Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2021

secretmachines

stoneman said:

secretmachines said:

For what it's worth, these are the dates when the Raiders will be playing at home (announced yesterday)... So likely to see hotels hiking prices on these weekends, assuming that sporting events will be open to the public by then.

Sept. 13 vs. Ravens 8:15 p.m. ET

Sept. 26 vs. Dolphins 4:05 p.m. ET

Oct. 10 vs. Bears 4:05 p.m. ET

Oct. 24 vs. Eagles 4:05 p.m. ET

Nov. 14 vs. Chiefs 8:20 p.m. ET

Nov. 21 vs. Bengals 4:05 p.m. ET

Dec. 5 vs. Washington 4:05 p.m. ET

Dec. 26 vs. Broncos 4:25 p.m. ET

Jan. 9 vs. Chargers 4:25 p.m. ET

We'll be looking to book for the Eagles game. 
Noticed that Vegas is mask free if you are fully vaccinated. Having my second tomorrow

...or if you haven't been vaccinated, no-one seems to care and there's no way of checking.

Hopefully they don't get the Indian2 variant

bobbyhibs

hi
been getting my *vegas fix* via these vloggers i think there called.. i wanna go back!         however i am getting a little  worried  in the last few days i have seen some  of the vlogs (hopefully thats the right word)  about   some of the  casino's (abeit the smaller ones) adding more taxes...an "electricity tax" i think was  $4 a night
will  other casinos  add this?
also  saw  a video  where   a restraunt added another tax  again a small amount  (cant remeber the amount) but  it  does all add up.
fingers crossed   things get back to normal and deals are to be  had!!!

secretmachines

Ahh you watch Jacob too
The energy surcharge is just at one off-strip property (The Artisan), and one other Strip cafe chain introduced a small food and beverage related tax... But places have tried similar things before and they've gone down like a lead balloon, so I don't think they'll stick around.  

bobbyhibs

secretmachines
hi and hopefully its not something other hotels will charge.would be super annoying!
Ye  been watching different people on  youtube...anything to get my vegas   fix so to speak.
Hopefully looking at may next year, again if things go well  going solo(said it for the last  2-3 years but things seem to  go against me for   one reason or another),I have been nagging my brother to come with me but no luck,so if its meant to be going solo,solo it is!
kind regards

secretmachines

bobbyhibs said:

secretmachines
hi and hopefully its not something other hotels will charge.would be super annoying!
Ye  been watching different people on  youtube...anything to get my vegas   fix so to speak.
Hopefully looking at may next year, again if things go well  going solo(said it for the last  2-3 years but things seem to  go against me for   one reason or another),I have been nagging my brother to come with me but no luck,so if its meant to be going solo,solo it is!
kind regards

I do love Mrs SM, but a solo trip would be absolutely amazing! Not for those reasons, I just think it'd be really exciting.
I didn't really do YouTube until the pandemic started, but honestly now watch some kind of Vegas content on there every day!
Still pricing up December trips, in the hope that might be possible, but otherwise next Spring (hopefully!)

bobbyhibs

secretmachines
hi
yep there are loads of  vlogs/youtubers doing vegas stuff, though it makes me  day dream a lil bout wanting to go now !! laughs..i think there was a few recommendations a few pages  back..i do like a guy called pompsie!
I am sorta waiting just now, not sure when  flight sales will be on or when Mlife offers may be back but hopefully  things open up for us brits to go to the usa and suddenly  there are loads of good deals (fingers crossed)
and on a side note seems the £ to the $ is looking better than it was so hopefully that goes up  and up!
kind regards

photome

Pompsie is my fav vlogger. have you seen the one where he gets kicked out of cosmo and then  the sequel where they give him the best suite in the Cosmo for a night as an apology

bobbyhibs

hi photome
I recall watching most of the one where he gets kicked out and i did like the one where he gets the suite!

I often speak to my brother in regards these suites,though most people are different, for us   all we really need   is  a couple of beds, a tv, air con, a bathroom  and shower and the room to be  clean.! 
just we often see these suites (nothing to do with pompsie of course) and i often think   some of them are   too big!
though given half a chance we would not say NO to   a suite given  half a chance !!! lol
kind regards

secretmachines

bobbyhibs said:

hi photome
I recall watching most of the one where he gets kicked out and i did like the one where he gets the suite!

I often speak to my brother in regards these suites,though most people are different, for us   all we really need   is  a couple of beds, a tv, air con, a bathroom  and shower and the room to be  clean.! 
just we often see these suites (nothing to do with pompsie of course) and i often think   some of them are   too big!
though given half a chance we would not say NO to   a suite given  half a chance !!! lol
kind regards

Some of the suites are huge and over the top... but I guess their audience isn't us lovely bunch on a money saving forum 😁
I should think most of the time they'll be comped, or offered at the discretion of the casino, or taken by groups of people looking for a one-off splurge.
That said, we do like a decent a room, it's somewhere we will spend time, rather than just 'a place to sleep'. Vegas trips are always chill-outs for us and we probably do spend a few hours in the room every day just relaxing, looking at the view, getting ready to go out, etc. So a room with space is what we look for... entry level rooms at the Palazzo are great, the corner/panoramic suites at Vdara are just right.
For the next trip, looking for a fountain view wraparound at the Cosmo for a couple of nights!

StuieUK34

Wrap Around Suite was awesome when we stayed there, especially the bathroom layout !  (got 3 nights comp'd , and paid $50pn to get the wrap-around on the 51st floor).....
Worst thing about this was, after 1 too many drinks whilst losing my money at the tables, when we got to the room, i fell asleep butt naked on the lounger outside!
Woke up around 4am to come back in, only to be covered in bites!!!!    also happened to be a heatwave (June 2016) which was pushing 117f, so down the pool the following day with bites in the blistering heat = haha !!!!!