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What's the best way to get into Marquee on a Saturday night if it's just me and my boyfriend?
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porkypocky posted:What's the best way to get into Marquee on a Saturday night if it's just me and my boyfriend? Your boyfriend pays $60
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Jul 3, 2012 04:10
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tuckfard posted:Any dinner suggestions that are nice but won't demolish our bank? I'm going in two days for my bachelor party (sunday-thursday) and we'd like one nice evening dinner but not something insane. Maybe 30-40 bucks a person tops, not including drinks (or less if you know of a great place!). Planning on going to Holsteins at some point for sure. Firefly if you don't mind waiting. http://www.yelp.com/biz/firefly-las-vegas-3 I second Ellis Island.
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Jul 3, 2012 04:14
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Walking from the airport to Luxor; doable?
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Jul 16, 2012 04:03
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KeviNguyen posted:Walking from the airport to Luxor; doable? Let's see: Over 100 degrees Couple of miles lovely part of the city No easy way to walk out of the airport
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Jul 16, 2012 04:20
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Just wanna share some of my experiences, since I learned only at the end of my trip I could have saved a bunch of time. I visited Las Vegas 2 years ago and really noticed how slow the public transit has become since then. I stayed in the downtown area last time, using the SDX (then called the ACE) to travel back and forth between the strip, which wasn't such a hassle. This time I stayed at NYNY and found I wasted MORE time on the bus than last time somehow. Who would think it would take over an hour to get from Fremont to Planet Hollywood on the bus on a Saturday night? The RTC thought it would also be a great idea to charge tourists more for bus passes than residents, I found out on my last day that you can buy your 24-hour pass cheaper by buying it on a non-Deuce/SDX bus. They got rid of 5 day passes for tourists (charging the same amount for a 3 day pass on-strip) and all throughout my trip was constantly screwed over by the transit system. They don't follow their own schedule and often just didn't feel like showing up. I only realized on my last day that the Airport Express bus that goes across Tropicana warp speeds on the highway to the Bonneville Transit station downtown which made me bang my head against the wall- I could've saved so much time not being stuck in traffic jams. I regret relying so much on the bus but I don't think renting a car would've helped much either, traffic was bad regardless and it doesn't help for hopping casino to casino. I saw Mystere, which was my first CDS show and I thought it was incredible! Went to Tickets For Tonight booth and got great seats for $59, saw Peepshow as well for $49 which wasn't bad. Holly Madison was really outshined by the other performers, on account of her just standing there and barely doing anything. I had my eye on CDS tickets and found that I got the best price and seating options from the last-minute ticket booth, especially on a weekday. Went for a tour of the Neon Museum (a junkyard of old Vegas signs) which was pretty cool, I'd warn anybody who plans to go that it is extremely hot in there, as you're surrounded by hot metal and glass. My face is still recovering from a horrible sun burn, and I had just put on SPF 60 right before the tour. I got a lot of wicked shots with my camera, and got to learn a lot about the city's history. I also got to visit the Pinball Hall of Fame, that was especially fun because my boyfriend's father used to own an arcade, a lot of the machines brought back a lot of memories. And I know this sounds really lame, but I really enjoyed the hell out of Cheesecake Factory at the Forums Shop, ended up eating there 3 times. We don't have them in Canada! And just as lame, did a lot of shopping at the Premium Outlet Mall. Again, Canadian... Ate only at one buffet, made it the Wynn. Was really really good. We scrapped plans to see the Grand Canyon again, we were going to rent a car and see the west rim, but after doing some research I learned you can't get anywhere near the canyon without paying. While I'd expect the skybridge to cost something, I didn't know cameras were banned and they chisel you for a $20 photo. I hope I can figure out a better way to get to the Grand Canyon next time, it's just so drat far and a bus would take even longer. One thing I can advise people of is not to go outside past 1am on a Monday night. My boyfriend and I were looking for a bite to eat just outside NYNY (and In-n-Out just closed) the streets were eerily quiet and empty, and we were like flies on honey for the drug dealers for some reason. Saw a pimp straightening up his prostitutes and the smell of barf was fresh in the hot summer air. It was the only time we felt intimidated, aside from when we stupidly got the bus to Walmart at 2am and got faced with a crazy crackhead doing angry pushups. One thing I am puzzled by when it comes to Las Vegas is why so many people bring their small children there. It's hot as hell and there's an insane amount of walking involved. All the kids I saw looked exhausted as poo poo and bored, I felt pretty bad for them. Overall though we had a great time, NYNY's standard room was really nice and we got a great view without having to pay extra. My boyfriend and I had a great time and actually won a good amount on the giant novelty slot machine. It paid for our show tickets in the end so we were really happy. Kinda happy to be back home where it isn't so tit-meltingly hot though
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Jul 16, 2012 07:17
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I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, but there are regular Groupon Now deals for $8 admission to the Atomic Testing Museum.Argyle posted:I would hotline/priceline it, but we need 2 beds. I know those guys don't guarantee room type. This is from a few pages back, but you'll get two beds if you specify 3 or 4 people when booking through Hotwire. Prices go up accordingly. Priceline only does double occupancy. Spike McAwesome posted:There are none on the "strip" if you're only counting the area between Mandalay Bay and the Stratosphere. But there is one on Las Vegas Blvd S at the outlet mall at Warm Springs. There's also one inside the Fremont casino downtown. For some reason, Dunks just doesn't work out here. They keep shutting down, or never opening in the first place. There's also one in Sam's Town.
