Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2012

bubble113

CASINOS

Snap Ferf:)

Macca83_2

Yeah i thought the question may be a bit subjective. But the idea of booking shows before you go is a good one. I was looking at shows last night to try and factor in costs but i like your idea better.

bubble113

CASINOS

If you book a show before you go I would avoid first night and possibly second as you will probably fall asleep.....

ferf1223

VALUE FOR MONEY

I would also be sure to shop around on shows booked beforehand - use the links on the first page...there are 3rd party websites that overcharge quite a lot...vegas.com used to be awful for it...not sure if they still are.

And there are some shows that are almost always available at Tix4Tonight...but many times discounts available for booking in advance that means the price isn't that much higher.

If you have any specific shows and can't find discounts at travelzoo or smartervegas, etc. folks here can give you a steer if discounts are about.

Macca83_2

I know there's a gold mine of information within these pages, Im just being a lazy so and so. Haha I'll get my finger out and start reading it one of these nights.

dontone

Macca83 wrote: »

Quick question - my partner and i are looking at las Vegas as a holiday destination this year. The flights and accommodation I've found at a reasonable price, but what would be a good amount to factor in for spends? I figure food would be cheap enough, but for shows, excursions and outings what would be a reasonable amount? I wouldn't want to get there and realise id not taken enough. Las Vegas doesn't seem to be a place you'd wanna do half ar5ed

Like the peeps here have already said, everybody does stuff differently, so it hard to say how much to take.
While a few people on here do shows and fine dining, there's others who do trips and shopping (that's us )
Myself and DH on a Vegas trip usually do one show, one fine dining (although last time we did get two free buffets in the Wynn on Sunday so we counted that as posh :rotfl:) The rest of the time, we go to the malls and eat at the Fashion Mall food court or in the casino ones which have lots of choice and are reasonably priced (and generous - our very first McDonalds over there was an eye opener, and you can't beat Nathans fries with chesse and bacon )
I'm assuming that it's your first Vegas trip? We just took in all the atmos, did the GC, got a hire car and wandered about. Oh, and we bought lots of jeans and trainers and an extra suitcase in the Outlet Mall :rotfl: We prefer to do the shopping bit more than seeing lots of shows.
We got married there too, which was great fun. nothing beats being toasted on the way to the chapel by a wino with a bottle of JD in a paper bag :T

ferf1223

VALUE FOR MONEY

Macca83 wrote: »

I know there's a gold mine of information within these pages, Im just being a lazy so and so. Haha I'll get my finger out and start reading it one of these nights.

most of the key points are all compiled onto the first page - really is a lot of good stuff there...but if you have any specific questions there's more than likely to be someone here who can point you in the right direction.

ictquizzer

VALUE FOR MONEY

Just to let you know that the TI Kahunaville cocktail offer is back on at Travelzoo, $25 for 6 cocktails.

Heading out in just under 4 weeks, think I'm in trouble if I buy any more food/drink/show tickets, but hey, I like to be prepared and get good deals!

elantan

Would that offer still be valid in august ?

luci

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