LVGrandma Trip Report

Posted at LVGrandma's request:

Notes only, please do not grade sentence
structure !


Stratosphere 24 & 25, Sunday & Monday
free buffet - lines long. Temporary Location.
Should have gone during show instead of before or
after. New tower room, very nice very new.
Burgundy drapes and mats on wall prints.
Burgundy in pattern on commercial carpeting.
All new towels linens bedspreads, etc. No
wastebasket in bathroom, had to ask for hotel
book & room service menu. I think nobody had
ever stayed in our room before. Railroad tracks
outside - I hear that lonesome whistle blow !!!
Don't bother me. Valet parking now a different
entrance. Bellhops still at main entrance near
registration, as well. Taxis and strip trolley
etc. still using old entrance also.
Went to new Lucky cafe, waited nearly an hour for
someone to take order, then left. One waitress
for the whole restaurant. Next day it was closed
for lunch, even with sign outside offering lunch
specials.
Not much luck on video poker, slot machines are
tight too. Had to cash a Check !!!!
to go to:
Rio - play 1/2 hr on us deal
lunch at deli - good sandwiches.
I had not been there for 18 months so we
qualified to play 1/2 hr with guarantee.
We went to $ 5.00 video poker to start, we did
not lose $ 100., we each won a little so we quit
while we are a head.
Too early for Masq show - had to go check into


ORLEANS 26, 27. Tu Wed
Their idea of near the elevator was 10 doors
down, so we moved, but our phone never got turned
on, so we did not get our messages til later that
night. I went to Fat Als Pool Party and had some
hors ovaries and got a tattoo of a fishie on my
ankle. A lot of it came off on the sheets !
Good music, some dancing, some giveaways, weather
was pretty nice - did not care for a drinkie,
could not find Pepsi anyhow. I saw our room from
the other side, I thought we had a balcony, but
NO - not from inside the room. But we were able
to hear the music REALLY GOOD until after 10:30.
I had been invited as a "Horseplayer" so I
thought we should play the horses handicap
contest. I came in 19th out of 300 something,
that's the same as getting two out of 3 Elvis or
Diamonds. = 0.00
Our room was very nice, had a sofa and easy chair
and coffee table as well as the two beds. The
beds were very nice even though the mattresses
were not very thick. I liked em but forgot to
get the name off the tags.


Had a message on the tel. that offered us two for
one to see Frankie Avalon & Bobby Rydell, coming
Thursday night, but we had told the fam we would
come home Thurs. Oh well we already saw them at
the D I a few years ago. They were so good I
would have seen them again tho if things would
have been exactly right.
As it is we saw no shows at all, We planned to go
to Comedy Stop Wednesday night, but I could not
wake up from my nap in time !!!

Orleans Buffet - I had lots of free buffet
coupons. They gave us 2 with letter (dinners)
then 6 from horseplayers specials, + 2 lunches
We saved the two from letter to use for lunch,
just as we were leaving. We got the biggest
hassle because we had already checked out of the
room by TV. I could not believe they held up the
buffet line for about 15 minutes until a
supervisor had to roomregister us again before
they would accept the coupons. I tried to eat
more to get even but just could not.
I wanted to leave 3 buffet coupons there for
friend who was arriving the next week - they
would not hold them because he was not
"registered to stay at the Orleans".
Word of warning - the first position at
registration has a clerk who answers the phone as
her first priority. She only takes care of
paying customers standing right in front of her,
between telephone calls. Guess who doesn't feel
very important, after waiting in line ?


Pool Party Tuesday 7 - 10:30 Drawings for cash &
prizes - get 1000 points - $ 2.00 for ladies -
free hors d'oeuvres & hurricanes and beers.
watermelon, hot tacoettes, shrimp poppers,
meatballs - crudite' with dip, drawing 10:40
Entertainment - Tommy Rocker's Conched Out
Big Al is an ALligator. But he is fake and fony
just like we like stuff in Vegas.
Wed Race Book Special - Handicap CONTEST $ 20.
gets free lunch and stay on mailing list.


win $1. get 1 pt, 4000 pts =10 cash, 12 comp
have 2000 now. Whoopie !


Got lots and lots of beads at slut clob booth and
with coupon at gift shop.
Elevators are long walk from casino, there is a
guard there ALL THE TIME. Not just at nights
like most other hotels. One day he had little
knick-knacks spread out on his desk just like
MIMI.


Stop at Caesar's Palace cashed checks for $ 70.
lost, but got 2 E songs.
Terrible's for Gas
won $ 20.15 on dollar in @ machine.
no Terr points - out of order again.


Only got one hand pay this entire trip, but had
good time, still not broke. Had lots of free
foods and good room rates.


I have come to the conclusion that the casinos
that cater to vp players have to make it up on
tightening the slots. I get tired of working at
vp, I like to play slots also, but it is not as
easy to get a few credits or a bonus round as it
is at Harrah's or Caesar's, on the new slots.
ENERGY SURCHARGE. I do not think they even
mentioned it at The STRAT , but could have told
Claudia - I don't stand at the counter the whole
time they are doing their rat-killing.
On our bill is 1.83 + .16 each day, even the FREE
night. At the ORLEANS they give us a little card
and did mention it was 2.85 a day.
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