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TheLing posted:I've already got myself a visa credit card with 1000e limit for the trip and i'll be using that to pay for everything i can, i also forexed a few hundred in cash just incase. You may want to consider getting that limit increased and/or bringing more cash if you're going to be in Vegas for five nights.
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I'm going to spend the weekend in Vegas in a couple of weeks, and I'm wondering about activities/shows/shopping etc. What are good areas for shopping (looking for upscale clothes, electronics and hiking gear)? What are good clubs for picking up girls, or what other places are good for meeting people who want to party? I've heard that the first weekends of December in Las Vegas are the worst of the year, because it's mostly empty and many of the shows are on hiatus/retooling. Is there any accuracy to that?
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burnsep posted:I'm going to spend the weekend in Vegas in a couple of weeks, and I'm wondering about activities/shows/shopping etc. What are good areas for shopping (looking for upscale clothes, electronics and hiking gear)? What are good clubs for picking up girls, or what other places are good for meeting people who want to party? Ugh we are going this monday till thursday. Its not that I dont want to go, its just we planned on going with my girlfriends parents and they had to back out after we got rooms and tickets. So instead of losing 400 bucks on our deal, my girlfriend and I decided to still go on our own. Honestly I want to limit my spending to 1k. So I am assuming not much gambling? Shows are actually pretty expensive right? Also will it be depressing empty? I know its the off season but I kinda like playing craps with a bunch of rowdy people. We do plan on going downtown this time around to check it out, I havent been there. Would it be advised to just hop in the cab from our hotel? (The Mirage) to downtown? I already got a tip on a nice bar called The Griffin.
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burnsep posted:I'm going to spend the weekend in Vegas in a couple of weeks, and I'm wondering about activities/shows/shopping etc. What are good areas for shopping (looking for upscale clothes, electronics and hiking gear)? What are good clubs for picking up girls, or what other places are good for meeting people who want to party? If you're on the strip, you've got four really good, mostly upscale malls you can window shop at - Crystals (City Center), Fashion Show Mall, Forum Shops (Caeser's Palace), and whatever the mall is called at Planet Hollywood. In all honesty, I spend almost zero time on the strip - I moved here five years ago and I think I've actually been to places on the strip about a dozen times. But those malls should cover what you're looking for. PrettyhateM posted:Ugh we are going this monday till thursday. Its not that I dont want to go, its just we planned on going with my girlfriends parents and they had to back out after we got rooms and tickets. So instead of losing 400 bucks on our deal, my girlfriend and I decided to still go on our own. The best way to limit your gambling is to only bring cash and your ID to the casino, and set a daily limit to how much you can lose. Leave the credit/debit cards back in the room. Shows will run $60 to $150 a ticket, depending on the show. It's definitely not the tourist season, but it's never empty. Downtown rules. The Griffin is slightly outside of the main downtown area (Fremont Street Experience). But if you're going over to that area, you may as well go across the street from the Griffin to Insert Coin(s).
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Why the hell would you go to the US and (only?) go to Vegas? Go anywhere else, please. Go to the Grand Canyon at least. Jesus.
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I'm thinking of going to Vegas in June of next year for Evo (and a Vegas vacation), and obviously planning ahead is going to be cheaper. What's going to be best for prices? Thursday-Sunday? Friday-Monday? Thursday-Monday? Generally speaking, of course...
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Spike McAwesome posted:The best way to limit your gambling is to only bring cash and your ID to the casino, and set a daily limit to how much you can lose. Leave the credit/debit cards back in the room. Shows will run $60 to $150 a ticket, depending on the show. It's definitely not the tourist season, but it's never empty. Thanks for the info, I know it was sorta touched on in this thread. But is there anything that is a must see while on the strip? We plan on walking around, but dont know what casinos are a "can't miss".
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PrettyhateM posted:Thanks for the info, I know it was sorta touched on in this thread. But is there anything that is a must see while on the strip? We plan on walking around, but dont know what casinos are a "can't miss". Depends on what you mean by "can't miss". - If you just want "nice", Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Aria, Cosmopolitan and the Wynn are your best bets. - If you want cool decor, then it's Venetian, Caeser's Palace, Mirage and the Luxor. Edit: And the Paris. Really like that place. - The MGM is cool to walk around since it's so.loving.big, but there's really no redeeming value beyond that. - NY NY has a section that feels like walking around the streets of NYC. - The Tropicana is old Vegas, but they just dumped a shitton of money into it very recently and gave it a nice facelift. - Downtown is downtown and the best place to people watch. - If you want to go to a place where girls who would normally rank as a 9 look like they're a 6, check out the Palms. - If you want to watch as truckers awkwardly try to pick up hookers, then go to the Wild Wild West. - You can basically skip Imperial Palace, O'Shea's, Flamingo and Casino Royale altogether. - Circus Circus is nice if you enjoy watching unsupervised children run around. - Ellis Island is a poo poo hole, but they have the best steak special in town (it's not on the menu, but trust me... $8 for a great steak, salad, potato, veggies and a glass of their micro brew beer or root beer.) I'm in a foul mood today since Pep Boys hosed up my brakes, so forgive me if I seem jaded.
