Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

StuieUK34

June

i just bought 3 of them, well, took my money but i guess they gotta sell the required amount before it works ?? for £12, i'll get through bacon rolls no problem! hehe So yeah, worth it on a long run to Vegas (think my Gatwick hotel is room only, at least i hope it is now!!)

secretmachines

July

StuieUK34 wrote: »

i just bought 3 of them, well, took my money but i guess they gotta sell the required amount before it works ?? for £12, i'll get through bacon rolls no problem! hehe So yeah, worth it on a long run to Vegas (think my Gatwick hotel is room only, at least i hope it is now!!)

it reads that way, but i don't think there's a minimum limit... at least I ordered mine (using a different geographic link to the one I posted) and it had only sold 29 with about 45mins left on the offer. and I received my vouchers by email this morning

pennylane99

November / December

StuieUK34 wrote: »

i just bought 3 of them, well, took my money but i guess they gotta sell the required amount before it works ?? for £12, i'll get through bacon rolls no problem! hehe So yeah, worth it on a long run to Vegas (think my Gatwick hotel is room only, at least i hope it is now!!)

Breakfast is available from 4am - 11am.
Buffet comprising freshly baked pastries, fruit salad, yoghurt, cereals and fresh juices.

Your choice of one of the following:

Porridge
Eggs Benedict
Warm Bacon Roll
Toast with Jam or Marmalade


champagne and cocktails you have to pay for

last time I was in there, they did allow 2 items from the menu, and unlimited buffet which are the pastries & cereals & fruit

secretmachines

July

pennylane99 wrote: »

last time I was in there, they did allow 2 items from the menu, and unlimited buffet which are the pastries & cereals & fruit

that's me sorted then
and as I don't drink, I take the complimentary glass of bubbly (included in this groupon deal) and give it to the OH so she can have 2

duchy

May

I'm not worrying about a lounge this trip (but one bacon roll is never enough ) although I suspect I'll have a bit of time to kill at T4 as I'm travelling by train so allowing for hiccups . I really like the Feltham link -so easy-no steps all the way from Kent through Waterloo to Feltham and onto the bus that goes straight to T4 and so cheap too.

Last trip I had brekkie landside at a sort of French style place-good breakfast -fast service and handy to pop outside for a breath of not so fresh air before going through security at T4 (might be a long long wait for the next puff as I only have an hour and ten minutes to connect at Houston)

Had an eeek moment when I re-did my ESTA (forgot to renew it before they started charging-bleah) as it didn't do it instantly -and told me to come back in 72 hours. Checked a couple of hours later and it was done. Phew !

So everything is now done so here's the cost breakdown

Train Kent to Feltham Rtn £31.50
Bus Feltham to T4 Rtn £ 2.40
CO LHR LAS Rtn £445.00
1 night Casears Palace Forum Room Comped
UA LAS to Idaho via Denver Rtn £7 (used miles so tax only)
4 nights in Idaho Pricelined £142.00
3 nights back in Vegas at Casears Comped
Total £627 plus annual travel insurance £32

I was aiming under £700 all in so am pretty pleased as I've already achieved it and it'll probably end up a little lower as a friend who is Idaho at the same time probably wants to split the room with me. I should really add $20 to the total as I'll try to upgrade for the 3 nights in Vegas (Last time it worked and we got upgraded from Forum Tower to Augustus) but probably won't bother for the single night in Vegas although it might be nice for a fast check out the next morning..

StuieUK34

June

Ooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww, Gutted!! Can i cancel the order ??? i was hoping to make my way through loads of bacon sarnies!

Joe_Canada_2

September

Hi, sorry to keep asking questions, just wondered if you could give me your opinions on this trip :

http://www.viator.com/tours/Las-Vegas/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Air-and-Ground-Tour/d684-3511_A0001

Reading many websites they all say the west rim isn't the "proper" GC , so think this trip is a solution! Its the only south rim trip, I can find that doesn't depart from Boulder.

Thanks in advance

Froggitt

duchy wrote: »

I'm not worrying about a lounge this trip (but one bacon roll is never enough ) although I suspect I'll have a bit of time to kill at T4 as I'm travelling by train so allowing for hiccups .

Wasnt the Groupon Stanny and Gatwick only?

adamg

August

Joe_Canada wrote: »

Hi, sorry to keep asking questions, just wondered if you could give me your opinions on this trip :

http://www.viator.com/tours/Las-Vegas/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Air-and-Ground-Tour/d684-3511_A0001

Reading many websites they all say the west rim isn't the "proper" GC , so think this trip is a solution! Its the only south rim trip, I can find that doesn't depart from Boulder.

Thanks in advance

I have been luckly enough to go all over the grand canyon. In my opinion the south has a better range of colours of the canyon and is wider with better views. The west rim though is fantastic and to me driving from vegas via the dam to the west rim is my idea of heaven. If you want to fly though then your probably right in going to the south rim, in future trips you can always drive to west rim to walkway and eagle point or take a helicopter there.

Froggitt

Joe_Canada wrote: »

Hi, sorry to keep asking questions, just wondered if you could give me your opinions on this trip :

http://www.viator.com/tours/Las-Vegas/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Air-and-Ground-Tour/d684-3511_A0001

Reading many websites they all say the west rim isn't the "proper" GC , so think this trip is a solution! Its the only south rim trip, I can find that doesn't depart from Boulder.

Thanks in advance

Sounds like a similar ground tour once youre there.

"A minimum number of passengers is required to operate the tour" - what you going to do if they cancel it? The Scenic from BCA is a much smaller plane - maybe 14 seater.

Also, its not the main LV airport, its North LVA.....and theyll spend the same 45 minutes going round all the hotels picking up 30 people!!!