Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2012

My_Fathers_Daughter

jammerr wrote: »

also, has anyone flown with thomas cook before? compared to virgin's old planes they use on the route from london. i live in manchester now so found thomas cook cheaper to fly with.

I haven't flown with TC for 3.5 years now but have done it a few times and it wasn't a great experience TBH, the planes were old and tired, seat pitch tiny (width and length) entertainment shocking, food poor etc. Slightly better in PE but PE in TC was much worse than the economy service we got when we just flew with virgin.

Having said that we did get some cracking prices over the years -check out their fly-drives as well as flight-only.

WestHamDaz

Well with a little over a month to go and thinking we'd finally set our plans in stone we have gone and changed our final hotel.

We had originally booked Bellagio for £370 through lowcostusa for 5 nights. Looking today we could get the Wynn for £409 for the same dates. Both prices include resort fees. So I rang up and got it amended.

So, our plans are now:

Planet Hollywood 2 nights 24-26
Cosmopolitan 4 nights - 26-30
NYNY 3 nights 30-2 (comped)
Wynn 5 nights 2-7

Works out about £77 a night on average.

pebblesmax

VALUE FOR MONEY

Nice hotels there Daz. I'm jealous.

WestHamDaz

Might be the last time we get chance to go to Vegas for a bit so thought we'd try and go out in style

pebblesmax

VALUE FOR MONEY

Well it certainly sounds like you're doing that. Have you thought about a meet? I think there are a few of us there at the same time.

wdyw

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I haven't flown with TC for 3.5 years now but have done it a few times and it wasn't a great experience TBH, the planes were old and tired, seat pitch tiny (width and length) entertainment shocking, food poor etc. Slightly better in PE but PE in TC was much worse than the economy service we got when we just flew with virgin.

Having said that we did get some cracking prices over the years -check out their fly-drives as well as flight-only.

I think your memory is playing tricks on you. The planes on the MAN-LAS route are A330's that are 4/5 years old and have a great seat pitch of 33'' in economy.

WestHamDaz

pebblesmax wrote: »

Well it certainly sounds like you're doing that. Have you thought about a meet? I think there are a few of us there at the same time.

sounds like a plan, I remember there are a few forum members out around the end of march / beginning of april

luci

Groupon Las Vegas offer at the moment is a meal for 2 at Biscayne restaurant at the Tropicana for $49. 2 entrees and 2 glasses of wine.

http://www.groupon.com/deals/tropicana-las-vegas-restaurants?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&sid=11102923&user=71563c27db980dbc1efcf244f576e3e792f036f4ac8c5ab6478c65a23e6ad7f5&utm_campaign=11102923&s=body&d=tropicana-las-vegas-restaurants&p=1&c=deal_button

We had the Tasting Menu there a couple of years ago and it was really nice.

crow99

:beer: Here's to the end of March and start of April club.

Had a result the other day and found out will get two nights in LAS as part of a US work trip although will have my boss with me. Ekk! Still NY/LAS and LA - sounds good to me!

stoneman

CASINOS

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

I was actually going to mention Luxor first. Our first ever hotel and the one that still leaves a lasting impression. Some say the rooms are tired and dark, not my observation but something I would be willing to put up with just to walk out of my room and have that view down the worlds largest indoor atrium.