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DavidAlltheTime posted:Hello, Bill's is undergoing a major construction project and is closed for the year. The default 'Cheap but good location' hotel is the Quad (formerly the Imperial Palace). As a local, I hate driving there because the parking garage is basically guaranteed death, but it's got basically everything you're looking for. The Tropicana, which is way off at the south end of the strip just dumped a bunch of money into renovations, too, though I think they still have the cheap-o rooms (garden rooms, if I remember right - 3 story motel style rooms that are pretty awful). Planet Hollywood is a good spot too, though I'm not sure what their going rate is these days. I'm sure there are other options too, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
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I don't know man, I went to LasVegas.com to book my vacation. I got a package for 3 nights that basically cost 200 dollars more than the price of my flight tickets for two and this was at the Signature at MGM Grand so I'm not entirely sure that cheap is always the way to to go because I feel like I got quality at a good price. That being said, The Stratosphere is waaay on the North side of the strip but usually has pretty cheap rates.
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Feb 28, 2013 19:00
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DavidAlltheTime posted:Hello Do you have the dates when they're going? I can check out a few sites.
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Spike McAwesome posted:Bill's is undergoing a major construction project and is closed for the year. PHo is expensive. Second only to Caesar's Palace among CET hotels I think. Quad is definitely cheap and has a good center strip location but the rooms are really really iffy. I would look at Ballys and Harrahs -- a little more expensive than Quad but still good locations and clean (if boring) rooms. That's more than you can say about the Quad rooms. Flamingo is another good option, but a little more expensive than the other three. It's really too bad you missed Bills, it was pretty much the best value on the strip if you ask me. By the way, I didn't see it mentioned in this thread, but all Caesar's Entertainment hotels (Flamingo, Ballys, Quad, Harrahs, Rio, etc) will begin charging a resort fee as of March 1 (tomorrow). I think its $10/night for quad, $18/night for the midrange places, and $20-25 for the nicer places. Definitely makes MGM properties look more attractive by comparison. With that said, accounting for the resort fee, you should also look at Luxor (not a pyramid room), Excalibur, NYNY, and Monte Carlo. Don't be fooled by the low prices at Circus Circus or Stratosphere. They barely count as being on the strip, you might as well save money staying downtown at that point.
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Feb 28, 2013 20:55
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^ dat. Monte Carlo had cheap cheap rooms when I looked on Kayak and bundled it with airfare. Actually, Trump (no casino) and MGM/Signature did too. Trump looked positively ritzy. Stayed at Harrah's and yeah, they also had a really inexpensive bundle price, and the location is really awesome. E: \/ I'll be there then. If you've got cool parents we should hang. Ally McBeal Wiki fucked around with this message at 22:44 on Feb 28, 2013 |
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Feb 28, 2013 22:02
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BotchedLobotomy posted:Do you have the dates when they're going? I can check out a few sites. Thanks for all the responses everyone. This is exactly the guidance I was hoping for. They're going on March 10th or 11th, for four nights. Thanks botched lobotomy!
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Feb 28, 2013 22:31
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I stayed at Luxor. The reviews for it aren't the best but we had no complaints. Everything was clean and the staff was friendly. How much time do you really spend in your room anyway? The Mexican restaurant inside Luxor was pretty good. I can't really comment on the gaming options, all I did at any casino was put a few dollars into a slot machine.
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Magic Underwear posted:With that said, accounting for the resort fee, you should also look at Luxor (not a pyramid room), Excalibur, NYNY, and Monte Carlo. Don't be fooled by the low prices at Circus Circus or Stratosphere. They barely count as being on the strip, you might as well save money staying downtown at that point. Why not a pyramid room?
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LEGIT WAR CRIMINAL posted:Why not a pyramid room? I have not stayed in one myself, but they have a reputation for being worn down and oddly shaped.
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DavidAlltheTime posted:Thanks for all the responses everyone. This is exactly the guidance I was hoping for. They're going on March 10th or 11th, for four nights. Thanks botched lobotomy! here are some mid strip recommendations smack dab in the center that are on the lower/inexpensive end. I found a ultra loving cheap promo code for the quad (20 bucks a night), so if they really want to be as cheap as possible that's your go-to. Here are rates + the promo code you need to use for a few hotels. HOTEL - CODE - TOTAL PRICE FOR 4 NIGHTS quad - IIFNF - $104 Harrashs - ILFN - $229 flamingo - IFNF8 - $256 Ballys - IBFFP - $332 I pulled the rates from smartervegas.com, if you find better rates let me know because I'll start using the site you find. 