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Jul 16, 2012 08:12
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Spike McAwesome posted:Let's see: In short. Yes. Seriously, it's maybe a $10 cab ride. If you can't afford that you shouldn't be in Vegas.
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Jul 16, 2012 20:26
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Hate to do this to you guys but I'm planning the obligatory "one last hurrah with high school friends before we all graduate college" Vegas trip and could use some advice. I'd like to preface that I have never been to Vegas so 1) I'm excited as poo poo to get a face full of titties and 2) I don't know what I'm doing. I'm the one planning because my friends are lazy and if I don't plan it then it will never happen. So the very rough itinerary is Jan. 3-6 (hoping that it'll be cheaper since it's after the New Year rush) so 4 days 3 nights. It'll be a group of 8-10 of us and we're all 21+ which means we are young and poor.I realize is a deadly combination especially in Vegas. We're not looking to go to any shows or anything fancy, just get drunk and have a good time together. With that being said, I do want to point out that we are willing to spend money if it is worth it and we're not planning on staying at a cheap motel off of the strip. I'm trying to break down costs and split it up into 5 sections: flight, hotel, food, clubs and strippers. Flight and strip clubs are things that I can take care of so that leaves us with the other three. I'll just list some questions I have. - Is there a pretty decent hotel that can hold all 8-10 in a "king master suite"-type of room that won't drain us of all of our cash? Any known specials? I know I read a couple posts saying that there were 35% discounts on these and I was thinking that if we all split the costs and then it won't be too bad. - We won't have a car so we plan on eating food at decent buffets or just cheap restaurants/fast food. Any recommendations on cheap eats that won't give us a stomach virus? Are there deals similar to the ones like the Buffets of Buffet? - What are the clubs that tend to attract a younger crowd? 20s-30s? How much is cover usually during the time we'll be going? Will it be hard for 10 dudes to get in without any girls? I appreciate any and all advice. Thanks again
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Jul 18, 2012 17:16
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Just got back from a three day Vegas trip: Pros: Mob museum -- interesting, well done museum. Not great but good. Mon Ami Gabi at Paris - it does feel awfully Parisian there. Fake Eiffel Tower during the day, that way you can see the mountains in all the directions. Blackjack in the Pleasure Pit at Planet Hollywood - Hot women dealers in red and black lingerie. Lisa was the coolest/nicest/hottest. Wynn, Palazzo, and Bellagio - very nice, fancy hotels. Cons: Caesar's Palace - too drat big and getting kinda old. Wynn buffet - wasn't worth the money CBS Television city at MGM -- waste of time. Fremont Street: it was kinda pointless walking into the old casinos and noticing that, they're old. The Venetian - more tacky than fancy, but supposedly their rooms are the best in Vegas. Staying at Bally's - While the room is nice and big, the casino is run-down and the public areas have a pretty ghetto clientele. Its also a very long walk from your room to the Strip. I should have spent more money and stayed at Planet Hollywood.
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Aug 9, 2012 02:49
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What are my options for getting a tattoo in Vegas? Reccomendations? Places to stay away from?
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Aug 9, 2012 11:39
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Any recommendations for best breakfast/brunch buffet on a Saturday? I was leaning towards Paris or Bellagio. Also thought it might be worthwhile to ask for recommendations for any particular food at Lotus of Siam. I'm going to try and have lunch there but my usual Thai food order is Pad Thai and I'd like to branch out.
