Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2012

retepetsir

photome wrote: »

Glad you enjoyed the GC it is AWESOME IMO.


Love the cheesecakefactory but if you are heading for Paris ,(great show by the way i think I bought tickets on a deal you posted) why not go and sit on the patio of Mon ami Gabi at the front of Paris with a view of the fountains..get there early though you may have to wait for a patio table

Thanks for the recommendation from both of you, we ended up going to MAG around 5.45 and got a table on the patio .

Had a lovely steak and the new wife had salmon which she loved. Also a good gluten free menu (for me) and excellent service. Overall not a bad price either and great views. My partner wanted to eat somewhere outside (finding the inside sections of the casinos pretty claustraphobic) and in the sun so it was perfect! The sun then dipped behind the Bellagio around half 6 so I was no longer toasting in the 38C heat.

The Jersey Boys were also excellent. Great day overall

secretmachines

VALUE FOR MONEY

we've yet to see a show in Vegas, so really would like to on this trip... we decided on the Elvis show at Aria, but it's stopping (we're going in September)... so on to plan B!

Absinthe gets all the rave reviews, but not really sure that's what i'd like to see... OH mentioned Jersey Boys, and as it's been talked about in here in the last few posts, would people recommend it?

there's no real 'type' of show we'd like to see, but would just like to take in a Vegas show

any recommendations gratefully received :T

gizmat

SHOWS

a little off subect,is somebody able to tell me what tobacco prices are like in vegas,should i buy whilst i'm there,or in the airports,not looking at anything excessive,just a saving for when i return home. thanks

blindman

HOTELS

secretmachines wrote: »

we've yet to see a show in Vegas, so really would like to on this trip... we decided on the Elvis show at Aria, but it's stopping (we're going in September)... so on to plan B!

Absinthe gets all the rave reviews, but not really sure that's what i'd like to see... OH mentioned Jersey Boys, and as it's been talked about in here in the last few posts, would people recommend it?

there's no real 'type' of show we'd like to see, but would just like to take in a Vegas show

any recommendations gratefully received :T

Whichever you choose look at Travelzoo.com for some discounts if you wnat to pre-order or go to the Tix4Tonight booths to see if you can pickup some last minute bargains

shelldanielle

restaurant.com offer code this month is DINE

Just bought some gift certificates off there, do i need to print them off now?

ferf1223

VALUE FOR MONEY

shelldanielle wrote: »

restaurant.com offer code this month is DINE

Just bought some gift certificates off there, do i need to print them off now?

No, you can print them anytime...we normally use a tip given here previously and use PrimoPDF (free to download) - so we first 'print' them to PDF files using this...and append each new one to the same file...so ultimately have one PDF file with all our r.com vouchers in it...and then print that to paper before we go.

Only issue then is those we don't use one trip...we bin...then we download them all again to have a fresh file with all of the current vouchers in it. Otherwise, we end up losing track of which we have used and which we haven't...the site will normally delete those that you have used, if the restaurant has called them in...but we've ended up with multiple print-outs of the same voucher before and gotten ourselves quite confused.

shelldanielle

ferf1223 wrote: »

No, you can print them anytime...we normally use a tip given here previously and use PrimoPDF (free to download) - so we first 'print' them to PDF files using this...and append each new one to the same file...so ultimately have one PDF file with all our r.com vouchers in it...and then print that to paper before we go.

Only issue then is those we don't use one trip...we bin...then we download them all again to have a fresh file with all of the current vouchers in it. Otherwise, we end up losing track of which we have used and which we haven't...the site will normally delete those that you have used, if the restaurant has called them in...but we've ended up with multiple print-outs of the same voucher before and gotten ourselves quite confused.

Thats great thanks for the tip x

costingbunny_2

secretmachines wrote: »

we've yet to see a show in Vegas, so really would like to on this trip... we decided on the Elvis show at Aria, but it's stopping (we're going in September)... so on to plan B!

Absinthe gets all the rave reviews, but not really sure that's what i'd like to see... OH mentioned Jersey Boys, and as it's been talked about in here in the last few posts, would people recommend it?

there's no real 'type' of show we'd like to see, but would just like to take in a Vegas show

any recommendations gratefully received :T

We were in a similar position and queued at the Tix booth and asked for advice between Absinthe and Mystere. Absinthe sounded cool & quirky but we decided to try something more 'traditional' plus we had never seen a Cirque show (my partner had never seen ANY shows). We got Mystere tickets for about $65 each and LOVED it. Amazing performers, great view even though we were in the cheaper seats and really pleased with our choice. If we had more time we would have tried Abstinthe. Enjoy!

duchy

SHOWS

I'm not a Cirque fan at all and don't find them very entertaining -all spectacle and little substance so I'd say Jersey Boys if you want a musical, Human Nature if you like Motown or Donny and Marie for an all round entertainment show (you don't need to be a fan -it's an excellent show)

secretmachines

VALUE FOR MONEY

duchy wrote: »

I'm not a Cirque fan at all and don't find them very entertaining -all spectacle and little substance so I'd say Jersey Boys if you want a musical, Human Nature if you like Motown or Donny and Marie for an all round entertainment show (you don't need to be a fan -it's an excellent show)

thanks Duchy OH had mentioned Jersey Boys, so that could be a winner... and there's the $99 upgrade offer on at the mo, as mentioned earlier i think?

it really is a case of just going to see a show in Vegas, almost for the sake of it! i know we'll enjoy whatever we see... we did see Gladys Knight at the Trop last year, and she was excellent