Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

Froggitt

Top shelf at the Strat? Would scare the [EMAIL="!!!!"]!!!![/EMAIL] out of me.

Froggitt

Base jumping off Hoover Dam?

WestHamDaz

Going for a buffet at Excalibur, that'll test your nerves!!

StuieUK34

June

WestHamDaz wrote: »

Going for a buffet at Excalibur, that'll test your nerves!!

HAH !!! Quality!!!

I'm gonna do the Sky jump from the Strat, should be $99.... My mate did it and he said the speed you fall at is controlled, so you wont reach terminal velocity, but you near enough will
That will do me, i just hope my burger/chips and milkshake hit the floor before i do !!! :eek:

WestHamDaz

StuieUK34 wrote: »

HAH !!! Quality!!!

I'm gonna do the Sky jump from the Strat, should be $99.... My mate did it and he said the speed you fall at is controlled, so you wont reach terminal velocity, but you near enough will
That will do me, i just hope my burger/chips and milkshake hit the floor before i do !!! :eek:

I went up there last year and had a look at the nutters jumping off.
If you see the contraption that is running the line and controlling the speed you may have second thoughts. It looks like a bodged bit of meccano that was put together by a 12 year old in the 1960s. It didnt fill me with confidence at all (not that I ever had the intention to throw myself of the top of the strat)

mookybargirl

March

*Adam* wrote: »

Which hotels would you choose from the following, assuming you are booking their cheapest rooms. (The wedding nights are sorted - Venetian)

Bally's, Harrah's, Tropicana, Flamingo

and for off-strip:

Orleans, Rio, Palms, Gold Coast

We're out there between 17th November and 29th November, then fly to LA for 2 nights.

Congrats on your wedding. I'd choose Ballys from the first choice but tbh it's the only one of the 4 I've stayed in - lol
Can't help with the others, but the Venetian is wonderful. A great choice for over the wedding nights.... Do the gondola ride at the Venetian too..... It looks cheesy but OH and me really enjoyed it.

mookybargirl

March

New restaurant.com code.

70% off until 21st Feb using code EAT.

duchy

May

captain_insano wrote: »

Hi everyone.

Has anyone got any adventure sports they can recommend in Las Vegas or the Nevada area? (bungee, sky diving or even something I've never heard of).

There's an indoor skydiving place that is fun

zaffi

June

from the quickrooms chat a few pages back had a look and they are cheapest for the cosmo for my dates. had a look at their FAQ's. Can anyone explain to me what the bit in bold means?

Q. How is my booking protected?
A. QuickRooms.com s a trading name of Personalised Travel Services a company registered in England under (Company registration number 03857127) Glendale House, Glendale Business Park, Sandycroft, Nr Chester, CH5 2DL. ATOL 3973.
QuickRooms.com contracts approximately 4000 direct contracts and in addition provides a further 50,000 accommodation units from ten other leading accommodation providers. Our search facility is impartial which ultimately means we always provide you with the best prices around. Testament to this is the fact that over 400,000 customers have now benefited from our great prices and traveled with QuickRooms.com. Your money is also secure as we only pay accommodation suppliers and hoteliers following your departure, therefore you have protection from booking right through to traveling with us.

Does it mean I wouldn't be able to confirm my booking with the cosmo directly until i got there?

dax_llama

September

dax_llama wrote: »

Yeah the whole no deposit thing is what sits most uncomfortable with me, surely no company would risk stumping up a deposit on behalf of a customer?

Anyhoo, decision is now made thanks to the input from you guys :beer:

Sorry to hijack the thread again guys but just thought I would update you all with my work around to this saga.

We have since placed a reservation with booking.com for the exact same package as the one on tigerhotels. The package was £250 more expensive but we have got them to price match the tigerhotels price and I have just had confirmation that they will honor the price match. :T

Thanks again for all your help guys, I'm sure this wont be the last time I ask cap in hand for your collective pearls of wisdom.

@Duchy, I will post a trip report when we get back, you only have to wait 8 months for it :rotfl: