Since I see LV Hotel Questions alot here - I thought I would post my Personal List

WECpoker

If this helps anyone - Here is my personal Las Vegas Hotel Recommended List based on my own travels and experiences in Las Vegas.

I have been very lucky for the opportunity to do a LOT of SINNING in Vegas and have stayed at many locations. Except for a couple hotels, I have stayed at all listed mutiple times.

One thing I think is important...no matter the class of Hotel, I have NEVER stayed somewhere in Vegas that was so bad I would not return. Even in the cheapest rooms Vegas maintains a resonable level of cleanliness etc. About the worst I have ever encountered is shortsheeting on the beds. This might not be the case in one of the cheap motels downtown etc, and I would never suggest staying at one of the motels away from the strip anyway. <note I said Motel>

NOTE: I have never stayed at Bellagio or Wynn but no queston they would be at the very top of my favorites if I had


My Favorites (I always look most forward to stays here)

Caesars - First LV Hotel I stayed at, remains one of my all-time favorites. Fantastic Rooms- I try to get the round beds w/Bath next to it(esp for the right kinky woman), Several Fantastic Restuarants, Super Location, 1st Class

Venetian - I just love this place. Another great hotel to take a date. The place makes you feel like you are in an Italian Museum. Beauty all around. And the Hotel Suite is a romantic set-up with the sunken living room. There is something about the bed being above you.....

MGM Grand - Any time. The rooms are 1st class. The hotel one of the best in town to eat or gamble. Ive seen more people hit slot jackpots here than anywhere else in town. I got upgraded once to one of their Two Floor Suites w/butler. Heaven.

Mandalay Bay - Very nice rooms, 1st class property. I go here without a date since there are so many drunk HOT women crawling all over the place. Some of the best drinking places in town.



Next Level Down - Still Top Notch

Treasure Island - Top quality rooms. Great Casino and perfect location. If a little noise bothers you it might not be your place since the Pirate Show blows up several times a night (if you are even in the room then)

Paris - Nice sized rooms. Very classy Paris setting. Although the food here is quite expensive for what you are getting (but I get a lot of comps at Harrahs so it doesnt bother me)

Ballys - Older hotel but I love the large rooms here. They have done a good job refurbishing the hotel over the years

Las Vegas Hilton - Older and off-the-strip but it also has large, comfortable rooms. Top quality hotel, casino, and attractions (Star Trek Experience is interesting)

Monte Carlo - I like it here, plus the Poker Room is a nice little gem for small limits. Great Location and good looking property with an airy Casino.

Golden Nugget - If you must stay Downtown....This is the preferred place by a mile. Rooms are highest quality. Casino is Tops for Downtown and feels like you are on the Strip (until you wake up upon leaving the front door)


Good Hotels

The Orleans - Highest quality room for the price. Off the Strip a Bit..and you dont belong in the neighborhood here walking around after dark. Large Casino with everything you might need (Poker, Bowling, Movies, Hot Waitresses, Reasonable Food)

Rio - Off the Strip. Beautiful Hotel and Casino. Rooms are all "suites" but basically large rooms. Freakish designer who put round windows from living area to bathroom for your guests to peak in.

Flamingo - Nothing wrong with the nice rooms at this beautiful old lady. Best Location. Airy Casino unlike so many where everything is shoved together.

Alexis Park - Nice little non-casino, Suite Hotel with seperate living room accross the street from The Hard Rock Hotel. Rates can be a very good bargain. (getting a slight bit old but still ok)

La Quinta Paradise- Off-the-Strip but in a good location just a few shakes to the main strip. Free Hi Speed Internet always works well. Medium quality hotel room in nice garden setting.

Excalibur - Very Basic Hotel room. Huge Casino with interesting attractions especially if you are a kid at heart (or bringing them). I used to stay here when rooms were $29 a night, so I dont stay here anymore.

4-Queens - Next best Hotel to stay Downtown after Golden Nugget. Good Rooms. Good Casino. Golden Nugget next door.



