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So how do we feel about April time? Thinking about a visit from the UK, one of the only places handling it as bad as the US. Also, any recommendations for somewhere to go before/after Vegas? I've been taking a look at LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver. I guess I shouldn't count on being able to go from the states into Canada? Just an extra moving part.
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luminalflux posted:I don’t see the appeal of wanting to play craps or BJ behind plexiglass barriers with the dealers in PPE, but sure enough people are doing it Being addictive probably helps. Not really my thing but I have some professional interest in seeing this stuff, since I've a game dev degree but never understood gambling that much. Also theres a sale on and the airlines are being flexible if I want to push it back. But there's no way I want to spend 10 days all in Vegas right? I'll want to hop somewhere else for a bit?
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Nov 24, 2020 13:22
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bunnyofdoom posted:I think 72 hours to 4-5 days is my limit top Yeah I'll add some time in Seattle or something to make more of the long flight. How is LV airport? Might it be better to fly to the other destination and hip to Vegas?
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Nov 25, 2020 02:52
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I actually booked tickets on a Black Friday deal for June, just have to see if international travel is cleared by then. There will be an announcement in a few weeks, I believe. Too bad about the buffets though.
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Mar 16, 2021 02:35
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Well Virgin Atlantic sure made it sound like I'd be able to rebook my Black Friday business class tickets if the US still hadn't reopened, but whoops didn't mention I'd have to make to the price difference to the regular price, which is over seven grand. I was towards the end of the available window so they can't have honoured much if anything from that whole sale.
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Jun 6, 2021 02:30
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Broadly speaking, how is Vegas in mid November? I'm contemplating visiting for the big MTG event, it sounds like being double vaxxed, in good health and still wearing masks I shouldn't be too concerned? Are the buffets still gone? Is the general Vegas experience compromised still? And I'm thinking of hopping on from there to somewhere like Seattle, is it much trouble for a visiting tourist (UK) to hop on a domestic flight like that?
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Sep 26, 2021 23:45
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I've just realized that going for time I'm looking at I might be in Vegas for US Thanksgiving, should I look to avoid that? Do things shut down?
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Oct 1, 2021 01:28
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Only indirectly Vegas related, but where would be another good location in the US for solo travel? I'm thinking Seattle right now, I think it should be fine to fly to one, then the next a few days later on a domestic flight and back home from the second?
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Oct 6, 2021 02:43
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I think I've got the outline of a plan together, would like to put it out there for people more familiar with things like US domestic flying. I'll fly into I think either Seattle or San Francisco on a Wednesday, stay the night, do a little there and fly to Vegas the next day for the MTG event Friday-Sunday, and remain in Vegas until Wednesday-Thursday or so. Then back to Seattle/SF, see the sights and so on until flying back to London at the weekend. Sound okay? It's cheaper getting a return flight to the same place than two singles, and there aren't many direct flights to Vegas, to answer the obvious questions. Any comments on the other destinations welcome, wanted to go to Seattle for a while, but I know it's the worst weather of the year in November.
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Oct 18, 2021 01:42
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Sorry to bump, I know this forum is understandably quiet these days, but if like to know how easy it is to get a domestic flight? Can I just rock up to the airport and get on the next one to where I'm going? Do I pay a premium ordering on short notice? I'm considering playing things by ear, maybe be open to extending in Vegas or whatever.
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Oct 20, 2021 01:12
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Thanks! Nice to know the option to walk up is there but I should probably just try to nail down an itinerary.
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Oct 20, 2021 13:12
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Man, I have a massive pile of Radisson points from work but it's about the same or cheaper to book through one of the comparison sites than use points with them! And I'd have to go through the bullshit of transferring points to a US account now! I may actually go to the MGM Grand, except it's a bit further from the Convention Centre than TI. Is the monorail any good? I gather it's actually quite new so maybe it's managed to stay Goon-free so far? I notice Sahara also has it's own stop and that's another one on my radar, plus looks pretty walkable to the Convention center. Might be worth it just to save $13 per day I'm going there.
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Oct 21, 2021 10:54
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Craptacular! posted:Neither MGM Grand or Treasure Island are close enough to the convention center to skip paying anything for transportation and go walk. You want the Westgate, Encore, or maybe Resorts World for that. Convention Center to Sahara is walkable on foot except at the worst of times, though their rooms last I saw are pretty small and garish and not for everybody. Google Maps says 30 minutes from Treasure Island to walk around Wynn's golf course to the center, is the route not actually pedestrianized or something? I'm not on a super tight budget but $13 a day for a monorail that only goes directly along the strip doesn't sound great, maybe not the end of the world though. Are the buses okay?
