Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

21yrold

StuieUK34 wrote: »

you have 150k in LP's ?!! you been playing a while then!!! (LP's = gold coins!)... Better to use LP's for a show, or food options.....
I can email you a voucher (multiple prints) which is 2-4-1 on the NYNY coaster.....

Ok, if I were u and I were gonna book something, this is what I just found now....
Flights (US Airways flight, same as you already seen).
Book with 'TRAVELUP', cost is £570 each (I used travelup last year)
Book "PARIS" hotel with Lowcostusa.co.uk, cost is £142.50 each
TOTAL: £712.50 each
HOWEVER..........
Book direct with Paris Hotel, and then follow there best rate deal
(http://www.parislasvegas.com/best-rate-guarantee.html)
submit screenshots of Paris advert on lowcostusa, they will drop the price down to £128.25 each
Which gives a new total: £698.25

Easy peasy!

HI again guys,

Bad new i feel Paid off our flights which is great and now have space on the CC to pay for the room in paris (26th Oct till the 1st Nov) and its jump from £285 to £407???? seems a massive jump to me? has anything changed or is that just how it is?

photome

21yrold wrote: »

HI again guys,

Bad new i feel Paid off our flights which is great and now have space on the CC to pay for the room in paris (26th Oct till the 1st Nov) and its jump from £285 to £407???? seems a massive jump to me? has anything changed or is that just how it is?

Keep searching but hotel prices will often go up nearer the time especially if they are getting full.

Advice is usually to find a price way ahead that you like, book and pay for the first night which is fully refundable and then amend/cancel booking depending on what happens with price going forward

ferf1223

visidigi wrote: »

btw anyone got any recommendations for data sims? Had decided to buy a sat nav from Amazon.com and get it delivered to the hotel for our arrival (first night at the airport hotel) as its cheaper than hiring and I can take it home with me - but it just dawned on my I have it on my phone - Just got the network unlocked - but now need to find a good data sim deal...any ideas?

Do you have a satnav you use in the UK? We just bought US maps for ours..worked out cheaper than buying a US unit.

Check with the hotel you are staying at - some charge to receive packages. TBH I wouldn't bother with trying to order something for delivery at your hotel...I would see if there's a WalMart or Best Buy in the area and order online to collect there...that way you don't have to worry about the delivery being delayed.

Last trip we saw an ad for a brilliant deal on a US sat nav with lifetime map updates - it was a well reviewed unit and well under $100 but stocks were limited and we were not quick enough.

The other option would be check ebay now and see what sort of prices they are selling for - people will buy US units and resell them when they get home as silvercar says.

ferf1223

21yrold wrote: »

HI again guys,

Bad new i feel Paid off our flights which is great and now have space on the CC to pay for the room in paris (26th Oct till the 1st Nov) and its jump from £285 to £407???? seems a massive jump to me? has anything changed or is that just how it is?

Agree with photome - that is over Halloween so could just be down to hotels starting to fill up and rates going up...haven't checked if there are any big events in town.

Have you checked via the links on page 1 to see if there are any better deals available?

£285 for a week at Paris seems very very cheap to me though...assuming that's about $430 that's an average of about $60 night (or $70 if it's 6 nights instead of 7).

21yrold

ferf1223 wrote: »

Agree with photome - that is over Halloween so could just be down to hotels starting to fill up and rates going up...haven't checked if there are any big events in town.

Have you checked via the links on page 1 to see if there are any better deals available?

£285 for a week at Paris seems very very cheap to me though...assuming that's about $430 that's an average of about $60 night (or $70 if it's 6 nights instead of 7).

I've checked with lowcostusa, thats where stevie found it in the first place but i will double check some of the other places on the main page !!

We land at 7pm on the 26th and leave on the morning of the 1st

photome

ferf1223 wrote: »

Agree with photome - that is over Halloween so could just be down to hotels starting to fill up and rates going up...haven't checked if there are any big events in town.

Have you checked via the links on page 1 to see if there are any better deals available?

£285 for a week at Paris seems very very cheap to me though...assuming that's about $430 that's an average of about $60 night (or $70 if it's 6 nights instead of 7).

Price hadnt even registered but as you say that does seem very cheap for Paris as it icludes a saturday night (poss a fri if 7 nights) especially if resort fes are included

21yrold

We are going for just the 6 nights and we cant book direct with the Paris as you cant check in on the Saturday but you can 3rd party it seems! Just checked a fair few other websites and seems lowcostusa is the cheapest, just fed up of searching hotels now, swapped and changed between hotels as its our 1st time and then hearing reviews etc of the Paris im not even sure if thats the right choice lol! people say its decent but then not the standard rooms, which is all we can afford really!

Froggitt

stoneman wrote: »

You can buy a cheap navigation system that downloads the maps to your phone so no need to use data.
Copilot premium USA is £10. GPS navigation 2 is £9.50 for worldwide maps.

I downloaded Copilot to my ipad and upgraded to voice turn by turn, but on our trip to Miami/Ft Lauderdale earlier this month, it was useless. Just didn't work at all. Ended up using google maps.

visidigi

21yrold wrote: »

HI again guys,

Bad new i feel Paid off our flights which is great and now have space on the CC to pay for the room in paris (26th Oct till the 1st Nov) and its jump from £285 to £407???? seems a massive jump to me? has anything changed or is that just how it is?

Lowcost has the 28th to the 1st at £166. So its the 26/27th thats your problem and that will be down to an event and the fact its a weekend.

Consider splitting your stay across two hotels maybe?

ferf1223

21yrold - it is all relative to what you are used to...but the standard rooms at Paris are just fine. They aren't stunning or particularly special but they are better than decent I think.