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February 19th, 2018 at 2:39:08 PM
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Hello,
Tahoe or Reno (Harrahs Properties)
Could use opinions of which hotel to stay at in June, for gambling and overall cleaniness, classiest, and safety?
With Thanks,
Rick
Tahoe or Reno (Harrahs Properties)
Could use opinions of which hotel to stay at in June, for gambling and overall cleaniness, classiest, and safety?
With Thanks,
Rick
February 19th, 2018 at 2:47:06 PM
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What do you like to play? You will find more liberal rules down in Reno, and more options on where to play. But Tahoe is a much nicer setting very scenic & safer,, but very expensive! If you have the money, stay in Tahoe. If you're on a budget and trying to stretch your money, stay in Reno. Harrah's in Reno is located downtown, not the greatest area. It's only about 45 minutes apart from each other, S. Lake Tahoe & Reno. If you have a car, you can enjoy both places.
February 19th, 2018 at 3:38:39 PM
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Thank you,
Will stay in Tahoe.
Will rent a car.
Play sports, slots, video poker, and some table games.
Any other insights on ?
Again thanks
Will stay in Tahoe.
Will rent a car.
Play sports, slots, video poker, and some table games.
Any other insights on ?
Again thanks
February 19th, 2018 at 8:24:29 PM
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Wherever you play, make sure you sign up and join their respective players reward club, especially the independent casinos. You will most likely get free play and dining discounts just for joining. Plus future free rooms on your next visit. Great golf in Lake Tahoe. Rental cars should be cheap, always low ball the bids on Priceline, I've had my friends get rentals for under $10 a day. You're really not going to find much favorable gambling in Tahoe, consider it like a casino on a cruise ship. They do have great action no limit poker at Harvey's though. You may want to consider visiting Yosemite if Tioga Pass is open which most likely will, we have had below average snowfall this winter.
February 19th, 2018 at 8:37:23 PM
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Vegasrider,
Are you currently in Tahoe?
Are you currently in Tahoe?
February 19th, 2018 at 11:52:40 PM
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Video poker is considerably better in Tahoe. They have 25c Fifty and Hundred Play in 9/6 JoB and also 9/7 TDB (both return essentially the same, but the experience is MUCH different) where you earn reward credits at $10 per. You can play these machines for stakes between $1.25 and $125 a hand getting the full amount for the royal. You should be able to find a sweet spot in there somewhere. Reno video poker is not nearly as good.
Reno clientele is much seedier than Tahoe clientele. It's probably safe enough --- but Reno isn't nearly as nice.
At Reno, you have a considerable number of choices within walking distance --- which in June should be quite pleasant. Tahoe has a few close neighbors --- but not many.
Reno clientele is much seedier than Tahoe clientele. It's probably safe enough --- but Reno isn't nearly as nice.
At Reno, you have a considerable number of choices within walking distance --- which in June should be quite pleasant. Tahoe has a few close neighbors --- but not many.
February 20th, 2018 at 1:06:48 AM
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While beautiful, the thin air in Lake Tahoe gets to me. You might allow yourself a way "out" i.e. do not guaranty more than two/three nights. Down in Reno no worries air wise.
February 20th, 2018 at 5:39:57 AM
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Much appreciation for the input.
Have the rewards card for Harrahs properties.
Will fly into Reno airport then get a rental car and drive to Harrahs Tahoe, at least that is the plan at this point.
Have time to change plans.
Suggestions on rental cars from Reno airport, someone talked about Priceline, never used them.
FYI, haven't been in Tahoe but once in a very long time.
Thanks to all
Have the rewards card for Harrahs properties.
Will fly into Reno airport then get a rental car and drive to Harrahs Tahoe, at least that is the plan at this point.
Have time to change plans.
Suggestions on rental cars from Reno airport, someone talked about Priceline, never used them.
FYI, haven't been in Tahoe but once in a very long time.
Thanks to all
February 20th, 2018 at 8:27:09 AM
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Quote: BobDancerVideo poker is considerably better in Tahoe. They have 25c Fifty and Hundred Play in 9/6 JoB and also 9/7 TDB (both return essentially the same, but the experience is MUCH different) where you earn reward credits at $10 per. You can play these machines for stakes between $1.25 and $125 a hand getting the full amount for the royal. You should be able to find a sweet spot in there somewhere. Reno video poker is not nearly as good.
