Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009

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  • duchy
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    Depends on your level of fitness and amount of luggage I suppose-and the time of year -certain months it's be a resounding No due to the heat .
    MGM and NYC NYC are close enough for most to do it with ease.(Unless you pack like Stomeman ;) )
    MB to Luxor I'd probably go mad and splurge $7-10 on a cab -can't see it would be more than that.
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  • luci
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    pennylane99 wrote: »
    try the Fox5 news site

    my purchases today have 8.1% tax added

    You are quite correct and I forgot you were still out there at the moment and getting up to the minute news.

    I have had another reply on the forum I posted in correcting the information.

    Thank goodness the rise is minimal as we should hardly notice an extra 0.35%.
  • luci
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    merlinormartin wrote: »
    Hey Guys :)

    Can anyone tell me how easy it would be to travel on foot (with luggage) from Luxor(2 nights) -> MGM (1 night)-> New york(4 nights).

    Many Thanks!

    I certainly wouldn't attempt it with luggage. When we were there in May it took 20 mins to walk from the Luxor to the front of the MGM and another 15 mins from there to our room and that was without going all the way to the back of the hotel to the check in area.

    These hotels look close together, but close is very relative in Vegas and hotels are much further apart than they look, especially on a map.
  • ferf1223
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    merlinormartin wrote: »
    Hey Guys :)

    Can anyone tell me how easy it would be to travel on foot (with luggage) from Luxor(2 nights) -> MGM (1 night)-> New york(4 nights).

    Many Thanks!

    I think we would do it if we didn't have a rental car...Luxor to Excalibur by tram...then over the bridge to NYNY, over the bridge to MGM...then for the second move over the bridge from MGM to NYNY. I do agree it depends on how much luggage you would have...if you're talking 2 roller cases plus normal carry on for 2 people (assuming there are 2 of you!) I don't think it would be that much hassle.

    OK, I suppose I haven't thought about the walking within the hotels themselves...from your room to the tram and to the check-in desks once inside the hotels.

    I do agree that a taxi from Luxor to MGM would be pretty cheap and probably worth paying to save the hassle...but I'd think walking would be possible and you'd could do it so you would be inside most of the time.
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    ferf1223 wrote: »
    But surely they can do the US version of franking for them? At least I know they can at Bally's and Caesars - sure we've done it at Excalibur before too.

    Maybe... but it wasn't offered.
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  • merlinormartin
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    Many thanks for your help guys! .. We visit vegas end of Aug/Sept so i guess it would be rather hot. I might miss out NewYork and just do MGM(3 nights) -> Luxor(4 nights) ... we're happy to stay anywhere along the stip, but we must stay at the MGM on Friday 4th due to a family wedding. decisions decisions ,lol .. Too many hotels/deals to choose from :( ...
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  • stoneman
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    duchy wrote: »
    Depends on your level of fitness and amount of luggage I suppose-and the time of year -certain months it's be a resounding No due to the heat .
    MGM and NYC NYC are close enough for most to do it with ease.(Unless you pack like Stomeman ;) )
    Not a problem. why do you think I have to go on a fitness course before going.
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  • trets77
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    Attention !!!

    We are moving due to technical problems with threads over 5000 posts

    here is the link to the 2nd part of the 2009 las vegas thread
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=22979371&posted=1#post22979371


    PART 1 will be closed very soon , please bookmark Part 2 . everything else will be the same .

    Also easier to restart the poll i created yesterday , so please don't forget to vote again !!!

    many thanks

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  • lorweld
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    Many thanks to trets77 for starting the new thread. :beer:

    Link to new thread here.
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