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halloweenqueen_2

There is a travelodge for $60 a night and about 6 minute easy walk to the strip, across the road from airport but you do not hear planes.

halloweenqueen_2

There is also a travelodge on the strip but don't know the rate.

alibongo42

OMG, that's amazing!

Unfortunately my flight dates mean three out of my four nights (23 - 26 Aug) are some of the few nights that aren't in the offer .

I currently have the Paris for £350. Is the Venetian worth an extra £120?

ferf1223

March

alibongo42 wrote: »

OMG, that's amazing!

Unfortunately my flight dates mean three out of my four nights (23 - 26 Aug) are some of the few nights that aren't in the offer .

I currently have the Paris for £350. Is the Venetian worth an extra £120?

I haven't stayed at either - but Paris is (I assume) a standard room and Venetian would be a suite with a separate living room sort of area...so probably depends on whether the extra space is worth it to you?

Here's the floorplan of the standard Venetian suite.

https://secure.venetian.com/Resnet/roominfo/rm_venetian_luxury_remodel_f.html

and the description:

• Approximately 650 square feet
• 130 square foot Bathroom
• Sunken Living Room
• Two 32" plasma televisions
• 17” LCD television in the bathroom
• Roman tub with separate glass-enclosed shower.
• Full-sized sofa-sleeper, "based on availability"
• Dining table with seating for three
• Oversized coffee table and ottoman
• Private work area with:
  - Personal fax / printer / copier
  - Dual-line telephone
  - Wireless high-speed internet access
• Two DVD players
• CD player / alarm clock
• Plush robes and comfortable slippers
• Remote-controlled Roman shades and curtains

If it were me, I would be tempted...especially given what you would expect to get in the UK for that price per night - the difference would be astonishing I think. But £30/night is £30/night extra at the end of the day...

wdyw

Froggitt wrote: »

I think this deserves a few :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Cracking deal Grommit.

Certainly is a cracking deal, and another indication of how the credit crunch is affecting Vegas - flights maight be expensive but I haven't seen hotel prices this low for many many years.

alibongo42

I'm so so tempted! My husband is saying it's entirely up to me, and I should book "whatever will make me happy" (please note, he's not including a suite at the Wynn or the MGM Skyloft in that statement). I'm sure that's just reverse psychology!


I keep swinging between:

1. A room is just a room and I won't be in it that much, and my pennies would be better spent on entertainment
2. A gorgeous suite would be fantastic!!!!

ferf1223

March

alibongo42 wrote: »

I keep swinging between:

1. A room is just a room and I won't be in it that much, and my pennies would be better spent on entertainment
2. A gorgeous suite would be fantastic!!!!

Yep, exactly what I would be swinging between...I would probably now be at the point of trying to figure out if I could cut back on something before or after the trip and save the extra £120 on some non-holiday things over a few weeks in order to justify the extra cost on the room for the trip...because I am the queen of justification....'if I could save £20/week on the shopping....'

I suppose I would also be considering location...personally, we like the Paris/Ballys area and spend most of our time there...so I might wonder if I would want to be further north.

Also, my husband would probably be suggesting the exact same thing and leaving it all up to me...no pressure.

Good luck with your decision.

STSAVER

We're going from Sunday 10th Aug to 14th Aug and typically its ended up being at the same time as a convention so a lot of the good deals aren't available for the dates such as this one at the Venetian.

Still holding back from making any booking in the hope that I get a cheaper rate at one of the hotels around the mid strip area rather than having to settle for the deals at MGM or the Luxor.

Although the deal for $99 at Palms Place was tempting me, but being off the strip is not what I was wanting to do ideally for a first trip to Vegas.

dan28

Monte Carlo from $60
from vegas-hotels-online.com, name: Snowcone Summer, rooms from $60 with $20 dining credit, $20 Spa credit - 2 Complimentary Spa Admissions, $10 slot Free Play, stay from June 12, 2008 - September 12, 2008
https://reservations.mgmmirage.com/bookingengine.aspx?pid=MCH&host=promo&code=SNOWCONE&kbid=755041&sub=en

ruthy14

April

VENETIAN cracking deal wish it was october.