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Oct 22, 2021 12:52
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Yeah I just had a proper look at Sahara and completely see what you mean. A sharp discount came up on Booking.com with Four Queens for like 40 dollars a night so I've booked that cancel-able, may still look elsewhere as it's not an ideal location and the pool looks blah. I may even change hotels part way through.
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Oct 23, 2021 03:23
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Midjack posted:Four Queens, that fuckin place. Love asking for a room not on Fremont Street, opening the curtains, and there's a huge rear end speaker RIGHT THERE. Might spend a couple hundred more on Treasure Island, which is a better location for me and because of stories like that I've found. It's not being made easy for me though, Booking.com doesn't say if the price includes the resort fee, so I booked a cancelable start to see if I could find more messaging them about it and right there in the breakdown it shows that the fee is included. Could have made that easier for both of us guys. Might be able to save a bit more through TI's website as there's an offer for "Optional resort fees" if I don't mind not using the fitness center. Hopefully that let's me earn Radisson points but lol, their site links to the old, original Radisson Rewards sight and not the new Americas one they split off from it for some loving reason. BizarroAzrael fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Oct 25, 2021 |
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Oct 25, 2021 22:17
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Midjack posted:It was $20 a night at the time and I got what I paid for but basically don't stay on Fremont Street is the moral of the story. I'll probably save a good portion of the difference not having to travel to the strip. Hopefully Three has a good partner in the US these days as seems I can't use the WiFi without paying the resort fee.
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Oct 26, 2021 21:38
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WhiteHowler posted:I gather from your posts that you seem very concerned with saving money during your trip. Eh, don't want to *waste* money, resort fees sound like some bullshit. I'm pretty happy to pay extra to stay on the strip etc. I really just booked Four Queens when the Booking.com app showed a sharp discount that was cancellable, figured I'd lock that in. If I were super concerned about money I wouldn't be going to the other side of the world to play a card game for ages 13 and up.
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Oct 27, 2021 01:03
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Just to update; I'm having a great time here. TI seems to have been the right choice, and walking to the convention centre takes me past Bagelmania. Do the players club cards rig early grabbed in your favour? I signed up to TI's, used my free plays on a machine and won $81 without knowing what I did. Selection is wild too, what was the thought process into making these 8K machines based on The Mask and Linda Carter Wonder Woman?
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Nov 22, 2021 05:28
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It's not completely specifically Vegas, but I'm looking to go around Halloween time and tack on a visit to New York (that is, the actual city and not the casino) So a couple of things; first, is Vegas good for Halloween? I'm going to another Magic The Gathering/nerd event so expect there will be stuff connected to that, but does anything go on there generally? Second, it crossed my mind I might save myself paying for a night in a hotel by taking an overnight flight from Vegas to NY, how would that be? With the time change it would be a really short night and I'd need to wait a bit to get into my NY hotel, so would be out and about, possibly with my bags, for a while on reduced sleep. Worth it?
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Jul 31, 2022 21:29
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Midjack posted:Every time I've taken a domestic redeye in the US I've regretted it. Further, the Las Vegas airport currently has one of the highest rates of flight delays and cancellations, and if you're there at the end of the day and your flight gets boned there's a decent chance you have to stay at the gate overnight or go back into town and get a hotel. I'd personally just plan to stay the night and get a morning flight the next day, if you're looking to pinch pennies you could get a room at one of the cheap hotels near the airport for your last night but it may not be much less than where you're staying the rest of the time there. And even if you can't check in hotels will almost always hold your bags for you if your room isn't ready so don't drag them all over Manhattan on your first morning if you do elect to take the redeye. Not to worry, I'll probably fly late and stay somewhere at JFK before heading into the city. The airport Radisson had a nice buffet breakfast last time I went which I hope is still there.
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Jul 31, 2022 21:49
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The event I'm going to is at World Market Centre, so it seems like it would make sense to stay Downtown, although the thread seems pretty down on staying around there? Can imagine noise will be an issue depending on where your room is pointing. Maybe I'm better of overall staying mid-to-north Strip and taking the Duece up? A cab ride from somewhere like TI or Strat actually doesn't look too bad.
