Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

secretmachines

Has anyone taken buses to DV/furnace creek?

though must bite the bullet some time and do some driving in the US, it daunts me!

photome

secretmachines wrote: »

Has anyone taken buses to DV/furnace creek?

though must bite the bullet some time and do some driving in the US, it daunts me!

not sure if there is a bus, I doubt it , as there is very little there. Or did you mean an organised trip to see Death valley as oppossed to just Furnace Creek

You can get there and back in a day driving its closer than the GC.

Not sure why it daunts you, I admit the busy 4 lane freeways can be "exciting" but once out of Vegas the roads are almost straight and you dont see much traffic. You can sit with cruise control on for hours, not like here where you are lucky if you can have cruise control on for more than 5 minutes

Wendell_Pierce

Meant to post about this before, don't think anybody has mentioned it yet.
I know some of us like to move around, combining Fremont area with Strip etc, looks like they are going to charge us for the privilege.
Just had an e-mail from Golden Nugget with an offer that mentions in the small print that there is a Fremont area surcharge.
" All reservations will incur a daily $5 Downtown Destination Fee plus applicable taxes added to the room rate at check-in. Rates may not be lowered once confirmed. "

Like the GN but next time think I'll give El Cortez a try, GN is already looking expensive compared to some of the others, even without this new fee.

photome

Wendell_Pierce wrote: »

Meant to post about this before, don't think anybody has mentioned it yet.
I know some of us like to move around, combining Fremont area with Strip etc, looks like they are going to charge us for the privilege.
Just had an e-mail from Golden Nugget with an offer that mentions in the small print that there is a Fremont area surcharge.
" All reservations will incur a daily $5 Downtown Destination Fee plus applicable taxes added to the room rate at check-in. Rates may not be lowered once confirmed. "

Like the GN but next time think I'll give El Cortez a try, GN is already looking expensive compared to some of the others, even without this new fee.

been lots of discussion over on vegaschatter about the "fremont street charge"

Wendell_Pierce

Just had a look, thanks.
I didn't realise those ten properties pay for the upkeep of the FSE.

nvh

Gutted - just seen that yesterday, there was a one-day special offer on for Cosmo... it was every Wednesday till the end of September was free if you booked for at least a 2 night stay!

Would've been interested in seeing the prices for that

If it comes up again and anyone see's it, can you please post here? Ta!

martmonk

nvh, not the deal you were looking for but I received an offer from Cosmo atthe start of teh week https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/book-a-room.aspx?promocode=CENU073&guests=2&roomtype=010&ic_campID=4&ic_pkw=&utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=

it's an upgrade to Terrace Suite from studio when bookng 2 nights, staying now to end Sept.

martmonk

I've started following a few of the hotels on twitter which, if you're not already doing it yourself could be worth looking at. I've seen a few offers posted.

secretmachines

martmonk wrote: »

I've started following a few of the hotels on twitter which, if you're not already doing it yourself could be worth looking at. I've seen a few offers posted.

good timing!
I've just compiled a list of Strip hotels (and a few select others) on Twitter, to add to the front page at some point... I'll also do Facebook pages and Instagram.

For now here's the Twitter list if anyone's interested (I'll turn the usernames into links shortly)

4 Queens Twitter
ARIA Twitter
Bally's Twitter
Bellagio Twitter
Boulder Station Twitter
Caesars Palace Twitter
Casino Royale Twitter
Circus Circus Twitter
The Cosmopolitan Twitter
the D Twitter
Days Inn Wild Wild West Twitter
El Cortez Twitter
Encore (uses Wynn) Twitter
Excalibur Twitter
Fiesta Henderson Twitter
Fiesta Rancho Twitter
Flamingo Twitter
Four Seasons Twitter
Green Valley Ranch Twitter
Harrah's Twitter
Hooters Twitter
Luxor Twitter
LVH Twitter
Mandalay Bay Twitter
Mandarin Oriental Twitter
MGM Grand Twitter
The Mirage Twitter
Monte Carlo Twitter
NYNY Twitter
Orleans Twitter
Palace Station Twitter
Palazzo Twitter
Palms Twitter
Paris Twitter
Planet Hollywood Twitter
The Quad Twitter
Red Rock Twitter
Rio Twitter
Riviera Twitter
Santa Fe Station Twitter
SLS Hotel Twitter
Stratosphere Twitter
Sunset Station Twitter
Texas Station Twitter
Treasure Island Twitter
Tropicana Twitter
Trump Twitter
Tuscany Twitter
Vdara Twitter
Venetian Twitter
Wynn Twitter

nvh

martmonk wrote: »

I've started following a few of the hotels on twitter which, if you're not already doing it yourself could be worth looking at. I've seen a few offers posted.

yeah, I tend to do that - that's how I found the offer... unfortunately, it was Thursday when I checked it *doh*

secretmachines wrote: »

good timing!
I've just compiled a list of Strip hotels (and a few select others) on Twitter, to add to the front page at some point...

maybe worth adding the rewards programs perhaps? like:

https://twitter.com/Total_Rewards
https://twitter.com/mlife

Though all the hotels within a reward group usually end up sharing each others information anyways eventually!

I personally like following the errr following:
https://twitter.com/vegaschatter
https://twitter.com/lasvegasweekly