Las Vegas 2007 bargain hunt + tips

piggeh

I cant purchase online as I only have a cash card. It's a bit annoying

post office seems to be the best for purchasing in the high street?

JoshThomas

Ok its my first trip to Vegas next monday as a birthday treat (it was yesterday) and I can't wait! But would like some advice...

I couldn't get direct flights so I am going with nwa (Northwest Airlines) via Minneapolis - has anyone else done this? I have no idea what nwa planes are like so it would be great to get some feedback! What are the best seats - what is the cabin like? If its a flight to Minneapolis I guess it can't be too crowded - does anyone know the best way to getting upgrades?

Secondly I am staying in the Flamingo but in one of the newly Refurbished 'Go' Rooms - is it worth doing the $20 Front Desk Tip trick - is there even a better standard of room than these new rooms?

Thirdly - I am looking to play quite a lot of Poker when I am out there - has anyone else played out there? and what daily tournaments get the biggest fields?

Fourthly - Can anyone recommend somewhere to watch the Hatton fight - other than being at the MGM itself!

Thanks in advance!

tashawasha

It is some months since I took all your great advice and booked my Virgin flights for March 08 with miles + money fare.
Could you let me know when the rates for hotel deals are likely to come out for March.
Thanks
Tasha

trets77

okay never flew with NWA but if you can pre book seats then use www.seatguru.com to see if you bag one of the better ones. as Minneapolis will be your entry point you should not worry to much about being at the front or back ( unless your connection is tight) as you will have to queue for border control , then collected your bag , go through customs , and then re check your bags for connecting flight. in Philly this year the process took about 45 mins in total but if there are queues it may be longer. make sure you have your green form filled out correctly otherwise you might end up being sent to the back of the queue see this example of all the sections you need to fill out , a lot of people miss the departure bit http://www.immihelp.com/visas/i-94w.html

the $20 trick might get you and upgrade or a corner room or a strip view room. worth a try.

for everything poker wise check this site out.

http://www.allvegaspoker.com/ it has a full Poker Tourney schedule that is worth printing off before you go http://www.allvegaspoker.com/tournaments.php. pretty much all the casinos have poker of some sort now , but the surroundings are irrelevent to me. give me a good game at Binions over the Pomp of say The Venetian anyday . The Mirage is well known as where the Best of the best amateurs players ply their trade. my tip is buy in early as they only have limted amount of spaces per tourney , not like my local casino game where they will squeeze in everyone who shows up

as for the fight , there are loads of sports bars ect. you might fancy somewhere like The ESPN zone in NYNY, or maybe The Crown and Anchor pub (if it has it on) would be a good choice, i,m sure the atmos in there will be fantastic for it

http://www.crownandanchorlv.com/index2.html

trets77

tashawasha wrote: »

It is some months since I took all your great advice and booked my Virgin flights for March 08 with miles + money fare.
Could you let me know when the rates for hotel deals are likely to come out for March.
Thanks
Tasha

usually start about 12 weeks before , but you should keep regular tabs on the usual offer sites as good ones do pop up earlier .

atro1

trets77 wrote: »

usually start about 12 weeks before , but you should keep regular tabs on the usual offer sites as good ones do pop up earlier .

Sorry Trets I am afraid I am relying on you to do that, I look forward to your every post awaiting a brilliant deal for March of next year thankfully the begining of March. Would like somewhere like Wynns for 2/6p a night, Ummm thats 12 1/2 np.
You know you will be able to find one for us.
Seriously I do look forward to your post, as last year we had a deal for the Priceline messup, but it was still more expensive than the deals you are coming up with,never researched at all!!!:beer:

trets77

:rotfl: the Wynn should be do able for about that price :rotfl:

i,ll be looking for myself for April so i will hopefully on to any good deals around then PDQ.

the deals i post here are from e-mailed offers or other sites , and then i only tend to post the cream of the crop. it,s not difficult anyone could do it should they wish , but i do enjoy doing it :cool:

ferf1223

JoshThomas wrote: »

Ok its my first trip to Vegas next monday as a birthday treat (it was yesterday) and I can't wait! But would like some advice...

I couldn't get direct flights so I am going with nwa (Northwest Airlines) via Minneapolis - has anyone else done this? I have no idea what nwa planes are like so it would be great to get some feedback! What are the best seats - what is the cabin like? If its a flight to Minneapolis I guess it can't be too crowded - does anyone know the best way to getting upgrades?

Last time I flew with NWA it was on an ancient DC-10 with no seat-back entertainment. That was several years ago so not sure if they have upgraded the planes on the route - your confirmation may say the type of plane you will be flying on. Minneapolis is a NWA hub - so the flight may very well be quite busy as people (like you) will be making connections to other US cities.

As for your seats - Trets gave you the link to seatguru.com which is a godsend, but if you are flying on Monday, I would call NWA very soon to ask about seat reservations. Most major, scheduled airlines allow you to choose your seats when you make the booking. If they don't, you can call and ask about seat reservations as soon as you have bought your ticket. They normally stop taking seat reservations 24 or 48 hours before the flight and you'll be assigned a seat at check-in. so really you do want to call ASAP. You may already have been assigned seats which they may or may not be able to change, but the earlier you call, the better your chances I would think.

DM2007

AA have emailed me with pre-booked seats.
I didnt choose them and they dont look particualry good.

Can I change these? Im not flying till late December.

photome

DM2007 wrote: »

AA have emailed me with pre-booked seats.
I didnt choose them and they dont look particualry good.

Can I change these? Im not flying till late December.

Have a look on AA website and see if you can manage flight from there or ring AA and ask.

But no airline will gtee seats even if you have pre booked