Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

photome

August

StuieUK34 wrote: »

I agree Netflights aint the cheapest at all, i was on about other agents (like travelrepublic for example)....
and comparing rate to rate, not F&F rate (how do you get that anyway, dont they ask who your friend/family member is ? )

What i was trying to say was, the same as everyone else is saying, compare rates direct with the hotels as well as through agents...... And yup, you get more perks booking direct, but then the 2for1's, etc etc you get booking direct, you also get from some of the UK agents, ebookers as an example......
Dont forget, i went straight to the hotel i'm staying at directly (just like you say to do, but had my dad foot the bill for the hotel anyway which resulted in him booking via an agent, but still blagged free show passes from the lady at the Trop....)
Oh, and Paris normal rates are $918 for that week, on a compare basis, not F&F rate

BUT and its a big BUT nobody on here compares normal rates, You compare ALL rates because most offer rates are open to anyone, including F and F rates and LCI rates, to name but a few

So why only compare a UK booking agent rate with normal rack rates that doesnt make any sense

No they dont ask who your friend or family is

photome

August

STripburger!!

I know lots on here like/love it, but I have been once and wouldnt hurry back. Burgers are nothing special IMO, in fact I prefer In n Out burger but of course it is not quite the same abience.

Milkshakes are good at Stripburger, then again they are great at In n Out as well

misa.blue

May

It's me again:o Still researching hotels for our 4 days in Vegas at begining of May. Me and my hubby are first timers, not interested in gambling..

Could you please recommend some hotel about 10 min walk to strip where we can get room with coffee maker and fridge for max £50 per night (we are on tight budget)?
Is there such a place?

luci

May

misa.blue wrote: »

It's me again:o Still researching hotels for our 4 days in Vegas at begining of May. Me and my hubby are first timers, not interested in gambling..

Could you please recommend some hotel about 10 min walk to strip where we can get room with coffee maker and fridge for max £50 per night (we are on tight budget)?
Is there such a place?

Does that include a weekend?

Most Vegas rooms don't have fridges unless they are for medical reasons and only a few have coffee makers. When we were at Paris in September we had a one cup coffee makers in the P room, but we have never had one on previous stays there.

If you really need a fridge and coffee maker you are looking at somewhere like the Signature, Platinum or Carriage House, but you will struggle to get them for £50/night. You might get the Carriage House if the rates come down to the same as last year.

trets77

misa.blue wrote: »

It's me again:o Still researching hotels for our 4 days in Vegas at begining of May. Me and my hubby are first timers, not interested in gambling..

Could you please recommend some hotel about 10 min walk to strip where we can get room with coffee maker and fridge for max £50 per night (we are on tight budget)?
Is there such a place?

how important is a fridge and coffee maker ? there are cheap coffee shops everywhere , and if you just want a fridge to chill water or beer , then just get some ice ( all hotels have ice machines near the rooms ) and stick it and the beer in the sink . hey presto one free fridge

you should be able to find something on strip for $75 a night . others will advise on cheap off strip alternatives .

ferf1223

March

misa.blue wrote: »

Could you please recommend some hotel about 10 min walk to strip where we can get room with coffee maker and fridge for max £50 per night (we are on tight budget)?
Is there such a place?

you can buy a coffee maker for $10-$15 at WalMart...we do every trip...use it more than once and it's less than the cost of Starbucks for two...meant to say, we have stayed in rooms with coffee makers, but they have always required some sort of pod-type thing, not just ground coffee...so you would have to buy the pods. I can't recall ever seeing a normal coffee pot in any Vegas rooms...maybe Rio, but that was aaaages ago.

Most hotels will let you have a fridge for a fee per night - $10-$20 I have read - some say a nice tip (say $20) and a note for the maid will have one magically appear.

We bring a cool bag and fill it with ice each morning and each evening and it works for us for drinks and whatnot (including french vanilla coffee creamer )...wouldn't work for storing proper food though of course.

ferf1223

March

StuieUK34 wrote: »

What i was trying to say was, the same as everyone else is saying, compare rates direct with the hotels as well as through agents......

Thing is, that isn't what you said.

Netflights dont mention the resort fee at all, and it will be cheaper to book through UK agents (depsite people saying otherwise on here)

It is of course worth checking all available options...but almost no one will get the best deal going straight on the hotel's website without first consulting the vast list of sites from which to find offers direct from the hotels which are available to the general public...no point in comparing 'normal' rates with UK agent rates...because paying 'normal' rates would be madness in most cases.

I'm still wondering what free tickets you have coming for your stay at Tropicana.

nvh

Has anyone here stayed at Bills?

Opinions of it and any specific room recommendations (or rooms to avoid!)

nvh

https://booking.ihotelier.com/istay/istay.jsp?hotelid=15019&rateplanid=790208

ferf1223

March

Has this one been posted already?

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