thanks guys, surprised at how low a lot of people seem to place hooters at!

thank you

Really, I believe he is comparing to Ex Cal or Luxor which are pretty much at the bottom of the experience level as well, I would take Harrah's any day as a poker player on a budget, the location alone is within 15 minutes of pretty much all poker rooms but the Rio. And as he discussed walking to Rio, i just checked maps and it is a 25 minute walk from front of Harrahs, I still would not do it in the heat though. Smoke and overall casino is no worse than Flamingo and Bally's in my mind.

Flamingo doesn’t deserve to be in Harrah’s tier, you can enter/exit the elevators almost without touching gaming floor if you’re coming in/going out through the Linq side or valet/rideshare. Plus the flamingo habitat and the outside areas are a nice place to be even when the birds aren’t out.

the most appealing Harrah’s feature is the USB ports in the outlets on the upper sportsbook bar (when not fully populated by bums ldo)

Harrah’s Valley Tower is great and the location can’t be beat would pick it ahead of Bally’s and Flamingo if there’s no additional pool/resort criteria

I don’t think the gaming floor is any more sketch than flamingo’s

The Jubilee tower at Bally’s was renovated a couple years back and the newly named Resort Towers were recently renovated. Given that Bally’s and Harrahs have both recently renovated rooms, I’d argue each location is convenient but I’d take the casino floor layout at Bally’s over Harrahs. Just personal preference.

Not without reason....don't stay at Hooters

The Stay Well suites at the MGM when they first opened were really nice (excellent for sleeping). The Aria can be noisy and some of the rooms worn down, and if it wasn't for the poker room rate, I would definitely choose the Stay Well over it.

I got one of the refurnished rooms at the Luxor 6 years back, and they were more than serviceable (clean, no problems with the beds, etc). The room itself was a bit dark because of the pyramid, and the hotel itself is a bit dated, but its definitely a step up from the Excalibur.

Finally, renting a car at the airport though more convenient, is definitely more expensive. And I would even question the convenience as the shuttle journey can take some time (20+ minutes).

Yeah personal preferences definitely make the difference (all of which tilt towards harrah’s for me )

- valet is directly below the valley tower (and fastest I’ve experienced at CET)
- the most “efficient” diamond lounge is on the same elevator
- only CET property with 4+ Pai Gow poker tables going consistently, occasionally with a $10 one as well
- next door to casino Royale with bar top VP way better than anything CET

Any reviews on the Palace Stations rooms after the remodel?, only heard positive things about the Casino, but rarely anything on the rooms.

Also going to Vegas playing the Big50, usually stay at TI, but might try something cheaper this time around.

Been looking at Palace Station and Tuscany so far.

Yeah the Pai Gow and drink service at Harrah's is A+++. Proximity to late night McDonald's also huge.

Havent heard too many people talk about Excalibur lately searching this thread,

Excalibur is at a DOG**** location imo(MEANING FARTHER AWAY then I would like, PH, harrahs,ballys seems nut location) but other than that, what do you guys think about it? I heard it cheesy but most people say its serviceable/good for the price while a few others have said stay away

It has been like 10 years, but I stayed there before. It was fine; there was an alarm clock that had a iPhone connection so I could play my music; not bad for 2009. I have since stayed in Vegas many times and it definitely is my least favorite location compared to center strip properties, but its not a terrible location. Connects to the Luxor inside; short walk to MgM across the street. I believe Excal had beer pong to play in middle of casino (again, 10 years ago), but idk, it wasn't terrible. Rooms were clean and fine. IDK, I kind of like all properties for different reasons; different people, different restaurants. There are so many ways to have fun in Vegas; so if you are looking for an adequate hotel at a good price; book it!

makes sense, unless ballys, harrahs or linq has some good rates, i ll go to excalibur it looks like.

might jus call them and see whats hte best rate they can give me

Linq is better value imo, better location, rooms, and casino over excal and Luxor, for only a small portion more $$

I also just recently stayed at Park MGM and was very pleased.

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linq is easily way more than excal from what ive been seeing, ballys, harrah, linq is $150+ more. maybe its worth since hte location is so good?

