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    You are getting a lot of bad advice here. Venetian is by far the best but split up with Golden Nugget for best experience. Call Venetian directly for best rate and ask for pool side. Join Golden Nugget online for rates around $35 day plus coupons. If you do ask me for more advice.

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    Paris is good ...... good location aswell

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    Never been to Vegas so dont know much.

    Got an offer from expedia for vegas hotels but need to book in next 35 mins if I want to take discount.

    I was thinking of booking the Bellagio or Venetian previously, just because I ‘think’ they are right in the middle of the strip and best locations?

    Price isnt a big issue but I'd prefer to spend less than more of course. I don’t care about magnificent room as much as I want great location. Booking is for Sat/Sun/Mon nights.

    Here’s my choices…. Prices are in Australian dollars. US$ is ¾ of that number. So $1000 = $750us, $500 = $375us

    Cosmopolitan $1075
    Bellagio $1020
    Ceasers $1010
    Palazzo $1000
    Encrore @ Wynn $980
    Venetian $970
    Aria $970
    Wynn LV $910
    Planet Hollywood $890
    Mirage $840
    Jockey Resort Suites Center Strip $690
    Paris LV $690 (discounted from $900)
    MGM Grand $650
    Luxor $630
    W $600 (discounted from $950)
    SLS $570
    NY NY $540
    Flamingo $540
    Treasure Island $520 (discounted from $700)
    Monte Carlo $515 (usually $690)
    Hilton Grand @ Flamngo $500
    Harrahs $500
    Bally’s $480
    Polo Towers $480 (down from$820)
    Linq $450 (down from $600)
    Hilton Grand Vacations on Strip $430
    Excalibur $360 (down from $470)
    Stratosphere $290 (down from $410)
    Circus Circus $272 down from $410)



    Pick the best value/location for me?

    Leaning the W right now as stayed with them before in Sydney and are one the best I've experienced... but not certain how accessible everything is from it?
    If you have your heart sit on staying the strip I really can't help. If you want the same quality room and want to save some money stay off strip (Red Rock and Rampart are nice) and rent a car (don't forget a GPS).

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    Quote Originally Posted by SharpAngles View Post
    Opti stay anywhere but Sheldon Adelsons Venetian! #1 enemy to online poker in the world!

    If money is no object the Cosmo or Encore would be my choice.

    If if you're looking for value and location Ballys is right across the street from Belagio
    1000%, fuk that old man. He can't die soon enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DOM_Toretto View Post
    Stayed at many on your list. Easy choice based on your prices: Aria or Polo Towers. Both great locations. Both big rooms. Aria much nicer plus has a (decent) casino. Polo no casino but it's half a block walk to strip and right next to liquor store which is amazingly convenient.

    IMO, best lower-price 'strip' options are polo towers or mgm signature suites. Best higher-price strip options are Aria/Vdara or Cosmo.

    Have fun!!! BOL
    Group of 5 of us stayed there end of September, worked out perfect. Can combine suites for larger parties. Can't beat it for the price. Larger group going again next fall, probably stay there again.

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    I lived there for years and your head will spin with all the options. Remember, you will spend a small amount of time in your room, so you will enjoy Vegas where ever you stay. The only reccomendation I would give to a newbie is to take advantage of the deals you can get thru the las vegas advisor.com. Lot's of great 2 for 1 deals. Enjoy your stay. Also, when I lived there, I drove a cab. If you take a cab,
    DO NOT take the tunnel. Make sure you tell the cabbie that right away when leaving the airport. It is a rip off. Ask to go down Paradise.

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    Paris, Harrahs, Ceasers, Flamingo, etc they are all in the middle of all the action, and part of Ceasers "Total Rewards" program, which you'll want to sign up for ASAP upon arrival. That's they key, get those perks and the prices keep dropping every time you return!

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    Opti, I watched some Aussie films recent. Wolf Creek in particular. From what I could tell, you guys take saving water to an unreal extreme. Most of the people (boys and girls) hadn't taken a bath in days/weeks. Given that I am now aware of the culture there, I think you will be much more at home if u stay downtown at the El Cortez. Plus, great coupons there. GL
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyhawk View Post
    I lived there for years and your head will spin with all the options. Remember, you will spend a small amount of time in your room, so you will enjoy Vegas where ever you stay. The only reccomendation I would give to a newbie is to take advantage of the deals you can get thru the las vegas advisor.com. Lot's of great 2 for 1 deals. Enjoy your stay. Also, when I lived there, I drove a cab. If you take a cab,
    DO NOT take the tunnel. Make sure you tell the cabbie that right away when leaving the airport. It is a rip off. Ask to go down Paradise.