Reno clientele is much seedier than Tahoe clientele. It's probably safe enough --- but Reno isn't nearly as nice.
At Reno, you have a considerable number of choices within walking distance --- which in June should be quite pleasant. Tahoe has a few close neighbors --- but not many.
I must yield to the expert, and I know paytables are only part of the game, but gosh, when I stopped at the Atlantis, I felt like a kid in a candy store. They seemed to have everything.
'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded.
February 22nd, 2018 at 3:36:01 PM
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Just checking,
Any opinions on Harvey's other than it's across the street from Harahs?
Also was told it was normal to be charged a resort fee even if the room is comped?
Thanks for the input!
Any opinions on Harvey's other than it's across the street from Harahs?
Also was told it was normal to be charged a resort fee even if the room is comped?
Thanks for the input!
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:25:09 PM
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Quote: rpw612Much appreciation for the input.
Suggestions on rental cars from Reno airport, someone talked about Priceline, never used them.
Thanks to all
Log in and register, create your user name and password. Click on the rental car tab as they also have other options like flights, hotels, etc. Select your dates and bid. There is a link to name your own price, that's where you want to go. You will see multiple listings for car rental rates which may seem very reasonable, use that as a guide for a Price point and you can do better by bidding $10 or more lower.They will only allow you to bid twice within a 24 hr period, so I just resubmit my bid a couple of days later. Or I wiill go directly to the car rental website and see if it's any better. They will always state the demand for the area is high, try bidding higher. Bunch of lies and a marketing ploy.
Unlike hotels, when it comes to car rental companies, there is no difference. A midsize or full size car will be the same whether it's from Hertz, Avis or Dollar, which is why Priceline is great for renrting cars. You will always get a company that has vehicles on site. No fly by night rental car located offsite.
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:30:27 PM
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Quote: KeyserVegasrider,
Are you currently in Tahoe?
I live in Reno, use to live in Vegas which I thought was the best city in the country. After spending time in Reno, it's so much better. Weather, outdoors and generous offers and comps from the casinos without betting a fortune. All you have to do is bet ten cents a hand playing the machines and your drinks are free.
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:30:45 PM
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Quote: rpw612Just checking,
Any opinions on Harvey's other than it's across the street from Harahs?
Also was told it was normal to be charged a resort fee even if the room is comped?
Thanks for the input!
The casino floor is nearly a clone of Harrah's connected by a tunnel under the street.
100% risk of ruin
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:38:40 PM
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Why not split the trip into two different Harrah's property, Tahoe & then Reno since that appears to be your departure city.
February 24th, 2018 at 9:18:34 AM
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Visiting a friend near Tahoe Harrahs, he lives in Garnerville.
Looking to rent a car from Reno airport, but have time.
Looking to rent a car from Reno airport, but have time.
February 24th, 2018 at 10:06:43 AM
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Gardnerville real close to S lake tahoe, about 20 minutes up Kingsbury Grade and you're there. Great motorcycle road!
February 26th, 2018 at 7:52:23 AM
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Unfortunately, unless you are Diamond or higher, all Caesars properties will make you pay the resort fee.Quote: rpw612Also was told it was normal to be charged a resort fee even if the room is comped?
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February 26th, 2018 at 8:02:42 AM
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What a scam by the hotels. What if you elect not to use any of their amenities? If you're just using the room, you shouldn't have to pay. You should ask them that and see what they say. You're there to sleep, gamble and eat. Why should there be a resort fee?
February 26th, 2018 at 10:01:53 AM
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Tahoe has the scenery and the hiking and some beaches that you would want to take advantage of (if you are going in the summer time). I've been to South Lake Tahoe a handful of times, never gambled.
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February 26th, 2018 at 11:33:46 AM
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Because some MBA bean counter said it was a good way to scam their customers.Quote: VegasriderWhat a scam... . You're there to sleep, gamble and eat. Why should there be a resort fee?
February 26th, 2018 at 12:00:16 PM
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Quote: JoemanUnfortunately, unless you are Diamond or higher, all Caesars properties will make you pay the resort fee.
Unless it's changed recently, Laughlin waives resort fees for Platinum. I doubt it's the only one of the CET properties that does so.
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February 26th, 2018 at 2:12:53 PM
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I think prior to 2015, fees were waived for Platinum.Quote: billryanUnless it's changed recently, Laughlin waives resort fees for Platinum. I doubt it's the only one of the CET properties that does so.
