Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

photome

August

duchy wrote: »

It may not be a mis-price -Vegas hotels vary all the time. I've seen room prices legitimately change from less than $100 to over $300 over the course of a month for the same date/room. I've just cancelled a booking at the Flamingo for July that I got for $75 -it's now over $300 as there is a big fight that weekend in Vegas (which hadn't been announced when I first booked). If you have it confirmed in writing-it'll be honoured

I have seen the same as you

But in relation to the Cosmo one bed terrace premium view which is what myself , cloudy nines and others booked (all around the same time) the same room was never available on any other site for the same money. The price never varied on the Cosmo own site

Another but, prob the less said about it now, the better

photome

August

bubble113 wrote: »

Looking at Texas de Brazil restaurant at Town Square but can't seem to find a price. Anybody been recently? Think Luci mentioned it. Also did anybody get any discount coupons for it?

Thanks x

I think its $50 a head now for unlimited meat and salad (Not been but am planning to)

As Adam says sign up on their website and you get a free meal in your bday month (only good if you are in Vegas then) but you also get a 25% voucher instantly but it does have to be used within a month so best to wait until just before you go

bubble113

August

photome wrote: »

I think its £50 a head now for unlimited meat and salad (Not been but am planning to)

As Adam says sign up on their website and you get a free meal in your bday month (only good if you are in Vegas then) but you also get a 25% voucher instantly but it does have to be used within a month so best to wait until just before you go

Thanks Adam and photome

£50 or $50? Seems a tad expensive at £50. Have been to the Fazenda restaurant over here and they charge £27 evenings and £17 lunchtime. Visited twice and enjoyed it so thought would give Vegas one a go, I'm sure meat will be delicious!

Thanks for the 25% sign up, will wait a little longer as going end of July. Not my bday month unfortunately but did read something about if it's your anniversary you might qualify for a discount.

photome

August

bubble113 wrote: »

Thanks Adam and photome

£50 or $50? Seems a tad expensive at £50. Have been to the Fazenda restaurant over here and they charge £27 evenings and £17 lunchtime. Visited twice and enjoyed it so thought would give Vegas one a go, I'm sure meat will be delicious!

Thanks for the 25% sign up, will wait a little longer as going end of July. Not my bday month unfortunately but did read something about if it's your anniversary you might qualify for a discount.

Whoops $50

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luci

May

Yes it was $47 a head when we went. You can sign up for 25% off the bill or a free meal in your birthday month. They didn't ask for proof , even though I could have provided it, so you could happen to have a birthday the month you are there...........

luci

May

Cosmo prices have shot up recently. I booked at £79/night and by the time we went I couldn't find it under £130 and $180 on their own site.

ferf1223

March

people wonder why we always go back to Vegas.

Got back yesterday from a 4-night trip within the UK...it was for our 10th anniversary, so we didn't scrimp on the accomodation, though we flew EasyJet (couldn't fault them)...for flights, 4 nights accomodation and rental car - we reckon if we threw in an extra £200 we could have had a week in Vegas. OK, yes, we generally get comped rooms, so it's not a fair comparison, but still...and that's ignoring gambling money (though we would have spent far less on food)...

It was a lovely trip - we really enjoyed it (even if it was mostly rainy, we knew that was the chance in going to Scotland!) but it just serves to support our Vegas trips that much more.

And this is how we justify it.

3 months today we'll be hitting Vegas - can't wait!

stoneman

October

duchy wrote: »

Playing catch up here ......

NatWest are a PITA abroad. They don't have a "notify in advance" policy and every trip they block my card at some point and I have to call and get it unblocked. They've even blocked it when I've bought tickets by phone from home from Delta (showed up as a US transaction to them) and then used it an hour later in the UK. System says I can't be in both places at once so blocks it. Sometimes they are fast to block (first US transaction) othertimes they block after I've used it for several days. Yet I can book show tickets with Harrahs etc by phone and that never blocks-no real pattern to it. I've just got used to making sure the number is in my mobile and making a quick call as soon as it happens now.

They are just as bad at home if you have a current account with them. Probably once every 2 months my card gets refused at some point, then I have to phone the fraud prevention line, answer some questions about what transactions were last made on the card, then it gets unblocked. Bl00dy inconvenient if you have to leave your shopping behind because your card gets refused.

photome

August

luci wrote: »

Yes it was $47 a head when we went. You can sign up for 25% off the bill or a free meal in your birthday month. They didn't ask for proof , even though I could have provided it, so you could happen to have a birthday the month you are there...........

I never saw the option of either or when i signed up, guess that means my 25% off will have expired and I may not get my free birthday meal

photome

August

luci wrote: »

Cosmo prices have shot up recently. I booked at £79/night and by the time we went I couldn't find it under £130 and $180 on their own site.

I had been watching Cosmo prices on an almost daily basis since the turn of the year.

For my nights the premium view 1 bed was never less than $160 plus tax a night and then a few months back it went up to $240 plus tax a night and has stayed there ever since, thats why i jumped on the netflights deal

edit just checked this morning and it is down to $230 plus tax