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pebblesmax

November/December

ferf1223 wrote: »

I've always worried booking a deal with attached freebies that booking back-to-back reservations over the period would be flag to them that I was trying to get more than I was entitled to and might result in something terrible happening. I suppose it might work if you didn't link the reservations but that would mean checking out and back in.

Has anyone tried the multiple bookings where there are freebies associated with each who can say how it worked?

We did this at the MGM last trip and we did have to check in and out again. They did let us check in early on the second one so it wasn't too bad. We went down, checked in, got the new room keys, went to the first room, checked out using the TV and moved our bags up two floors and along a bit. One reservation was in my name and one in Tony's, but we did get $70 food credit and four drinks at the west wing bar. It was like getting one of the nights free.

trets77

April

secondtoughest wrote: »

My pricing saga: continued...

I wrote a sob story email and followed it up with a phone call. The lady was nice but not particularly apologetic, said that the voucher was from a site called slickdeals.net. I asked her what she could do for me and she did Fri/Sat night at $104 and the rest of the week for about $79-89. It was a total of $679 for the week inc tax, obviously up from $530 but still a good deal I thought.

What do you think? Will I be able to get cheaper than this for a hotel in the same class? I booked it anyway but I'll keep checking.

I'm not sure whether to write to their customer services director and ask for food comps or something. Worth persuing or should I just let the matter settle?

thats not bad , you can still cancel if you find something better after booking without penalty i would assume.

you could write a letter , or take your revoked email and ask about things at check in ( while trying the $20 trick)

stoneman

May

secondtoughest wrote: »

My pricing saga: continued...

I wrote a sob story email and followed it up with a phone call. The lady was nice but not particularly apologetic, said that the voucher was from a site called slickdeals.net. I asked her what she could do for me and she did Fri/Sat night at $104 and the rest of the week for about $79-89. It was a total of $679 for the week inc tax, obviously up from $530 but still a good deal I thought.

What do you think? Will I be able to get cheaper than this for a hotel in the same class? I booked it anyway but I'll keep checking.

I'm not sure whether to write to their customer services director and ask for food comps or something. Worth persuing or should I just let the matter settle?

I would snap it up. TBH you used a code that you were not entitled to, it was ment to go to certain people only, but got spread about. So, I think they have done alright by you and $104 on the weekend nights is really good, and it is a nice hotel, I don't find it THAT big.

sew109

November/December

stoneman wrote: »

I would snap it up. TBH you used a code that you were not entitled to, it was ment to go to certain people only, but got spread about. So, I think they have done alright by you and $104 on the weekend nights is really good, and it is a nice hotel, I don't find it THAT big.

I am with you $104 (£53) for a weekend is a snip, although its big its easy to navigate far easier than say Caesers, PH or luxor

trets77

April

sew109 wrote: »

I am with you $104 (£53) for a weekend is a snip, although its big its easy to navigate far easier than say Caesers, PH or luxor

lol , agree , the Miracle mile shops are where we always get lost

sew109

November/December

trets77 wrote: »

lol , agree , the Miracle mile shops are where we always get lost

Me tooI go in one as a cut through and toget the aircon walk stright through the shops for 20 minutes and come out at the entrance I went in at

stoneman

May

mancubus wrote: »

How much money did you lose in Vegas?

What a good question, and one I have never heard before. Most people on here want to know about flights, restaurants, hotels, etc. but you will spend a great deal of your time gambling, it is Vegas after all. So, here we go. We have only ever had 2 losing trips. I play for entertainment, (as we don't do shows or eating out), and have a "bankroll" for the night. I buy in with that, and if it goes I NEVER PUT MY HAND BACK IN MY POCKET. Now first and foremost, manage your expectations, the games with the lowest house edge, blackjack and certain craps bets, will never make you a fortune (there just isn't a single bet in either of them that will make you decent money, and the longer you play, the more chance of the casino's "edge" catching up with you) but if played correctly will get you through your week without too much damage to your pocket, that is what you should expect, TO LOSE, but lose as little as possible. The games with the highest house edge, slots for example, can get you that elusive jackpot, but the chance of that are so astronomical that you might as well just play for the fun of it. A good starting point is www.wizardofodds.com
Lets take me as an example, I play craps, and as with the best games for us the punter, are at best 60% knowing what to do, and 40% luck. I play in sessions, split my bank roll into 3 sessions. Play for 1 hour at a time, have a rest and start again, I expect only to make 30% of that session bank roll as profit, it might be only $40, once I make that I walk away (unless there is a hot shooter) now, I might only win $100 a night, but thats the room and food taken care of. My wins are modest, the most being $600 in one night, but the losses have been modest as well, $200. But on average I make about $150-$200 per night. We almost always find that the trips pay for themselves, and we have been more than 30 times.
So, manage your expectations, expect to lose, play games that have a small house edge, and play for fun.

Froggitt

Or if you play poker, you can have a good few hours entertainment in a low stakes tourney, say $40 buyin, in early afternoon tourneys at eg Luxor or Planet Hollywood.

My mate is the worst poker player ever, and he managed to fluke 2nd in the Luxor tourney.....about 50 entries.

nvh

May

VickyHurn wrote: »

this is our 154th Trip in the last 10 year

good grief!!!! that must be a record for this board.... anyone beat it? (i've been twice in 2 years )

ferf1223

March

we've never had a winning trip, but we don't like the better odds games - we're slot players at heart, it's what we enjoy - we consider it buying entertainment and if we win, then that's a bonus. In an average trip we bring back 30%-50% of what we took expecting to spend (food, entertainment, etc.) and lose and are quite happy with that.

The last 2 trips the last night or the last day before our flight helped up our percent rescued from the jaws of Vegas quite considerably too...so it could have been a lot worse.

I totally agree with stoneman's comment to manage your expectations and stick to your budget.