Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

ferf1223

here you go, remember a photo has to end in .jpg or (maybe) another image file extension...love the balconies so much!

this is the link (or at least one way)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/8959400054_daa97ce0a3.jpg

wynnvegas

Afternoon All,

I don't suppose it's strictly in the spirit of things but, having had the first opportunity to check my MLife offers, there's an opportunity to get 3 free nights in NYNY / Luxor / Excalibur plus $100 free play. We want to stay at the MGM Grand and our existing offer is better than the MLife discount currently provides.

Is it then possible to book into NYNY for the three free nights, take our $100 free play and then check out without staying there?

Thanks,

Billy

martmonk

From my US travelzoo email today;

Strip helicopter trip for $69.....
http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/Las-Vegas/Other/54794?utm_source=top20_us&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=us_top20_2013_23

And thanks Ferf for the pic help.

Wife reluctant to stay anywhere other than Cosmo room with fountain view now.

marsman802

Guys

Are expedia now including resort fees in their prices quoted?
the booking screen reads:-

Taxes/Fees Paid at Hotel: Resort fee: USD 25 per accommodation, per night. Details
All prices include taxes & fees and are quoted in British pounds sterling

the reason i ask is that the price of the hotel and flight is about £80 more expensive per person than it was on the search screen and i haven't added any extras and requested direct flights before i even hit search. Now I realise £160 is not the resort fee calc for Aria but the website has not told me the price would go up

vanilla8

wynnvegas wrote: »

Afternoon All,

I don't suppose it's strictly in the spirit of things but, having had the first opportunity to check my MLife offers, there's an opportunity to get 3 free nights in NYNY / Luxor / Excalibur plus $100 free play. We want to stay at the MGM Grand and our existing offer is better than the MLife discount currently provides.

Is it then possible to book into NYNY for the three free nights, take our $100 free play and then check out without staying there?

Thanks,

Billy

From what i have read on other forums people have done this before

stoneman

wynnvegas wrote: »

Afternoon All,

I don't suppose it's strictly in the spirit of things but, having had the first opportunity to check my MLife offers, there's an opportunity to get 3 free nights in NYNY / Luxor / Excalibur plus $100 free play. We want to stay at the MGM Grand and our existing offer is better than the MLife discount currently provides.

Is it then possible to book into NYNY for the three free nights, take our $100 free play and then check out without staying there?

Thanks,

Billy

I don't know if !!!!!! work the same as Total Rewards but with TR you cant have 2 bookings at the same time for the same dates with hotels in the same scheme

ferf1223

stoneman wrote: »

I don't know if !!!!!! work the same as Total Rewards but with TR you cant have 2 bookings at the same time for the same dates with hotels in the same scheme

agree with this though it's not clear where the existing MGM offer is coming from...if from mlife or somewhere else...if somewhere else then it could work. Or if one of you can get both offers on your own could book one on each account, say...though I would not check in take the $100 and check out...would probably plan to actually stay a night to try it out...and check out after the 3rd night as normal.

it is possible it could impact future offers to take the money and rum, maybe, in theory...we have double booked different hotels in different groups to take advantage of a free room with freeplay...though we do normally stay at least one night and give them some play.

gatita

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I am dizzy trying to find the posts that I am sure are here!!
I am shortly off to Las Vegas and wondered what things are really good value? I believe Levi's are a good buy? what about make-up and perfumes? I would be really grateful for any recommendations'
Thank you

KarenG

Dirk_Gently wrote: »

Has anyone been to Bobby Flay in Caesar's Palace.

Like the look of it from the books but any real-world reviews would be nice.

Mesa Grill, right? Yes, we have. My husband is a big Bobby fan so it was a must do for us. We've also eaten in his NYC restaurant (Bar Americain), for context.

The restaurant has a lovely setting and the service, as you'd expect, was very attentive. The food was extremely nice but a little overpriced. The free bread basket was excellent.

I probably wouldn't return, simply because there are so many restaurants to try. It's not one I'd rave about but it was a nice meal.

(this was brunch).

secretmachines

gatita wrote: »

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I am dizzy trying to find the posts that I am sure are here!!
I am shortly off to Las Vegas and wondered what things are really good value? I believe Levi's are a good buy? what about make-up and perfumes? I would be really grateful for any recommendations'
Thank you

The North and South outlets will be a good start for you. There's a perfume store at the North outlets where we usually find a good deal. The Converse store usually has some great deals on shoes, there's a big sneakers store too where we picked up 2 pairs of Nikes for about 50usd. If you have the time you can usually pick up some cheap branded clothes at Ross (near the Harley Dav cafe)... think TK Maxx, can be a bit of a jumble sale.