Cab to north end (Wynn, TI, Venetian) probably 10 bucks, to the south end (Bellagio, Caesars) probably 12 bucks because more lights that change slower. They have a shuttle to the south end also, but I've never ridden it.

A couple more...

1. I just got my CC out to book The Orleans, and I noticed this in the terms and conditions: "Room type is a request only and is not guaranteed." Should I be legitimately worried about this? The room would be for the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, so I would assume all rooms at any hotel will be in high demand. Is it possible/probable that I could book this and be SOL if they overbook?
2. Are there any casinos that deal short-handed NL games? Live full ring is so effing slow.

Kos,

I think that is referring to things smoking vs nonsmoking, king vs 2 doubles or high floor vs close to an elevator. People like to complain so this gives the hotel an out if they have to put you in a smoking room. I've never heard of anyone getting kicked from a Vegas hotel due to overbooking....Would be interested to hear if this has happened to anyone.

A casino is not going to deal a short handed game (rake considerations) intentionally.

Wow, I'm blind...I just C&P'ed and completely missed the "room type" part, reading it as "room is a request only" instead. Oops.

Thanks for all the tips and advice, 4_2_it!

I'm going to be in Vegas for 6 nights (Sun to Fri) in early September, staying at the Palazzo - most nights covered by my girlfriend's work for a conference.

I plan to play some poker at the lowest limits available while there - The Venetian of course will be most convenient room to hit, but seeing as though I can only beat the worst of the worst at the lowest limits online, would it be worth the trek down to MGM or elsewhere? Most play will likely be during the day with a few hours thrown in post-midnight when I can slip it in and I will probably stick to no limit.

I am considering throwing in some dead money for a Venetian noon tourney ($150) and/or the Wednesday Treasure Island Bounty tourney ($125). Any others I should be considering that might play well for a weak tight nit?

Also, what is a reasonable amount of cash to bring strictly for low limit poker for 6 days? $1,500ish cover it?

is the 120$ vip pass that expedia offers worth buying? if so, why?

Floppy, go and find 1/2 at the smaller casinos with worse poker rooms. I thought the Venetian 1/2 had the worst tables out of all by far. From best to worst games I'd hit up O'Sheas, Imperial Palace, Excalibur, MGM Grand and The Mirage before the Venetian. I saw a 0/1 $200 max game at Bill's which I never played in but I can't imagine it being anything but ridiculously good.

0/1 ? -.-

Thanks Jigs, I'll check some of those out.

There's no guarantee MGM will be better than anywhere else. I've done much better at Venetian 1/2 games than at MGM. BTW, mid-day mid-week is the land of the local grinders.

Wait until the last minute to sign up, and see how many entries they get. I played in one of these with 40 entries, thought I did good to make it to the FT, finished 6th and got squadoosh.

Bounty tourney is fun. You might still come out ahead even with an out-of-the-money finish. I did a TR in B&M. Other one to try is a Planet Hollywood in the morning. You get free donuts.

If you don't run bad. That's not a lot of buy-ins.

Does anybody know if you can use a debit card to put in a bet at the sportsbooks? I realize that there are ATMs everywhere if not.

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I'm staying at the Mirage for the majority of my trip to LV at the end of the month. I'll be checking in on the day of my 21st birthday and staying for four nights. I noticed that the Mirage has one of the highest success rates on FrontDeskTip.com, and one reviewer said he got upgraded to the Penthouse Suite for $100 (though he didn't say how many nights he stayed). My plan is to call the front desk right before I check in and ask if they have any suites available for that first night. If they say yes, I'll hang up and then "offer" the desk clerk $100 for an upgrade to a suite. I don't care about having a good view, so anything less than a suite will be worthless to me. Considering it's a four night stay, what are the chances of this working? What are the chances that they take the $100 bill and only give me the same upgrade I could have had for a twenty?

Calling may not be useful. Hotels always try to keep some suites available for last minute high-rollers. So even if they had one, they might tell you it's not available for rent if you call.

So that website that tracks the success of the $20 tip at checkin says it is only about 50% successful at MGM grand and most of the successes are in my opinion not that successful.

Has anyone tried this there? I am going to be there 5 days and thinking of switching it up to the $50 or 100 since it will go over a weekend. (W-Sun nights).

Anyone think this will help?

+EV

Try Caesers. A very nice room with a $70 tournament and a 50 seat max. Some real soft players but a couple Vegas regulars. One at 3PM and Midnite. THe 7PM is for $160 and 9PM is $130 with a $50 bounty.
I chopped on 2 and came close to the money on 3. Came away a winner. Friendly staff. $1500 to 2K is good.

Question: I have never gotten a massage before. Where should I go for getting a massage in vegas? And what type should I get (ex. Sweedish, deep body, etc)? I don't really wanna spend more than 200. Prefereably around $100 range.

going to vegas monday 09/22 to thursday 09/25 to meet up with two friends from germany that I haven't seen for about two years. don't know where we'll be staying yet, maybe at luxor, they like the building lol.

i guess we mostly just wanna get drunk and have a good laugh. anybody know a good bar or something for three guys in their early 20s to have a beer or ten and just have a good time?

what about food options. were not looking to spend a bazillion dollars, no fancy sea-food and stuff, just a good steak or so. btw, does the riviera still have the $1 menu in case we need a quick bite in between?

any other ideas?

how about hofbrauhaus (sp?) on paradise across the corner from hard rock. great beer, good food. very germanic.

Doubt those guys have any trouble finding German food.

great observation wiseass. just like any americans visiting other non american don't like going to american bars/restaurants on vacation.

i'm new here, but are you always a dick?

Where are you staying, lots of the hotels outsource their spa operations, so several are really the same company. Paris is good mid/high level, Canyon Ranch at Venetian and Qua at Caesars should be good.

For just screwing around kind of bars: Dicks at Excalibur, 9 fine irish men at NYNY, Hawaiian Tropic Zone at Planet Hollywood Miracle Mile stores, and McFaddens at Rio. Cheap food is everywhere. There are millions of steak places, most USDA Prime stuff tends to work out at about the same sort of price at around $100 a head, try N9ne at Palms and Delmonicos at Venetian. Second tier but good steak places: Binions top of the world steak house, and Range at Flamingo.


Over a weekend always makes things more difficult, the big secret of the front desk tip is to KNOW YOUR ROOM CATEGORIES AND NAMES. Find out the name for the first level suite and ask specifically for it, so man people think that the 'upgrade' from resort room to 'premium deluxe' -or someother rubbish name is actually an upgrade, when really you've now got a marginal strip view. I cannot stress it enough, KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, DONT JUST ASK FOR AN 'UPGRADE'. Checking in your birthday should help things too, also I like to make sure the line I get in doesnt have a supervisor hovering near by.

is thier any housing available about 15-30 min from the strip for sale/ good price? about how much for a 1 or 2 bedroom place?

Mostly around new guys.

And sometimes around old guys.