    Its 2017....nobody takes cabs anymore if you are smart...uber or Lyft will always take you the shortest route

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    If you go on vacation once a year never worry about being cheap

    I could never understand that

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    The only two I would really make to avoid is Circus Circus and Stratosphere. Both dumps in shady locations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Booya711 View Post
    Its 2017....nobody takes cabs anymore if you are smart...uber or Lyft will always take you the shortest route
    Only problem with this is I like to pay cash whenever possible. Take cabs all the time. I do have uber and Lyft for when travelling outside of major cities but wouldn't consider Vegas that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beavis13 View Post
    Only problem with this is I like to pay cash whenever possible. Take cabs all the time. I do have uber and Lyft for when travelling outside of major cities but wouldn't consider Vegas that.
    why do you like to pay cash?? Being on a meter is so 1975...paying cash sitting in traffic and /or traffic lights in vegas is like getting kicked in the balls

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    Quote Originally Posted by Booya711 View Post
    why do you like to pay cash?? Being on a meter is so 1975...paying cash sitting in traffic and /or traffic lights in vegas is like getting kicked in the balls
    I bartend. Most of my income is cash. When in Vegas, I don't tend to move around too much, but then again, im not in Vegas all that often.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beavis13 View Post
    I bartend. Most of my income is cash. When in Vegas, I don't tend to move around too much, but then again, im not in Vegas all that often.
    Got it...I live in vegas and uber/lyft is much better

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    Quote Originally Posted by Booya711 View Post
    Got it...I live in vegas and uber/lyft is much better
    Cool. Ill def use next time im in town. They are both pretty good here in SF too, if traveling out of the city or to the airport, but within town, its such a small city, most times you are better off walking. Maybe I should look into using it here too.

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    which place did you choose to stay at?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Booya711 View Post
    why do you like to pay cash?? Being on a meter is so 1975...paying cash sitting in traffic and /or traffic lights in vegas is like getting kicked in the balls
    Took a cab to my hotel last time, and an uber back to airport from hotel was half the price the cab was. Uber is the only option in Vegas.

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    Cabs are a dying business. Glad I got out when I did. I feel sorry for my buddies trying to hack in Vegas now. Taxi biz down overall 25 percent nation wide. For what it is worth, I never took someone the long way or ripped someone off. I don't know how those uber/lyft guys make in Vegas though. Most rides are short on strip. Glad it is part of my past, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marcoloco View Post
    which place did you choose to stay at?
    Ended up booking at Paris LV.



    I have a car btw. Bit of a car guy. Hired a Dodge Challenger, some American metal for my American road trip.

    Going to do a few laps of a race circuit in a Corvette and a Shelby Mustang too.

    Although if I am not walking, I do plan to Uber it around the strip area if needed.




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    Quote Originally Posted by LVHerbie View Post
    If you have your heart sit on staying the strip I really can't help. If you want the same quality room and want to save some money stay off strip (Red Rock and Rampart are nice) and rent a car (don't forget a GPS).
    I'll suck your brain for some tips at the bash.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xKMACKx View Post
    If MGM Grand is a West Wing room and you're travelling with other people, avoid. It's a shoe box and the bathroom doesn't even have a door. If it's one of their more conventional rooms, then that's the best value.

    Overall, I would say Wynn. I can't believe Caesars is more. The only resort I would consider that cost more than Wynn is Palazzo.
    Wait, what? The bathroom doesn't have a door?.....that's hilarious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eidolon View Post
    If you end up changing, change to Palazzo. Great hotel. And don't be suckered into staying at Venetian for the same price; they are far from the same experience.
    I've stayed at both hotels, and this post doesn't make any sense to me. Pretty identical places, except Palazzo seems quieter in the casino to me. Rooms are the same, and it's a two minute walk through the connecting hallway to go from one casino to the other.

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    Optional, you definitely made the best choice. Paris is really nice and at that price, easily the best value. Also, great location.

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    Motels

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    Quote Originally Posted by Albert Pujols View Post
    Optional, you definitely made the best choice. Paris is really nice and at that price, easily the best value. Also, great location.
    I'm starting to realize just how cheap it was when trying to book hotels in LA before I get there.

    Seriously cannot find anything above a 2 star, or a 3 star in a shitty neighborhood, for the avg nightly price at Paris. Going to cost more for a Tue/Wed night in LA than a 3 night weekend in Vegas.

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    Paris for myself also ... Palazzo is my fav ... Not the real bargain it used to be in Vegas buy still decent prices to be had especially if you spend a nights between Sunday and Thursday

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    Can't go wrong with encore or wynn

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    Ended up booking at Paris LV.




    @Jayvegas


    JayVegas was right... these bastards did double charge the resort fee that Expedia said was included.

    Showed this screenhot to the hotel reception and they still said I was mistaken and somehow that does not mean the fee was included in what I paid expedia to book.


    Is there any way I am wrong here?
    Cant believe the woman at the desk looked at that and still said resort fee was extra.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    JayVegas was right... these bastards did double charge the resort fee that Expedia said was included.

