wondering when can get best rates coming for a Monday through Friday.....between March and May? Would like to stay on strip somewhere decent but we are frugal....looking at
excalibur, circus circus,
nyny,
luxor.....around that price. We enjoy walking and would also like ideas for couple shows to see? And reasonable but good buffets or restaurants? We don't really gamble but some slots. We are in mid 40s if that makes any difference.....
Please any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Greg
Greg, This may seem a little weird but you should do the following:
1) Enrol for an MLIFE card membership on mlife.com
2) Go to your Facebook account and look up MyVegas app (slots).
3) From there, start playing the slots frequently (using the 'free' coins), and build up the Reward Credits that the system is designed for. You will see that there are rewards for the points, and one of those rewards will be cheap rooms for various MGM properties. On low value months, you can pick up a room for as low as US$40 a night, plus the resort fee of around US$35.
Excalibur,
Luxor,
Monte Carlo should be on the top of your list if you are considering this, and ALL these Hotels are on the strip and allow you to walk the 4 mile exercise trip between
Mandalay Bay and
Stratosphere (should you venture that far North when walking). I think 1,500 Rewards Credits will get you into the special rates category.
4) Alternatively, having the MLIFE card will allow you to get a Casino Rate potentially, so on a low week period, you'll get a decent rate. Monday - Thursday is the sweet spot for rates. Friday - Sunday is the most expensive, so your dates for planning look sound to me.
5) The MyVegas program allows you to also trade in the Rewards Credits for 2 for 1 buffets at
Bellagio,
Aria and Mirage - all having the reputation as top buffet places.
April is a month to probably avoid, as it's Easter (rates are higher) and a Major Convention is in town and 100,000 people descend on the town. Hotel rates are stacked up in multiples. After the 28th April is a good time to start looking, or during March.
For Shows, sometimes being frugal doesn't work for the quality of performances you can see in Vegas. Look up Tix4tonight online and when you get to Vegas, visit their nearest shop to your location (could be opposite the casino next to a large Coke bottle if you stay at
Monte Carlo or
Luxor/
Excalibur). They would have tickets being sold for up to half price for same day shows. This means you can get a deal to watch Cirque du Soleil's "KA" which is excellent, and so many other fantastic shows. This would include
Blue Man group (though that suits more the children however it's still fun to experience for the first time). For me, the best show on the Strip is
Absinthe, but I'm British and simply love this level of humour. It's really rather in your face, so if you're never experienced it, go for it. If you don't want the piss ripped out of you, don't sit in the front !!
As you wish to walk around the place, you can also pick up deals through
American Casino Guide 2017 Edition - Get this book through
Amazon. It will have a multitude of vouchers you can use during your stay around the strip. I think I paid US$12.50 for the book last week. This may have deals for restaurants as well, but as you are in Vegas, perhaps reserve one night for a really nice place.
Lastly, see if you can book an evening guided tour of the Neon Museum downtown. This is meant to be nostalgic and excellent, and you can time this in with your visit downtown to see the free
Fremont Experience in the evening. Food in downtown is always more reasonably priced, and the slots (if that's what you play) are said to be 2-3% better payouts (i.e. over 90% whereas the Strip seems to be 88% for those 1 cent and other machines under $1).
Hope you have tremendous fun planning the trip, as that is just as entertaining. I'm there in April for practically the whole Month. Vegas...no other place like it in the world.
