The Las Vegas Thread and MSE guide

ferf1223

March

wdyw wrote: »

Thte original question was "buy from a local store" - thats the difference

Its fine to buy from the hotel shops are store and drink alcohol, it is technically a non-no to buy it elsewhere.

how bizarre! I've never heard of such a thing before...very strange.

But agree with you that it's not enforced...the groups of 20-something guys in the lifts with cases of beer would be in sooo much trouble otherwise.

Froggitt

Froggitt wrote: »

Normally you would say that Bellagio/Caesars/Mirage/TI are central strip (and PH/Flamingo/Venetian/Wynn on the other side of the road), and thats just about walkable, so long as its not mid-summer. However, even Bellagio is north of Monte Carlo, which is the northernmost hotel shown on the photo.

Thats not to say MB, Luxor, TP, MGM arent great places to stay.........they are, but be aware that you wll be driving or getting a taxi or bus to most places.

OK - taxi, bus or monorail from southern strip hotels up to mid strip hotels.

I was making the point that Vegas wasnt build for pedestrians, and trying to walk from Mandalay Bay or Luxor to Fashion Show Mall in summer is a big no-no.

Baz_2

My "Down the strip" photo.

masterson

Hi thinking of booking for a week with thomas cook to mirage in april - has anybody flown with theolm before from manchester? What are the seats, food and drinks like on the plane. Also do they arrange any transfers looking at a hol with airtours on the web and it does not mention this?

wdyw

masterson wrote: »

Hi thinking of booking for a week with thomas cook to mirage in april - has anybody flown with theolm before from manchester? What are the seats, food and drinks like on the plane. Also do they arrange any transfers looking at a hol with airtours on the web and it does not mention this?

book their fly drive and sort the hotel out youself
seats are 33inch pitch
food is ok ..and usually free
Drinks are about 3 quid a miniature
Used them numerous times and apart from last flight home they have always been on time or early

ferf1223

March

masterson wrote: »

Also do they arrange any transfers looking at a hol with airtours on the web and it does not mention this?

You don't need a transfer - if you won't have a rental just take a taxi or a shuttle from the airport and then back at the end.

trets77

April

ferf1223 wrote: »

You don't need a transfer - if you won't have a rental just take a taxi or a shuttle from the airport and then back at the end.

The airport is on the strip , so a taxi is probably going to be $20 at most .

http://www.taxi.state.nv.us/FaresFees.htm

if you do go with Thomas cook / my travel fly drive package ..remember the included car hire has next to none of the needed insurance included . it may well be cheaper to sort your own car hire out and not bother picking up the car hire included in the flight, as they sting you big time for it.

Sheel

I've posted how to resize pics on Photobucket on another couple of threads and i'll do it on this one too. Pics that stretch the page are a bugbear of mine


Before uploading a pic , click on 'options' as circled in red below.



As shown below select which size you want. I've circled in red the 2 sizes which I think are most suitable. I use medium for the first page of this thread (i'm talking about the Everyone's Pics thread in the Arms) as I think large would be too big. I sometimes use large when i'm posting a pic of a cat (or a holiday pic) etc so more detail can be seen , but any larger than that stretches the page too much



When you've selected the size you want , just click 'save' and then upload your pic as usual. Easy peasy!

stoneman

May

Mrs. Stoneman

stoneman

May

Me with a lite snack in The Platinum