Trip to Vegas

I just noticed at bottom of the list says pricing is subject to change on the weekends. WTF I was there on a weekday. This price list isn't printed out or displayed at the mini-bar there is a QR code you need to download to see the prices. Now curious how much more it would have been on the weekend.
 
I'm going over to Vegas for 10 nights in April with friends (last time I went was 5 years ago) and this thread has put me on a bit of a downer! Sounds even more expensive over there than ever. I'm not into clubbing and I don't drink alcohol so I won't be haemorrhaging money on stuff like that - it will be low-stakes blackjack and slots, plenty of sightseeing and walking around, lying by the pool and a few nice meals.

$50 to put personal items in the fridge in your room is a fucking disgrace - imagine if you want to put medcation in there or something?

I'm already thinking of ways to save money over there. Might take a travel kettle and teabags over and make my own cups of tea. Fuck 'em 😄
 

What's happened to the $ sign on US price lists?
I was looking at the pricing for something in Vegas online yesterday, and wasn't sure if the numbers were the price, or what.
Maybe even THEY are too embarrassed to admit those crazy numbers are the prices! :eek2:

KK
 
Is'nt the raise in pricing gone up due to alot of "low class people" coming around and the bullshit factor started to go up? The unlimited drinks usually... I know that if you have that luxury location you can charge whatever you want, people still come knowing 40 million of people a year. Its insane.
 
I'm already thinking of ways to save money over there. Might take a travel kettle and teabags over and make my own cups of tea. Fuck 'em 😄
My wife drinks 2-3 litres of fruit tea every day - so we bought a kettle with an American plug last time we were in Vegas.
Will be taking it with us this year - if I can find it in that junk storage we call "the attic" :rolleyes:

Let me guess what you drink... Lemon tea? :D

KK
 
Lol, can't believe I'm sharing this but.....ah, my youth.

My parents, pretty much my entire life, took a 6 week holiday every year to Vegas (house parties at Dio's house.)
Early 20s I moved to Cali and decided to drive down to Vegas and meet up with them for a couple days.
I get in, oh, around 10am.
I see my mom downtown pulling slots and am like, 'wow, you're up early'.
And she's all 'uh, I haven't gone to bed yet' lol
Anyway I order a beer and mom gives me this weird look.
'Too early'?
She's 'pfft, no, drinks are free and you want a beer?'
'Oh, rum and coke, thanks' lol

The days when liquor was free, (oh, a 50c tip) everyone would hand you free food coupons and buffets were large and cost near nothing to keep you in the casino.
Free wheel spins for prizes. The whirlwind boxes to grab cash. It was a blast.

Of course, Dio got a wee too bit liquored up one night (was it night? Remember... dark windows, 0 clocks and pre cell phone days and always day or night inside), got a bit um.....got my love on, in a quiet, dark corner of the casino up against a wall.
Of course, only the morning after, remembering, no such beast as a pvt corner in a casino and every square inch of the floor is monitored.
I'm probably still a video security watches at Xmas parties. :p

Anyway, was an utter blast. We always stuck downtown hopping from one casino to another, playing penny slots and dollar tables, getting abso snookered on liquor.
 
Just bumping this up as I am currently in Vegas! 3 nights at the Signature at MGM Grand and my first trip to Vegas since I’ve been properly slotting online.

It’s a bit mental isn’t it?!?

Had a bit of a mess around on some slots earlier and I hit a bonus on my very first spin! Ended slightly up after a few hours play, but all good fun for a fairly low roller who has a special 3 day budget.

Need some sleep but we’re gonna have a trawl around a bunch of places tomorrow where no doubt my daily play will be done in minutes!
 
Just bumping this up as I am currently in Vegas! 3 nights at the Signature at MGM Grand and my first trip to Vegas since I’ve been properly slotting online.

It’s a bit mental isn’t it?!?

Had a bit of a mess around on some slots earlier and I hit a bonus on my very first spin! Ended slightly up after a few hours play, but all good fun for a fairly low roller who has a special 3 day budget.

