Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

Porthorg

May

nvh wrote: »

just that we'd stayed there before, and we really wanted to stay again - i was completely honest and genuine with them - $140 was a bit to expensive for us, and we love the place so really wanted to get a stay there built in to our trip for a bit of relaxation (and cheapness due to the fridge etc etc) and getting a lower price basically sealed the deal!

i know there are a couple of people who mentioned they had issues with the place once, (stoneman was one and he still goes back so obviously happily resolved), but no-one has actually said what their issues were so can't tell if they're likely to be ongoing or not

We still don't know where to stay lol its driving us mad but I keep looking at the Platinum....looks really nice, you get a kitchen don't you? that would be a huge plus point. and the pools look nice which is also a big thing for me. I'd like to do 3 or 4 nights there and 3 elsewhere.

duchy

May

I always think a kitchen sounds nice ...............but honestly I never use it !
We had a really good and well equipped kitchen when I went to NYC in December-apart from popping the complmentry popcorn once in the microwave and using the kettle for coffee (for which a coffee maker would have done) it was a complete waste for all five/six of us

nvh

oh duchy, you can't beat a good trip to walmart to stock up on american foods!!!

dill pickle pringles all the way!!!

we saved a fortune last time we were there for a couple of days, but didn't restrict ourselves to just eating in all the time!

Froggitt

Can I suggest email addresses of friendly casino compers and stuies girfriend on the reception desk etc etc are PMd to trets and posted on page 1?

koloko

June

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StuieUK34

June

haha ! going to Vegas to get married, so new reception girlie for me!!
If the managers email for the Trop is put on here, is there the possibility though that spam places scan these sites looking for displayed email addys ?
If someone wanted to get a price quote from the Tropicana, i'd be happy to hand over her email addy, just make sure u include smiley faces in your emails and sound nice! Works for me (my hotel in Ft Lauderdale has £98 knocked off from flirting on email!) works a treat sometimes

spalding

nvh wrote: »

ooh - Scoot City is back on Groupon for $125 (instead of $250) for a tour for 2 people -- this got great reviews on here from people that have been on it
http://www.groupon.com/deals/scoot-city-tours?c=dnb&p=3

2+ days left to buy so quite a bit of time for me to make a decision!!!

Went on this last year was excellent and a total bargain at that price!!!

duchy

May

nvh wrote: »

oh duchy, you can't beat a good trip to walmart to stock up on american foods!!!

dill pickle pringles all the way!!!

we saved a fortune last time we were there for a couple of days, but didn't restrict ourselves to just eating in all the time!

Oh I still stock up-I just bring it all home

photome

August

StuieUK34 wrote: »

My email to the Trop (got the ladies email addy from Tripadvisor as opposed to emailing a customer services mailbox) was kinda bigging them up as such and saying i like the reviews i read on tripadvisor and out of all the places to stay, i want mine to be here, and mentioned weddings, etc etc.....
4 emails later got me free show tickets, if i would have booked direct with her/hotel, i would have got upgraded room, no resort fee, vip check-in (breeze thing), and free meal for 2, and a couple more things....
Was daft of me not to do the booking, but cos was using my dad's credit card to pay for this and putting a hire car on the same plan (netflights), had to book with them instead.....
But still nice of the Trop to offer me free show tickets, even if they aint that good! etc. and as u say, we wont be in the hotel much anyway!!
So as i said, i do always check for the best options and cheapest, so sticking to my guns, sometimes its cheaper to book through a UK agent, unless u know these F&F codes!

You got what you wanted,which is great. but just to add there are no codes( at least not one you have to input) for F and F and nor for most other offers you just follow the link.

Most links are posted on page 1, not sure if the F and F link is but it has been posted many times in the thread

stoneman

October

nvh wrote: »

Talking of getting things for nowt, following on from Duchy's original post a few weeks ago, I sent out a few emails to various hotel chains to see if i could get better room rates (or free accommodation ).

I targetted:
Luxor (IMO, a cheap MGM hotel)
Planet Hollywood (IMO, a mid-range'ish Harrahs hotel)
Encore (IMO, we spent what we consider to be a LOT in there over the space of 3 days - but probably very little in the eyes of Stevey-boy Wynn)

As a follow up, I also sent an email to Platinum.

Here's what happened anyways...

Luxor - no response (miserable sods)

Planet Hollywood:


Encore:


Platinum:


chuffed with the Platinum result, but obviously a bit disappointed with others... i never phoned Encore but probably will when i can be bothered

If you email Claire at the Platinum "clairenagel at lvplatinum.com" and ask nicely she will give you a Princess suite for the same rate. That is where we are off to again in March, was going to be Carriage House but switching that for the longer stay in May.