Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

photome

August

duchy wrote: »

Noooooooo MGM is remote enough -Trop with the messing about crossing is worse-certainly not ideal for November when it can be chilly. There's nothing special about the Trop that would make the poorer location worth it.I'd rate Trop below all three -yes it has had a facelift but it's not like they knocked it down and rebuilt it-just tarted it up a bit. Incidently I find the criscrossing to get from that area back to centre strip annoying

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Totally agree with you about the Trop, there are dozens of hotels I would choose before that. It might only be across the rd from the MGM but its still a trek (is there 14 lanes on the rd at that junction ?)

For a first visit I think central is prob most important, but with price factored in

ferf1223

March

nvh wrote: »

Chicago experts... Does this sort of time to clear immigration seem the norm?

This is useful...we have never had that sort of a wait at ORD...but obviously individual experiences will vary depending on how many other international flights are coming in the same time.

http://apps.cbp.gov/awt/

debhyp

What's the Duty free selection @ Mccarren airport like.
Does it sell the latest beauty products like Lancome/estee Lauder and perfumes?

If yes, are the cheaper at the airport or is it better to buy them from a local store?

graciesmummy

July

hi,we have booked TI for our trip in july any tips or info would be greatfully received

I have been in TI before but have never stayed there,we have chosen it mainly for the location.

ferf1223

March

debhyp wrote: »

What's the Duty free selection @ Mccarren airport like.
Does it sell the latest beauty products like Lancome/estee Lauder and perfumes?

If yes, are the cheaper at the airport or is it better to buy them from a local store?

It's very, very small...they have some beauty products but quite a limited selection...they are cheaper than local stores though.

Terminal 2 is not very exciting at all...rather depressing really...bad enough to be leaving Vegas but if the terminal was nicer it might not seem so bad.

Froggitt

graciesmummy wrote: »

hi,we have booked TI for our trip in july any tips or info would be greatfully received

I have been in TI before but have never stayed there,we have chosen it mainly for the location.

Chicken soup with a huge matzoh ball at Cantors Deli for lunch.

Also they have a really easy/low standard poker tourney there in the afternoons.

photome

August

ferf1223 wrote: »

It's very, very small...they have some beauty products but quite a limited selection...they are cheaper than local stores though.

Terminal 2 is not very exciting at all...rather depressing really...bad enough to be leaving Vegas but if the terminal was nicer it might not seem so bad.

I have always though the same, must be one of the worst departure areas there is for the size of airport

Froggitt

Im not sure theres a huge number of international flights using terminal 2 daily.

nvh

360 picture from Cosmopolitan here - not as good as the super-zoom one that photome posted but goes all the way around:
http://www.360cities.net/image/bill-bailey-las-vegas-8000

... as far as i'm aware, its not this guy that took the photo:


by the way, thanks for that link ferf - will take a look!

spike2012

September

Hi all I REALLY need to catch up on this thread - its been a couple of weeks again! *doh*

Just reading up on luggage weights and sizes on Virgin flight in Sep to LV, and seen this

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/us/passengerinformation/baggage/extra.jsp

Does this mean one of us (ahem, the missus) could take an extra bag for the stated cost, and is that cost for both ways? Went to New York as part of college trip a couple of years ago and we were so paranoid about luggage allowances and weights etc, but this cost, to us and the grand scheme of things (a vegas/partly gambling honeymoon) this "small" cost would be worth it...

Spike