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trets77

April

Mardrew wrote: »

Hello

I wonder if I may ask your expert advice as my head is totally spinning.

We are going to LV on 25 March for 7 nights for DH's upcoming 50th birthday. For the last few days I've been researching hotel prices etc through the links given in the first post.

From my research, I really fancy staying at The Signature but unfortunately our budget won't stretch to staying there for the full 7 nights. (My accommodation budget is £700.) So, I'm looking at something to combine with this hotel.

Last night I thought I had decided on the Mirage but having read the room reviews on Tripadvisor it has now put me off. Now, I'm looking at TI. The best offer they have at the moment is their non-refundable one. (Staying at The Signature for the first 4 nights and then TI for the last 3 I work out the price to be £654 so nicely under my budget. The Signature plus Mirage works out at about £687.)

So, TI, non-refundable offer, (and stop looking at deals!) or Mirage, refundable (and keep my eyes open!)?

Any other suggestions?

Many thanks

Mardrew

trip adviser is great for a general idea of what a place is like , but with so many hotels in Vegas you find good ones well into the double figures range. and like ferf says people tend to write more bad reviews than okay reviews

There is a lot to like about the Mirage IMO , the great location , the tropical jungle oasis theme , great restaurants , and friendly staff ect.
okay the rooms don't have WOW factor , but they are perfectly nice , spotlessly clean , reasonable sized well equipped and very comfy beds IMO . remember they have some pretty stiff competition to compete with , ( things like the signature for example ) ,in any other city they would be considered pretty good by most standards

The Bathrooms are a little small , but really how big a deal is this if you can do everything you need to do in there no problems ? . The Bathrooms at THE HOTEL are massive , for example ( 2 sinks , sunken waterfall bath that the water comes up to your chin, separate glass shower ect ) but if the the Mirage was the right price ( or refundable ) over it , i would pick the Mirage everyday and twice on Sundays

also remember Treasure Island is The Mirage's sister hotel so to speak, they are both owned by the same company , the are not dissimilar in the public areas , are the same shaped building and are connected via Monorail. Treasure Island was built with the first profits the Mirage made way back in the early 90's ( Mirage opened in 1989 ). okay i have not stayed in TI , but from what i have seen they are probably quite similar in terms of room quality.

would i stay at The Mirage again ?? 100% YES if the price is right so the question is ..what is the No Refund price for Treasure Island ??

it might so reasonable that you are unlikely to save much on anything else that might come along in the mean time.

Slots-a-Fun has $3 blackjack most times as well.

Not necessarily the most posh place on the strip but it's cheap.

i completly forgot about Slots a Fun ,



you got to love these little fellas mixing it up with big boys. they know they cannot compete , so offer great things at cheap prices to get people through the door ( plus low limit tables ect) . you can get one of thoose massive Hotdogs and a drink for free with the LVA book of values for example.
it's tempting to think O Shea's is like that , but it is owned by Harrahs. but it certainly doesn't go in for all that good taste crap.

you can just see the thinking behind it ...... Irish theme = paint everything green , slap shamrocks and harps everywhere, serve a great pint of Guiness, and for good measure stick a little person with Irish accent and in a green felt suit outside with a megaphone. excellent :T :T



only in Vegas

Mardrew

I'm feeling so giddy and excited as I have just booked The Signature & The Mirage, both fully refundable. I may keep my eyes open but feel happy with both choices. Many thanks for advice given.

Mardrew

PS Trets, thanks for reply. I think we posted at the same time. In answer to your question, the TI non-refundable offer for the last 3 nights of our stay works out at £232.75 compared to the Mirage refundable offer which works out at £260.

ferf1223

March

trets77 wrote: »

i completly forgot about Slots a Fun ,


you got to love these little fellas mixing it up with big boys. they know they cannot compete , so offer great things at cheap prices to get people through the door ( plus low limit tables ect) .

Slots-a-Fun also has the distinction of being the ONLY place I have won cold, hard cash on a free slot pull - the ones where you get the voucher in a funbook and have the chance to win all kinds of awesome things but you usually win a pack of playing cards or 2-for-1 vouchers for a show you don't want to see? I won cash. $1.25. 5 quarters. I was so amazed that I won cash and that the machine actually paid me in legal tender.

It's the little things for me, obviously.

stoneman

May

for good measure stick a little person with Irish accent and in a green felt suit outside with a megaphone. excellent :T :T

I love that little fella, but an Irish accent, I think not.
"24 hour happy hour, right here, right now, $1 drafts" he even wears green Crocs

photome

ferf1223 wrote: »

Slots-a-Fun also has the distinction of being the ONLY place I have won cold, hard cash on a free slot pull - the ones where you get the voucher in a funbook and have the chance to win all kinds of awesome things but you usually win a pack of playing cards or 2-for-1 vouchers for a show you don't want to see? I won cash. $1.25. 5 quarters. I was so amazed that I won cash and that the machine actually paid me in legal tender.

It's the little things for me, obviously.

Well done...but I can beat that, I won in the region of $10 and I to was amazed

trets77

April

you may have noticed that i have not posted any prices for Thomas Cook from Manchester this week

i don't know what their website ( www.thomascook.com) is up to , but they are not showing up . i e mailed them only to be given their booking telephone number, who transfered me from one center to anther , and then got a message saying they were to busy to take my call and could they call me back .

i will find out whats occurring and get some late prices up when i do

pebblesmax

November/December

trets77 wrote: »

you may have noticed that i have not posted any prices for Thomas Cook from Manchester this week

i don't know what their website ( www.thomascook.com) is up to , but they are not showing up . i e mailed them only to be given their booking telephone number, who transfered me from one center to anther , and then got a message saying they were to busy to take my call and could they call me back .

i will find out whats occurring and get some late prices up when i do

The Mytravel site has prices for Man to Las fly drives. I haven't been able to make any sense of the Thomas Cook site for ages. (Sorry I can't remember what they were today.:o)

gt568

September

Are we going to have another poll soon?

Froggitt

How about "Where's you favourite Vegas Poker Room?"

photome

Article in todays Gaurdian about the Vegas monrail "ride to ruin" has wall street worried.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/feb/16/useconomy.marketturmoil

I have never used it because it is so far from anywhere and have thought to myself that it was never a viable alternative to the strip buses