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Medullah posted:I'm thinking of going to Vegas in June of next year for Evo (and a Vegas vacation), and obviously planning ahead is going to be cheaper. Sunday Thursday is my normal stay. Last month did a Saturday-Wednesday which had me arriving in Vegas at 8:00 am. That made for a cheaper but longer stay and really screwed me on my sleep. I don't think anyone slept until Monday afternoon. If you are going to an event that is on the weekend this obviously limits your options.
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Gatts posted:I got a price of about 800 bucks for a room at the MGM. Now I check and it's over 1000. I was thinking Bellagio though that's getting more to $1500 or Signature/MGM for $950. But then I have to add $100 for resort fees and get to $1050. What kind of rooms are these? I just checked Vdara and it's $768 and while that place doesn't immediately have gambling downstairs, it's a nice newish place surrounded by nice casinos, with rooms that are far better than the basic rooms at MGM Grand (they're renovating, but charge you extra for a new room.) Unless you do Vegas the gooniest way of perpetual endless drunkenness and never achieving true REM sleep, or unless you want to smoke in the room, I would shell out the extra $100 for that over a trashpile in a lousy stretch of the boulevard like the Riv. Craptacular! fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Nov 29, 2011 |
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global tetrahedron posted:Why the hell would you go to the US and (only?) go to Vegas? Go anywhere else, please. Go to the Grand Canyon at least. Jesus. You know, that's a good point. What are some other fun activities/sites nearby that might be interesting? Desert stuff, architecture stuff, heck even shooting ranges might merit mention ITT.
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Zion is two hours north by car and well worth the visit. As previously mentioned the Grand Canyon is worth a visit. I would also advocate going to Hoover Dam.
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Does anyone know which buffets have king crab legs for dinner? A couple years ago it was a given that the higher end buffets would have them but lately it seems like even they've just been serving the snow crab.
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revmoo posted:How far from LV is meteor crater? It's a several hour drive. Northern Arizona's beautiful though, if you have the time it's a good few days. Drive out to Holbrook, see Meteor Crater, the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert over the course of a day. Stop at the Grand Canyon on the way back. The good nature that's close to Vegas is Red Rock Canyon, the Grand Canyon, and Zion. Arches and Bryce Canyon aren't too much further. Everything in southern Utah is spectacular.
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It is looking like I will just happen to be stuck in Vegas over Christmas. Is there anything special to do? Or anything I need to know? I might just end up going to midnight mass (Catholic) totally sloshed as there are two churches practically right on the Mid Strip/Fremont. (not very Vegas-y, I know but it might make for some good people watching or an interesting time) Stark fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Dec 1, 2011 |
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burnsep posted:You know, that's a good point. What are some other fun activities/sites nearby that might be interesting? Desert stuff, architecture stuff, heck even shooting ranges might merit mention ITT. You would be doing yourself a major injustice if you didn't see the Grand Canyon, all I'm saying.
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global tetrahedron posted:You would be doing yourself a major injustice if you didn't see the Grand Canyon, all I'm saying. Yeah, it's right next door and one of the most spectacular natural features on the planet. There's no reason not to at least take a day trip out to it.
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Thanks for all the advice, i just returned from my trip this morning. Managed to go do most of the things i wanted and i only exceeded my budget slightly.
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I'm just in the preliminary stages of my trip planning but thanks for all the advice in this thread. My friend and I (both married & in our thirties) are using a work trip to cover as our "one last fun time" before his wife is due in May. We're staying at TheSuite at Mandalay Bay on the company dime and I also get 90 a day in per diem. Our main goal is to drink every drat local/microbrew beer in the whole drat town. I can't wait to try to achieve this. Also, 90 dollars for Penn & Teller? I assume this is the type of money I'm looking at spending. I'm from the south...everything is cheaper in the south. suddenlyissoon fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Dec 6, 2011 |
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Spike McAwesome posted:Depends on what you mean by "can't miss". Excuse me sir, but I am a card carrying member of the Ellis Island Passport Players Club. I will have you know that they brew their own beer on property, and have a loving amazing ribs BBQ special. You say "loving shithole", I say "$2 craft brews, $17 full rack of ribs, and Karaoke till your voice goes horse"  turbulents posted:Does anyone know which buffets have king crab legs for dinner? A couple years ago it was a given that the higher end buffets would have them but lately it seems like even they've just been serving the snow crab. Wynn has them chilled and split, but I'm always going to rep GVR crab legs buffet even if they serve snow. It's just too good with all them seasonings and shrimps. suddenlyissoon posted:I'm just in the preliminary stages of my trip planning but thanks for all the advice in this thread. My friend and I (both married & in our thirties) are using a work trip to cover as our "one last fun time" before his wife is due in May. We're staying at TheSuite at Mandalay Bay on the company dime and I also get 90 a day in per diem. Hit the Yardhouse in Town Square. It's keg heaven. Also try not to get sticker shocked over show prices. Sure, that's no chump change, but the production values are so high and polished that you will leave feeling satisfied. Go see Blue Man too if you can swing it. Regarding your per diem, always bet on black. DrPain fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Dec 6, 2011 |
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Yeah Ellis Island owns, their food and drinks are fantastic. 
