Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

MMachine

May

Thanks for the reply's.

We are going for 7 nights so probably just going to stay at one hotel. I was leaning more towards the Encore or Venetion so that narrows my choice down to 2.
My other half does like to stay at nice hotels so a good room / hotel is a must really. (Personally i would go for a cheaper option so i can lose more on the poker tables!)
I am probably leaning more to the Encore and she likes the Venetion.....let the battle commence!

Wizbit82

July

Thanks so much for all of the suggestions - we especially love the Bently & Wilson photographers and are definitely going to look into using them at places like the Neon Graveyard, Fremont St etc. Love the idea of alternative photo's. Think I will end up getting my dress/shoes here and we are going to look at rings next week.

Staying in Staybridge Suites on Dean Martin (nice and chilled for us) and then looking to book into somewhere for a couple of days around the wedding. Did Encore last year so not sure how to top that in terms of luxury???

Has anyone got experience of hair/make-up facilities in Vegas that they could recommend?

Will keep everyone posted.

Big thanks

xLolx

ferf1223

April

MMachine wrote: »

I am probably leaning more to the Encore and she likes the Venetion.....let the battle commence!

We really like Encore, but some find the walk from the rooms to the strip to be annoying (we started to find that last trip, but wasn't too bad)...

My husband took a video of one of our rooms at Encore - sure you've seen similar but just in case...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPUgZWRtwnM

Thing about Venetian/Palazzo is (as far as I know) the rooms all have the sunken lounge area...also, separate TV in lounge area to bedroom (at Encore one telly swivels between the 2 areas)...OK, so you're not likely to watch that much TV in Vegas, but still...also a DVD player I think (again, unlikely to be a major draw, but nice touch).

I think we're going for Palazzo over Encore next trip...and see what we think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lveNkNoSlko&feature=related

sarahlasvegas

luci wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about the other outlets. On one trip we thought they were better than the Premium Outlets, but every other time we have much preferred the Premium Outlets. In fact I think we'll give the LV Outlets a miss when we go back.

I've been to the outlets near the airport and thought they where rubbish compaired to the Premium Outlets, i got a few lovely DKNY bags at the Premium and saved a fortune! I guess it depends what you are after, but I think the one near the airports really dingy and i like being outside more at the premium

Wizbit82 wrote: »

Thanks so much for all of the suggestions - we especially love the Bently & Wilson photographers and are definitely going to look into using them at places like the Neon Graveyard, Fremont St etc. Love the idea of alternative photo's. Think I will end up getting my dress/shoes here and we are going to look at rings next week.

Staying in Staybridge Suites on Dean Martin (nice and chilled for us) and then looking to book into somewhere for a couple of days around the wedding. Did Encore last year so not sure how to top that in terms of luxury???

Has anyone got experience of hair/make-up facilities in Vegas that they could recommend?

Will keep everyone posted.

Big thanks

xLolx

I used http://www.glamsquad702.com/homepage.html and thought they where great, we're going to a wedding next summer and the bride is using http://www.lasvegaswedding-makeup.com/index1.html

I've heard good reviews for both.


Also - for any Forever 21 lovers - Birmingham and Dublin stores have just opened up this week. I get to Birmingham quite a bit with work so looking forward to seeing it!

ferf1223

April

sarahlasvegas wrote: »

I've been to the outlets near the airport and thought they where rubbish compaired to the Premium Outlets, i got a few lovely DKNY bags at the Premium and saved a fortune! I guess it depends what you are after, but I think the one near the airports really dingy and i like being outside more at the premium

I think to an extent it depends on what shops you are interested in...I only made it to one last trip and went to the south strip one as it had more shops that interested me (I'm less interested in designer stuff than some, though)...the south strip one has more non-designer shops, and for some (like me) more bargains...if you aren't big on designer labels, a top that would cost $100 in a normal shop may be a bargain at $50 at the outlet...but may still be $20 too much if you're not interested in/don't assign any value to the label.

I had planned to go to both, but after the first one, when I looked at the stores I was interested in at Premium Outlets, once I took out the ones that I'd already been to at the LV Outlet Centre, there wasn't much left where I thought I was likely to actually buy anything.

Wizbit82

July

MMachine wrote: »

Thanks for the reply's.

We are going for 7 nights so probably just going to stay at one hotel. I was leaning more towards the Encore or Venetion so that narrows my choice down to 2.
My other half does like to stay at nice hotels so a good room / hotel is a must really. (Personally i would go for a cheaper option so i can lose more on the poker tables!)
I am probably leaning more to the Encore and she likes the Venetion.....let the battle commence!

