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UFC 194 Hotel/Flights/Bars/Comps/Currency

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    #32
    All_in_Flynn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,162 ✭✭✭All_in_Flynn


    14murphy wrote: »
    What are resort fees. A friend of mine booked a room in the MGM when 194 was announced. 4 of us a re going in on it. Will we have to pay these resort fees on top ?

    They are an extra cost you get charged at checkin that are separate from the room rate. It's a rip off but essentially they justify it by saying it's to give you access to all of the facilities the hotel provides. Nearly every hotel in Vegas does it now unfortunately.


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    #33
    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    I'm becoming addicted to MyVegas Slots :(


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    #34
    Devastator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,480 ✭✭✭Devastator


    TheNap wrote: »
    It depends how you booked it . I booked a pacakage through expedia for 189 and didnt pay resort fee's . If you booked the hotel directly you will .


    Thats nonsense, I've booked through expedia and I will have to pay the resort fee. As far as I understood from researching it when making a booking it purely depends on what hotel you are staying in and whether or not they charge this fee(most do).

    My advice - contact your hotel and ask them.


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    #35
    Chase3
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭Chase3


    All the main hotels charge a resort fee from what I can tell. I booked through Expedia, I'll still have to pay 30 or so per room per night.


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    #36
    Foxtrol
    Registered Users Posts: 11,031 ✭✭✭✭Foxtrol


    All_in_Flynn wrote: »
    I'd also argue about the half hour walk? The hotel is literally on the other side of the crossroads but in fairness I know some of the rooms in the Excalibur have a decent walk to get to them.

    It can easily be the guts of half an hour walk each way with people traffic. Getting from the MGM arena to the Strip entrance can take about a 10 minutes, then 2 sets of foot bridges that involve a trip through NYNY, two long moving walkways to get into Excalibur, a walk to the other side of the casino floor to get to the elevator to your floor and then walk to your room that could be at the other end of the wing from your elevator.

    Again, saying it’s on the other side of the crossroads is misleading. For someone who hasn’t been to Vegas they could envision a 2 minute trip just running across the road. Due to the scale of things, distances in Vegas are hugely misleading.


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    #37
    DK224
    Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭DK224


    maximoose wrote: »
    I'm becoming addicted to MyVegas Slots :(
    Its great used it in July to get free Buffets and $50 worth of casino chips and have a nice balance to get more stuff for December.
    Just for anyone who is new to it, make sure you join the facebook group "MyVegas Friends" as they constantly post all the free chips so its a lot easier to quickly build up rewards


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    #38
    Devastator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,480 ✭✭✭Devastator


    DK224 wrote: »
    Its great used it in July to get free Buffets and $50 worth of casino chips and have a nice balance to get more stuff for December.
    Just for anyone who is new to it, make sure you join the facebook group "MyVegas Friends" as they constantly post all the free chips so its a lot easier to quickly build up rewards


    http://blonde4ever.yuku.com/topic/26680/MyVegas-Chips?page=146#.VkoUUb_Quzk


    Check the above link, absolute heaps of free chip links(500,1000,2000,etc). If you've not used them you'll nab yourself at least 30k chips from the links, go back through claiming past links until you start getting expired messages


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    #39
    TimRiggins
    Registered Users Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭TimRiggins


    Would love to go to that 12 Pubs but have tickets to the TUF Finale so its a no go, Would love to see Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz on the Friday night too but Frankie/Chad is a great fight and another bonus on this whole weekend.


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    #40
    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    The 12 pubs sounds great but I just can't see it being practical. Apparently 1.2k going now, and I know you can write a good percentage of those off as is always the way with facebook events, but how would bars even attempt to manage that group arriving at once :pac:


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    #41
    Deadst4r
    Registered Users Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Deadst4r


    maximoose wrote: »
    The 12 pubs sounds great but I just can't see it being practical. Apparently 1.2k going now, and I know you can write a good percentage of those off as is always the way with facebook events, but how would bars even attempt to manage that group arriving at once :pac:

    Yeah, even if you take it with a pinch of salt, that is still an insane amount of people to accept the invite.

    How many Irish are there going to be in Vegas? :eek:


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    #42
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    Can somebody explain the Revoult card to me, I see yes, it may be better to stick on say 1000 euros onto it from my AIB debit card to avoid extra fees etc,

    But the various currency wallet concept Im not sure I grasp 100%, Knowing Im going to LV for 194...do I highlight the $ part of the wallet, then top up that with my AIB visa debit, or does it matter if euro is highlighted.

    Will this card do for everything, I dont gamble, but Ill be paying for MGM hotel room, $388 plus fees, pints and several trips to Buffalo Wild Wings, and few $$ cash I guess. 3 nights, will 1000 euros be enough?


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    #43
    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭maximoose


    I'm not 100% about this, but I always topped it up in euro. I did this as was wary of a currency exchange fee from PTSB if I topped up in a $ amount.

    Top up in euro, then exchange your balance to $. You don't need to do this, as it'll automatically deduct transactions in the US from your Euro balance - but I found it handier to keep track of what I actually had to spend when it was converted to dollars already.

    The card will work everywhere, it is just a standard mastercard - and mastercard is pretty much universally accepted more or less. I used it in hundreds of places last month in New York without issue.

    EDIT: Oh one thing I will add. In bars/restaurants - if you're gonna pay using your revolut card, pay any tip in cash. It should avoid any annoying double authorisations on your card.


