday treat. Back to MGM in the afternoon to see the lion habitat then took the monorail along to the Sahara - simply because we wanted a sit down for a while!! Thought Sahara looked a bit run-down & along with Circus Circus & Strat was quite a way out. Back to hotel for freshen up then off to Mirage for Beatles 'Love'. Had a drink in the revolution bar & had to take out a mortgage to pay!! Poor Hubby near fainted & we only had 2 beers & 2 sparkly waters ($28) but the show was great!!! (We preferred Elvis though) Back to MGM to Wolfgang Puck for evening meal & just happened to mention it was my birthday! Waitress brought out a beautifully presented portion of cheesecake with a sparkler on top & 'Happy Birthday' piped in chocolate on the plate - lovely.
Monday & walked down to Paris, Ballys etc & ended up in the Wynne. Had cocktails to die for in the 'Parasol Up' bar overlooking wall of water (think it was called the Lake of Dreams.) Also managed to call in at the Rainforest Cafe @ MGM for a cocktail on the way back!! That night went up to Freemont Street & had lots of 'free' drinks whilst sitting at the slot machines. Thought the canopy etc was amazing but didnt really feel comfortable outside of the street - drunks/beggars etc. Got taxi back to strip! Had meal at BLT Burger in the Mirage - didn't really rate this place.
Tuesday - last day & breakfast at Spice Market Buffet. Very acceptable & lots of choice but not a patch on MGM or Bellagio! Last wander on the strip then back to NY NY to gamble away some dollars!!! Came out evens but as had only used $20 on a slot machine was too risky anyway.
Flight back to Heathrow due 20.40 & was delayed - took off about 21.55 - flight fine - meal was orange chicken with rice or mushroom pasta. Late getting into Heathrow so missed our 15.30 connection to Manchester! No problem though as they got us on the 17.35 - which was then 20 mins late!!
All in all a very enjoyable break and an unbelievfable experience for 4 vegas virgins! We will deffo go back but maybe take a direct flight from Manchester next time and possibly go when it's a bit warmer. Sister wants to stay at the Wynne or Bellagio next time but at the end of the day as long as it is clean and comfortable - its only somewhere to sleep. We spent very little time in the rooms & it was not warm enough for the pool.
Thanks again for all the tips I picked up on here - sorry if I have rambled........

Great report, off to NYNY in 3 weeks - can't wait!

George06

stoneman wrote: »

I think the ACE stops there. We really like it, lots of upmarket shops and a Tommy Bahamas, THE best place to eat and drink. Kill 2 birds with one stone as Frys is right next to it, a must stop for anything electronic.

Thanks, might pay a visit if we run out of shops at FSM!

jonesMUFCforever

May

Anybody travelled to Vegas with Thomas Cook airline?

Price is comparable with Virgin (direct flight from Manchester) for May next year when we hope to go.

photome

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

Anybody travelled to Vegas with Thomas Cook airline?

Price is comparable with Virgin (direct flight from Manchester) for May next year when we hope to go.

Have you searched this thread, lots of peeps have posted in the past about that flight