I will see next month when I book it if prices drop tho

I do not remember it being that much more. I was thinking closer to $50 more per night


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I think Linq is still pretty good value in a location that’s hard to beat, but the price is obviously a far cry from the old IP days. Today’s resort fee is higher than the total weekday room rate 10 years ago. During my first WSOP time in 2009 I stayed at IP for 3 weeks for a little over $800 and that even included two weekends at $100/night and two weekends at $80/night. Weekday room rates where $19-25. [yes, I looked up the old confirmation emails ]

Ha! I stayed there for 3 weeks of the WSOP in 2008, and thought it was a great laugh. Small and old rooms, but the bartenders were fun, and the poker room was always good for some drunken 1/1 1/2.

Linq rooms are fine if not luxurious. But I'd only stay there again if traveling solo. It's a very small room.

I hate the exterior of Excalibur so much that I refuse to go inside. It might be the ugliest casino on the planet.

Stayed in Excalibur last summer, it was fine. I mean, as long as you go into it knowing you're not going to be stepping into Bellagio, it'll be fine. I had zero complaints while there. Yes, it's ugly on the outside and debatably even uglier on the inside, but the rooms were clean and I had no issues.

Yeah thank you. I am not prepping foranyhting fancy and I heard its still better than hooters. I thin outside of exac looks cool lol. medieval castle inside and out!

well for my stay for 6 nights total staying at LINQ or harras/ballys will be 150-250$ MORE total. which may not seem like a lot bu thats a buy in or airport parking, food for the week for me I think. again I have the money to splurge and get those roms if I wanted but still.

the good old dys, and resort fees keep gogin higher and higher.



Like siad, when I bok my room in march, im gonna see hte final totals for excal, and any of those central casinos and ee where the rates are. I know escal will be lowest but if ballys or harrahs is just 50-75$ MORE TOTAL for 6 nights, then I think you all would agree its worth it to stay more central at that price

Just spent 3 days at Red Rock Resort and 3 days at the Mirage on a combined hiking/gambling trip with my wife.

Was offered and accepted a $75.00 a night upgrade at Red Rock so paid about $275 a night for the three nights, including resort fee. Suite was not quite as fancy as a Bellagio or Wynn suite, but comfortable - nice bedding. Really nice master bath. Ate at Yard House all three days due to hiking/time issues - great happy hour half price appetizers that are more than large enough for a meal. Staff uniformly pleasant, valet parking quick. Probably influenced by the fact that I ran like god on video poker (had 3 draws at 3 deuces on deuces wild and hit all of them) but would stay again, if we do another hiking trip. The only negative was that the TV's had a Red Rock crawl ad along the bottom that you couldn't shut off, which blocked the scores of any sporting event you were watching - drove me nuts.

Next three night in a standard hotel room at the Mirage 3 night comp, and didn't angle for an upgrade - as I noted about they redecorated a few years ago, and our room was still in pretty good shape, although the fake "leather" on the headboard had peeled off in an 8x12 area that the maid cleverly hid with a fluffed up pillow. Bathroom clean and water pressure was fine (I have a vague memory of that being a problem in the past. Valet quick, probably because pretty much no one was using it due to the insane pricing. Ate just once on site at The Still - brewhouse kind of place with pretty good food - my wife had a cheese steak pannini that she really enjoyed. Decent selection of beers, friendly service. I thought they did a bit of bait-and-switch on their website - it states that the pool is open, but it's a very small satellite pool maybe 20x30 feet off the main one which seemed crowded with a dozen or so people around - no food or drink service either.

Addtional plug for Esther's kitchen for lunch - REALLY good.

MM MD

Ah okay that is what I was expecting. $150-250 more for 6 nights equates to $25-41 more per night.

In my mind, the value is worth that money.


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I'm going to be in Vegas from March 31st through April 5th for a convention that is at the Mirage. I didn't want to pay the price for the Mirage so I'm bumming it at Harrah's since it's right across the street. Saved about $700 by switching to Harrah's. I'll probably play some 1-2 and 2-5 at Mirage, PH, Bellagio, etc. You guys have any suggestions on food or entertainment right in that area?

Well, you can't ask for a more central location. Venetian, Caesar's Palace and the mall there, Bellagio, are all a very short walk, perhaps 15-20 minutes tops depending on your specific origin/destination in those buildings. Add just 15 more minutes and Aria, Cosmo, Bally's and PH.

In just those locations you could find enough food and entertainment options for a month with no repeats. If you give an idea of your tastes, you'll get plenty of suggestions. Good luck.