ucamper
Tourist
Just returned from a 4 week trip to Vegas. Plane ride home was 18 hours so I'm gonna type a little and then go to sleep for 2 days.
Stayed at:
MGM - Glamour suite - great suite with a jacuzzi that would fit 4-6 people. Payed $79 for that suite and that included a $25 dining credit and some other freebies...
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3835_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3837_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3845_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3847_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3857_IMG.JPG
Caesars - Palace Tower room - great room with pool view and jacuzzi in the bathroom. The new Caesars tower is really blocking the view from the Palace Tower though.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/242-4251_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/242-4252_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/242-4253_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/242-4254_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/243-4306_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/243-4307_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/243-4389_IMG.JPG
Bellagio - Lake View room - booked the $139 internet special. Room was great. Looked and felt fresh. Tried the $20 trick but that would have gotten us a jacuzzi room without the lake view and since we really wanted that we skipped the upgrade. (We got some anniversary gifts from the giftshop instead which was nice.)
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4507_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4508_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4510_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4512_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4513_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4517_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4526_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/246-4606_IMG.JPG
Luxor - Pyramid room - booked a $129 weekend special which included two spa passes and some other goodies. Tried the $20 trick and got upgraded to a jacuzzi corner room/suite.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/247-4767_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/247-4768_IMG.JPG
TI - Tower suite - tried for upgrade several times but no luck. They kept telling us they were sold out. Anyway - stay away from pirate battle view. You do not see the pirate battle very well and the noise will disturb you if you are in your room during the evening. You get a nice view of the Wynn construction though.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/250-5006_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/250-5007_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/250-5008_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/250-5009_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1347.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1348.JPG
Luxor (again) - this time we wanted a tower room. We found the same clerk who upgraded us the weekend before and he upgraded us to a Junior(?) suite in one of the towers. This was a nice suite. Similar size to the Glamour suite at MGM but no jacuzzi.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/255-5530_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/255-5531_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/255-5532_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/255-5533_IMG.JPG
$20 trick seem to work best late evenings. Perhaps all the managers are home by then - or the clerks have a better feel for which rooms are available.
Gambling:
On this trip we played mostly poker and video poker. We probably played something like 100 hours in the Monte Carlo poker room. Great place. Friendly dealers! The have a 2-4 game with a single 2 blind and high hand jackpots(!) for 4-of-a-kind or higher. If you play for 4 hours straight and ask nicely they will give you a $6 food comp (which works great as a line pass).
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4590_IMG.JPG
Tried the Luxor poker room also and it seemed nice too. 2-4 game - $2 and $1 blind. High hand bonuses (not jackpots) and a bad beat jackpot.
Played VP at Caesars, TI and Bellagio. TI gave us $15 cash back and $25 off our food. My wife hit a royal
at Caesars but I only hit the straight flushes. (Caesars still has 9-6 JoB at quarter play btw.)
Eats:
Prime for anniversary dinner. Good but expensive.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1075.JPG (A toast before going down to have dinner.)
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1081.JPG (Enjoying dinner while the fontains are going off in the background.)
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1090.JPG (Happy anniversary!)
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1100.JPG (After dinner there is a patio where you can have some drinks and enjoy the fountains.)
Also tried Bellagio, Aladdin, Mirage, Paris, Mandalay Bay buffets. Bellagio and Aladdin still best imo.
We did a lot of other things as well, saw O, went to Valley of fire and some other things but I do not have the energy to write a trip report for 4 whole weeks.
/ucamper
[ August 21, 2004, 08:17 AM: Message edited by: ucamper ]
Stayed at:
MGM - Glamour suite - great suite with a jacuzzi that would fit 4-6 people. Payed $79 for that suite and that included a $25 dining credit and some other freebies...
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3835_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3837_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3845_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3847_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/238-3857_IMG.JPG
Caesars - Palace Tower room - great room with pool view and jacuzzi in the bathroom. The new Caesars tower is really blocking the view from the Palace Tower though.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/242-4251_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/242-4252_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/242-4253_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/242-4254_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/243-4306_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/243-4307_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/243-4389_IMG.JPG
Bellagio - Lake View room - booked the $139 internet special. Room was great. Looked and felt fresh. Tried the $20 trick but that would have gotten us a jacuzzi room without the lake view and since we really wanted that we skipped the upgrade. (We got some anniversary gifts from the giftshop instead which was nice.)
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4507_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4508_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4510_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4512_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4513_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4517_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4526_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/246-4606_IMG.JPG
Luxor - Pyramid room - booked a $129 weekend special which included two spa passes and some other goodies. Tried the $20 trick and got upgraded to a jacuzzi corner room/suite.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/247-4767_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/247-4768_IMG.JPG
TI - Tower suite - tried for upgrade several times but no luck. They kept telling us they were sold out. Anyway - stay away from pirate battle view. You do not see the pirate battle very well and the noise will disturb you if you are in your room during the evening. You get a nice view of the Wynn construction though.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/250-5006_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/250-5007_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/250-5008_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/250-5009_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1347.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1348.JPG
Luxor (again) - this time we wanted a tower room. We found the same clerk who upgraded us the weekend before and he upgraded us to a Junior(?) suite in one of the towers. This was a nice suite. Similar size to the Glamour suite at MGM but no jacuzzi.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/255-5530_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/255-5531_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/255-5532_IMG.JPG
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/255-5533_IMG.JPG
$20 trick seem to work best late evenings. Perhaps all the managers are home by then - or the clerks have a better feel for which rooms are available.
Gambling:
On this trip we played mostly poker and video poker. We probably played something like 100 hours in the Monte Carlo poker room. Great place. Friendly dealers! The have a 2-4 game with a single 2 blind and high hand jackpots(!) for 4-of-a-kind or higher. If you play for 4 hours straight and ask nicely they will give you a $6 food comp (which works great as a line pass).
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/245-4590_IMG.JPG
Tried the Luxor poker room also and it seemed nice too. 2-4 game - $2 and $1 blind. High hand bonuses (not jackpots) and a bad beat jackpot.
Played VP at Caesars, TI and Bellagio. TI gave us $15 cash back and $25 off our food. My wife hit a royal

Eats:
Prime for anniversary dinner. Good but expensive.
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1075.JPG (A toast before going down to have dinner.)
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1081.JPG (Enjoying dinner while the fontains are going off in the background.)
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1090.JPG (Happy anniversary!)
http://iborg.cjb.net/lv/IMGP1100.JPG (After dinner there is a patio where you can have some drinks and enjoy the fountains.)
Also tried Bellagio, Aladdin, Mirage, Paris, Mandalay Bay buffets. Bellagio and Aladdin still best imo.
We did a lot of other things as well, saw O, went to Valley of fire and some other things but I do not have the energy to write a trip report for 4 whole weeks.
/ucamper
[ August 21, 2004, 08:17 AM: Message edited by: ucamper ]