Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

Froggitt

daz200 wrote: »

Has anyone tried using Skype on the wi-fi at an MGM property like Signature/Vdara? I'm sure that someone said they block it...

Was blocked at Signature Xmas 2009, as was MSN.

Froggitt

daz200 wrote: »

According to lowcostusa website resort fees are not included

"Resort fees - What are they? Are they included in the cost of my holiday?

On top of the cost of your hotel room, some hotels charge an additional resort fee that is usually in the region of US$20 per room, per night. Not all hotels charge a resort fee and there are plenty that seem to chop and change annually. Hotels are aware that guests are not particularly keen to arrive at the check-in desk only to find they suddenly have an unexpected extra cost to the price of their cheap hotel room so will sometimes give it a different name such as 'service charge' or 'hospitality fee' to hide it but essentially it is the same thing. Resort fees, if applicable, are always paid locally to the hotel so our prices do not include resort fees."

source:
docs/FaQs.aspx#ResortFees

If you get it in writing on your booking confirmation, you will be able to reclaim it from LCUSA if/when the hotel charge it.

mookybargirl

March

nvh - asolutely loved your foodie photos, thanks for posting them up

StuieUK34

June

House of Blues or BB Kings ??? Am guessing both are similar in being food places with live entertainment ?? (and both do vouchers on R.com!)

I currently have a $100 voucher for BB Kings, and a $50 voucher for Harley Davidson Rock-cafe....
There will be between 5 to 7 of us in Vegas, and my plan is after i get married at 5pm (june were talking), we go to either BB Kings or Harleys for some nice food, then hopefully some kind of entertainment/band playing ?

Wizbit82

July

Oh my life nvh!!!

I am SO hungry right now....off work with shingles at the mo and have 27 weeks til we hit Vegas again....in a word (or three) I CANNOT WAIT! It's what I think about before going to sleep and the first thing I think of in a morning....very sad I know but keeping me going at the mo. As you know, we're getting married there but that is really only a small part of the three week trip (2 wks Vegas + 1 week Los Cabos AI) and will only take up a small bit of our Vegas time....

Dying to get to Stripburger and loved Jack in the Box last year (mouth is watering as we speak!!)

Only 186 days :j

pebblesmax

November / December

photome wrote: »

Anyone been to Dessy Bs steakhouse and or Pampas (miracle mile), both available on restaurant.com

thanks

We had a sandwich for lunch at Pampas in October. (used a $10 r.com voucher.) It was OK, but I won't rush back.
An American friend of mine went for dinner there and he was less than complimentary. Poor food, poor service, bad attitude was his take on the place.

trets77

All that food .i'm so jealous

it sucks being on diet and not going to USA .

sunshaeen

January / February

fluff73 wrote: »

I have just taken the plunge and booked a celebrity spa room at the mgm for our 4 night stay in Feb

Got the room for £389 inc tax from cityandshow (-2% cashback through quidco)

cant wait (and wonders which celebrity will be in the spa when we get there?)

Think we may be at MGM same time as you we go 20th to 25th Feb- not long now- cant wait:T (we may bump into each other lol)

fluff73

January / February

will probably be in rooms next to each other (I assume the MGM is like a familiy B&B and will only have about 15 rooms - after all you cant expect big hotels like travellodges in the middle of the dessert)

We were booked in the standard rooms at $55 a night (+ tax and resort fee) but with just a month to go I buckled and thought if we were going to Vegas for the first time I shall have a bit of luxury (I havn't told Mrs Fluff about the upgrade - I thought it would make a nice suprise!)

counting the days now!

Triker

March

fluff73 wrote: »

will probably be in rooms next to each other (I assume the MGM is like a familiy B&B and will only have about 15 rooms - after all you cant expect big hotels like travellodges in the middle of the dessert)

We were booked in the standard rooms at $55 a night (+ tax and resort fee) but with just a month to go I buckled and thought if we were going to Vegas for the first time I shall have a bit of luxury (I havn't told Mrs Fluff about the upgrade - I thought it would make a nice suprise!)

counting the days now!

Errr you are joking aren't you :cool:

MGM has 5034 rooms.