Extended stay

My trips to Vegas have been either 4 or 5 nights long. Each time I've wanted to stay longer. It's funny how my time sense works during a vacation, though. The first day seems eternal, the second nearly so, and the rest go by so fast I'd swear by my next-to-last day that much time can't have passed already.

Anyway, I'd like to stay anywhere from 8 to 14 nights next year. The problem, as usual, is cost. I know Strip hotels, and many off Strip including Downtown, have unbelievably high rates on the weekend. Sometimes you can wind up paying more for friday and saturday than for sunday through thursday.

So the question: assuming a two week stay (14 nigths), what options are there besides regular hotels?

I am looking at the hotels I know. if I stay 8 nights, I can likely swing the weekend rates at, say, MSS.

The other thing is I don't want to rent a car, so I'm looking for places either Downtown, on the Strip, or with either a frequent shuttle or very close to a bus stop. Other than that all I need is an in-room safe. I don't care about other amenities like pools, restaurants, parking and so on.

Any ideas?

Quote: Nareed

Anyway, I'd like to stay anywhere from 8 to 14 nights next year. The problem, as usual, is cost. I know Strip hotels, and many off Strip including Downtown, have unbelievably high rates on the weekend. Sometimes you can wind up paying more for friday and saturday than for sunday through thursday. So the question: assuming a two week stay (14 nigths), what options are there besides regular hotels?

Motel 8 will give weekly rates if you call and book early in the week. Around thursday they won't give them, because they are hoping to get higher priced day rates for the weekend. It's a little motel across from Mandalay Bay.

Candlewood Suites has weekly rates, but they are about a mile walk down Flamingo from the strip.


Budget Suites of America is on Tropicana.

Try El Cortez downtown. The rates will be higher on weekends, but it probably won't be bad for the week. You can save a lot of money on food which will be more important that room rates by the end of the week.

I would try the El C too. Not sure what your play is but on VP if you coin in around 3k a day they will comp the room (as of early this year).
Hard to do w/o a car but when LV was still getting big money we would hop down to Laughlin on the weekends.

Many visitors to Vegas seem to do very well splitting their time between two hotels, particularly for comped rooms. Yeah, I guess its a bit of a hassle to move but it seems to work out right for a good many people.

I know some people use those Siegel Suites for short term stays.

Beware El Cortez and its new policy of a 25.00 surcharge for the eight night stay. See the fine print on the web site somewhere.

Its true. Weekend rates are high and a mid week comp is easy to obtain but a weekend comp takes far more money.

I wish you luck but don't know any real solution to this. Now if you don't have a car you would truly be marooned at a place like Silverton/SouthPoint (I keep getting them mixed up) but they not only have 42 dollar internet rates but they often have these three day sales during which they offer rooms at half price. The sales are announced to their email list and internet ads. A place like Tuscany Resort might be fine for you but its off-strip location means its a hike to everywhere. SamsTown offers great shuttles but if you are off in the Boulder Strip area you better like it there.

Do you have any player history at a casino? If so, contacting a host there to discuss comped rooms just might be worth it to you. Many casinos don't like to comp stays past the four day mark though. Its worth a try.

Thanks everyone, especially Paco for the links.

Quote: Wavy70

I would try the El C too. Not sure what your play is but on VP if you coin in around 3k a day they will comp the room (as of early this year).

If I played that much, I'd be able to afford weekend rates anywhere. Typically I play $100 at VP until I either win enough or it's all gone. It's hard to spin that into $3k.

The other thing about El Cortez is the location. I don't mind staying Downtown, but I preffer the big cluster of hotels and shops on the other side; it feels a lot safer. But I appreciate the suggestion.

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Hard to do w/o a car but when LV was still getting big money we would hop down to Laughlin on the weekends.

Last time I rented a car was in Orlando in 06. The rate was very reasonable, and over 6 days I used less than half a tank. But the insurance is highway robbery. I've checked with my cedit card providers, and they don't offer rental car insurance abroad; neither does my car's insurance (it does if I drive the car to the US, but that's crazy). In fact, one thing I love about Vegas is the ease with which I can move baout using public transportation. I also like not having to drive, not worrying about parking, and not worrying about gas and such.

I think I'll wind up swallowing the weekend rates somewhere Downtown...

Quote: Nareed

The other thing about El Cortez is the location. I don't mind staying Downtown, but I prefer the big cluster of hotels and shops on the other side; it feels a lot safer. But I appreciate the suggestion.

El C isn't but about a block from the 'other side'.

Quote: Alan

El C isn't but about a block from the 'other side'.

I know.

I also know I feel perfectly fine walking that way during the day, and that you can't get me to go there at night. Granted I don't engage in traditional "night life" activities, but I do go out at night. And so...

I stayed at Value Place for a little over a month while my company was getting offices set up. Here's a link:
http://www.valueplace.com/extended-stay-hotels/locations/Nevada/Las-Vegas-NV-Nellis-Air-Force-Base/

Was a little over two hundred a week, including Internet. Very basic room with very basic kitchenette. No safe; coffee maker was an extra charge (microwave was included, however). If you're just looking for a place to sleep and watch TV, it's great. Location might be an issue for you, though.

Quote: heather

Location might be an issue for you, though.

Just a little :) The lack of a safe hurts, too. But from a quick view at all these extended stay palces, it seems safes in rooms are not very common.

Quote: Nareed

The lack of a safe hurts, too.

That is a matter of personal preference. I've always felt that those "safes" are more a marketing tool than anything else. If a burglar gets in, he will go right for the safe. And if you have a stack of chips all you really have to do is color up and carry only a few of them.
Some people don't want to lose a laptop computer so they value the room safe, but its not all that safe.

You said 100.00 at a Video Poker machine until you've won enough or lost it all. If this is per day then I guess you won't be getting comped free rooms on the strip!