vegas trip

the al kid

Thinking of going to Vegas for a break (from poker:cool: lol) .What are the options for direct flights or at max one stop? Any suggestions for accomodation -not very expensive but not bottom drawer stuff either ? Thanks in advance for any help.

Al

nickdundee

I flew with Virgin from Heathrow to Vegas In june and it was grand. You could fly with Aer Lingus to LA either but i thought it better to do the short flight to UK first. Also i found the Emigration at Las Vegas to be a refreshing change compared to any other destinations in USA. You do LA emigration at Dublin but there still a**holes.

As for hotels your best bet is to check hotels.com and get reviews on tripadvisor. There's loads of options at good prices.

connie147

We were there last month. Flew Shannon to JFK(about 5.5 hours),2 hour wait and then JFK to Vegas(4.5 hours). No real problems. Flew with Delta.

This was my 3rd time in Vegas. This time we stayed at the Excalliber hotel. Its only half the price of the rest of the hotels,but I dont know why. Weeknights its about $60 a night and $100 a night at the weekend for the room. Very comfortable room,(each room has two double beds), hotel has 5 or six restaurants.
Its located across the road from the MGM grand,next door to NewYork NewYork. If your looking for good accommadation at a good price,I dont think you'll do any better than the Excalliber.

mewso

Virgin are excellent. I think it's from Gatwick though.

Sparky

Got aer lingus to LA and a southwest airlines flight from LA to Vegas.

The sahara in vegas was pretty ok with good rates and the metro was just outside the door to get anywhere on the strip.

nickdundee

Ye my mistake Virgin is from Gatwick.

Pabloh

Delta via Atlanta are usually good.

AA through Chicago is a quicker trip if the flights are on time - O'Hare is a nightmare.

For inexpensive hotels the Orleans is a good choice - it's a couple of blocks from the strip but it has it's own Multiplex Cinema, 70 lane bowling alley, ice hockey rink, concert hall etc - plus it has a good poker room: 2 tournaments a day with 20 tables and another 20 cash tables.

Goodluck2me

tip the desk staff $20 and you usually get upgraded to a much nicer suite. theres a website about it.

JoeyJJ

Done the Atlanta with Delta in October and it wasn't bad heading over again in March and going through Chicago with AA, O'Hare is hectic but im going to stay in the windy city for a few days before I head to Vegas.

Stayed in the MGM last time, haven't booked anywhere yet still undecided but tempted to rebook the mgm.

blackbeard

goodluck2me wrote: »

tip the desk staff $20 and you usually get upgraded to a much nicer suite. theres a website about it.

frontdesktip.com

Lafortezza

Will the oil prices reaching $100 a barrel impact flight prices much? Best to book soon if they do.
I'm flying to LA direct from Dublin on the 12th with AL, just a short hop to Vegas from there.

JoeyJJ

Wonder will the dollar stay at the same rate to the euro for the foreseeable future?

Juan Pablo

How many of you are going? Two of us did Vegas for 7 nights in August for the UFC, flew Gatwick to LV direct with Virgin and stayed in a suite in THEhotel @ Mandalay Bay. Cost about $1400 a head for flights and accom. Flights from Dub to London were buttons. Hotel was top drawer, its an all suite job with a real nice spa and well equipped gym and was better (and cheaper) than New York New York where I stayed a couple of years back. Would reccomend it.

zuutroy

Flight from Brussels during WSOP are only 495 which I think is brilliant, but of course I'm not going to book them until they're twice that coz I'm an idiot.

RexHamilton

Juan Pablo wrote: »

stayed in a suite in THEhotel @ Mandalay Bay. Cost about $1400 a head for flights and accom.

Wow thats really good because the Mandalay bay is quite posh and upmarket. By far my funniest memory of Las Vegas was after the nite club in the mandalay bay, steaming drunk trying to impress a girl by bookin us a room there... telling her how good i was at poker, and it was nothing for me to get us a room here and for the fat night porter guy to turn to me and tell me my credit card was rejected...
Still, made for an interesting conversation on the long walk back to Circus Circus.

green123

www.vegas.com is a good site for accomadation

ArmaniJeanss

If you book a hotel, then keep checking back to see if the price for your dates has gone down. They all allow you to cancel up to 48 hours before you are due to arrive.

I rang up the Excalibur to cancel and rebook when the price for 5 nights went down from $800 to $550 as the date got nearer. I was sort of embarassed ringing them as it seemed a 'cheapo' thing to do, but they were 100% fine about it, i've been told since that Americans would regard it as a perfectly normal thing to do.

Jesus Wept

blackbeard wrote: »

frontdesktip.com

goodluck2me wrote: »

tip the desk staff $20 and you usually get upgraded to a much nicer suite. theres a website about it.

Seems like it only has a chance of working for short stays, 4 days or less.

semibluff

hey guys

Have just booked flights, and trying to get accomadation now

Stratosphere and circus all average out at bout 100dolls a night for six nights, not bad me thinks. This is through their web sites directly. Is there any other recommended ways of booking? (or any added perks? guess that at this time of the year it shouldnt be too busy ) people recommend waiting until closer to the time??

semibluff

all advice greatly appreciated, as i said, plan on booking it within the next few hours


first time to vegas, like a giddy child !

iMax

Use priceline.com for booking accommodation. I paid $80 for a suite for one night in the Mandalay bay (admittedly it was five years ago).

