Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2015

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StuieUK34 wrote: »

the !!!!!! does work in weird ways!
This year we did Mirage, Lux and Monte C...
When I log onto my Mlife now, it gives me 5 nights comp in MC, 2 nights comp in Lux and 3 nights comp in Mirage.... Probably get 0 nights next year when I need them !

As I've read over the years, the comp offers work in weird ways, same as the Wynn offers!

On a side note, has any of u driven from SF to Vegas ? Looks a bit of a trek, but I like driving (unlike the wife!), just looking at multi options to mix things up for next year..

I have driven from SF to Vegas but took 3 days, 2 night stop in Yosemite and then another night in Bakersfield.

Not much help if you want to do it one go but Yosemite is a great place to stop

nvh

I've done Death Valley ---> SFO in one day before... was bearable, but never again given the choice (around 9 hours IIRC with stops, and I got a wagged finger and flashing lights off the sherrif for going a bit too quickly through Yosemite - fortunately he didn't turn round and follow me)!

Have also done Yosemite (Curry Village) ---> Death Valley - was a fairly long drive (6hrs+ with stops?), but little point 'stopping over' in between.

Take your time with it I'd suggest and do something like:
SF - Yosemite - Death Valley - Vegas.

As you like heat, I can recommend staying at Death Valley for the night. Furnace Creek is quirky but IMO, enjoyable. You can go out looking for Scorpions at night, swim in their warm spring fed pool (it's amazing - one of my favourite pools in America!), play golf at the lowest golf course in the world in the early morning or just sit out and watch the Coyote's running around. Plus it's got the sand dunes, you get amazing sunsets because of the lack of polution (though you can see the Vegas glow in the distance ), you've got the salt plains, the lowest 'land' point in the western hemisphere, 'bad water' with the fish in it, oh yeah, and you get to feel like a hair-dryer is being blown in your face every time you get out of the car.

Between Yosemite and Death Valley, you could also stop by http://www.lonepinefilmhistorymuseum.org/ for an hour or so to look at some of the Tremors / Ironman memorabilia (there's a fair few films that were shot around the Lone Pine area - including those - but most are / were Westerns.. which are not my thing!).

Note - the roads into and out of Death Valley at the West side can be pretty interesting (if you like steep drops)

Slayerx

Looking to go next September to Vegas for about 3 days then SF for a few before LA then head home.

A friend said it would be cheaper to fly to Ireland then to Vegas is this the cheapest way to get to Vegas?

lizzielie

bobbyhibs wrote: »

hi , My brother i did a twin city option but for vegas and new york, , maybe this is an option?
seems to be alot of flights from many uk airports to new york and flights from new york-vegas seem to be flequent.
hope this helps

Thanks Bobby! Hubby would love that idea, so not mentioning this option. We live in Spain now, and after a bit of searching I have found some flights that looks promising, but need to wait for payday tomorrow before booking. So hope it is still available, fingers crossed!

Oh, and my plan worked, Vegas it is, and only Vegas :j

am05

am05 wrote: »

Hi All,

We have our 9th trip coming up in October.

Although I am a true follower of this forum dont feel we save as much money as we should lol!

Couple of questions

I have been playing my vegas for such a long time got upto 150k in points now. If I want to use this for show tickets can i buy four or only one per card?

Also looking to book highroller as loved it last year, is it best to book before on living social/group on or are there many deals there?

I have Mlife and got up to gold status but never got anything for free what am I doing wrong?

Thanks all

Am xxx

Sorry just bumping my post in case anyone has any ideas on 1st couple of questions xxx

baza52

am05 wrote: »

Sorry just bumping my post in case anyone has any ideas on 1st couple of questions xxx

It will be 1 meal per player.
You could buy a reward for 2 so 2 could eat but you cant combine a 1+2 person reward.
You also cannot buy the same reward twice unless its from a different batch (very unlikely)

stoneman

Slayerx wrote: »

Looking to go next September to Vegas for about 3 days then SF for a few before LA then head home.

A friend said it would be cheaper to fly to Ireland then to Vegas is this the cheapest way to get to Vegas?

Could be. Go to Google flights and put in DUB as the starting point. You wont get there direct but the money saved will make up for the indirect flight

Winter_Jasmine

am05 wrote: »

Sorry just bumping my post in case anyone has any ideas on 1st couple of questions xxx

You can only buy one of each reward from each batch, so you couldn't buy 4 tickets to the same show on one account. Even if there's a 2 ticket reward and a 1 ticket reward, you'd have to use on of the tickets from the 2 x reward for yourself as it was bought on your account, you can't gift the entirety of any reward to others.

We got Living Social Rewards for the happy half hour on the High Roller, the T&Cs only allowed one per account so we each had to buy our own but there was a $5 off coupon so we got them for $25 each - bargain!

bobbyhibs

lizzielie wrote: »

Thanks Bobby! Hubby would love that idea, so not mentioning this option. We live in Spain now, and after a bit of searching I have found some flights that looks promising, but need to wait for payday tomorrow before booking. So hope it is still available, fingers crossed!

Oh, and my plan worked, Vegas it is, and only Vegas :j

No worries,
As regards the flights there are a couple of websites surggestions on the first page which may help as well to see if you can beat the quote you may have in mind.

If you were gonna head to new york, We liked sheraton times sqaure, the bathroom was a little small but other than that it was great,though having a pizzaria and a bar about a minute from the hotel helped!!:D

Also handy was central park 5mins walk or so, times sqaure was 10 or so minutes walking distance, and top of the rock was about 10mins walk too.
hope this helps some

vegasvisitor

Lovetotravel wrote: »

I'm getting excited for my trip - flying out on Monday morning! However I have broken my foot and am going to be hobbling around on crutches!

Typical.

That's awful. Hope you still manage to enjoy! So much walking in Vegas. Can you hire a scooter maybe or borrow a wheelchair?
I'd imagine you're arms will get awfully sore with crutches if going any distance.