Las Vegas 2007 bargain hunt + tips

ferf1223

crazyhazel wrote:

We are going in May and have booked with Maxjet. They were a bit expensive - £300 return each

I have to assume that that's a typo as £300 return each on Maxjet would be an outstanding deal!

As for Vegas becoming more kid friendly, I would say the exact opposite...the city seems to be trying to claw back from it's previous attempt to lure more families to Vegas...as for minors in the pool area without adults, I'm pretty sure that most hotels in America have a similar rule against it and it's probably mainly for insurance reasons...also for the fact that a lot of folks going to Vegas would prefer not to spend time at the pool with alot of unsupervised kids.

ferf1223

sazzacat wrote:

is $179 a night for the bellagio a good deal or not? does anyone have any tips to get a better deal? (that is from their website).

it will be much later in the year....can i get a better deal nearer the time or not?

all help from seasoned las vegasers greatfully received;)

I agree that it's a great deal and would book it now and keep an eye out for deals later on...depending on how long you are planning on staying, if you can swing the additional for the fountain view, it's so worth it. You may be able to blag a free upgrade at check-in, but that's not guaranteed...when we stayed there we booked a fountain view room and it was simply amazing...the rooms are very nice, but rather small (we thought)...very very nice and great bathrooms, though!

Dsushee

trets77 wrote:

will PM you with photos online

Excellent! have also seen some video's on youtube of hotel rooms etc to get a better idea so you're not going in totally blind if you like...

crazyhazel

ferf1223 wrote:

I have to assume that that's a typo as £300 return each on Maxjet would be an outstanding deal!

As for Vegas becoming more kid friendly, I would say the exact opposite...the city seems to be trying to claw back from it's previous attempt to lure more families to Vegas...as for minors in the pool area without adults, I'm pretty sure that most hotels in America have a similar rule against it and it's probably mainly for insurance reasons...also for the fact that a lot of folks going to Vegas would prefer not to spend time at the pool with alot of unsupervised kids.

Sorry oops yes a typo have corrected the amount - thanks for pointing it out:o

photome

crazyhazel wrote:

We had the same problem with the Excalibur and Treasure Island. However, looking at things now it would seem that the hotels are becoming a little more family friendly!!

I am just going to add the same as others really. Vegas is going through another transition and is trying to get back to an adult destination

trets77

£600 return each

even at this it is a pretty good deal when you are probably looking at £200 more at least on top of that for Virgin premium econmony.(starts at £250 extra ONE WAY on top of standard fare last i checked)

given some of the prices Virgin is throwing up at the moment (espically weekends !!) that little bit more with Maxjet seems worth paying IMO. i know this is a bargain hunt board but buisness class service at this price compared to Virgin is a bargain if you ask me.

please let a good airline start a price war on this route for cattle class travellers like me:T :T :T :T

trets77

very cheap TROPICANA offer.$49 on certain dates long availabilty.

https://res.tropicanalv.com/cgi-bin/lansaweb?procfun+rn+resnet+r15+funcparms+UP(A2560):;;?

Baz_2

Dear me the flight prices for my dates (3/7 ret 20/07) went through the roof this morning, both BMI and Virgin are at £740 each at the moment after a few months sat at £600 each. So Ive lost my nerve and booked with american airlines for £600 each.

I dont like this waiting for flights to go down malarky and seeing all the options increase by £300 one by one over the space of 30 minutes.

Anyway, flights booked, Vegas here we come.

spiritual

hi
i am off to vegas as part of honeymoon in august. got flights with maxjet for 600 each.not sure which hotel to go for, mgm grand or bellagio or mgmsignature or marriot?

any ideas

ferf1223

spiritual wrote: »

hi
i am off to vegas as part of honeymoon in august. got flights with maxjet for 600 each.not sure which hotel to go for, mgm grand or bellagio or mgmsignature or marriot?

any ideas

It really depends on what you're looking for and given those you have listed, TheHotel at Mandalay Bay might also be an option to consider.

Personally, of the options I would say Bellagio, but ONLY if it's a lakeview room - because that view is stunning. And that time of year you may want a nice pool - my recollection is that Bellagio's is nice, but very shallow...again, TheHotel might be a good one to consider as you have access to the MB pool which is awesome.

It would help to know what you're looking for, though...and what your priorities are...Bellagio is centre strip - so great location which has its benefits...MGM is massive which has its benefits...etc.