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Aug 10, 2012 05:16
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Christ Pseudoscientist posted:Also thought it might be worthwhile to ask for recommendations for any particular food at Lotus of Siam. I'm going to try and have lunch there but my usual Thai food order is Pad Thai and I'd like to branch out. I'm a big fan of the Khao Soi. It's pretty delicious and, unlike pad thai, it isn't easy to find at other Thai restaurants Wikipedia posted:a soup-like dish made with a mix of deep-fried crispy egg noodles and boiled egg noodles, pickled cabbage, shallots, lime, ground chillies fried in oil, and meat in a curry-like sauce containing coconut milk. The curry is somewhat similar to that of yellow or massaman curry but of a thinner consistency. It is popular as a street dish eaten by Thai people in northern Thailand, though not frequently served in Thai restaurants abroad.
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Aug 10, 2012 07:29
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Christ Pseudoscientist posted:Any recommendations for best breakfast/brunch buffet on a Saturday? I was leaning towards Paris or Bellagio.
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Aug 10, 2012 15:35
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geera posted:It's not a buffet, but Mon Ami Gabi that BelgianSandwich mentioned earlier has great breakfasts. We ate breakfast there twice and enjoyed it both times. On that note, I really like Hash House A Go Go for breakfast/brunch.
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Aug 10, 2012 17:28
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JustinMorgan posted:What are my options for getting a tattoo in Vegas? Reccomendations? Places to stay away from? T at Hart And Huntington at Hard Rock does my work. He's good people. Tell him I sent you.
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Aug 10, 2012 21:51
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486 posted:I'm a big fan of the Khao Soi. It's pretty delicious and, unlike pad thai, it isn't easy to find at other Thai restaurants +1 also, Panang braised beef, crispy duck, papaya salad, etc
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Aug 10, 2012 21:52
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Awesome thread, lots of great info in here. I'm headed to Vegas next week Tuesday through Thursday. We're staying at Trump International (gently caress you Hotwire, that is definitely NOT on the strip!) since we got a good price. I think they have a courtesy shuttle to The Wynn and Caesar's Palace, would a monorail pass be worthwhile? I have no problem taking cabs. My friends are staying at the Cosmopolitan. I'd like to gamble at the Bellagio. Are these things walkable from Caesar's Palace? Dinners I have planned are: Lotus of Siam, Kabuto, and Roku. I am first and foremost a food tourist, I would be happy just getting amazing meals and nothing else. Any reason to change my plans? My wife wants to go to a strip club "...where the strippers are actually hot." Best reasonable place to go? Thank you! EDIT: Also, a good karaoke spot would be awesome! Ideally somewhere where they can do "Somebody" by Depeche Mode, since it will be my wedding anniversary and this was our song! forbidden dialectics fucked around with this message at 08:51 on Aug 11, 2012 |
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Aug 11, 2012 05:51
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Nostrum posted:Awesome thread, lots of great info in here. Trump is pretty close to the Wynn, it's walkable. Monorail sucks. Take a taxi. Your dinner plans are solid. Sapphire has a Karaoke room, so 2 birds with one stone there.
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Aug 11, 2012 20:14
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Just did a long weekend in Vegas. I've been to Vegas 3 times and every visit is great. Highlights of this last trip: Absinthe - Fantastic show outside of Caesars Palace. It has mind-blowing acrobatics in a small venue combined with some really great profane humor. It is probably my favorite Vegas show. e' by Jose Andres - This is an extremely expensive but once-in-a-lifetime-so-worth-it dining experience. Lotus of Siam - Excellent green curry and fried bacon wrapped prawns. It is worth the cab fare from the strip. The Riviera - best blackjack on the strip - 3:2 Single deck for 10 dollars a hand. Sure, the Riviera hasn't aged well but you might actually come out ahead here if you know what you are doing. Burger Bar - Best burgers I've ever had. Check it out if you wind up hungry in Mandalay Bay
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Aug 22, 2012 15:16
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I also want to throw my hat into this thread as thanks. Burger Bar easily had the best burger I've ever had, and a massive selection of beers I haven't seen anyone list. Kobe Beef, sweet Jesus. And Absinthe was absolutely hilarious and amazing. I was shocked at just how small the stage is and how close the audience is.
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Aug 28, 2012 05:29
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I'm going to be in Vegas for one night, on Wednesday Oct 31. It ended up working out that way with work schedule. I would like to go to something like a costume party since I'm there on Halloween, but I don't see much Halloween stuff planned when I google around the bigger night clubs--it looks like everything is planned for the weekends. Any suggestions? Are there clubs that normally do Halloween-ish stuff on the day of, or the week of?