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TipTow posted:I'd say it depends what you plan on doing besides the M:TG thing. If you plan on going out and carousing I'd suggest strip, yeah, but if you're going to stick to your main event for the most part I'd suggest staying closer to it even if it's not the best part of town. As much as I think Downtown is underated/slept upon I do mean to hit the Strip at least a couple of times, but that's good info thanks. Must remember to book ahead for the Neon Museum, missed out last year.
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Aug 3, 2022 16:11
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Toxic Mental posted:I'm going to Vegas in February for a work conference, they're putting us in the Aria. Anyone have any recommendations? The only place I'm sort of interested to go to is Gordon Ramsay Burger. Might need more specifics on taste/budget but you'll be in the thick of it there, just falling over good options. If you get time away from the Strip, and I'll always say you should give Fremont an evening if possible, Pizza Rock is my recommendation for up there from my last trip. If you want cheaper options in broad strokes I think Miracle Mile around Planet Hollywood is the place to go. Since you've got a conference you'll possibly go past Bagelmania to the main Conference Centre which I'm a big fan of for a quick bite. Peppermill does a great breakfast in my experience and I'm sure great the rest of the day as well. Must say I've been staying further north than you so expect someone can help out with more around the areas you will be in.
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Nov 28, 2022 19:17
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WhiteHowler posted:The Luxor is depressing whether you compare it to newer luxury hotels or not. Excalibur has to be worst of the worse but I didn't think Luxor looked too bad? I gather there have been recent room updates, and I liked the Titanic exhibit they ran last year. Got to jump to TI's defense though it might not be the most flash but I think it's a good option if you want to be on the strip but not quite spend what you will at the mid-Strip locations, and it's not so strongly themed as when it was built. Rio didn't seem to be in great shape when I wandered around last year (after seeing Penn and Teller) with some closed attractions and empty space. I gather they are refurbishing with the hotel becoming a Hyatt pretty soon, but I don't know if that means any work will be done to the casino/resort.
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Nov 29, 2022 02:39
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Gabriel Grub posted:If you missed it above, I actually tried to book at Linq, but the Caesar's reservation system stole 115 bucks from me without giving me a reservation. Well I was in TI about a year back and thought it was pretty presentable, cheaper and I think still does free parking (I wasn't driving myself but it comes up a lot in their promotional material) If you search YouTube for a given hotel and room level you should find several recent reviews, but unless there's some big event pushing prices up you can definitely stay somewhere clean and presentable for much less than that on the strip. Or if you go back to looking at Downtown prices will be lower, I think there's more free parking (I believe the Downtown Grand has it and probably others)
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Dec 7, 2022 15:38
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pastor of muppets posted:I like Travel Ruby for her reviews, she's stayed at pretty much every property on the strip and she's pretty honest. Most of her recommendations for cheaper accommodations are Caesar's properties, though. She did have lots of good things to say about the renovated NYNY rooms, and that's an MGM resort. Yeah, seconding this, she's pretty comprehensive and if you search her channel for a hotel, buffet or general topic like budget, cheap eats, transport and so on it's likely you'll hit something. There's also Norma Geli and Jacobslifeinvegas. Yellow Productions does a lot of Vegas content as well but is a general travel channel. But watch a few vids from any of these and the algorithm is going to start pitching you the others pretty quick.
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Dec 7, 2022 19:56
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Gabriel Grub posted:Orleans is great, I've stayed there several times. If I was going on a solo trip I might even spend the whole time there. You might find spending all day on foot us a bit much, there is the monorail as you say but might be good to check on the free trams and maybe use The Deuce bus to take a load off. I say this having given myself since ankle issue overdoing my steps there.
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Since Parking came up I thought I'd share this sort of wrap-up of 2022 in Vegas with a look forward to 2023 which includes all the free parking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5imFtdDYXY TLDW: Tropicana, TI, Venetian/Pallazo, Wynn/Encore, Sahara, Resort World and the Strat are the free parking venues currently on the Strip, with prices tending to be on the increase at those that charge. I think Planet Hollywood dropped free parking fairly recently so these may not all last.
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Dec 10, 2022 00:09
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I think the Horseshoe (Harrah's until very recently) has a new arcade as well as part of its redevelopment.
