Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

visidigi

Problem with Priceline here is just how many options are if bidding - same issue with hotwire - and you can find yourself in a 3/4 star hotel which is charging you up to $40 a DAY parking.

I'm still looking, its expensive as its a Monday/Tuesday night stay, for the Sat/Sun when we arrive into LA we've paid £120 for two nights...same hotel is £255 for the Monday/Tuesday!

nvh

visidigi wrote: »

Therein lies the problem, its our first ever trip to LV!

I'm just looking for something clean, comfortable and reasonably priced, with free self parking as we'll have a car all week (I've heard this isn't so much of an issue in any case as its all free in LV).

Ok - cool. Well if it helps, from our experience, all three are clean, comfortable and reasonably priced - I don't think you'd have any issues there with any of them

As it's your first trip, I personally would lean towards NYNY for the jazzyness of it all... tho Monte Carlo's Pool is better IMO

Re: building work - there was work going on when we stayed at MC, but it didn't impact our stay at all... not to say it won't with you but I wouldn't automatically rule NYNY or MC out because of it

As you say, parking shouldn't be an issue / extra cost consideration


edit: i've assumed all your prices are via. the likes of smartervegas etc

ferf1223

marsman802 wrote: »

Have you all seen the big wheel they are putting up outside Mandalay Bay? Its going to be humoungous and will have a digital screen in the middle facing the direction of landing planes - something along those lines anyway.

sounds very vegas

that's been in the works for aaages...I will be surprised if it ever finishes...the one at the Linq in the greater Harrah's area is coming along an awful lot faster.

In terms of hotels - you'd be hard pressed to find a hotel that doesn't have building work going on there or next door (which is sometimes worse than at your actual hotel depending on where you room is).

Luxor would only be in consideration if staying in a pyramid room was of significant interest (assuming room is about the same otherwise as the rest - though it is less expensive)...we've done it (we stayed in one of the spa rooms though)...NYNY has never appealed to me for any reason...I would stay at MC but hubby is meh about it.

photome

marsman802 wrote: »

Monte Carlo has building work at the min as well - i'm going 20th November for a few days with my mates.

i'll let you know how it is (my second vegas trip report this year haha) but i dont expect any disruption whatsoever - building work never gets in the way of a good time in Vegas and they go to great lengths to make sure it's not getting in your way.

Have you all seen the big wheel they are putting up outside Mandalay Bay? Its going to be humoungous and will have a digital screen in the middle facing the direction of landing planes - something along those lines anyway.

sounds very vegas

I see ferf has commented, just to add after reading vegaschatter etc, its doubtful it will ever be more than what it is right now

marsman802

Oh funny! I thought it was a bit too up strip to generate demand.

I passed the one by harrahs on the monorail in jan - it was no more than a big support beam then.

Will be interesting to see what it's like next month.

But I guess, at the of the day, it's just a big wheel. Saw one of those in Brighton on Saturday lol

photome

marsman802 wrote: »

Oh funny! I thought it was a bit too up strip to generate demand.

I passed the one by harrahs on the monorail in jan - it was no more than a big support beam then.

Will be interesting to see what it's like next month.

But I guess, at the of the day, it's just a big wheel. Saw one of those in Brighton on Saturday lol

If you dont want to wait, see the live cam

http://www.caesars.com/thelinq/

its nearly finished, it will be the largest in the world

secretmachines

photome wrote: »

If you dont want to wait, see the live cam

http://www.caesars.com/thelinq/

its nearly finished, it will be the largest in the world

but only for a relatively short time as Dubai is building one too, which naturally will be the world's biggest!

and there's one going up in NYC, but that'll probably be after the Dubai one, not as big, but bigger than the Vegas one.

who knew ferris wheels would be the must-have accessory for cities?!

marsman802

oh cool - they've actually got the wheel itself up!

I wonder how Vegas will look in years to come. I remember when they were building CityCenter - now it seems everyone i speak to stays in the Cosmo suites for the experience.

stoneman

marsman802 wrote: »

Have you all seen the big wheel they are putting up outside Mandalay Bay? Its going to be humoungous and will have a digital screen in the middle facing the direction of landing planes - something along those lines anyway.

sounds very vegas

I think that big wheel has gone bust. Last 2 trips we have done 4 months apart there was no sign of anything being any further forward, and no sign of workmen or even cabins on site. Seems like someone had an idea but when Caesars threw all the money at the one behind the Linq they realised that there would be little traffic.

On an aside there is some massive work going on Koval behind Ph/Paris, some sort of new shopping centre opening up next year.

Georgiegirl256

marsman802 wrote: »

oh cool - they've actually got the wheel itself up!

I wonder how Vegas will look in years to come. I remember when they were building CityCenter - now it seems everyone i speak to stays in the Cosmo suites for the experience.

I remember when they were building City Center too, the building noise kept me awake for 2 blooming weeks, I was seriously sleep deprived with staying at the Aladdin. :mad:

Trip report is on its way, I've just been so busy since we got back.