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Leaving for Vegas in the morning. Boston to Vegas, no stop. First time being on the West Coast period and I'm very excited. I'm staying at The Excalibur. Anything special in the town going on this week? (March 1st to 9th) As lame as it sounds, I'm pumped to check out Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. Also definitely going to visit the Pinball Museum. Wanted to check out the Titanic exhibit if anybody knows it's cool or not?
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Tim Whatley posted:Leaving for Vegas in the morning. Boston to Vegas, no stop. Also definitely going to visit the Pinball Museum. Wanted to check out the Titanic exhibit if anybody knows it's cool or not? No idea about the Titanic exhibit, but I moved from Somerville to Vegas about 6.5 years ago. This place is like a whole different loving world than Boston.
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Tim Whatley posted:Leaving for Vegas in the morning. Boston to Vegas, no stop. First time being on the West Coast period and I'm very excited. I'm staying at The Excalibur. Anything special in the town going on this week? (March 1st to 9th) As lame as it sounds, I'm pumped to check out Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. Also definitely going to visit the Pinball Museum. Wanted to check out the Titanic exhibit if anybody knows it's cool or not? The Shark Reef was pretty cool. I thought Titanic was interesting but my boyfriend was kind of bored. It's a lot of things they've salvaged from the wreck, like dishes from first class, tools from the workers, as well as a recreated staircase and a part of the ships deck. If you like the Shark Reef, there's also the dolphins at the Mirage to check out.
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BotchedLobotomy posted:here are some mid strip recommendations smack dab in the center that are on the lower/inexpensive end. I found a ultra loving cheap promo code for the quad (20 bucks a night), so if they really want to be as cheap as possible that's your go-to. Here are rates + the promo code you need to use for a few hotels. Amazing. We were unaware of smartervegas so this is great. Thanks again, they have some knowledge and options now! Theu dont take many trips, and worry that a poo poo hotel will ruin this one.
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DavidAlltheTime posted:Amazing. We were unaware of smartervegas so this is great. Thanks again, they have some knowledge and options now! Theu dont take many trips, and worry that a poo poo hotel will ruin this one. Unless the hotel has some sort of infestation or outbreak even staying in a kind of crappy hotel shouldn't ruin your vegas trip. The only time I am ever in my room there is to sleep/shower/change. If you wanna go someplace with a nice hotel to relax in, you could do a lot better for the money than Vegas.
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Old Man Pants posted:Unless the hotel has some sort of infestation or outbreak even staying in a kind of crappy hotel shouldn't ruin your vegas trip. The only time I am ever in my room there is to sleep/shower/change. If you wanna go someplace with a nice hotel to relax in, you could do a lot better for the money than Vegas. I dunno about you, but if I bang a girl, I want it to not be in a shithole hotel room on a twin bed. I also enjoy rooms where I can't hear my neighbor banging his wife/girlfriend/one night stand/whore if possible. Not to mention the hotel itself. I dunno about you, but I like a hotel that has a decent selection of restaurants, perhaps a bar that isn't infested with toothless patrons (this is not age specific, plenty of meth heads at Bill's and Imperial Palace). Somewhere I might actually enjoy spending part of my day. Or a hotel accompanied by a decent poker room.
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Also, this is for his parents. I'm sure they don't want to be staying in the rooms at the Quad. That was fine when you're 22 and looking to stay cheap as possible but if you're over 30 and looking at $20 hotel rooms then you might want to look at other destinations.
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jabro posted:Also, this is for his parents. I'm sure they don't want to be staying in the rooms at the Quad. That was fine when you're 22 and looking to stay cheap as possible but if you're over 30 and looking at $20 hotel rooms then you might want to look at other destinations. Well, everything beyond the first sentence of my statement stands. Because, you know, our parents don't have sex. I put my parents at the Vdara when they come to town. Wynn/Encore is a more Vegas option followed by Venetian/Palazzo, and then Bellagio and lastly Four Seasons.
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I'm attending a bachelor party (about 8 guys) and am looking for a fun, non-steakhouse, non-buffet for a large group sit down dinner. This is not the first or even 10th time in Vegas for most of us, but we were largely just stuck to the same places. Is there a good suggestion for an interesting quirky place (off strip is fine) that isn't a steakhouse or preferably not a chain? The attendeees run the gamut from wild to very domesticated.
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CatchrNdRy posted:Is there a good suggestion for an interesting quirky place (off strip is fine) that isn't a steakhouse or preferably not a chain? The attendeees run the gamut from wild to very domesticated. It's a small chain, but Hash House a Go Go is always good.
