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having been to vegas so many times......

Discussion in 'Misc. Vegas Chat' started by Heisenberg, Sep 6, 2016.

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  1. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg Tourist

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    Home of the Cincinnati Bengals!!! Who dey!!!
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    16
    Im beginning to not remember one trip from another. All I know is where I stayed each trip.

    bills
    bills
    excal
    excal
    excal
    excal
    aria
    luxor
    luxor/aria
    luxor
    soon to be excalibur.
    just curious if anybody else remembers where they stayed all these trips. I would have loved to stay at the classics...stardust sands dunes...
     
  2. dmr

    dmr Registered Abuser

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    I've stayed at the Stardust many times and the Riviera a few. I've had so many trips that most of them are just one big blur. I often times think in terms of where I have not stayed yet.
     
  3. mykidsdad

    mykidsdad Low-Roller

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  4. jaytp53

    jaytp53 Tourist

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    Trips to Las Vegas:
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    Monte Carlo x2
    Planet Hollywood
    Ballys
    Aria
    Paris x2
    Treasure Island
    Flamingo
    Harrahs
    Caesars
    The Linq x3
    Linq and Mirage next week :)
     
  5. Dutch34

    Dutch34 High-Roller

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    Brookfield, MO
    Trips to Las Vegas:
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    TI
    NYNY
    Luxor x3
    MGM
    Bellagio
    MB
    Harrah's x2
    Palms x6
    Palms Place x4
    Rio
    Monte Carlo
    Venetian X11
    Palazzo x4
    Cosmo x10
     
  6. Winner23red

    Winner23red Low-Roller

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    Location:
    Michigan
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    41
    Westward Ho (my first Vegas Trip 1982. Air/Hotel Pkg Deal from Travel Agency. Air and Hotel for 2 from Cleveland $600. Hotel room turned out to be a motor lodge room)
    Alexis Park Resort (second trip 1994. Took family on business /conference trip. Memorable moment: daughters 14&15 meeting Jerry Garcia at the resort pool)
    Stardust 2X
    New York New York
    Venetian
    Riviera 2X
    LaQuinta
    LV Hilton
    Gold Coast 4X
    New Orleans
    Treasure Island 2X
    California
    Harrahs 3X
    Flamingo 2X
    Ballys 2X
     
  7. BlackEight88

    BlackEight88 Low-Roller

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    Boston
    Trips to Las Vegas:
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    Luxor
    Luxor
    Planet hollywood
    Bills
    Luxor
    Flamingo
    Flamingo
    Cosmopolitan

    Funny looking back and comparing Bills to Cosmo
     
  8. grosx2

    grosx2 Have fun storming the castle!

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    Ballys x 6
    Rio x 5
    Linq x 3
    Paris x 2
    PH x 2
    CP x 1

    I think that's pretty accurate...
     
  9. BellaBlvd

    BellaBlvd Low-Roller

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    Ontario, Canada
    Trips to Las Vegas:
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    PH & GVR
    Hampton Inn (Damn Pacquiao fight jacking strip rates) & PH & GVR
    Aria
    Luxor
    GVR & Aria Sky Suites

    And yes, some of the trips definitely blur as time goes on.
     
  10. johnnytwofingers

    johnnytwofingers Low-Roller

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    If I recall correctly....

    Bellagio
    TI
    MGM
    Mirage
    Flamingo
    Flamingo
    Golden Nugget
    Bally's / Cal
     
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  11. VegasGroove

    VegasGroove VIP Whale

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    Since 1997, I've kept a log of dates, hotels stayed, shows seen, itineraries and trip reports.

    My Stay List
    Excalibur-1
    Rio-5
    Monte Carlo-4
    Treasure Island-4
    Luxor-2
    Orleans-16
    Aladdin-1
    Planet Hollywood-3
    South Point-1
    Suncoast-1
    Silverton-2
    Mandalay Bay-7
     
  12. IWannaBeInVegas

    IWannaBeInVegas VIP Whale

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    As an adult I have yet to stay at the same place twice:
    NYNY
    EXCAL
    Golden Nugget
    Flamingo
    Downtown Grand
    Planet Hollywood
    Mandalay Bay

    prior to being an adult what I remember:
    Some NoTel Motel that use to be across from NYNY that is not longer there
    Circus Circus, which ended up being in the Manor Rooms
    Stardust multiple times.

    Don't think I am missing any, but ya never know, its been a blur.
     
