Vegas Hotels help please (Circus Circus good?)

[Youstolemyname]

Just yesterday booked for Tropicana. Was well reviewed and looked like a good location on the strip. Doesn't look very interesting from the outside, not themed much, but I don't think it's really an issue. Hopefully will be decent!

I believe the rooms have all recently been refurbished. I played quite a bit of craps in the casino. Slots are quite good in there too but not a huge choice. Friendly enough place without being pretentious. Don't remember it having many bars or amenities though.

It's across the road from Excalibur ( visit stone cold creamery in here for epic ice creams) MGM Grand and NYNY so not a bad location to get you started. Do what the wife and I normally do; get up reasonably early and take the tram to Mandalay Bay from Excalibur then make your way down the strip going from hotel to hotel having a drink or two in each. By the time you get to the Strat you will be quite merry

 

[Metalface Mark]

All sorted, booked the a.ria - was slightly more expensive than planet hollywood, £35 or something each.

 

[panicbuy]

Vegas road trip

We are also doing a road trip in Sept but starting off whith this
Fly into San Francisco and stay 3 nights then drive to LA but a stop over in between
Then 3 nights in Beverly Hills LA and then drive to Vegas for 7 nights at the A.ria

 

[G-MAN2004]

All sorted, booked the a.ria - was slightly more expensive than planet hollywood, £35 or something each.

You'll enjoy it. Very nice to stay in.

 

[Metalface Mark]

Cant wait!

 

[Kimi]

Anyone tried the $20 trick when checking in?

 

[Noble-Kebab]

Treasure Island was very good when I stayed. Rooms are excellent

 

[Rotty]

Lol, great thanks, if its that bad then Im really glad I made this thread, I had my credit card details in.


Circus Circus Hotel £806
Imperial Palace - £855
Excalibur - £876
Ballys - £883
Luxor - £888
Montel Carlo - £910
Planet Hollywood - £929
New York Ny - £933
Paris Hotel - £939
**** - £977
Stratosphere - £1011
Mandalay Bay - £1013
MGM - £1027

PH is the best deal there

A R I A is a lovely hotel but getting in and out of it to the strip would drive me mental in 2 days

 

[Rotty]

The ok hotels are

Tropicana
Mirage
Monte Carlo

The hotels I wouldn't stay in are

Luxor
Circus circus
Excalibur
Nyny
Stratosphere
Flamingo
Riviera
Ballys
TI

!

TI is nicer than Monte Carlo, Flamingo is fine if you get a GO room which are superb, standard rooms awful though

 

[G-MAN2004]

Anyone tried the $20 trick when checking in?

Works every time for us.

 

[philstanbridge]

We spent a week in Vegas a few years ago and absolutely loved it! We stayed in the Bellagio. I would recommend that. Venetian is also amazing.

 

[Kimi]

Works every time for us.

Really? Im going to try it when i go, im scheduled for September this year for a buddies stag do, wanna get him upgraded

 

[Metalface Mark]

PH is the best deal there

A R I A is a lovely hotel but getting in and out of it to the strip would drive me mental in 2 days

I did book the A*ia, I know what you mean, I parked in it last year when I was there and got completely lost, its huge.

 

[tombrr]

Anyone tried the $20 trick when checking in?

whats this?

 

[G-MAN2004]

whats this?

When you check in at the main desk, give them a $20 dollar bill (tip) and ask if they have any upgrades. They'll check and upgrade your room if any are available.

If you're lucky, you can end up with a room a lot more expensive than the one you originally booked.

 

[Rotty]

I did book the A*ia, I know what you mean, I parked in it last year when I was there and got completely lost, its huge.

it's the walk out that gets me, you either have to go trough Crystals or get the tram via MC or Bellagio