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I'd kill a man in front of his own mama for another meal at Lotus of Siam but that's just me. It's a joke but it's still really really good food
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I am going to be in town March 10-15th, anything in particular I can't miss going on this week? GF has never been to Vegas so we will be staying on the strip. So far i have tickets to Zumanity, and Love. We are meeting a bunch of friends downtown on Monday, so I am also looking for some recommendations of fremont bars, Insert Coin was fun last time i was there but they seem to be closed on Mondays.
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Spike McAwesome posted:It's a small chain, but Hash House a Go Go is always good. TheReverend posted:I'd kill a man in front of his own mama for another meal at Lotus of Siam but that's just me. Thanks, these are good suggestions and places I would certainly go to regularly, but any suggestions perhaps a tick up in the swankness factor? Seeing as this will be the grooms main meal.
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CatchrNdRy posted:I'm attending a bachelor party (about 8 guys) and am looking for a fun, non-steakhouse, non-buffet for a large group sit down dinner. This is not the first or even 10th time in Vegas for most of us, but we were largely just stuck to the same places. Do NOT go to Hash House A GoGo. Lotus is great food, but I dunno about for a bachelor party. Musashi, Yellowtail, Culinary Dropout, Jaleo, Gordon Ramsay PUB, American Fish, Nobu, and Firefly are all good options. I'd even consider Andrea's or Botero.
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theOctagon posted:I am going to be in town March 10-15th, anything in particular I can't miss going on this week? GF has never been to Vegas so we will be staying on the strip. So far i have tickets to Zumanity, and Love. We are meeting a bunch of friends downtown on Monday, so I am also looking for some recommendations of fremont bars, Insert Coin was fun last time i was there but they seem to be closed on Mondays. Zumanity sucks, switch that poo poo for Absinthe or La Reve or Zarkana. Downtown check out Commonwealth, The Griffin, Beauty Bar, Downtown Cocktail, and Don't Tell Mama. All of them are on the same block. Hit the Glitter Gulch for some toothless/old stripper action.
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CatchrNdRy posted:Thanks, these are good suggestions and places I would certainly go to regularly, but any suggestions perhaps a tick up in the swankness factor? Seeing as this will be the grooms main meal. We did dinner at the Hofbräuhaus across from the Hard Rock for a friends bachelor party, and it was a pretty good time. Going next week and staying over St Patrick's day. Is there anything somewhat interesting aside from NYNY or the general downtown area that you guys would recommend? We may go see Flogging Molly at the Cosmopolitan, last time I went to a concert there was at the Book and Stage to see Electric Six, which was interesting because as far as I could tell there were maybe like two-three dozen fans there to see them mixed in with the Cosmopolitan on a Saturday night crowd.
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JaySB posted:Do NOT go to Hash House A GoGo. Lotus is great food, but I dunno about for a bachelor party. Why not Hash House? Thanks for the suggestions JaySB, the Vegas board of tourism should pay you janitorx posted:We did dinner at the Hofbräuhaus across from the Hard Rock for a friends bachelor party, and it was a pretty good time.
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CatchrNdRy posted:Why not Hash House? Thanks for the suggestions JaySB, the Vegas board of tourism should pay you Great breakfast spot or late night food. Not a bachelor party meal in the least bit. The board couldn't afford me lol pro bono work is good for my public image. 
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JaySB posted:Zumanity sucks, switch that poo poo for Absinthe or La Reve or Zarkana. Tickets are already paid for, they came free with the room so I won't have too high hopes for a free show. Thanks for the downtown recommendations. For a 25 year old girls birthday party would you pick beauty bar over the others?
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CatchrNdRy posted:What's the crowd like there? Generally larger groups, it doesn't get too rowdy but on most nights there is a German band and they do stein holding contests and the like on weekend nights. The food is good, portions are large, and the beer is delicious but a bit pricy. http://www.hofbrauhauslasvegas.com/events/ janitorx fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Mar 6, 2013 |
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My wife and I are headed to Vegas in July for a conference and I was looking for some advice on shows. Last time we were in Vegas we saw Love and Penn & Teller. Both of which were pretty awesome. We aren't much into the club scene so we were thinking about seeing some shows again. I'm trying to book what tickets I can now so they are taken care of ahead of time. Absinthe is at the top of our list for sure, but we were trying to find something for a couple of the other nights we have available. We liked Love so much last time that we definitely want to see another Cirque du Soleil show. We thought maybe O since it seems to be pretty highly regarded, but I've heard that even though Mystere has been around a long time it is still a really good one to see. My wife mentioned maybe seeing one of the showgirls type shows would be fun, but from the reviews Jubilee seems to be knocked pretty hard, but Vegas! The Show might be a good alternative. I've also seen Le Reve tossed around quite a bit. We will be staying at the Palazzo so anything close to that so we don't have to travel too far in the July Vegas heat would be better. We do plan on going down to Freemont St one night since we didn't make it there last time and want to check out old Vegas at least once.
