Another yr married , 2 Brits, 9 nights, low roll gamble , lux accom - live (ish)

Here we ago again. Celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary and 22 yrs together. Our annual trip to my bestest place in the world. Last year we had all nights comped , this year we are paying but staying in nicer places

Previous trip reports

https://www.vegasmessageboard.com/forums/index.php?threads/live-ish-2-brits-10-nights-low-rolling-into-middle-age.121631/

https://www.vegasmessageboard.com/forums/index.php?threads/live-ish-tr-2-brits-12-nights-low-rolling-long-and-probably-dull.109135/

 

The plan

Accommodation

Thurs 30th - sandman signature gatwick

Friday 1st - el Cortez cabana super suite $80 + taxes

Sat 2nd thru Wednesday 6th - Waldorf Astoria La Quinta . Starlight casita $900 ish inc taxes and resort fees.

Tues 5th(double booked) - harrah laughlin total rewards comp $11 resort fee. Booked in case we get bored talking to each other and desperate to gamble. We will ditch the Waldorf 1 night early.

Wed 6th to Sunday 10th - aria one bed sky suite $1500 inc resort fees and taxes - includes $200 resort credit , limo and lounge access for soft drinks , nibbles and evening wine. Most importantly access to sky pool.
Red eye home on the 10th

 

Travelling with Virgin for flights. Leaves 10:30 am tomorrow and we have got economy seats upstairs in the bubble. Should land in Vegas 1:30 Friday afternoon.

Gambling budget isn't great as dollar stinks since brexit. We have $1000 each. Luckily Waldorf and Alamo car hire were pre paid when dollar was at $1.48 / £.

I worked at a polling station and then on counting ballot papers so got in at 3:30 am and went online to order final dollars. Got $1.44 and they sank to $1.33 four hours later

 

Best of luck!

 

Enjoy your trip and anniversary. Just read your previous 2 Trip reports and both fantastic thanks for posting.

 

First win of the trip
Took kids and grandparents to a beefeater for tea before we head off. They put salad and sauce on kids burgers despite asking for plain.
Asked them to change it and they did plus took £40 off the bill. 6 adult meals with drinks for £25 plus tip

 

Being a Canadian I feel your sinking dollar pain......no place like Vegas to brighten your Brexit mood!

 

Have some coupons to help the bank roll.
My Vegas $125 or ft replay each (2 different batches of $50 and one of $25.
Landrys select club birthday credit $25 each
Myvegas Green Valley Ranch - 2 breakfast / lunch buffet and 2 X $10 match play
Groupin for High Roller night pod with open bar
Groupin for ph buffet with unlimited drinks.

Will save on getting a cabana by using sky suites pool (this is how I justified the sky suites to myself)

As one of life's bargain hunters it's been a real struggle to turn down our mlife offer of 3 nights weekend in a delux tower with $100 resort credit at Luxor and pay for a very spendy room instead. Also could have had 5 nights comped at ballys, Linq, flamingo or harrahs but fancied changing it up by visiting Palm Springs instead.

Sorry if waffling but so excited for holiday to start and am currently tootling round M25 on way to airport hotel

 

Sandman signature- nice room , reminds me of the golden nugget rush tower. Bargain at £102 for the night including 10 nights parking at aph

 

Good luck and looking forward to reading!

 

Good luck, feel your Brexit pain - off to Florida in August and Disney/Universal tickets up by £20 a person now! Hopefully it will recover in time for my Vegas trip, if not, it's only money!!! Have a great trip - good Luck.

 

Nice start!! We are right behind you, arriving on the 4th, I just need to get through this weekend!!!

 

Finally arrived. Flight not too rowdy but there were some stags getting pretty hammered.
I got the last available upgrade seat to premium economy and j stretched out over 3 seats to himself in economy upstairs

 

Just waiting for shuttle to car rental. Have done the Alamo express thing so we get to skip the kiosk queue and go straight to the garage for our medium sub

 

So apparently a grand Cherokee is a medium suv. J is happy as it's got all the bells and whistles.

Just stopping in at the t mobile store to get the $30 tourist sim so that we have data for uber / lyft

 

El Cortez cabana queen super suite- pretty nice room for $80.

Grabbed a couple of slices of pizza from pizza slotto and played some dw. Ran $250 through and up $5.

Back in the room for a nap as seriously flagging - been up 20 hours. But setting alarm for 8pm to go out and enjoy the full Fremont craziness

 

We had a rental jeep GC before...nice..actually intend to buy one soon, haha.

 

Made it to 11:30 - up for 24.5 hours.
Played paigow at the plaza and had a guy refuse to leave the blackjack war table next door. Took 3 security guards to pin him down

He got a cut and bled all over the carpet. Cleaner turned up after he was dragged off and was asked to clean it up. Says 'that's dna, don't do that shit' and wNders off leaving blood stains behind

 

Watched Cash Presley on the stage for a while - pretty good band covering country rick and enjoyed s couple of overpriced $12 beers from golden gate
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This trips 'oh Fremont ' tattoo winner went to this girl

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Finished up with dinner at claim jumper of general Tao chicken and special fried rice. Came in at $7 plus tip after using j's landrys club $25 birthday reward.

Played a little single deck bj, 50c roulette and dw vp at elco to finish up.

Stats
J - down $200
Me (N) - down $70

Fitbit steps 12959 (not bad for travelling day)

Off to la Quinta tomorrow so less gambling