    Showed this screenhot to the hotel reception and they still said I was mistaken and somehow that does not mean the fee was included in what I paid expedia to book.


    Is there any way I am wrong here?
    Cant believe the woman at the desk looked at that and still said resort fee was extra.
    Then the vendor you booked with owes you those fees back....Id call them ASAP

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    You showed them that you paid the Resort Fee & like a Jedi mind trick she told you that "you haven't paid the resort fee."

    I get so angry and worked up when I talk about this.
    ....And it just keeps getting worse & worse.
    http://http://www.covers.com/Editorial/article/462468

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    JayVegas was right... these bastards did double charge the resort fee that Expedia said was included.

    Showed this screenhot to the hotel reception and they still said I was mistaken and somehow that does not mean the fee was included in what I paid expedia to book.


    Is there any way I am wrong here?
    Cant believe the woman at the desk looked at that and still said resort fee was extra.
    You rarely pay the resort fee ahead of time. Hotels.com, even MLife won't let you pay for everything ahead of time. The sites will show you the final price, but you are still going to settle up with the Hotel when you check in. Then, they usually throw a resort fee or $50-$100 on your card as a hold or for room charges/mini bar. I'd look at your detailed bill from Expedia and be sure they charged you for the resort fee. Your beef, if you have one, will be with them.

    Vegas just raised their hotel taxes. I booked my room for March Madness and in the fine print, it told me I'd be paying more than I originally thought. Some sites break down the cost of the room, tax, and resort fee better than others. I know on Hotels.com, they highlight the price in bold and it says the cost of your room. On the next line down, it says when you arrive at the hotel, you will also pay: $xxx (usually the resort fee). Then, it will say the TOTAL cost of the stay = $xxxx. You have to read it carefully, Vegas always tries to make you forget about the resort fee & tax which can add up, especially on an extended stay.

    Also, for the future, sign up for MLife, Harrah's Total Rewards, etc. and book through them or book direct with the hotel if they have a deal. It will always be cheaper than Expedia, Hotels.com, Kayak, Orbitz, etc. Not by a ton, but it helps to cushion the useless resort fees...and now parking fees for MGM properties.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayvegas420 View Post
    You showed them that you paid the Resort Fee & like a Jedi mind trick she told you that "you haven't paid the resort fee."

    I get so angry and worked up when I talk about this.
    ....And it just keeps getting worse & worse.
    http://http://www.covers.com/Editorial/article/462468

    Well put! Thats what it felt like talking to her.... A Jedi Mind Trick!!

    Quote Originally Posted by El Nino View Post
    You rarely pay the resort fee ahead of time. Hotels.com, even MLife won't let you pay for everything ahead of time. The sites will show you the final price, but you are still going to settle up with the Hotel when you check in. Then, they usually throw a resort fee or $50-$100 on your card as a hold or for room charges/mini bar. I'd look at your detailed bill from Expedia and be sure they charged you for the resort fee. Your beef, if you have one, will be with them.

    Vegas just raised their hotel taxes. I booked my room for March Madness and in the fine print, it told me I'd be paying more than I originally thought. Some sites break down the cost of the room, tax, and resort fee better than others. I know on Hotels.com, they highlight the price in bold and it says the cost of your room. On the next line down, it says when you arrive at the hotel, you will also pay: $xxx (usually the resort fee). Then, it will say the TOTAL cost of the stay = $xxxx. You have to read it carefully, Vegas always tries to make you forget about the resort fee & tax which can add up, especially on an extended stay.

    Also, for the future, sign up for MLife, Harrah's Total Rewards, etc. and book through them or book direct with the hotel if they have a deal. It will always be cheaper than Expedia, Hotels.com, Kayak, Orbitz, etc. Not by a ton, but it helps to cushion the useless resort fees...and now parking fees for MGM properties.
    After thinking about it and looking at my official booking and receipt from expedia I think you are right and they didn't charge me the fee, but just showed the total price including the fee (and charged me less than the total quoted number when i paid). Have to double check statement when home on Friday to be sure.

    So the Jedi mind trick lady may have been correct after all.

    Still it felt confusing her looking at that and still saying no that does not mean the fee is included


    I have really loved 99% of things about America and mostly the people this trip, but have to say these 'tricks' where you never know the real price of anything up front gets a bit disconcerting sometimes. Was told doctor would cost $99 and anti-biotics about $40 today before I went in... by the end was about $200 with taxes and fees and whatever else they add afterward.

    Anyway... have had a great time apart from last couple of days so sick so not going to penny pinch about it. Honestly think Vegas hotels are good value even with the resort fee. Cant imagine any other major city in the world where I could get a room like this in a 'grand hotel' for near the price.

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    avoid Strat..circus circus.. Luxor good however at end of strip..TI is excellent right in middle

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    Stayed at Paris many times and like it. In fact, I will be going in a couple weeks and staying there. Paris resort fees are $32

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