Little Bob
Low-Roller
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- Aug 18, 2002
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- Trips to Las Vegas
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If you don't have time for a longer read, the title pretty well summarizes our Memorial Day weekend in Vegas to celebrate our 32nd wedding anniversary. Decided to splurge and stay at the Red Rock with plans of relaxing hours by the pool. Bought a package with our airfare that made it almost affordable. DID NOT REALIZE YOU HAVE TO PAY $21.95/DAY RESORT FEE. I'm used to the IP and downtown where your stinking room doesn't cost much more than that. By the way, room internet is not included, a Pepsi from the fridge is $4, the little box of cookies is $6 and the intimacy kit (have no idea what was in it) costs $25 added to your bill for your convenience. Did not want to touch anything because the sign says the tray is weight sensitive and the cost will be added to your bill for my convenience if anything is moved for 45 seconds. Yikes, if you are going to charge me $21.95 resort fee I should get internet included and a free intimacy kit.
$21.95/day would not have seemed quite so bad but it was 58 degrees Friday afternoon. Not exactly lay by the pool weather. It did warm up to 66 on Saturday. EXCUSE ME! It was 108 a few days ago. We finally went to the pool on Sunday when it made it to 71. If you need $21.95/day for a resort fee, do you still need to charge $6 for a can of beer and $12 for a mixed drink in a plastic cup? The 18% gratuity was added for my convenience.
My wife did enjoy a massage at the spa. A 20% gratutity was added at the spa for her convenience.
Gambling was really ugly. The first 3 hands of blackjack the dealer drew to 21. She had a blackjack the 4th hand to end the suspense early. That was about the way the tables ran the whole time except for one nice little run at the Golden Gate. Need to spend more time there. Some old Asian woman was pounding out some great music on the grand piano. Don't know if she was the planned entertainment or she just stumbled in----but she could play!!
Did enjoy some great food. Tera Rosa at Red Rock was fantastic. Asked the waiter for suggestions. He simply said,"Tell me what you like and we will make it for you." We did. It wasn't on the menu. No problem. A nice bottle of Chianti, deep fat fried cheese filled zuchini blossoms (sounds wierd--tastes great), grilled sausage in a red sauce over penne, shrimp and scallops in an alfredo sauce over angel hair, fresh hot bread, pickled peppers and artichoke hearts----and a complimentary two scoops of lemon sorbet with shaved chocolate. Really very good. Is the sorbet really free when you paid a $21.95 resort fee and it was too stinking cold in late May to use the pool?
Ate Saturday night at Second Street Grill at the Fremont downtown. The place was almost empty at 8 PM on a holiday weekend. Almost walked out thinking it had to be bad. Glad we didn't. I had a great rib eye and my wife loved her Ahi steak. Enjoyed a nice Sterling cabarnet from California. Really a nice bottle of wine and only $42 which I thought was quite reasonable for a signature hotel restaurant in Vegas.
Went to the 10 PM Saturday Rat Pack show at the Plaza. The room was maybe 1/4 full. The band was great. The impersonators were good but maybe not quite as sharp as I expected. Glad we got the 1/2 price tickets. It seems like the shows in Vegas are either spectacular and expensive (it should be impressive for $125/ticket and up) or disappointing. It seems like it was not so many years ago you got dinner, two drinks and a pretty good show for less than $50. We used to go to a show every night (sometimes two shows). They were entertaining and affordable. What happened??
Well, it's 5 PM. Guess they will stop paying me to blog on so I'll shut down. I'd hate to do this on my own time.
Hey, hey, hey!!! Don't want you to think I did not have a great weekend. I married well 32 years ago so I still had a great time---even if the daily resort fee is $21.95.
$21.95/day would not have seemed quite so bad but it was 58 degrees Friday afternoon. Not exactly lay by the pool weather. It did warm up to 66 on Saturday. EXCUSE ME! It was 108 a few days ago. We finally went to the pool on Sunday when it made it to 71. If you need $21.95/day for a resort fee, do you still need to charge $6 for a can of beer and $12 for a mixed drink in a plastic cup? The 18% gratuity was added for my convenience.
My wife did enjoy a massage at the spa. A 20% gratutity was added at the spa for her convenience.
Gambling was really ugly. The first 3 hands of blackjack the dealer drew to 21. She had a blackjack the 4th hand to end the suspense early. That was about the way the tables ran the whole time except for one nice little run at the Golden Gate. Need to spend more time there. Some old Asian woman was pounding out some great music on the grand piano. Don't know if she was the planned entertainment or she just stumbled in----but she could play!!
Did enjoy some great food. Tera Rosa at Red Rock was fantastic. Asked the waiter for suggestions. He simply said,"Tell me what you like and we will make it for you." We did. It wasn't on the menu. No problem. A nice bottle of Chianti, deep fat fried cheese filled zuchini blossoms (sounds wierd--tastes great), grilled sausage in a red sauce over penne, shrimp and scallops in an alfredo sauce over angel hair, fresh hot bread, pickled peppers and artichoke hearts----and a complimentary two scoops of lemon sorbet with shaved chocolate. Really very good. Is the sorbet really free when you paid a $21.95 resort fee and it was too stinking cold in late May to use the pool?
Ate Saturday night at Second Street Grill at the Fremont downtown. The place was almost empty at 8 PM on a holiday weekend. Almost walked out thinking it had to be bad. Glad we didn't. I had a great rib eye and my wife loved her Ahi steak. Enjoyed a nice Sterling cabarnet from California. Really a nice bottle of wine and only $42 which I thought was quite reasonable for a signature hotel restaurant in Vegas.
Went to the 10 PM Saturday Rat Pack show at the Plaza. The room was maybe 1/4 full. The band was great. The impersonators were good but maybe not quite as sharp as I expected. Glad we got the 1/2 price tickets. It seems like the shows in Vegas are either spectacular and expensive (it should be impressive for $125/ticket and up) or disappointing. It seems like it was not so many years ago you got dinner, two drinks and a pretty good show for less than $50. We used to go to a show every night (sometimes two shows). They were entertaining and affordable. What happened??
Well, it's 5 PM. Guess they will stop paying me to blog on so I'll shut down. I'd hate to do this on my own time.
Hey, hey, hey!!! Don't want you to think I did not have a great weekend. I married well 32 years ago so I still had a great time---even if the daily resort fee is $21.95.