Cheap and OK

Tropicana - Getting dated and hasnt been updated like many of the other hotels. But good price and large rooms. MGM, NYNY and Monorail directly across the street

Circus Circus - Not the best of locations....but they have kept the rooms clean and have refurbished over the years. Many people are surprised at the rooms quality given the low price. Original Brand of Mandalay Bay Group. Obviously know as top childrens destination so be prepared for lots of kids.

Motel 6 - Obviously Super Basic Room for use only for sleeping after many hours outside playing. Great spot across the street from Hooters and MGM. If you are on a budget, great place to stay to save your money for poker/gambling

Imperial Palace - Great Location.....I would pass directly from rooms past the casino and out the door. The rooms range from Basic to Motel6-like. Sleep only-Dont bring Wife or especially girlfriend here

Main Street Station - Downtown. Quality rooms at bargain minded prices.

Riveria - The rooms are OK, I stay here if I can get a good deal. Refurbished a fews years back so it isnt as dated, as say, the Tropicanna. Not a bad place.

Binions - Rooms are OK. Casino is dated. Class of people Downtown is lower to say the least. Spend Millions and build something nice or tear down this place and bury the many spots where people have spit on the floor

Sahara - I will include it in the OK, but mostly because the property is ok once you leave the room. Cheap prices and many rooms reflect the bargain. If you look the place up on the Hotel Review Sites you will see lots of complaints. Definate no no with a woman you are trying to have sex with. Best use is for a group of guys on the cheap who are gambling and drinking and have little use for the room but sleeping.

Donkathon

Great feedback, i'm heading to LV durin the main event in the summer this year to play sats and what ever i can get in on there, does anyone know if the main event 09 is going to take the break till nevember like last year?

Ollieboy

Also have been lucky enough to stay in a few hotels and agree with most of your post.

This should be added as a Vegas Sticky for future reference.

WP

ArmaniJeanss

Ollieboy wrote: »

This should be added as a Vegas Sticky for future reference.

WP

Can we maybe put together a Vegas sticky as there seems to be a 'I'm going to Vegas, any tips' thread every 2 weeks.

Flights - Airlines which fly there, average/expected cost of flights.

Hotels - A listing by a) location on strip (or downtown) b) quality (largely already done by WECpoker though there is a few missing c) best method of booking them, $20dollartrick, prices cheaper nearer time etc.

Poker What games (other than the standard 1/2) are spread where. Where to get an Omaha/Stud game, rake, tipping. Tournament information structures and buyins. (prob just a link to the allvegaspoker site for the latter).

Nightclubs,Bars Best, Cost In, Dress Code if any.

Excursions Cost/How to book Trips to HooverDam, giant red hole in ground, gunclub etc.

GeneralClimate, when to go, avoiding being mugged/scammed.

Possibly other sections might be 'shopping', 'getting around', 'must do's and must sees' (fountains, rollercoasters, volcano's, Stratosphere) etc

I'd be happy to start the 'flights' section as I think I know most of the airlines travelling there at this stage.
Maybe a mod would take overall editorial control.

Ste05

A sticky would be a great idea, or even at the very least a link in the Poker Guide to a main thread that links to all the other good Vegas threads.

If anyone wants to do the honours I'll throw it in there, or possibly use this one and if others have links to good threads they have bookmarked throw them in here.

pok3rplaya

How much does a standard room in a place like cesars cost per night?

cardshark202

pok3rplaya wrote: »

How much does a standard room in a place like cesars cost per night?

harrahs.com?

WECpoker

pok3rplaya wrote: »

How much does a standard room in a place like ceasars cost per night?

cardshark202 wrote: »

harrahs.com?

One thing to remember...Almost all Las Vegas Hotels can have big swings in the price they charge for the same rooms. Always check multiple sources including "consolidaters" when you plan to make a trip to LV. Many times the hotels sell off rooms to resellers.

