Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

grubby23

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone can recommend me a good travel insurance for my trip to vegas? Should be a single trip one for 15 days and I do not do any dangerous activities. Important for me is good cover with medical expenses, cancellation due to illness should be covered up to £1500. Of course they should also have a good reputation in paying out for cases that should be covered.

Thanks!

danboy66

March

Hi everyone
The wife and I are flying out to LAX a week today we are spending 5 nights in Hollywood the 6 nights in anahiem then we drive to Vegas for 4 night we have a glamour suite booked at the MGM then we drive to San Diego for 6 nights
Hopefully we will get the mustang convertible we have booked

Just wanted to say thanks for all your help,stories and vouchers

We are really looking forward to our honeymoon

Thanks again
Danny..

photome

August

danboy66 wrote: »

Hi everyone
The wife and I are flying out to LAX a week today we are spending 5 nights in Hollywood the 6 nights in anahiem then we drive to Vegas for 4 night we have a glamour suite booked at the MGM then we drive to San Diego for 6 nights
Hopefully we will get the mustang convertible we have booked

Just wanted to say thanks for all your help,stories and vouchers

We are really looking forward to our honeymoon

Thanks again
Danny..

Can I just ask a couple of questions

Why 6 nights in Anaheim,and 5 in Hollywood, Anaheim and Hollywood are only about 40 mins by car apart. That seems like about 6/7 nights to long in LA. Most people hate LA. Then not enough time in Vegas.

What is a glamour suite in MGM

photome

August

mumto2loves wrote: »

hi
1st time posting on this thread - but i've read the whole lot and check in every day for up dates!
i'm going in june for the 1st time:T

I haven't read anything on here about the rides! why??:p Its the rides i'm most looking forward to, sat here right now i don't think i'll do any gambling at all i have absolutly no niggle to do it (but i'm going with 3 other people so that might change if we get there and they do, i don't know)

can someone pleeease talk about the rides:D are they expensive? are the queues long? which are worth doing and which not? (if they are expensive and the queues are long)

thank you!!
x

Along with the rides that have been mentioned there is also Speed at Sahara (I think its still open)

Desperado at Buffalo bills in Primm about 40 mins drive away

As for cost and queues, I dont think they are particularly expensive and the queues are not long becasue as someone else posted it is not disneyland and the rides are not something people go to Vegas for.

As for worth doing, they are all worth doing if you like thrill rides. I havent done the Strat rides as I dont fancy being dangled in a chair over 1000ft above the ground

photome

August

ses6jwg wrote: »

I'm considering re-booking for Vegas this year as my trip planned for April last year, 9 nights at the Flamingo for £650 each including return direct flights. got cancelled.

I'm reading a few bad reports on the Flamingo so think I will avoid it.

What is the Tropicana and Excalibur like now as I hear they've been refurbed? Prices seem to have gone up considerably, just looking online for either May or September and 7 nights including direct flights coming in at about £750-850.

Out of Trop, Excalibur and Flamingo, I would book Flamingo every time(location) in a GO room and hope to get view of Bellagio fountains.

Have you checked flight only and then http://www.harrahs.com/vegasvacation/ for Flamingo

There are various offers on the Trop and Excalibur websites and via links on page 1

danboy66

March

photome wrote: »

Can I just ask a couple of questions

Why 6 nights in Anaheim,and 5 in Hollywood, Anaheim and Hollywood are only about 40 mins by car apart. That seems like about 6/7 nights to long in LA. Most people hate LA. Then not enough time in Vegas.

What is a glamour suite in MGM

Hi the big attraction for us is universal studios wich we are doing 2 days at and we want to do Disneyland for 3 days swell we are planning loads of other stuff aswell

Vegas was a last minute decision we are not gamblers at all but we will defiantly be playing the slots

We are probably never going to go back unless we get bitten we just wanted to say we have been

http://www.mgmgrand.com/hotel/glamour-suites.aspx

ses6jwg

photome wrote: »

Out of Trop, Excalibur and Flamingo, I would book Flamingo every time(location) in a GO room and hope to get view of Bellagio fountains.

Have you checked flight only and then http://www.harrahs.com/vegasvacation/ for Flamingo

There are various offers on the Trop and Excalibur websites and via links on page 1

flights with virgin looking at £639 upwards pp.

mattedgie

When are those prices for?

duchy

May

I'm another one who would choose Flamingo over the other two-Not visited the Trop since the refurb but from what I hear it certainly doesn't push it above the Flamingo and the location isn't as good either-Excaliber is a big step down too.

If anyone is planning on booking flights before the end of March -to travel anytime- there's an Opodo discount code giving £35 off any flight over £200 if paying with an Amex card (sadly I don't have an Amex card or I'd be jumping on it as they have the UA/CO sale prices cheaper than anyone else and the same price as booking with the airlines direct)

dontone

June

mumto2loves wrote: »

hi
1st time posting on this thread - but i've read the whole lot and check in every day for up dates!
i'm going in june for the 1st time:T

I haven't read anything on here about the rides! why??:p Its the rides i'm most looking forward to, sat here right now i don't think i'll do any gambling at all i have absolutly no niggle to do it (but i'm going with 3 other people so that might change if we get there and they do, i don't know)

can someone pleeease talk about the rides:D are they expensive? are the queues long? which are worth doing and which not? (if they are expensive and the queues are long)

thank you!!
x

I asked DH about them for you (I'm a coward and don't go on them) and he recommends the one at NYNY and the Desperado at Primm. He just walked up to the booth, paid and got on straightaway. He's never had to queue, and I think the NYNY one cost him about $10.