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List of Places I have stayed at over the years
| January 9th, 2012 at 5:36:12 PM permalink | |
| JohnnyQ Member since: Nov 3, 2009 Threads: 49 Posts: 590 | Some of the recents posts have been kind of serious. So here's something maybe no one will care about, but it is the list of hotels I have stayed at in LV over the past almost 20 years. This is in chronological order, from oldest first, for the most part. Some trips have been with my brother, some with the family, and some on business. I think this has pretty much run the gambit from dumps to almost Taj Mahal's. Mostly we paid our hard earned money to stay at these, but we managed a comp for a couple of them. MGM Grand Flamingo Westward Ho ( gone ) Lady Luck Stratosphere Aladdin ( now PH ) Tuscany ( several times ) Boardwalk ( gone - Business ) Tropicana Riviera Buffalo Bill's ( wanted a cheap place on a weekend ) Terrible's ( wanted a cheap place on a weekend ) Treasure Island Rio Hilton Grand Vacation Club - Conv Ctr Crestwood Suites ( yuchhh - wanted a cheap place on a Friday ) Cliffs at Peace Canyon Planet Hollywood Towers My favorite place now is the Planet Hollywood TOWERS suites. Find a decent deal on-line ( I use BOOKIT.com ) and I think you will really like it there. The HGVC also had a very nice suite, and so did Cliffs but it was a ways from the Strip ( but convenient to Red Rock Casino ). I think in the future I will try to stay at a new place every so often. I've heard the TRUMP tower is very nice, even though I think the DONALD himself is a total idiot. I'd also like to stay at the Platinum Hotel at Flamingo and Koval sometime. My philosophy has gradually changed from find the best deal to find the best deal for a nice place to stay. I have already booked a North tower room for BALLY's for this summer, I guess that falls under the good deal category once again. Now you swear and kick and beg us
That you're not a gamblin' man
Then you find you're back in Vegas
With a handle in your hand |
| January 9th, 2012 at 5:57:08 PM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6400 | I have to admit I've never been in Planet Hollywood since they changed from Aladdin. I so disliked the low ceilings that I was only there once and never returned. One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| January 10th, 2012 at 9:34:14 AM permalink | |
| slyther Member since: Feb 1, 2010 Threads: 8 Posts: 385 | Good ol' Westward Ho... that was the site of my very first trip to Vegas while in college. Now 17 years later I am up to 20 trips :) |
| January 10th, 2012 at 10:15:45 AM permalink | |
| kmumf Member since: Jul 5, 2011 Threads: 0 Posts: 37 | Ohh this reminds me of the good old days of Boardwalk. When you need to step it down from the high rolling IP. In a way I miss slumming it in my broke days. I do also enjoy the Palazzo now it is by far my fav room to stay now. |
| January 10th, 2012 at 10:23:39 AM permalink | |
| teddys Member since: Nov 14, 2009 Threads: 100 Posts: 2723 | My list is not as extensive or historic as yours, but I will put it up anyway, in chronological order: My friend's parents' house at Jones & Sahara. Terrible's. Rio. Palms Place. Gold Coast. Tuscany. Harrah's. Silverton. Circus Circus. Eastside Cannery. Arizona Charlies Boulder. Friend's condo at Jones and Robindale. Palace Station. Imperial Palace. Hacienda. Vegas Club. Main Street Station. I would have to rate Palms Place as the best, Hacienda as the worst, and Gold Coast/Rio as the ones I would be most likely to return to. Harrah's is also pretty good. By the way, I haven't paid for a room since the second one on the list (Wizard reviews excepted). "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss..." -Rudyard Kipling |
| January 10th, 2012 at 10:29:36 AM permalink | |
| AcesAndEights Member since: Jan 5, 2012 Threads: 11 Posts: 584 | So I'm new here, what's the general opinion for best value on the strip? Where value is a combination of location, quality, and price, and not too heavy on the quality (I'm a pretty cheap bastard). In my opinion (5 trips to Vegas since 2008, 2 more on tap already for 2012), it's the Flamingo. Rooms can be had for $40 generally on weeknights, the location is smack in the middle of the strip, and for some reason I really get a kick out of staying at the oldest hotel on the Strip. Last trip I splurged for the "Go Deluxe" room and it was a disappointment. I don't have an iPod and forgot my aux-in cable, so I couldn't even plug my own music into the cool stereo system, and the flat-panel widescreen was wasted with an SD cable feed (lame). The bathroom was cool though, with a TV screen above the sink and a classy all-glass shower with additional heads misting directly at you from about chest-height (sounds weird but I enjoyed it). Next time I want to spend a little bit more dough though, I'll try a nicer place. The Go Deluxe was $75 on a Thursday night and wasn't worth the upgrade from the standard at the Flamingo. Plus I like supporting Harrah's properties due to their position on resort fees... "Life's a bitch and then you die. Or seven out." -AlanMendelson |
| January 10th, 2012 at 10:33:18 AM permalink | |
| teddys Member since: Nov 14, 2009 Threads: 100 Posts: 2723 | I'm by no means an expert on Strip properties but I'd have to agree with you. I would also add Harrah's. I stayed there this trip and was really impressed with the quality of rooms, dining options, and overall workings of the property. The location is great, too -- walk right out the door and across the street to Mirage/Forum Shops. I would NOT recommend Imperial Palace. Even for the dirt-cheap price they charge, I don't think it is worth it. Spend $10-$15 more for Harrah's/Flamingo. I wish I had the chance to review Bill's this trip, but I couldn't work it. It looks to be a decent value with a great location, although I am not too impressed with the casino portion. "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss..." -Rudyard Kipling |
| January 10th, 2012 at 11:12:06 AM permalink | |
| Ibeatyouraces Member since: Jan 12, 2010 Threads: 18 Posts: 909 | What they dont charge in resort fees they sure make up for it in all their 6:5 BJ. And I wouldn't call any of their places "resorts" except Caesars. "Shut up Meg."
Peter Griffin, Family Guy |
| January 10th, 2012 at 11:15:33 AM permalink | |
| Ibeatyouraces Member since: Jan 12, 2010 Threads: 18 Posts: 909 | And/or Paris. "Shut up Meg."
Peter Griffin, Family Guy |
| January 10th, 2012 at 11:30:19 AM permalink | |
| AcesAndEights Member since: Jan 5, 2012 Threads: 11 Posts: 584 |
True they are stingy in other ways, with the 6:5 "blackjack" tables and 2:1 payouts on the flied for 2 AND 12. But there's a pretty simple way to avoid that: don't take those bets. When I'm playing craps for fun I'm a staunch dark side bettor, laying full odds on 2-3 DP and DC combined bets. So far I haven't gotten beat up at a cold table, but I foresee it happening before I die :) As for blackjack, I'm an amateur low-to-mid-stakes counter and stick to the 6 deck shoes. No 6:5 BS to deal with, and not as much heat as the 2 deck games (from what I've heard, I am in no means an expert at heat yet). "Life's a bitch and then you die. Or seven out." -AlanMendelson |
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