Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2012

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One reason for staying at Flamingo, Ballys Harrahs etc is the lower limits on the tables and then also being central on the strip.

Stoneman I agree about some of your suggestions being better rooms but along with those rooms comes higher limits on the tables, and higher food costs

I have also stayed at Pallazzo, Wynn and Cosmo but I wouldnt go back to any of them, I loved the rooms but hated the casinos.

Nothing wrong with MGM apart from its huge and they never have the room available that I have requested (3 times) and again its very hard to find lower limit table games there

That is why I usually suggest cheaper option ( as most people ask for cheaper options) and central, or cheaper option off strip, Orleans after all the site is called Moneysavingexpert

I also like Stratosphere again for the casino

I think you prob get that I prefer the lower limit casinos as an example I stayed at Mirage last year for a change, the room was graet but I walked over the road and played cards each night at Harrahs

If I was a high roller I would prob stay at Wynn or Pallazzo

just to add one of my fav casinos is Bills

nvh

So I guess it depends why you're going

First trip wasn't really about the gambling but just the experience. I know I've said it here recently before, but for a first time hotel you can't beat a pyramid room in the luxor. No where else that I know of can you walk out of your room at the top of a pyramid and look down x amount of floors at the ground below

nvh

And it's cheap even with resort fees. Mix it up with a few days at a posh hotel before you go home and that's what it's all about

duchy

SHOWS

No stoneman you weren't -but my answer WAS tailored to the poster's particular questions.

All first timers are NOT the same -some want to walk miles exploring -others want it all on their doorstep and not go far at all. I doubt I'd have returned to Vegas had I stayed North strip first visit .

I maintain the Wynn is too far North for a lot of people -for others (especially with a bigger budget) it's fine.

glenbois

nvh wrote: »

So I guess it depends why you're going

First trip wasn't really about the gambling but just the experience. I know I've said it here recently before, but for a first time hotel you can't beat a pyramid room in the luxor. No where else that I know of can you walk out of your room at the top of a pyramid and look down x amount of floors at the ground below

And it's cheap even with resort fees. Mix it up with a few days at a posh hotel before you go home and that's what it's all about

Sounds like we match your idea of first trippers, can't imagine us doing hardly any gambling, just sight seeing, taking in a show, drinking and eating out.

We are splitting our holiday, with a posh hotel at the end, starting with 4 nights in a 4* (hopefully) for around £45 per night (Ballys?) and then I was looking at something like Cosmo as the posh option for around £125 per night - does this seem doable? and is the Cosmo a suitable choice for a couple who aren't looking at the casino areas or swimming pools as a priority?

nvh

For us, they're probably a bit close to be honest for a first time - we picked opposite ends of the strip (but we'd booked for 16 nights I think?) which gave us scope to make the most of the areas we were in (Luxor Pyramid Room and TI Petit Suite were the specific hotels / rooms we stayed in).

However we're likely to do Cosmo --> Platinum --> Luxor next time we go so who am I to talk as they're bunched around the same area

For budget though, Bally's is probably a good choice and Cosmo would definitely be a posh option I would say

I meant to say before (I was running out of battery on my phone), there's obviously a lot more to Luxor than walking out of your room at the top of the atrium - but that was quite cool and memorable

duchy

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Eek You just gave me a vertigo attack -Seriously that photo did !

nvh

duchy wrote: »

Eek You just gave me a vertigo attack -Seriously that photo did !

that's what i'm talking about!!! - you'd never forget that eh!? :beer:

rorylando45

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Wooow great photo! I've never even stepped foot in the Luxor before, I'm definitely gonna check it out on my next trip (48 days!!!)

secretmachines

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rorylando45 wrote: »

Wooow great photo! I've never even stepped foot in the Luxor before, I'm definitely gonna check it out on my next trip (48 days!!!)

definitely worth checking out the Titanic exhibition in there... i'm not the biggest history fan, but it was really interesting. most of the free magazines/what's on guides have a discount voucher for entry.