clevohardcore
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Las Vegas
Any of you been to Vegas? What are some nice hotels to stay at for a cheap/good price? I am thinking HOOTERS or LUXOR. They seem to have the best
deals.What did you think of the place?
Also, have any of you used PRICELINE or TRAVELOCITY for getting good deals?
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defstarsteve
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I use travelocity for all of my fights but never hotel,
I hate vegas
most fake place on earth...
yes even more fake then LA
but if you are there to drink and party I guess it would be okay
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clevohardcore
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No party. No drink. Business.
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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BDx13
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my bachelor party was a five day vegas extravaganza with 20 of my homies.
we had rooms at the ny, ny, but there wasn't much in the way of sleeping.
drank, gamble, hang with friends.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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Furly
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I've been to Vegas twice. The first time was just for a day, I was visiting Colorado for a couple of weeks and me and a buddy took a road trip out
there since it was a place I always really really wanted to go. He slept in the van that night while I took on the city solo. I had a fucking blast,
and came back to the van $1,300 richer from hitting at the Mirage on a slot, so I definetly recommed visiting there.
The second time I went was for Viva Las Vegas, Rockabilly Weekender (no, I'm not rockabilly). We stayed at The Treasure Island, which was awesome. The
pirate show was rad!
As far as Priceline goes, I used them for a different trip and they sucked. The room was horrible and the entire place was a dump, we got what we paid
for I guess.
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Jason the Magnificent
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Been to Vegas 5 times, use travelocity or expedia for flight and hotel each time.
I would prefer to stay downtown versus on the strip, its more condensed than the strip, easier to get a round and WAY cheaper in general. Golden
Nugget is the high end downtown and Four Queens is the best deal for a clean room for a fair price. Most of the others down there besides main st
station are dumps. Downtown is a 2 block area packed with like 10 hotel/casinos where the street is covered with a giant canopy they flash light shows
on every hour at night and the street is packed with vendors selling trinkets, caricatures cigars etc etc. The buffets outside of golden nuggtet are
kinda of shakeys/shoney-ish but theres a killer brewery restaurant at main-st station and a smaller one in four queens that claims to serve chicago
pizza.
As far as the strip I've stayed at Luxor which is nice and Frontier which is gone. The strip is big, glitzy, packed with people and hard to get
around. Giant hotels, giant casinos, giant streets and tons of pedestrian traffic with about 2 blocks of walking between each hotel. Downtown however
is the food destination...the buffets are without peer. Theres plenty of high end stuff, Wynn, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay...but the Rio is the Age of
Quarrel of buffets. just rediculous...you need a golf cart to get around.
I think hooters and hard rock are the beautiful people casinos, all the young and hip go there to be seen at the pool, Luxor is a solid deal, nice
rooms, clean place, mixed crowd and its connected via tunnel to Mandalay Bay which is one of the better eating destinations on the strip...plus the
bridge/tunnel has this burger bar with $25 Kobe burgers. hammers. The only place strip I'd say to steer clear of is Circus Circus...its dirty as hell
and filled with kids.
Both have their merits...but in a nutshell downtown is like a street fair with gambling and the strip is like disneyworld with gambling.
This is a really good site describing the places by locals and regulars.
http://www.cheapovegas.com/index.php
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Discipline
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I don't allow myself to go to Vegas or Atlantic City. I enjoy gambling waaaaaaay too much.
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BDx13
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Discipline
I don't allow myself to go to Vegas or Atlantic City. I enjoy gambling waaaaaaay too much. |
yo...
what about Casino de Montréal?
i've played there!
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I have been to Vegas many times and stayed at many of the hotels. Do not stay at the Luxor it is really not that great of a place and is too far away
from the main strip where all the action is.
Caesars is my favorite place to stay down there, but if you are looking for a place that is a little cheaper try the Flamingo. Nice place in the
middle of the action.
Two things you should do while you are there. Go to the shooting range that is located just off the strip. This place is amazing and you can shoot any
gun that you can possibly imagine. Also if you want to go out for a nice dinner hit up Boa Steak House in Caesars palace. Amazing food. Other than
that have some fun while you are down there.
MM.
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CR83
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I went for my college senior year spring break. My dad and his brother met us there. It was their last night, our first. We stayed at the Rio. It
was off of the strip and little out of the way but a great facility.
We used a travel agent. I have used Orbits and Travelocity for the last two vacations I have gone on to Florida. Well worth it.
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Discipline
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BD
| Quote: | Originally posted by Discipline
I don't allow myself to go to Vegas or Atlantic City. I enjoy gambling waaaaaaay too much. |
yo...
what about Casino de Montréal?
i've played there! |
Used to go there every time I was in Montreal. I also used to go to the casino at Niagra Falls a lot too because it's not a long drive. My problem
is I won't walk away when I'm up because for me it's less about the money and more about the gambling itself. I love the atmosphere, testing my luck,
etc. One time I was at Casino Niagra and I was up $2500 and my friends were telling me to quit while I was ahead but I wouldn't because it was too
much fun. By the time I left I was almost $1000 in the hole. I didn't like losing the money, but I had a shitload of fun doing it. It's why I try
to stay away from casino's these days.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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BDx13
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Casino Niagra...i've played there, too!
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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BDx13
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as a matter of fact, the characters in my gambling tattoo are from pamphlets i picked up at Casino de Montréal.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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MarkV
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Hooters is definitely NOT a "hip" place to stay. Hard Rock gets a lot of LA/"industry" people, but I'm pretty sure Hooters is exactly what you'd
expect.
Saying Vegas is "the most fake place on earth" is like saying you went to Disney and you were pissed the 6 foot mouse wasn't real.
I like staying downtown, as well.
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