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    #44
    Deadst4r
    Registered Users Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Deadst4r


    I topped up in USD like a moron and got currency charges on my Visa card.

    Realised, I should have topped up in £ then converted to $ using the app.


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    #45
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    Thanks guys, so sticking on funds in Euros is the way to go, cheers !


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    #46
    Deadst4r
    Registered Users Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Deadst4r


    Stuxnet wrote: »
    Thanks guys, so sticking on funds in Euros is the way to go, cheers !

    Hoping someone else can confirm though as I haven't actually topped up in sterling then converted to dollar in order to test it.


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    #47
    PM me nudes
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭PM me nudes


    You top up in the currency of the debit card you use to top up. Then convert to dollars through the app.


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    #48
    Deadst4r
    Registered Users Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Deadst4r


    https://www.facebook.com/events/1735102980050850/permalink/1735938383300643/

    Some of these suggestions :confused:

    'get 1 long ''rock the boat'' going in d middle of d strip'

    I'm anti-craic though tbf.


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    #49
    Yurt
    Registered Users Posts: 406 ✭✭Yurt


    Give us some of your suggestions Deads4r :)


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    #50
    Deadst4r
    Registered Users Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Deadst4r


    Yurt wrote: »
    Give us some of your suggestions Deads4r :)

    No smiles, no alcohol, no singing and DEFINITELY no rock the boat.

    This one though -

    'We should high jack a big long escalator in a hotel'

    I'm only messing Yurt, I'm sure everyone will be in excellent form, I just found it funny that it kind of sounded like they were going to do rock the boat in the middle of the road on the strip. :pac::pac:


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    #51
    Whelo79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭Whelo79


    Deadst4r wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/events/1735102980050850/permalink/1735938383300643/

    Some of these suggestions :confused:

    'get 1 long ''rock the boat'' going in d middle of d strip'

    I'm anti-craic though tbf.

    Im by no means anti craic but this pre organised fun annoys the **** out of me. I'll be avoiding this pub crawl like the plague. Done loads of them around Dublin in my time (10 years ago) and they were good craic but once the crowd gets too big it's impossible to get a drink without waiting at least 10-15 minutes, and American barmen are not the quickest in the world. Although I suppose it will mostly be bottles being served so that will speed things up.


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    #52
    Ian Whelan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 599 ✭✭✭Ian Whelan


    I was there last year and I had two very good meals in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. The first was in Holsteins which is a very good burger place and the second is Jaleo which is a tapas restaurant. You'll probably have to book them both just to be on the safe side, especially Jaleo which is very busy. Both are reasonably priced in Vegas terms. I would have to recommend the Cosmopolitan as well, it's a beautiful hotel.


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    #53
    hefferboi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭hefferboi


    For anyone not travelling to Vegas ( :( ) where's the best place to watch the fight in Ireland where there'd be good atmosphere? I know it's on late but surely there'd be a few places showing it?


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    #54
    Whelo79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭Whelo79


    hefferboi wrote: »
    For anyone not travelling to Vegas ( :( ) where's the best place to watch the fight in Ireland where there'd be good atmosphere? I know it's on late but surely there'd be a few places showing it?

    What part of Ireland? Murray 's on O'Connell street in Dublin is unofficially the UFC HQ I guess.


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    #55
    hefferboi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭hefferboi


    Well I'm from down the country but a few of us wouldn't mind going to Dublin if the atmosphere was worth it.


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    #56
    irish_major
    Registered Users Posts: 525 ✭✭✭irish_major


    $1500 enough for 6 nights?
    All hotels tickets etc paid for


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    #57
    TheNap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 786 ✭✭✭TheNap


    irish_major wrote: »
    $1500 enough for 6 nights?
    All hotels tickets etc paid for


    Depends on the person . €10,000 could be go on a night over there . Wheras €1000 could last someone else a week. It would be plenty for me.


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    #58
    MikeyGorse
    Registered Users Posts: 738 ✭✭✭MikeyGorse


    ESTA done and dusted, hopefully they let me in now!


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    #59
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    hefferboi wrote: »
    Well I'm from down the country but a few of us wouldn't mind going to Dublin if the atmosphere was worth it.

    To be honest, it's hard to know if you'll get that many people heading in to watch it. You might get a few who wander in after the nightclubs who'll become too tired/drunk to fathom what's going on.

    If I was you I'd just stay at home, order the PPV on UFC.com (if you don't have BT) and watch it with the lads there and create your own atmosphere.


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    #60
    hefferboi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭hefferboi


    That_Guy wrote: »
    To be honest, it's hard to know if you'll get that many people heading in to watch it. You might get a few who wander in after the nightclubs who'll become too tired/drunk to fathom what's going on.

    If I was you I'd just stay at home, order the PPV on UFC.com (if you don't have BT) and watch it with the lads there and create your own atmosphere.

    Yeah I think thats the safest option. We did it for 189 and had a big crowd over and had a great night so will prob do the same.


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    #61
    Depp
    Registered Users Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    That_Guy wrote: »
    To be honest, it's hard to know if you'll get that many people heading in to watch it. You might get a few who wander in after the nightclubs who'll become too tired/drunk to fathom what's going on.

    If I was you I'd just stay at home, order the PPV on UFC.com (if you don't have BT) and watch it with the lads there and create your own atmosphere.

    you can even order the ppvs through youtube now!


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