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Geekslinger posted:Show questions I saw KA on one of my first trips and really enjoyed it, I recommend it to everyone I know who goes to vegas and no one has been disappointed so far.
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theOctagon posted:Tickets are already paid for, they came free with the room so I won't have too high hopes for a free show. Thanks for the downtown recommendations. For a 25 year old girls birthday party would you pick beauty bar over the others? I dunno, I'm a fan of The Griffin, but I'm not a 25 year old girl. They're literally all on the same block, so you can just walk 50 feet to the next one. Commonwealth is probably the nicest of all the bars downtown though.
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theOctagon posted:I saw KA on one of my first trips and really enjoyed it, I recommend it to everyone I know who goes to vegas and no one has been disappointed so far. Seconding KA; the show is pretty spectacular. The stage alone is worth the price of admission.
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Anyone who says Absinthe rules is right. I liked it even better than KA(and I loved KA) http://www.absinthevegas.com/
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Got my tickets booked for tomorrow night to Absinthe. Stoked to be back in town! e: That said, anything good up this weekend? The weather looks like it's going to suck balls. Seriously, rain and 20 degrees colder than average for exactly the length of time that I'll be there? gently caress you, weather. e2.0: Welp, Absinthe was great. If you're easily offended, don't go. If you're somewhat easily offended, don't sit in the front row. Also, let this be advice for any Vegas newbs: Do NOT under any circumstances think it's okay to party 'til 545 AM and then go do poo poo at 9 AM without real breakfast two days in a row. Either one morning, then a rest with proper breakfast, then the following, but otherwise 9 AM at the Gun Store then 9 AM to Hoover Dam sucks. Trust me. Unless you have cocaine. Then maybe. Also, reviews: Firefly Best bacon wrapped dates I've had. The patatas bravas were okay, too. Guys with me really liked the scallops. Some of the other stuff was meh, or too covered in sauce. You're seriously going to douse a charcutiere plate in some olive oil basil garlic sauce poo poo? Really? Lame. The red sangria will kick you in the face after 2 of them, btw. Lola's Location is bleh, but the food is awesome. The grits were unreal, and the soft shell crab po boy was deelish. Their jambalaya wasn't bad either. Didn't know it was a Guy Fieri spot though. But ignoring his dumb rear end on the wall, the food is worth a cab ride. Public House Get the house burger. That fire roasted tomato makes that burger so effing good. Beer selection is pretty good too. Wish that would spread to more of Vegas as a regular thing. Casino Royale Never change. Well, maybe get some better HVAC and cool the loving place down a bit. Sweating at the craps table is no fun. But otherwise, you're great. Hoover Dam via Hoover Dam Tour Company Didn't need anything more, the basic package was just fine except the stupid visit to the Ethel M Chocolate Factory. Sucks, and next time I might honestly rent a car and go at our leisure, especially given the 9:15 AM start time. Woof. Guide was informative enough for my dumbass hungover self, and just the right amount of vitriolic towards tourists/his passengers. Ally McBeal Wiki fucked around with this message at 03:03 on Mar 22, 2013 |
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Trying to do a quick Vegas trip this weekend, Saturday-Monday. I can find cheap as hell rooms for Sunday night, but I'm not having as much luck for Saturday night (trying to spend $100.) Is there a conference in town or something?
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bobula posted:Trying to do a quick Vegas trip this weekend, Saturday-Monday. I can find cheap as hell rooms for Sunday night, but I'm not having as much luck for Saturday night (trying to spend $100.) Is there a conference in town or something? Friday and Saturday night rates are always crazy because of all the weekenders from California that pour into town. I'm not sure $100 is possible unless you go to a Motel 6.
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Spring Break has started, also. I've been getting stuff like crazy from MGM about their pool being open for it and come party.
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Last minute saturday rates, in the middle of spring break, for $100? Difficult. I see the Quad for $118 and maybe a promotion can kick that down to nearly $100 (but then you add in tax and resort fee). You might also look at the Hotel Tonight app, they claim to offer surplus last-minute rooms for cheap. I bet you could find something reasonable that's not directly on strip like Hard Rock, LVH, etc.
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