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Aug 28, 2012 07:06
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Nostrum posted:I'm headed to Vegas next week Tuesday through Thursday. We're staying at Trump International (gently caress you Hotwire, that is definitely NOT on the strip!) since we got a good price. Heh, Hotwire got me with that too. I can't resist a 5 star place for $80 a night with free internet and breakfast apparently. My girlfriend is mainland Chinese so we're really hoping to do some really authentic Chinese places. Most of the places I've seen on Yelp aren't anywhere near the Strip. Should I consider renting a car for at least two or three days of our trip? We're doing a weird Monday - Friday trip. I'm a real foodie, so I'm planning on eating a lot and seeing the sights, and skipping gambling.
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Aug 30, 2012 21:49
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I'd love to go hiking in Red Rock Canyon, maybe grab a bite to eat at Red Rock Resort. I've looked at the bus tours and it seems like they just drive you through it all. What's the best way to get from the strip to Red Rock Canyon so I can go do my own thing? Or am I wrong about the bus tours? edit: So while looking at a map, I realized the casino is nowhere near the hiking trails. I'd still like to do both, but I'm more interested in the hiking. JustinMorgan fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Sep 4, 2012 |
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Sep 4, 2012 03:22
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JustinMorgan posted:I'd love to go hiking in Red Rock Canyon, maybe grab a bite to eat at Red Rock Resort. I've looked at the bus tours and it seems like they just drive you through it all. What's the best way to get from the strip to Red Rock Canyon so I can go do my own thing? Or am I wrong about the bus tours? I know nothing about the bus tours, but I found it was really easy to just rent a car and drive there. Its like $10 or so entry fee for your whole car, and the scenic road is a one-way drive that takes, I guess, about 30 minutes or so if you just drive through. As you know, there are lots of trails to do so your trip will definitely take longer. The climb up Turtlehead Peak is pretty amazing. Another trip, if you have time, that is amazing is Valley of Fire, which I guess was about 45 min (maybe longer? I forgot) north of Las Vegas. You can make it an epic day trip by driving through Valley of Fire, down along Lake Mead and back to Las Vegas
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Sep 7, 2012 07:39
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I've spent a lot of time in Vegas in the last couple months, both business and pleasure, but I have to recommend that everyone try Raku. It's a Japanese "tapas" kind of place that I (having spent time in Japan) think is world-class. Order the kaiseki or omakase meal. Here is my review I posted to Yelp after my second visit:Whilst cumming over glorious Nippon, I posted:Wow, where do I even start?
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Sep 8, 2012 06:07
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In case anyone didn't want to read that. Raku is one of the best restaurants in Vegas. Call 48hrs in advance to get the Kaiseki. They are also open late night. The best sushi restaurant and best ramen in Vegas are also in the same shopping complex
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Sep 10, 2012 02:23
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El_Matarife posted:Heh, Hotwire got me with that too. I can't resist a 5 star place for $80 a night with free internet and breakfast apparently. If you are looking for fancy Chinese food, the two Chinese restaurants in the Encore are outstanding. Not cheap... but the food is really good and Wazuzu is not crazy expensive. I can't speak for teh authenticity, but I was with some friends who have spent a lot of time China and they loved it too. Encore is also built with Chinese as one of its target audiences. Good luck, hope you have a great time.
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Sep 10, 2012 03:05
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olleh posted:I'm trying to break down costs and split it up into 5 sections: flight, hotel, food, clubs and strippers. Flight and strip clubs are things that I can take care of so that leaves us with the other three. I'll just list some questions I have. Rooms: You will likely do better money wise getting 2-3 rooms and going triple/quad occupancy. Those "monster suites"are usually for high spenders and cost more than two or three smaller rooms. Most places have rooms with 2 queen beds. So assuming your buddies aren't allergic to crashing in the same bed with another guy, you can save big bucks there. (it's LV, so you shouldn't be spending lots of time n your room anyway) I would suggest checking out TI, Planet Hollywood and Luxor for some good deals on rooms in nice on-strip hotels. TI & Planet Hollywood are also really centrally located and seem to attract a younger crowd. As an old fart, I can't recommend specific clubs, but as 10 dudes you may want to check the clubs in your hotel. Usually guests get in automatically on those, if you call ahead. Also you may want to look into going to a "day-club". A lot of the hotels are turning their pools into a quasi all-day party deck. (think MTV spring break) Personally, I'd rather hang with drunk chicks in bikinis and drunk chicks in evening wear. But YMMV. ;-) Food: The east side of the strip between Venetian and Planet Hollywood, so kitty corner to TI has a LV version of a strip mall, which has a Denny's and a bunch of other cheap eats options that might fit the bill for you. Have a great time!
