First trip to Vegas need Hotel recommedations!!

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Old 03-01-2012 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by EL T1
My budy stayed in the best room they had at circus.circus. It was ****!!! Dont bother stepping foot in that place!! Lol
Yeah, something about having a wedding chappel right next to a tatto parlor which is all inside a casino kinda gave it away.
Old 03-01-2012 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by badinfluencelsx
i stayed at the hooters hotel, its not ON the strip, but its right behind tropicana and mgm that are on the strip. it was alot cheaper but i went on spring break. they probly had prices jacked up anyways.
buy ins are cheaper too, but i wasnt there to gamble. maybe next time
I am staying at the Hooters Hotel when I go next week. It was the best price I could find on a "decent" hotel. I know I am not there to stay in the room, but like others have said I do not want to feel I need to spray the bed down with Lysol before I commence my drunken sleep. I was also able to rent a car for what I have would have paid for just staying at the Luxor etc.
Old 03-01-2012 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by GMCHammer
I know I am not there to stay in the room, but like others have said I do not want to feel I need to spray the bed down with Lysol before I commence my drunken sleep.
That's a good point, dont think anybody has brought it up. The hotel is just something for you to stay in, there is waaaaay to much to do to just hang out at the hotel but at the same time, dont cheap out either. If your not ready to spend, then you shouldnt be going to Vegas.

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I was also able to rent a car for what I have would have paid for just staying at the Luxor etc.
The OP is going for his birthday. If that happens to be anywhere near spring break, renting a car would be pointless based on the pedestrian traffic unless he will be spending his time outside of Vegas (zipline, Hoover Dam, Area 51, etc).
Old 03-01-2012 | 12:19 PM
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We only stay at the Bellagio or the Wynn, but I am a huge hotel snob. I like getting great service, and no place can beat those two. There are definitely better deals to be found.

If you are going to gamble, go downtown to the Golden Nugget. Payouts are better than on the strip.
Old 03-01-2012 | 01:00 PM
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yea, spring break... i outwalked traffic. lol
i didnt realize we were that close to spring break already. wow
Old 03-01-2012 | 02:54 PM
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I've stayed at every hotel in Vegas and my vote goes to the Monte Carlo - right on the strip so you're walking distance to everything and moderately priced... but not so cheap that you have to carry a bottle of germ-x and a can of lysol. Plus, unless you're trying to impress some chick with a badass room, you'll never do more than sleep in it anyway so price and location are the most important factors

funny story - my wife and I were there for a week, on morning #3 we were eating breakfast and didnt realize the cleaning crew was in our room. I had left my cell phone on a table and when we returned, it was sitting on a different table. I called the front desk, not upset at all, just curious why my phone had been moved all the way across the room. Within what seemed like 2min, they had two suits and the cleaning lady in our room. She explained that she had accidently knocked it off the table when she wiped it down and sat it on a different table. She also had written a note explaining why (which I failed to see) and sat it on the pillow. I was more than happy with that explanation but the suits insisted on comp'ing the rest of our stay including all meals and had two other men move all of our stuff to a suite. We even got a free week's stay in the mail when we got home.
Old 03-01-2012 | 03:17 PM
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^^ Thats great!!
The time we stayed in the stratosphere my gf and I returned to our room while cleaning lay was there. By the time I slid by her cart and one foot in the room, she was in front of me asking fr my room key. Which she checked to see if it was to that room. The whole staff from front desk to c crew, were exceptional. Sucks its so far off the map.
Old 03-01-2012 | 04:16 PM
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This is all great info. Yea me and my buddy will be going for our birthday in April (his is the day after mines). Since its our first time going we kinda want to go All out. Right now its kinda leaning towards Ceasers, Bellagio or maybe the Venetian.
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Originally Posted by CROWN
This is all great info. Yea me and my buddy will be going for our birthday in April (his is the day after mines). Since its our first time going we kinda want to go All out. Right now its kinda leaning towards Ceasers, Bellagio or maybe the Venetian.
All out?? Any of those you will be happy with. Tao is great on saturdays. XS I always hear is good. Marquee seems to be the ”it” place to be in the Cosmo also.
Old 03-01-2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by EL T1
All out?? Any of those you will be happy with. Tao is great on saturdays. XS I always hear is good. Marquee seems to be the ”it” place to be in the Cosmo also.
Yea ALL OUT!! We're not real big gamblers so you know what we're going for! Although if i won anywhere from 500-1000 id be happy!
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so whens the cruise to vegas?
Old 03-01-2012 | 09:27 PM
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I'm sitting at a restaurant in Vegas right now. We're getting a little food before we head to sapphire to get my bachelor party going. It's about to get crazy in the next few hours......
Old 03-01-2012 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Luckymex_dallas
so whens the cruise to vegas?
April 19-22

Originally Posted by TxAgWS6
I'm sitting at a restaurant in Vegas right now. We're getting a little food before we head to sapphire to get my bachelor party going. It's about to get crazy in the next few hours......
PLEASE let me know how that turns out!!
Old 03-01-2012 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Luckymex_dallas
so whens the cruise to vegas?
I leave on the 10th, book your flight...
Old 03-02-2012 | 02:52 AM
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Just got back from sapphire. It may or may not have been AWESOME. I also may or may not be a shade DRUNK!! Off to the blackjack table!!!!
Old 03-03-2012 | 08:50 PM
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If you are going all out, definitely do the Bellagio. That place is amazing, but more expensive than most other places named here. It's still not extremely expensive though. I stayed at the Luxor last time I went and wasn't really impressed, but it was cheap and I was hardly ever there so I won't be complaining.

I've heard a lot of good things about Planet Hollywood. Mostly I hear it from the younger crowd though (21-25). One of the best things about Planet Hollywood is the location. The Luxor was at the end of the strip, so we had to travel a little more to get just about anywhere. The strip is so easy to get around on, that hardly matters though.

A couple people have mentioned this already, but be sure and go to the old strip (fremont street). It is well worth your time at least for a night. Be sure and go at night, but before midnight to check out the light show.

GO SEE ALL THE FREE SHOWS!! Almost every resort has a free show, and they are almost all awesome! Go see Caesar's fountain show, Bellagio water show (obviously), Treasure Islands pirate show, and Fremont street light show. I'm probably forgetting one or two, but those are the main ones.

Have a good time man! It's nearly impossible not to in Vegas!

Chris
Old 03-07-2012 | 05:40 PM
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flight + hotel Booked!!! We Ended up getting a penthouse suite at the Bellagio!!
Old 03-07-2012 | 06:54 PM
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Sweet, let us know how it works out. I plan to stay there next time I go so I would like to know how you like it.
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Corrected...

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Old 03-07-2012 | 09:27 PM
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I am at the Hard Rock right now and it is badass



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