Caesars has a wide variety of room categories (one reason is they have had a bunch of additions over the years, and always seem to add a bunch of new room types in each one). Therefore they have quite a big range of room rates.

Just to give you a rough idea only,

Their "Classic Rooms" seem to range from $140 weekday $200 weekend and UP
"Various Tower Deluxe Rooms" seem to range from $180 weekday $240 weekend and UP
"Tower Premium Rooms" seem to range from $240 weekday $300 and UP

Now, the key to Caesars and other Harrahs properties is to belong to the Total Rewards Club....While they do not give a lot of credit for poker, if you can play any table games or slots, they give away a ton of free benefits/free tournaments (inc wsop sats, slots, blackjack) with large prize pools/free food/FREE ROOMS.

My experience is they give away much more on a comparative basis than almost any other hotel. If I check my computer Harrahs account, I can see 20 offers for different events at any one time. Example, in the past year, I have made it to at least 10 FREE Events that included Free Rooms and vouchers for Free Food that was more than I could eat. And then, play in a free slot tournament that gave away 20K in prizes and another that gave away several Main Event WSOP seats, etc.

While they are not as generous with Caesars Rooms, you can easily stay free at most/all other properties, and certainly at a minimum get heavily reduced rates at Caesars. I notice rates at Paris are comparable to Caesars, yet it is quite easy to get a free room at Paris.

MrPillowTalk

Monte Carlo is a top notch hotel, seriously? Allways seemed tatty to me any time I was in it.

Flamingo should never be classed as a good hotel either, granted the rooms are fine but the place is an old folks home, it smells disgustingly sterile and the food is inedible.

The Rio is far superior to the Flamingo, the rooms are really swish and allthough the masquerade show is completely headwrecking it at least has some good restaurants and voodoo is an excellent night spot.

I really liked the Palms when I stayed there in 06, granted we had a slightly better than normal room, but the casino is the least invasive of all the hotels in Vegas, the gaming floor is small and there isnt the incessant noise of the casino that you get everywhere else. there was (not sure if they have changed) 3 good restaurants a pricey steak house and an asian place and also a reasonably priced mexican joint. Thery have a cosy poker room. A cinema on site and a mcdonalds if thats your thing. Even the cafe is nice. Also the club on the top floor overhangs the car park and like voodoo has absolutely killer views as well as the most ridiculously hot waitresses. Also at the weekends it fills up with college girls down from cali as they have a cool beachparty thing at the pool. lol I sound like a rep.

Duff Man Jr.

Good post but you seemway too generous, esp according to here http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/108/las-vegas-lifestyle/hotels-avoid-380552/

pok3rplaya

cardshark202 wrote: »

harrahs.com?

Just wanted a general idea out of interest. Coming from someone who has basically never paid more than €25/night for accommodation. I'm ultra baller. The one time I was in Vegas we stayed in tiny motel run by a biker couple for like $30 lol

big_iain

I am heading over at the end of may for 10 days. I want to run in the usual event 2. Depending on when they release the dates.

I have found flights for €550 all in taxes and all.
Imperial palace is great clean basic hotel. €660 for stay


The more money I save the better. I do not intend to be in the room other for sleeping especially when there is all this going on....

http://www.irishpokerrankings.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7:poker-listings-vegas&catid=9:featured-articles&Itemid=32

This link gives you a full list of all of the poker tournaments going on in vegas, that is not part of the WSOP.

tipp86

MrPillowTalk wrote: »

Monte Carlo is a top notch hotel, seriously? Allways seemed tatty to me any time I was in it..

I loved the place but in saying that i hadnt much else to judge it on

WECpoker

MrPillowTalk wrote: »

Monte Carlo is a top notch hotel, seriously? Allways seemed tatty to me any time I was in it.

Flamingo should never be classed as a good hotel either, granted the rooms are fine but the place is an old folks home, it smells disgustingly sterile and the food is inedible.