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Dec 30, 2022 18:58
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I was pretty happy staying at https://treasureisland.com/ on their "TV And Special" where you skip resort fees. That does mean you can't use the WiFi so that might be an issue for working. It sounds like you want to be on the Strip, or at least close rather than Downtown? I've seen good reviews for the cheap rooms at The Strat. Rio I've not stayed at, I think they are awaiting a bit renovation and rebranding so may not be in the best shape. BizarroAzrael fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Jan 7, 2023 |
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smellmycheese posted:Any recent visitors or locals want to update me on Tacos Al Pastor, opposite Resorts World is my pick for tacos right now but there's a bunch of competition, including Tacos El Gordo a few doors down. But I'm from the UK just Mexican food that might have been looked at by a Mexican person sometime is a big upgrade. I think the only burger I had was In N Out, which I can recommend but if you're already on the US West Coast perhaps not of as much interest. And last time I went over there I also visited NY and availed myself of Italian (American) food there. There's probably a bunch of YT videos with top 10+ for each of those, but if you have thoughts on the kind of budget you have for them party size etc that might help inform suggestions.
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smellmycheese posted:Appreciate the tips. Lol at a place called FUKUBURGER Put $70 on red for me.
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Feb 21, 2023 21:29
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TI having it's own CVS and an empty fridge in the room (might have been a Radisson Reward upgrade) were huge points in it's favour.
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Feb 24, 2023 04:44
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I'm asking for conjecture here, but would it be fair to assume Vegas will be pretty quiet after the F1 leaves in November? Fountainbleu is opening in December which I suppose could be a draw, but it's also a kind of expansion of capacity, I suppose.
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May 6, 2023 01:02
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OGS-Remix posted:I'm going to be back in Vegas for EVO and I have a couple of free dinners. I'm interested in getting some Italian food, does this thread have any recommendations for good places? Ester's Kitchen is very good, I also want to say Pizza Rock technically fulfils the brief (not really but it's great pizza) Sorry that both of those are almost as far as it's possible to be from EVO within what's typically regarded as Las Vegas, but you're getting a bus or car if you want pretty much anything outside of Mandalay Bay I suspect. Make sure you hit the Pinball Hall of Fame, although I probably don't need to say that to someone going to EVO.
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Jun 28, 2023 01:03
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goodness posted:Is the cheapest place to book a Cosmopolitan room through their website? I think so, if you punch it into Google maps with the date of your stay it will run a comparison, although I do sometimes find prices are inaccurate there, but it's a start. Just be aware of resort fees etc as well, possibly their site excludes it in the total Google picks up, I know Booking.com includes them in the prices it shows.
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I feel like Circus Circus and Excalibur and the only Strip resorts I have an instinctive reservation about, and I think CC has been renovating rooms lately? Not that the rooms are my only issue with the place.STONE COLD 64 posted:north end is pretty sketch and isnt even offset by being cheap. TI seems to have decent prices and I liked it well enough, or is that not quite "north"? Are we talking more CC and Strat? I heard Sahara was decent and that seems cheeper than places further down. BizarroAzrael fucked around with this message at 12:01 on Jul 30, 2023 |
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Actually I'm investigating for a quick trip in a few weeks and I think I've talked myself out of Sahara. Looks good in itself (if you get in with the room decor) but it's kind of in the middle of nowhere there. Anyone started at the Hilton Garden Inn? I started at one in New York and it was pretty good. How accessable is it from the Strip? I think I'm looking at that, Virgin or TI, if anyone has thoughts on how they compare.
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Jul 31, 2023 02:01
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Gatts posted:Going to Vegas this Sunday!! Yay!! Anything in particular? Not that it's bad to go without an agenda.
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Passed on visiting for the MTG event later this month but I saw Alice In Chains are playing Planet Hollywood in October, band I'd really like to see (or at least Jerry Cantrell now) and dunno if they'd ever come to the UK again. Just glancing at prices for that night as a starting point, including the better rates I get from TI for being on their Loyalty program or staying with them before, I think I'd be looking to stay Downtown. Has anyone who's been recently got thoughts on this plan given the road works for F1 etc? Probably over thinking as I can head down hours ahead and have plenty to do in the meantime but I like to be thorough, even when I'm looking at something impulsive. And how is the performance space in Planet Hollywood? Anything I should think twice about?
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