  13. Onmyown32

    Onmyown32 Low-Roller

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    Yankee in the south :)
    Trips to Las Vegas:
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    Paris- 4
    Ballys-3
    Caesars-1
    Golden nugget-2
    Mirage-2
    Cosmopolitan-1

    Coming soon...
    Planet Hollywood
    NY Ny
     
  14. Jackpot Johnny

    Jackpot Johnny Wynn Fan

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    My progression for 'home' hotels for personal travel over the years since 1969 has generally been:

    Caesars
    Desert Inn
    Golden Nugget
    Mirage
    Bellagio
    Wynn

    Each of the above were at or near the best at what they did during the times I stayed there-loved them all (I did have one great falling out with Caesars during the disastrous brief period that Sheraton managed the hotel operations). As you can see, I've followed Mr. Wynn since the Nugget. Now I am emphatically not a fan of downtown. I always used to make an excursion every trip to play at the Nugget and Four Queens, but since the canopy and Fremont Experience I just don't go there at all. As always, opinions on Vegas differ wildly.

    On business trips I've also stayed at the MGM, Four Seasons, Palace Station, TI, Venetian, Alexis Park, Rio, Palms and a few other one offs, including the original Aladdin (always won there!) . I don't really have a great affection for any of those except TI, although all definitely took pretty good care of me (except for my one disaster at Caesars-left in a huff for the Desert Inn and never went back).

    Las Vegas has changed a lot over the years, but I've always loved it. Like most old people I prefer the 'old' Vegas when personal relationships were literally everything (still possible, but very corporate now). I will say that my first two visits to Bellagio at opening and in January 1999 are still my most remembered-I thought the new Bellagio was the most fantastical and coolest place I'd ever been (not the same now under MGM). In general for the city, the food, shopping and paper machine tickets are all better now-those are the best Vegas modern improvements.

    A day in Las Vegas is better than a day at home. Counting down, counting down.......
     
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  15. Jackpot Johnny

    Jackpot Johnny Wynn Fan

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    I see a general theme above of people liking to try different places, variety and shopping around. We're the boring people who stick to the same place over and over until something much better comes along or we're driven off. We stayed in the exact same suite at Bellagio so often over the years that we knew the names of our housekeeper's dogs. I like knowing who is taking care of us. I'll observe that the benefits of being a returning guest at Wynn are substantial-most everyone remembers us wherever we are in the hotel, they remember our preferences and they go above and beyond with personalized service.

    So I'm also interested in why you may prefer variety or loyalty/repeat visits while enjoying your Vegas experience. No hijack, just a little add to your lists. All very interesting here.
     
  16. guapoxxx

    guapoxxx High-Roller

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    Jersey Shore
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    Lady Luck
    Circus Circus
    Aladdin
    Orleans
    Bally's
    Rio
    Paris
    Harrah's
    CP
    PH
    NYNY
    Hard Rock
    MGM Grand
    Vdara
    Cosmo
    Aria
     
    Annual Golf Trip
  17. Breeze147

    Breeze147 Button Man

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    Tropicana
    MGM
    Riviera
    Harrah's
    Treasure Island, many times
    The Mirage, many times
    Golden Nugget, many times

    I'm pretty loyal to the places I like.
     
  18. LV_Bound

    LV_Bound VIP Whale

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    Luxor - first trip to Vegas
    MGM - next 5 trips
    NYNY - new 4 trips
    PH - past 7 trips (oh, stick one stay at Caesars for special trip)
     
  19. zenvegas

    zenvegas High-Roller

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    Luxor
    Mirage
    Flamingo X 4 (at least)
    Harrah's X 4 (at least)
    Caesars
    Bally's X2 (For some reason, my favorite)
    Palazzo
    Aladdin (before it became PH)
    Plaza (one night because staying downtown was on my bucket list and the strip rates were too high for a Wednesday night. Never again)

    There may be more trips to the Flamingo and Harrah's because I've been to Las Vegas at least 23 times. Or maybe I'm also forgetting a hotel/casino.
    And this year, I'm starting 2 trips per year.

    Upcoming Trip: The Linq
     
  20. kel3420

    kel3420 VIP Whale

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    Luxor 5x
    MGM
    Stratosphere 4x
    Ballys 15+
    Harrahs
    Paris
    Caesars
    Bellagio 2x
    Mirage 6x
    Cosmo 5x
    Rio 3x
    Ti
    PlanetHollywood

    I'm sure I'm missing some
     
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