Need some sleep but we’re gonna have a trawl around a bunch of places tomorrow where no doubt my daily play will be done in minutes!
Keep us updated! How’s the service? Any shows planned? Food choices etc. very jealous. :)
 
Just bumping this up as I am currently in Vegas! 3 nights at the Signature at MGM Grand and my first trip to Vegas since I’ve been properly slotting online.

It’s a bit mental isn’t it?!?

Had a bit of a mess around on some slots earlier and I hit a bonus on my very first spin! Ended slightly up after a few hours play, but all good fun for a fairly low roller who has a special 3 day budget.

Need some sleep but we’re gonna have a trawl around a bunch of places tomorrow where no doubt my daily play will be done in minutes!
WOW - that's exactly where we are going to be staying in 2 weeks' time!

I'm not planning on doing much gambling as it's a family holiday, but looking forward to further reports and any useful hints and tips about Vegas in general that you'd like to share :thumbsup:

KK
 
We‘ve been before, so knew what to expect, but the MGM alone is pretty overwhelming at first! Today will be Top Golf followed by a day of visiting various hotels/casinos.

Bacchanal at Caesars tomorrow which is the only thing we’ve booked in advance - will report back on all!
 
Went there last year mate - it's great. You buy nickels as you go in. Good cheap fun for a couple of hours :)
I like good cheap fun - just ask my wife! :D

KK
 
Went there last year mate - it's great. You buy nickels as you go in. Good cheap fun for a couple of hours :)
That was back when Bally and WMS used to make fun games.
 
So, Vegas is odd isn’t it? Walking down the strip I’m reminded of wandering around cities in Grand Theft Auto - minus the violence! Basically America turned up to 11! Oh, and the stench of cannabis pretty much everywhere!

Not sure we could deal with any more than 3 nights without going a bit crazy!

Fun non-gambling stuff to do - Top Golf by the MGM, Flight Club in The Venetian, a cheesy show if you like that sort of thing.

Food wise, yeah it is mega expensive - although the food courts and places like the Earl Of Sandwich are on the cheaper side. Also, do a buffet - good experience, and you’ll be so full that it’s 2 big meals in one go!

Slot wise - had a fun first night, then the next two were as if I was home playing on VS! But sitting at the machines is good for free drinks (with dollar tips), and the drinks are nice and strong!

It was good to stay at the Signature as its close to the strip, but pretty quiet as there isn’t a casino. Also, a great little breakfast place there!

Now we‘re off to San Francisco for 4 nights and a whole different holiday experience!!
 
Not sure we could deal with any more than 3 nights without going a bit crazy.
This is my concern too. We’re going for 6 nights in September. Wanted 4 max but the flights were like half the price if we stayed an extra 2 days. Will be interesting for sure.
 
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This is my concern too. We’re going for 6 nights in September. Wanted 4 max but the flights were like half the price if we stayed an extra 2 days. Will be interesting for sure.
That's a bit like us! I was only planning 3 nights in Vegas, but my wife has a friend in Chicago, and she wanted to come down to see us in Vegas while we're there, so we stretched it to 5 nights to cover the weekend.
And like Congo, we're ending our trip on the West Coast in Los Angeles - after a brief visit to the incredible Grand Canyon. That's also definitely worth a look if you have the time.

KK
 
A few more things I can recommend if going to Vegas. If looking to see a show I would recommend an adult-only but the show is fantastic. Atomic Saloon. Also, The Beatles Love at the Mirage is excellent. the Atomic Saloon is at the Venetian.

Looking to do things out of Vegas I recommend the Nevada Southern Railway Museum in Boulder city where you can rent a train bike. Bike out into the desert sunset on an old railway. Maybe stay the night at Hoover Dam Lodge your out of the city and right at Lake Mead where you can do a bit of hiking. The Pioneer Saloon is worth a visit if you are into a little road trip and old vegas history. The oldest running Saloon is in Goodsprings a ghost town. Also, it's the place where Clark Gable waited for days as his wife was in a plane that crashed into the mountains in think in the 40s? he waited there while the search party searched for survivors, but sadly there were none. Clark gable cigarette burn marks on the bar are still there. A really cool place and is full of history. The building is the same as the day it was built.