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DrPain posted:Excuse me sir, but I am a card carrying member of the Ellis Island Passport Players Club. True, but ever since they bought the Village Pub chain, you can get the same steak special and micro brews (not sure about the ribs) without dealing with the meth addicts at the actual Ellis Island. But who am I to talk about shitholes? I spent two nights this week at the Poker Palace.
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Spike McAwesome posted:Downtown rules. The Griffin is slightly outside of the main downtown area (Fremont Street Experience). But if you're going over to that area, you may as well go across the street from the Griffin to Insert Coin(s). We are planning on staying downtown for our yearly Vegas trip after spending the last two mostly downtown. I think the only reason we'll leave downtown this time is to see Big Elvis at Bill's, and possibly hit the Double down/Hofbrauhaus near the Hardrock. We've been going to Frankie's Tiki room for our non-casino bar drinking in the downtown area. Anywhere else you would recommend?
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janitorx posted:We are planning on staying downtown for our yearly Vegas trip after spending the last two mostly downtown. I think the only reason we'll leave downtown this time is to see Big Elvis at Bill's, and possibly hit the Double down/Hofbrauhaus near the Hardrock. Nice. I only did Frankie's once, and that was to eat Fukuburger. But I definitely liked the vibe in there. The Double Down is a loving diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive and I love it. Great place to see some good lesser-known touring bands. Don't bother with local Vegas bands. They're all terrible. There are two cool places right next to the Griffin that are pretty rad: The Beauty Bar and Don't Tell Mama. Beauty Bar has decent DJs in there some nights, so check event calendars online to see what's going on. Don't Tell Mama is a piano bar where they encourage people to be rowdy and sing along. Maybe not a great place for a bunch of drunk guys who want to talk about football, but definitely fun if you want to embarrass your buddy and make him sing Rocket Man over and over again. For microbrews, Main Street Station (downtown) has a really good selection and they've won a ton of awards for their brews. We've talked about Ellis Island/Village Pub, so that's another option. Or if you're in the mood to drive, Tenaya Creek usually has a really good selection of their own brews, and the link will show you places around town where you can get their beer on tap. I should also point out that I don't drink. I just spend a lot of time with drunks. Seriously... lots of time.
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Todd English's P.U.B in the Crystals has a bunch of beers on tap - nothing local, but a pretty big variety. It's amazing what they charge for Bud Light, I'm thinking it was $9 or so. I was drinking an Imperial IPA that was cheaper. I should have asked how much they sold normally. We didnt eat there, but the food looked great. Service was really good at the bar. Main Street Station is my favorite brewery in Vegas though. The beer is cheaper in the casino bar, although I think they may not have as many available. Hit up Sin City either in Miracle Mile or The Flamingo. $7 pitchers of decent beer. Pitchers are considerably cheaper than the draft beers. The only real downside is they're too big for the drink holders on the blackjack tables. LordOfThePants fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Dec 9, 2011 |
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As far as the hotels' actual rooms go, I doubt we would be spending much time in the room, but does anyone have any reccomendations? Advantages to staying in any particular hotel?
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JustinMorgan posted:As far as the hotels' actual rooms go, I doubt we would be spending much time in the room, but does anyone have any reccomendations? Advantages to staying in any particular hotel? Location is the first key if you won't be there often. Of course there are advantages to some. If you want prime center strip for cheap, stay at Imperial Palace. Clean rooms and the small casino is fun. Planet Hollywood is a place where you would want to stay on property because of the amenities, and the dancers on poles near the table games.
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PH was pretty cool. Views suck though, even on-strip, the windows are just too small. Very very nice other than that.
