Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

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silvercar wrote: »

Amazing hotel = easy to get lost. Particularly liked the gondola area where you really felt outside inside. Only downside is that the tables for blackjack have a high starting minimum 15$ at weekends, so OH had to go to a cheaper place next door to get a decent play without blowing his limit. It is a very very big hotel, but the bedrooms are beautiful = all suites, so plenty of room.

Thats the main reason we usually stay at cheaper hotels.

Agree though the rooms are very nice

visidigi

I'm getting to the point where I need to start booking otherwise my OCD is going to take over....

I'm getting a rate of $500 for a 5 night stay at the Ti in a strip view room including resort fee.

For me this seems super cheap considering, but then I read TA and the reviews aren't that great for the Ti - anyone got any thoughts on it here? Always a bit skeptical of TA reviews (although that doesn't stop me reading them lol)

Georgiegirl256

I love reading trip advisor! :rotfl: Although like you say, can you actually believe what is true or not? I'm starting to think that the hotel we've booked (PH) is going to be like an 18-30's holiday, and we're starting to regret it abit now....we remember it when it was the Aladdin.

That seems like a great deal for TI! I don't know why, but I've never fancied TI much? I'm not really sure why? I guess to me, it doesn't really have that much about it, nothing that stands out to me to make me want to stop there? But for that price, it does seem like a really good deal.

silvercar

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

I love reading trip advisor! :rotfl: Although like you say, can you actually believe what is true or not? I'm starting to think that the hotel we've booked (PH) is going to be like an 18-30's holiday, and we're starting to regret it abit now....we remember it when it was the Aladdin.

That seems like a great deal for TI! I don't know why, but I've never fancied TI much? I'm not really sure why? I guess to me, it doesn't really have that much about it, nothing that stands out to me to make me want to stop there? But for that price, it does seem like a really good deal.

I went through it on Sunday on route to Mystere- cirque show, it seemed the same as any other big strip hotel. Possibly the last big hotel on the main part of the Strip, so not so central, possibly the younger theme meant more young kids wandering around and possibly the casino was slightly smaller than the biggest hotels. But looked fine as a place to stay. Obviously I didn't see the pool area or the rooms.

ferf1223

visidigi wrote: »

I'm getting to the point where I need to start booking otherwise my OCD is going to take over....

I'm getting a rate of $500 for a 5 night stay at the Ti in a strip view room including resort fee.

For me this seems super cheap considering, but then I read TA and the reviews aren't that great for the Ti - anyone got any thoughts on it here? Always a bit skeptical of TA reviews (although that doesn't stop me reading them lol)

I thought the reviews on TA were actually pretty good for TI last time I looked...compared to the reviews for a lot of others, at least...and yeah, TA has to be taken with a grain of salt but good for an overview.

Many of us are a little OCD here...if you think it's a good deal then book it and keep looking...provided you book direct with the hotel you an always keep looking around and cancel and rebook later...it's what a lot of us do.

It's not a fancy place by any stretch of the imagination, but I think it's good value for money and a decent location..not quite centre strip, but not too far north and plenty right around there as a starting point...having a fridge in the room is a plus and something that's pretty unusual in Vegas for a standard room...especially as you will have a car you can hit a WalMart or similar for drinks and snacks. and as mentioned before the beds and bedding are pretty nice for a mid-range place... It's always been clean and people are friendly...casino isn't as cavernous as some but is a good size...quite a few popular dining options nearby (including Stripburger and Grand Lux).

And self-park is really easy access to the rooms, which isn't always the case...we sometimes valet but when it's convenient to the room we just self-park

Are there any others that are jumping out at you and anyone who has stayed at both can maybe give you a comparison?

ferf1223

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

I love reading trip advisor! :rotfl: Although like you say, can you actually believe what is true or not? I'm starting to think that the hotel we've booked (PH) is going to be like an 18-30's holiday, and we're starting to regret it abit now....we remember it when it was the Aladdin.

it was my hubby's 40th birthday that we stayed there - it is a bit of a younger crowd but we didn't really feel out of place...plus some days the only time we see our 'home' property is first thing in the morning and last thing at night...what room type did you book? In any event, if they say that the room is near an elevator and ask if that is OK say 'no, we are jetlagged light-sleepers please can we have something else'.

Hovis91

We have stayed in quite a few hotels on the strip and TI for me is really good.Its not that big that it takes 20mins to get to your room like some of the bigger hotels,the beds are great,the rooms are comparable with any others we have stayed in and the location is great!!The reason it gets a younger crowd is Gilleys and Senor Frogs.Can anyone tell me the exact time UK that myvegas puts the new daily rewards on???Ive tried 3 days in a row from 3/3.15 and cannot get Aria buffetx2 as its always sold out.I did get Rock n Ritas dinner for 2 ,dont know what its like but hey its free!!!I also got the $25 dinner at Nine Fine Irishmen as this is OH favorite bar and we always end up having something to eat here even if its just a snack.
Did someone say that the monorail reward doesnt count as one of your 3 rewards or did I imagine that??!!!!

Hovis91

P.S. The pool at TI is pants though,it is tiny!!

Henders82

All the partner ones do not count towards your 30-day total. So Wolfgang Puck, Monorail, Sugar Factory and House of Blues are all added extras

ferf1223

Henders82 wrote: »

All the partner ones do not count towards your 30-day total. So Wolfgang Puck, Monorail, Sugar Factory and House of Blues are all added extras

ooooh - really? I did not know that or if I did I had forgotten...that is very interesting, very interesting indeed.