Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2011

Traincrashing

November / December

I've been emailing the Mirage and we paid off our reservation in full, inc the resort fee and I asked about whether any deposit was required and she said no, not unless I wanted to upgrade to a suite.

dan28

Excalibur from $27.20
Promotion Details:
Name: Vegas Partyscape Package
Description: Double Rooms from $27.20/ night – Receive inclusions from Excalibur, Luxor, NYNY and Monte Carlo: 10% off Excalibur Spa Retail – 25% off Retail (Kids of the Kingdom, Esssentials, Excalibur Edge, Sweet Habits, Dragon’s Lair) – Free shot of Whiskey with purchase of a Guinness at Ri Ra – $20 Pitchers of Beer for Beer Pong – $30 Off Teeth Whitening in Nurture Spa – 10% off Rice & Company – 25% off Retail (LX Fashions, LX Fight Shot, Bazaar the Marketplace, Essentials, 24/7) – Complimentary entry to LAX – 2 Free admissions to ROK, BATS, NFI and Coyote Ugly (21+, not available on special events, holidays) – 2 for 1 roller coaster – Starbucks upgrade – 25% off Spa Services – Choice of 20% off Food at Dragon Noodle Co. or d.vino – Free Appetizer with the Purchase of an Entr!e at BRAND – Half-Price Buckets of beer during Dueling Piano’s At The Pub – 20% Off Spa Treatment
Valid: September 5, 2011 – February 29, 2012
Expires: February 26, 2012
http://www.vegas-hotels-online.com/2011/09/05/excalibur-vegas-partyscape-package/

The Hotel at Mandalay Bay from $94
Promotion Details:
Name: Exclusive Offer
Description: Suites from $94/ night
Valid: November 6, 2011 – February 2, 2012
Expires: February 2, 2012
http://www.vegas-hotels-online.com/2011/09/05/the-hotel-at-mandalay-bay-exclusive-offer/

secretmachines

July

lisa21 wrote: »

I haven't caught up on this thread i quite a while, since I booked our Vegas trip a few months ago then just sort of forgot about it....:o but now it's approaching (we go early December) I think it's time to start getting excited!!

Anyway I just wondered if anyone has experience of staying at the Vdara. I booked as there was good offer on at the time, even taking into account the $20 per night resort fee, and I like the idea of the hotel being a bit quieter and casino free.

I've just read though, about a $100 per night security fee that they hold from your credit/debit card on check in - can anyone confirm if this is correct? I really can't afford for them to reserve $700 on top of everything else we're paying!! :eek:

have no plans for a 3rd trip to LV, but can't help myself coming back to this thread and reading reports and what's going on!

the 2 times we've been, we've stayed at the Vdara... for us it is the perfect hotel. it is pretty quiet, you don't get 'passing trade' and there's no reason for people to go there unless you're staying there!

access to the strip is dead easy, either walk through Aria, or across the walkway into the Bellagio... it really is a great location.

taking a swipe of a credit card is pretty standard, though don't think they actually take it out of your account? i've just looked back at my statements for our stay, and there's no debit/credit from Vdara.

awesome hotel though, happy to answer any questions you may have... love talking about it

pennylane99

November / December

secretmachines wrote: »

taking a swipe of a credit card is pretty standard, though don't think they actually take it out of your account? i've just looked back at my statements for our stay, and there's no debit/credit from Vdara.

its not actually taken from your account, they block a certain amount of money on your card, and is released when you check out, but sometimes takes a week or more for the block to be lifted. So if you have a low limit on your card, you may not have any spare funds on it for shopping etc

ferf1223

March

ferf1223 wrote: »

Hi guys -

I have a couple of spare part used Las Vegas Advisor Member Rewards coupon books I would like to redistribute. Thanks to bubble's kindness, I'm now overwhelmed with vouchers and no way can I make good use of all of them.

Hi all - thanks for all the responses in the redistribution of the 'bubble books'

joaniemerc got the number (23) spot on but is not going until December so has agreed to wait until we're back to have one of the remaining books sent to her so someone going sooner can have hers now.

second and third are daxllama and Doodlebug - each 6 numbers away...if either cannot fulfill their obligations by Friday (i.e. PM me their address) then if one remains it will go to pebbles...if two remain I have to figure out a tie-breaker

Rahven

<---Very excited
We just booked our honeymoon flights! June 24th we fly to Vegas with BA, then we've some time in Vegas, GC and San Francisco (and places inbetween!) then flying to NY on 9th July, then back home on 12th July. Cannot wait!

stoneman

October

Did our shop at Walmart to bring goodies home, use the one on Eastern at the end of the runway this time, much nearer than going out to Charleston, and picked up this, got to be the best food product I ever brought back.

Yummmmmmmmmm!!!

ferf1223

March

stoneman wrote: »

Yummmmmmmmmm!!!

!!!

Adding to the list!

Welcome home!

We are thinking we will stop at the Walmart on Eastern on our way from the airport this time...it's a bit of a strategic move - get the coffee maker and some drinks and snacks early and then we're sorted...I cannot guarantee that we will actually do it (I wonder if we will just want to get to the hotel RIGHT NOW...like normal).

toofy

Would anyone have a code for Scenic or Grand Canyon Airlines?...I wish to book a South Rim Air/Ground Tour...thx in advance..:)

stoneman

October

ferf1223 wrote: »

!!!

Adding to the list!

Welcome home!

We are thinking we will stop at the Walmart on Eastern on our way from the airport this time...it's a bit of a strategic move - get the coffee maker and some drinks and snacks early and then we're sorted...I cannot guarantee that we will actually do it (I wonder if we will just want to get to the hotel RIGHT NOW...like normal).

It is a nice store on Eastern, much newer than the one on Charleston, and as a bonus we saw Hot Lips take off right over our head. If we arrive early enough we do our shopping first, but that is because we are in an appartment and need food supplies. Going with BA don't get in till about 7:30pm so it's a bit late