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JustinMorgan posted:As far as the hotels' actual rooms go, I doubt we would be spending much time in the room, but does anyone have any reccomendations? Advantages to staying in any particular hotel? Ya know, I read/post on a few different message boards, and it seems like every time Vegas comes up, people are like "Dudebro, you gotta spend the money and get a suite at Bellagio or Wynn. Forserious it's totally worth the extra cash." And I always try to be the voice of reason and remind people that if they're spending more than four hours a day in their room, they suck at Vegas. But I end up getting shouted down and just let people waste their money. Imperial Palace is a great location, TI, Flamingo, Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Bally's are all decently cheap options in a good, central location. Don't even bother looking at Circus Circus, Stratosphere or Palace Station. The south end of the Strip is, in my opinion, vastly underrated. Rooms at the Tropicana can be had for cheap, they just dumped a bunch of money into the place for renovations, and it's on the corner with Excalibur, NY NY, and MGM, as well as walking distance to Mandalay Bay and Luxor.
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Looks like I'm having to go to Vegas with my Dad this weekened. He'll be there for business/conference stuff, and it'll just be a 1 night 2 day thing. Looks like i'll have a nice amount of time for myself to look around while he's busy. Im 19 so I can't visit everything yet. The amount of money I have will be limited too, so I don't really have much extra to burn aside from food money. Anything there to do on the cheap? I'll be doing a bit of photography on the strip, but mostly it'll be walking around and seeing the sights otherwise.
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Avocados posted:Looks like I'm having to go to Vegas with my Dad this weekened. He'll be there for business/conference stuff, and it'll just be a 1 night 2 day thing. Looks like i'll have a nice amount of time for myself to look around while he's busy. Im 19 so I can't visit everything yet. The amount of money I have will be limited too, so I don't really have much extra to burn aside from food money. Walking around seeing the sights is exactly what you should do your first time. There is plenty to do for a 19 year old. Food, there is so much food. If you are into art, the art gallery at the Bellagio and their conservatory (best place inside there for photos). There is Gameworks which is on the strip but under the ground which is kinda cool. Playing air hockey drunk under Las Vegas was fun for me and my girlfriend. Stratosphere tower has a great view that should be seen and many batshit insane rides atop it. There are other roller coaster rides along the strip that are fun. You can get great views from that. Shopping for whatever the hell you want because it is there. Don't buy drugs on the strip from the black guys in coats. They wear those coats in all weather and handout free passes to night clubs and strip clubs and try to sell you fun drugs. They can be fun to talk to because they love talking about drugs. You can also shoot guns if that interests you. Full auto is fun, even if you shoot at home all the time like myself. Enjoy the trip the place owns and go back on your 21st birthday.
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Thanks a lot man! Didn't know there was that much to do on the cheap! Looks like i'm leaving in 3 hours so I'll keep this stuff in mind
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Avocados posted:Thanks a lot man! Didn't know there was that much to do on the cheap! Looks like i'm leaving in 3 hours so I'll keep this stuff in mind I forgot the BEST free thing... Bellagio fountains at night! Amazing free show a few times an hour.
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Planned a trip with my girlfriend to go next weekend, only to realize that our must-see shows have already ended their run (Lion King, Jersey Boys). Are there any really good shows to see during January 27-29 so that our weekend isn't a total loss? Or maybe some cool activities to do instead? Maybe even some underrated shows? We basically want to explore Vegas entertainment since we're in our mid 20's and pretty much over the club scene (we've been there several times before and never got to see any shows). Shows that we're looking at to compensate are: Blue Man Group Penn & Teller Cirque Du Soleil, but not sure which one would be the best for that weekend. Human Nature (there's a deal on Goldstar for decently priced tickets). The above isn't a hard list, so we're open to suggestions!
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Absinthe is supposed to be the next great show. Never seen it, but it's getting great great reviews.
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My favorite cirque shows are, in order: Love, KA, O. The rest are kinda lame. Blue Man is awesome. Inebriation mandatory for that one.
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The wife and I are headed out there from March 1-5 for her birthday. We have MGM Players Club cards so were thinking about using those to get decent room rates but I was wondering about the resorts and timeshares there. Is it worth staying in a timeshare or one of the resort rooms they advertise? I'm asking because I was dicking around on CL and a lot of resort rooms come up but ask for PayPal payment, which seems stupid to me. Anyways, am I better off using my card to get excellent room rates? We're looking to stay around the Luxor area, if that helps.
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Thanks for the replies! Absinthe seems like a cool show to get into, do you think they have any student discount tickets available? Called around and looks like they have Blue Man Group student tickets for ~$50. Not bad!
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thisdude23 posted:The wife and I are headed out there from March 1-5 for her birthday. We have MGM Players Club cards so were thinking about using those to get decent room rates but I was wondering about the resorts and timeshares there. Is it worth staying in a timeshare or one of the resort rooms they advertise? I'm asking because I was dicking around on CL and a lot of resort rooms come up but ask for PayPal payment, which seems stupid to me. Anyways, am I better off using my card to get excellent room rates? Is this your first trip to Vegas together?
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