If going to the Grand Canyon I recommend renting a car and driving. It's a great scenic drive. I have done both and do not recommend a bus tour as you miss out on a lot and are rushed for time.

On my next trip to Vegas which will be this summer, I will be going to Laughlin for a few days. Never been but I like to check it out. Has anyone been to Laughlin? Screenshot_20230326_154450_Gallery.jpgScreenshot_20230326_154506_Gallery.jpgScreenshot_20230326_154436_Gallery.jpgScreenshot_20230326_154253_Gallery.jpgScreenshot_20230326_154202_Gallery.jpg
 
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Been to Vegas over 20 times mainly in the 90s and early 00s.

Not been back since then, definitely wont be now.

Back then we got the room and decent meals all free being a lowish roller playing BJ on a 3to2 table with basic strategy at $10-$20 a hand tops, and a bit of slotting maybe $100 or $200 slot budget a day.

Almost every single trip they got $2-3000, a couple of times came back almost level which was amazing, never came back winning not once, but you felt you had some value for your losses and of course the free drinks were nice!!

The prices people quoting for stuff in this thread are literally insane, taking the piss!!
 
I totally loved my Vegas trip back in 2015!

Hotel was super nice and cheap, with daily pool parties, one can even smoke in the room haha
It was Treasure Island hotel as far as I remember, with first night in legendary 4 Queens hotel! I enjoyed the perks of free drinks and low costs in order to make people gamble, but I didn't gamble too much lol - so I wasn't that profitable guest to have :D
Also did roller coaster in New York replica :thumbsup:
 
More things I’ve learned in the US - watch out for “Authorisation charges” at hotels! When you arrive, they’ll do the usual card payment for the room, but they all seem to now add an Authorisation Charge as a hold, presumably in case of damages etc. It’s refunded within 48 hours if checking out, but if you pay by debit card just be aware. We’ve found the charges to be around $100 per night.

And those Vegas prices are actually comparable to other major metropolitan areas. Prices here in SF are pretty similar - you can mainly blame inflation, plus taxes!

Anyway, home in a few days and back to moaning about slots again…
 
There is a CVS on the strip at Flamingo road.
Yeah - we can literally see that place from our hotel window!
We haven't been in there though - we went in Target and ABC which are slightly closer. Prices are about 50% higher than the UK - but at least we are saving some $ by making our own meals, rather than eating out.

So my Top Tip for anyone planning to visit:
Do NOT book your hotel in advance!
I just checked on Booking.com (where we booked our hotel about 9 months ago) and for the same room in the same hotel is now about HALF what we paid.
And as we paid nearly £1,700 (for 5 nights) that would have been a LOT :(
In fact, there are some real bargains if you don't mind staying in a 2 or 3 star place - like about £40 a night for a room for two on The Strip.

Just came back from playing TopGolf - that was fun! :thumbsup:

Yesterday we walked to the Pinball Museum... more like the Pinball Scrapyard! Just like a big bare warehouse with load of ancient machines - about 25% of which are not working or in pieces. But I got to play games like Pac Man, Frogger, Centipede and Space Invaders for the first time in nearly 40 years - and I LOVED IT! Me & the kids could of stayed there all day, but the misses was totally uninterested and so we only stayed about an hour.

Here's a terrible photo of me doing my impersonation of Wallace off of Wallace & Gromit... :D
"Cracking cheeeeese, Gromit!"

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The next three evenings we are booked for Jabbawokeez, MJ Live & Blue Man Group... so I will come back later with my reviews of them ;)

KK
 
I'll be there next Saturday 😎

I booked mine back in June (£1850 for 10 nights in Harrahs, direct from Heathrow, Premium Economy) and I most certainly would not be able to get it cheaper now. It's £600 more expensive on Booking.com and that's with a stopover each way and a downgrade from Premium Economy on the way back. If I change to direct flights it adds another £1500!

Enjoy the rest of your trip 😀
 

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