Vegas.....

[mudpuppy]

We are going with 2 other couples, I am trying to talk  them into getting one Villa for all of us, but maybe that's "too close" but I told them we should do it for one night, I think they have 3 BR Villas. I wonder if you get any other perks with a $2000 / night room?

Some guys at work (independently  of each other) recently got time shares in Vegas, I guess they thought since they go 3-4 times a year they wanted to get  a dedicated nicer place- from the pics it looks pretty sweet. I don't recall where they go them but its more of an apartment / condo style than hotel. I don't know the terms, but I think id rather just have different options - but these have nice patios (outside areas). Not sure if I would want to sink into that for that long of a timeframe.

Several of us here at work are looking forward to going to Raiders games in Vegas - I think that would be pretty cool to go to an NFL Game and then head over to the strip afterward!

JR did a time share once in Vegas.  They can be nice because you typically get a kitchen and stuff.  You can often rent them as hotel rooms too so you can check them out first.  In fact the Hilton Grand Vacations you stayed at on the north strip is a timeshare.  Personally I'd rather not be tied into staying at the same place over and over.  Plus you don't get comps on a timeshare.

A villa would be awesome, but they are often hard to get even if you're willing to pay.  This is a fun story about a guy that snagged one at Mirage: https://vegassnob.com/2018/12/29/lanai/#more-87  I've never stayed anywhere that had a butler at my beck and call!

You can rent that room (at least they claim it's the room from the movie)... Forum Tower Duplex Suite, runs about $1600 to $2200/night and comes with two king bedrooms.

 

[csb]

Want to feel like you might get shot on your way to an old-timey restaurant? Check out Siegel's 1941! 

 

[mudpuppy]

Want to feel like you might get shot on your way to an old-timey restaurant? Check out Siegel's 1941! 

Heh, I'm laughing because not only have we eaten at Siegels, we stayed at the El Cortez and made that walk between Cortez and Fremont St. several times.  It freaked out my wife, but it's nothing like Detroit or Flint.

 

[csb]

Heh, I'm laughing because not only have we eaten at Siegels, we stayed at the El Cortez and made that walk between Cortez and Fremont St. several times.  It freaked out my wife, but it's nothing like Detroit or Flint.

And there's a giant fire breathing praying mantis just down the street?

It actually was a decent restaurant. The casino itself was pretty run down, but it had a certain charm. 

 

[mudpuppy]

And there's a giant fire breathing praying mantis just down the street?

It actually was a decent restaurant. The casino itself was pretty run down, but it had a certain charm. 

Yeah, the praying mantis is sweet!  We could see it from our room.

El cortez is a dump, but it's really old-school Vegas.  They even have slot machines that pay out in actual coins.  We spent a few nights at Aria (super high end) and then a couple at El Cortez (super low end) and it was fun to experience both.  I don't think my wife realized how gritty downtown is... I kind of liked the women wearing nothing but paint, but not sure she appreciated it.

 

[Road Guy]

mp- I just checked and the Villas at Caesars are all booked through almost May - crazy! maybe they just don't have that many in each hotel?

 

[mudpuppy]

mp- I just checked and the Villas at Caesars are all booked through almost May - crazy! maybe they just don't have that many in each hotel?

Yeah, a lot of the resorts don't have any at all.  Mostly just the higher-end places like Caesars, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Aria, etc.  So they go quickly, and many of the people that stay in them aren't paying as they're on comps anyway.  So even if they say they're "full," they may not be booked--they're just holding some inventory back in case a billionaire decides to take a trip at the last minute.

Every once in a while I'll see one pop up as available at Mirage, but never ever on a weekend. And this time of year is peak season too.

 

[csb]

Yeah, the praying mantis is sweet!  We could see it from our room.

El cortez is a dump, but it's really old-school Vegas.  They even have slot machines that pay out in actual coins.  We spent a few nights at Aria (super high end) and then a couple at El Cortez (super low end) and it was fun to experience both.  I don't think my wife realized how gritty downtown is... I kind of liked the women wearing nothing but paint, but not sure she appreciated it.

My kid had been pretty scandalized by what he saw on The Strip (showgirls, regular girls in questionable outfit choices), but Fremont Street was a whole other ballgame. We saw more than one guy in a Borat swimsuit and, in between nude people, kids busking. It was rough. 

 

[envirotex]

Never seen anything quite so funny as Larry Flint's girls trying to pick up Mini-Tex on Bourbon Street when was 14...His eyes were huge and his jaw dropped.  He told them he was only 14, and they just laughed and said that was the age limit for the club.

 

[JayKay PE]

I feel weird.  Whenever I go to Vegas I always end up going to Polo Towers.  No casino in the hotel, and it's under my family timeshare (aka; pretty much free), but the bridge to Cosmo is literally right out to door...as well as the Taco Bell.  I feel like my Vegas is a lot more boring than everyone else's.  

 

[csb]

I feel weird.  Whenever I go to Vegas I always end up going to Polo Towers.  No casino in the hotel, and it's under my family timeshare (aka; pretty much free), but the bridge to Cosmo is literally right out to door...as well as the Taco Bell.  I feel like my Vegas is a lot more boring than everyone else's.  

Nah, sounds like you have a similar chance of shitting your pants as anyone else does. 

 

[tj_PE]

Nah, sounds like you have similar chance of shitting your pants as anyone else does. 

I feel so enlightened.

 

[Road Guy]

Last time just the wife and I went we didn't fly in until close to midnight and ended up at Drai's club at like 2 AM - If you think the strip is bad Holy **** there is some strange **** that goes on in those clubs, I wish I was in shape enough to go to one of the beach club party's.. But defin check it out before you are too old to go!

 

[Road Guy]

So who knows how to count cards?

 

[MA_PE]

So who knows how to count cards?

 

[Ble_PE]

So who knows how to count cards?

I think you start at 1, right?

I need to eventually make a trip to Vegas one of these days.

 

[Road Guy]

Cards 2-5 are -1? Or something?

Most all professional gamblers are / were engineers... we should put a team together...

Not that I have been reading this while at my **** job or anything...

 

[Road Guy]

One of the cosmo pools... //content.invisioncic.com/r86644/emoticons/default_sad.png 15 Dega here right now....

 

[knight1fox3]

So who knows how to count cards?

 

[Supe]

Cards 2-5 are -1? Or something?

Most all professional gamblers are / were engineers... we should put a team together...

Not that I have been reading this while at my **** job or anything...

I can never even remember what I walked into a room for, or where I laid my phone 6 seconds ago.  I don't think I'd be a good card counter.