Of course, since these are just my personal interpretations and not meant as a consensus, there will certainly be some differing opinions. Interestly enough, I would be surprised at the questioning of Monte Carlo. I almost have to think you have another in mind. It is one of the cleanest looking casinos in Las Vegas and has extremely high quality rooms for the price. I would go thru all my guesses if you said TATTY, tell me the hotel---heh

As far as the Flamingo - excellent location, big rooms, and some recent try at remodeled "hipster" rooms. Fantastic, nicely designed large pool and a very nice timeshare resort behind. Really not sure where you get your description. I have to say I have never come close to your experience but to each their own.

Duff Man Jr. wrote: »

Good post but you seemway too generous, esp according to here http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/108/las-vegas-lifestyle/hotels-avoid-380552/

Heh--I had not seen that post on 2+2 - If you have money to toss around in Vegas I would avoid these also.


Yeah---well I said Cheap but OK, not exactly a ringing endorsement

I guess for some OK means, livable for staying on a budget and not worrying about bugs crawling into bed with you or garbabge laying on the floor. These places are not bargain basement price without reason, but I think "stayable"

jonnner

I've stayed in four and would rate them...

1. Caesars Palace
This place has everything and upgrade's to fantastic rooms can be got cheap on arrival.

2. MGM
Great Poker room, atmosphere and nice rooms at a good price.

3. Monte Carlo
A little cheaper than MGM, I had an upgraded room but it wasn't great.

4. Rio
A tacky kip but the rooms are nice. I would only stay here if I was playin in the WSOP.


No matter where your staying allways make sure you ask for a room with a strip view and tip the person checking you in (before they choose your room).

Drakar

The Star Trek Experience shut down in the Hilton btw (dont ask me how/why I know this).

Icarus152

Anyone stayed at The Wynn? I can get a pretty good price for up to 7 nights.It has a load of awards (5 diamond etc) does this amount to anything?I'm not worried about poker there as I plan on playing in Caesars and The Venetian.

We can't decide between Mandalay Bay,The Hotel (part of Mandalay Bay,I think) or Wynn.I know MBay is kind of at the wrong end of the strip but the beach is fairly impressive and this is a big factor.

We've stayed at Excally's and NYNY previously.Any opinions on any of these 3 (Mbay,The Hotel,Wynn) hotels please?

WECpoker

Drakar wrote: »

The Star Trek Experience shut down in the Hilton btw (dont ask me how/why I know this).

Ahhh...I didn't know it closed in September - It was a worthwhile diversion

If any Trek fans read this and want to see it...apparently it is moving

A possible deal is currently being negotiated between CBS and Rohit Joshi, developer of the Neonopolis Mall.

As reported by TrekToday at http://www.trektoday.com/news/171008_01.shtml , Star Trek: The Experience may be re-opening as soon as the first quarter of 2009.

In an article dated November 7 on the In Business Las Vegas website, it has been confirmed that all elements of Star Trek The Experience will be moved to its new home at Neonopolis. An operator for the attraction has not been confirmed.

LTL

Realy helpfull thread WEC as im planning on making a trip to vegas prity soon and don't realy know what to expect from some of the hotels.

Just wondering if you or anyone else has stayed in 'the Mirage' and ur opinion on it as its one of the hotels i'm planning on staying in?

WECpoker

LTL wrote: »

Realy helpfull thread WEC as im planning on making a trip to vegas prity soon and don't realy know what to expect from some of the hotels.

Just wondering if you or anyone else has stayed in 'the Mirage' and ur opinion on it as its one of the hotels i'm planning on staying in?

I have played EVERYTHING at The Mirage, but have never stayed there

But my understanding from friends and others who I talk to about the hotel is it has never been worth the price they charge to stay there.

They did remodel the old funky design style rooms that they initially opened with, but based on what I have been told I have no reason to stay there unless it is free (or a much reduced price)

Not that it is a bad place to stay, just that options for the same price are much better.