We stayed in the Encore last July after splitting the trip up by staying in Staybridge Suites (TA recommended successfuly) and the room was stunning - I would say by far the best in Vegas if you like modern, contemporary luxury. The Venetian is nice, however they pump a distinct air freshener through the hotel which does annoy some people (not great for people with allergies)
I would also say within the Encore you have Society Cafe which IMHO is outstanding (have the banana split!) and it's really handy for Fashion Show Mall.:)

charleywarley

October , November

credit_crunch wrote: »

wow :-)

just back a few days ago & had the most amazing time! 3 nights mgm in css - room was huge, view was amazin - would defo recommend. then moved to encore for 4 nights - it is just in a completely different league! everything about it was just super :-) plus my oh proposed once we got settled in our rooms :j

have a lot on but will try to do trip report

first few days were cool enough but by the end of the week it was min 25 degrees - not too many by the pools tho :cool:

places id recommend to eat/drink
cabo wabo - miracle mile - great view of bellagio fountains
pf changs - chinese in ph
top of the world - stratosphere - views & food were superb
stirpburger - went twice & had the peanut butter shake - yum ;-)
ocean bar grille - miracle mile - tasty & cheap enough
wynn buffet for breakfast
dennys for a cheap no frills meal
magianos - perfectly authenice itlain place at fashion show mall

shops id recommend
forever 21 in fsm - spent near $400 over 3 days
abercrombie - fsm

we also did the premium outlets and found this quote good. now that we are back home we have heard ppl say the other outlet is better

think thats me for tonight but just wanted to finish by sayin thanks so much to everyone on here for all their help, opinions & suggestions!

also i have a stack of vouchers - i will try to get all the details posted over the next few days, or if anyone is travelling soon, i can post them to u 2moro

nite nite xx

Hi,

just saw your post that you have stayed at the MGM recently. we are booked to go there in Nov 2011.

Did you like your room and the hotel? We have just found about the resort fee, how much is the charge?

Was any of the pools open at the mgm?
Did you use the spa there ?

Would you recommend anything to do at the hotel that is not to be missed.

thanks

Foosterino

August

MMachine wrote: »

Help!...... I can't decide which hotel to stay in!!

I am going to vegas in May with the other half and just can't choose which hotel. We won't gamble loads, i will play a bit of poker and just wanted to look round, shows etc. We want a nice room and hotel and quite central if we can.

Been looking at the following -

Encore at the Wynn
Venetian
Bellagio

They all look good but i am a bit worried about how much its going to cost for food etc in these as everything seems so expensive!
Is it worth paying the extra for these hotels ?

Cheers

Mmachine

On our first trip we stayed at the Mirage and the only thing we didn't like about it was the lack of "cheap" eats, thought the deli was ok in it.

Our second trip we stayed in the Venetian, the food court here was a god send, Pizza, (massive) sarnies, coffee, doughnuts - breakfast and midnight snacks catered for - we loved it, not dead cheap but reasonable and great for taking back to the room.

Foo
xx

ferf1223

April

charleywarley wrote: »

Hi,

just saw your post that you have stayed at the MGM recently. we are booked to go there in Nov 2011.

Did you like your room and the hotel? We have just found about the resort fee, how much is the charge?

The resort fee info is available on MGM's website.

For your convenience, for arrivals after July 4th, a daily resort fee of $10 plus tax will be added to your room account and includes the following hotel services: Complimentary high speed internet, $15 beverage credit per stay available at any MGM owned bar, daily USA Today newspaper, local and toll free numbered calls, limited Business Center Services such as outgoing faxes, copies, notary, and boarding pass printing.

I think credit_crunch stayed in a Celebrity Spa Suite (CSS), so not a standard room.

adamg

KarenG wrote: »

If you haven't booked yet - and I am guessing you haven't as you are talking about having vouchers - you won't get 2 x 23kg with Virgin any more. They stopped that some time ago (but still honour old bookings that were made before they changed it).

The only way you will get 2 x 23kg each is if you are flying PE - and I suspect you won't be if you are on a Continental flight, as I'm not aware they have a PE equivalent product.

Also, I've never heard of stopping to pick up new passengers on your first point of entry into the US (Houston in your instance). I am sure you will have to disembark, go through immigration, clear customs, recheck your bags and get back on a plane to Vegas. The bonus of that is that you won't have the hassle of doing it again at LAS.

Just wanted to be sure you don't think it is a quick stop with a few extra bodies getting on - as I am sure it won't be.

hey Karen i have been assured by Virgin on both points. about baggage allowence the person on the phone even went and checked with her suppervisor because she said it was more allowence then she got as a staff member. I questioned the stop off as plane lands at 15.45 and takes off 16.25 she said all that will happen is people get off and on and i dont move. 40 minutes is clearly not enough time to change. Ill check once again mid week when i book but more then happy with those arragments.