Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

duchy

May

StuieUK34 wrote: »

Right then all, am outta here!! Fly tomoz with Virgin, so time to go do my online check in, and then play Modern Warfare2 all day until heading off for my Gatwick stay over!

Hope he remembered to pack !!

nvh

did we ever get a report back from Mookybargirl?

Heads up on today's groupon which is $50 for $100 of services @ Luxors spa (+20% gratuity):
http://www.groupon.com/deals/luxor-hotel-nurture-spa

Missus has been here and quite enjoyed it - was quite a few years ago mind Seems a decent deal anyways!

Then this has also appeared on TZ - Local:
http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/deal/2213
"$69 -- Chic Italian Dinner for 2 w/Sparkling Wine, Reg. $136 @ d.Vino (Monte Carlo)" - not eaten there (and don't particularly wish to as not overly keen on Italian food), but it might be a good deal

Also, slightly OT but a few people do combine the west-coast cities so worth pointing this out to anyone going up San Francisco way, seems quite a decent deal:
http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/deal/2266
$69 -- Napa Valley Wine Train w/Food and Wine, Reg. $99

We did the wine train a few years ago - this deal seems to be one of the cheaper ones (where you alternate between the eating carriage and the non-eating carriage when going there / going back - the one we did you stayed in the same carriage for both directions) but seems good for what you get. We really enjoyed it

koloko

June

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secretmachines

July

apologies if this is slightly OT... what luggage do people recommend (in terms of value, strong, will withstand transatlantic flights and all the throwing around they'll suffer )

any brands/thoughts/links much appreciated
inc, ones to avoid

photome

August

secretmachines wrote: »

apologies if this is slightly OT... what luggage do people recommend (in terms of value, strong, will withstand transatlantic flights and all the throwing around they'll suffer )

any brands/thoughts/links much appreciated
inc, ones to avoid

Tripp luggage is great, inexpensive as it always in debenhams sale (if not wait till it is), has a long no quibble gtee, and is good quality.

Available from debenhams or direct from Tripp (online)

photome

August

Have a good trip Stuie

nvh

photome wrote: »

Tripp luggage is great, inexpensive as it always in debenhams sale (if not wait till it is), has a long no quibble gtee, and is good quality.

Available from debenhams or direct from Tripp (online)

not sure where OP is based, but there is also a Tripp outlet @ Cheshire Oaks (Chester) so maybe worth a look to see if there's one at an outlet village close to you?

Froggitt

Theres also a Samsonite Outlet at the outlet mall at the north end of the strip.

rorylando45

A week until I go, I'm so excited! I've got travel insurance and ESTA all sorted out...can't do online check-in until the day before. Got my Halifax Clarity card, electricity adapter plugs.

Gonna try the $20 trick at Tropicana, is it likely to work even though I booked the room as part of a package (through Lastminute.com)? Or does it only really work when the room has been booked directly with the hotel? I reeeeally hope we can get a Strip view room.

And finally, any free/cheap attractions that you would consider unmissable? The majority of our time will be spent gambling, eating and drinking but it would be nice to see/do some cool things too!

Note: we are six 21/22/23 year old men who have just graduated