Once you're not fussy about exactly where you stay, specify the area & minimum standard, then start low & go up in say $10 increments & it will book one automatically.

ArmaniJeanss

semibluff wrote: »

Stratosphere and circus all average out at bout 100dolls a night for six nights, not bad me thinks.

Its personal opinion but I wouldn't stay in the Stratosphere. Whilst its strictly speaking part of The Strip, its far away from any other hotels on the Strip and its slap bang at the start of a rough looking area of Vegas.

It was about the only Casino/hotel that I didn't feel comfortable walking around.

semibluff

thanks AJ, thats exactly what i like hearing - save me learning the hard way!

Goodluck2me

semibluff wrote: »

thanks AJ, thats exactly what i like hearing - save me learning the hard way!

i would recommend golden nugget, its much closer to the strip than the stratosphere, its not the best hotel in vegas but for value for money its ok. It has like a 80 lane bowling alley too.

semibluff

ok, and as i read earlier in this thread, are you better booking closer to the time, saving a few hundred dolls? or just book it now? gettin must places (like golden nugget) at about 800dolls for 6 nights- doesnt seem too bad

joe recommend cash tables? tournies and what time? (prob only play every second night - get locked the others)

Imposter

I stayed in the Imperial Palace - very central, very cheap - basically a bed and a shower - and you can walk to the major places from it.

Pokerwise my favourites for cash games were Caesars, Venetian, Wynn, mirage and Bellagio - more or less in that order. Beware of tourneys - most are crapshoots and casino takes a huge chunk for themselves. The hotels above have big card rooms 15+ tables - most of the other hotels don't.

I was there during the WSOP (early part of it) - expect to have to wait for a table especially at Bellagio and Wynn.

semibluff

cool, ty

Goodluck2me

semibluff wrote: »

cool, ty

STAY AWAY FROM ANY TOURNAMENTS IN CESEARS!

semibluff

what about in caesars?

TheRock

semibluff wrote: »

hey guys

Have just booked flights, and trying to get accomadation now

Stratosphere and circus all average out at bout 100dolls a night for six nights, not bad me thinks. This is through their web sites directly. Is there any other recommended ways of booking? (or any added perks? guess that at this time of the year it shouldnt be too busy ) people recommend waiting until closer to the time??

Depending on when your going, I'd recommend waiting till closer to the time,

Also dont just stay in one hotel.
Prices triple Friday and Saturday night, so pick a slightly cheaper one on those nights.

Wouldnt stay in Stratosphere or circus personally.
Treasure Island, Palms, Luxor can all be got for around $100 midweek.
Flamingo very central about $80 midweek/$140 weekend.

Try expedia.com, check out tripadvisor for reviews.

Also ALWAYS ask for a free upgrade or try $20 tip (see www.frontdesktip.com) on checkin.

semibluff

super - sounds like a good laugh with the twenty

wonder what i can get with fifty?? hmmmmmmm lol

connie147

goodluck2me wrote: »

STAY AWAY FROM ANY TOURNAMENTS IN CESEARS!

After thouroughly checking all tourney structures in the casinos in vegas, Casars Palace was by far the best. I'd be the opposite to the above and tell you ignore all tournaments except for those in the Caesars Palace.

On the accom side, we found the Excallibur the cheapest at $70 a nite for the room,going to about $120 for the week-ends. Its an excellent location,great restaraunts,good staff. The cash tables were pretty soft there as well and no shortage of complementary drinks. I'd recommend it.

connie147

I notice your going in March.I just looked up the Excallibur for mid March (18th-25th) and it works out at an average of $100 a night,($80 midweek and $150 at week-end). I think thats good value.Its only 2 months since we were there and it was in good shape then.

Anyway, enjoy the trip.

Connie

Imposter

connie147 wrote: »

After thouroughly checking all tourney structures in the casinos in vegas, Casars Palace was by far the best. I'd be the opposite to the above and tell you ignore all tournaments except for those in the Caesars Palace.

I played a 200$ tourney in Caesers. 165 of that went to the prizepool! First 3 or 4 levels were ok, but after that it was unplayable, basically fold or push for everyone! That was during the WSOP though so it wasn't their normal tourneys (don't know what they are like).

Goremount

Check out these websites some great deals

http://www.vegasmessageboard.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13

http://www.vegas-promotions.com/

nicnicnic

there's a site that rates all the tournament on a number of different criteria, really helpful I know as I cant remember it

ArmaniJeanss

nicnicnic wrote: »

there's a site that rates all the tournament on a number of different criteria, really helpful I know as I cant remember it

He might mean this site.
http://www.pokertournamentformula.com/las_vegas_poker_tournaments.htm#monday

semibluff

thanks lads for all the helpful info - should be a blast! if anyone can think of anything else just let me know please

everyone seems to be talking of soft cash games - were are the hard ones then?? just to avoid?>

Trippie

im just back a short while donal so drop me a pm if you have any questions

RoundTower

goodluck2me wrote: »

i would recommend golden nugget, its much closer to the strip than the stratosphere, its not the best hotel in vegas but for value for money its ok. It has like a 80 lane bowling alley too.

pretty sure you mean the gold coast, the golden nugget is downtown (ie a few miles from the strip) and the gold coast has a bowling alley.

Goodluck2me

RoundTower wrote: »

pretty sure you mean the gold coast, the golden nugget is downtown (ie a few miles from the strip) and the gold coast has a bowling alley.

yup.