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Sep 10, 2012 04:34
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I found a 50% off coupon for the spa at Mandalay Bay...I have room reservations at Luxor. Am I allowed to go to a spa at another hotel? Will I get charged extra for that? I'm paying a resort fee for my own hotel...should I just use what I'm paying for?
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Sep 20, 2012 00:39
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How far in advance should I make reservations for a weeknight dinner at Gordon RAnsey Steak at Paris?
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Sep 20, 2012 00:53
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I'm heading to Vegas in the middle of October, and my girlfriend and I are interested in visiting some nightclubs. Is a service like this legit? I went to Vegas last time and a guy was just handing out passes in Caesar's that got us into the roof club for free, so obviously that kind of thing happens, but the amount of positive Yelp reviews it has seems sketchy.
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Sep 27, 2012 19:04
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I'm off to Vegas for Halloween with a friend (and whoever else I can con into going with) who decided to book us at the Red Rock resort. Looking at a map, that's really goddamn far from the strip. We're driving, so we'll have a car, but how much is it going to suck to be that far? The last time I was in Vegas I stayed on-strip, which was pretty cool because you could (and I did) literally walk anywhere you might want to go and just check out all the cool poo poo without spending much money if you didn't want to. That said, he's really keen on hitting up nightclubs. Where's good? What's the waits usually like? Dress codes? Covers? I'm not going to have a whole lot of money, most likely, so I expect to be following him around laughing at his drunk rear end most of the time.
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Sep 28, 2012 00:12
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Its going to be pretty tough. My pops lives in the area of the red rock Casino and while its a beautiful area to go hiking and running etc, not exactly so much for partying on halloween. Going ANYWHERE is going to be a shitshow that night, honestly if you can, cancel and try to go somewhere close/on the strip, or just plan to park early in the day on halloween at one of the casinos and not expect to leave until the next day. Redrock is a resort to hang out and play golf and relax at, and is largely locals vs the strip. I am actually going to be there too over halloween and booked rooms on the strip for less than 100 a night which us a good deal considering its halloween and there's a huge auto industry event going at the same time.
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Sep 28, 2012 02:29
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I'll be going to Vegas for a week for a conference. Staying at the Venetian, how much would it be to get to Lotus of Siam? I'll be on a tight budget so I won't get to have much fun, but I'll be hitting up at least one or two good places to eat.
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Sep 28, 2012 15:43
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BotchedLobotomy posted:Its going to be pretty tough. My pops lives in the area of the red rock Casino and while its a beautiful area to go hiking and running etc, not exactly so much for partying on halloween. Going ANYWHERE is going to be a shitshow that night, honestly if you can, cancel and try to go somewhere close/on the strip, or just plan to park early in the day on halloween at one of the casinos and not expect to leave until the next day. Redrock is a resort to hang out and play golf and relax at, and is largely locals vs the strip. Supposedly the Red Rock's got a shuttle to the strip, so our plan is to park there and just shuttle in. I don't expect to sleep at all Halloween night, but I'm still honestly trying to decide if I'm even actually going to go out or if maybe I'll just stay at the hotel. Might come down to how much money I have, and if I end up able to put together some fashion of costume or not. I was looking at on-strip rooms myself, and yeah I was shocked at how cheap they were given it was a holiday. But he just about wet himself at the prospect of a "5-Star Resort!" and it's his money, so...Personally, I ain't near fancy enough for that kind of place. I'd just as soon stay on-strip somewhere. Anything about the night clubs?
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Sep 28, 2012 17:05
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BotchedLobotomy posted:Its going to be pretty tough. My pops lives in the area of the red rock Casino and while its a beautiful area to go hiking and running etc, not exactly so much for partying on halloween. Are there any big Halloween parties in Vegas? I'll be there Wednesday night/October 31st.
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Sep 29, 2012 02:34
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LTBS posted:I'll be going to Vegas for a week for a conference. Staying at the Venetian, how much would it be to get to Lotus of Siam? If your on a tight budget why stay on the most expensive hotel on the strip?, if your working i think work should pay for both food and accommodation.
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Sep 29, 2012 02:37
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legsarerequired posted:Are there any big Halloween parties in Vegas? I'll be there Wednesday night/October 31st. We're closed
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Well I am sure it was foolish but we just landed in Las Vegas and I tried to make reservations at Gordon Ramsey Steak for tonight or tomorrow night. Not gonna happen its booked up till the middle of the week. Anyone have any suggestions for a steak place around Mirage?
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