Currently, the TR site wants to charge me a $14/nt resort fee on a comped room in Laughlin. I am Platinum.
"Dealer has 'rock'... Pay 'paper!'"
February 26th, 2018 at 3:30:25 PM
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Thanks to all,
The way I understand the resort fee is, it's the way the hotels bypass splitting profits with the travel site eg, Expedia, Travelocity, etc.
Anytime someone books with a travel site to a Vegas hotel the hotel has to pay the travel site a good portion, but the full resort fee stays with the hotel.
That said most of the time the R.F. is comped with the comped room, at least in my experiences.
But they weren't Caesars properties.
The way I understand the resort fee is, it's the way the hotels bypass splitting profits with the travel site eg, Expedia, Travelocity, etc.
Anytime someone books with a travel site to a Vegas hotel the hotel has to pay the travel site a good portion, but the full resort fee stays with the hotel.
That said most of the time the R.F. is comped with the comped room, at least in my experiences.
But they weren't Caesars properties.
February 26th, 2018 at 4:25:48 PM
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Quote: rpw612Thanks to all,
The way I understand the resort fee is, it's the way the hotels bypass splitting profits with the travel site eg, Expedia, Travelocity, etc.
Anytime someone books with a travel site to a Vegas hotel the hotel has to pay the travel site a good portion, but the full resort fee stays with the hotel.
That said most of the time the R.F. is comped with the comped room, at least in my experiences.
But they weren't Caesars properties.
It's not just that, it's hotel taxes as well. Also a way to collect money from "comped" rooms. And so on.
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February 26th, 2018 at 7:56:46 PM
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Didn't know they charged taxes on a comped room?
February 26th, 2018 at 8:17:25 PM
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Quote: rpw612Didn't know they charged taxes on a comped room?
Taxes should be reversed. You cant tax something that is zero.
February 26th, 2018 at 8:37:37 PM
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Quote: rpw612Didn't know they charged taxes on a comped room?
Even if a room is "comped" they will still charge resort fees with Sales Tax but not the hotel tax.
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February 26th, 2018 at 8:44:50 PM
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I think a guest has a good chance winning in court not paying the resort fee if they elected to not use the amenities. No guest should be forced to pay something that they are not going to use. I understand that they don't have to stay there but it's just the biggest scam. It's like the airlines charging you to check your luggage, but you don't have any to check in. What is included in the resort fees anyways?
February 27th, 2018 at 1:22:10 AM
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Murder.
Boomtown.
Reno.
http://mynews4.com/news/local/one-injured-after-shooting-at-boomtown-casino-in-reno
Developing story.
Boomtown.
Reno.
http://mynews4.com/news/local/one-injured-after-shooting-at-boomtown-casino-in-reno
Developing story.
February 27th, 2018 at 4:43:22 AM
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Apparently not so "developing" at all.Quote: FleaStiffDeveloping story.
February 27th, 2018 at 7:33:38 AM
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Yeah I heard about it. You have to be bold to commit a murder at a casino with all the cameras/ surveillance videos. That's the casino near the California border, I have yet to visit that property. Apparently that's where the Nevada Wolf Pack spends the night during their home football games.
February 27th, 2018 at 7:51:20 AM
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True dat, but the victim is just as dead.Quote: VegasriderYou have to be bold to commit a murder at a casino with all the cameras/ surveillance videos..
February 27th, 2018 at 8:00:15 AM
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Ironically there are still quite a few casinos where I have yet to step foot on their properry. The Grand Sierra which I live only 2 miles away, and some of the downtown casinos like Cal Neva and even Harrahs.
It appears Boomtown is similar to Samstown. That western rustic ambiance with very low limits.
It appears Boomtown is similar to Samstown. That western rustic ambiance with very low limits.
February 27th, 2018 at 8:13:56 AM
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How seedy is the area near the downtown Reno casinos?
Does it equal or surpass in squalor some of the seedy north Las Vegas strip environs?
Does it equal or surpass in squalor some of the seedy north Las Vegas strip environs?
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February 27th, 2018 at 8:22:04 AM
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Quote: MrVHow seedy is the area near the downtown Reno casinos?
Does it equal or surpass in squalor some of the seedy north Las Vegas strip environs?
Embarrassed to say I have spent a lot of time in N Las Vegas playing Bingo so I know the area well from the Nugget up to the Poker Palace.
Best comparison for downtown Reno to areas of Vegas would be downtown Vegas with the casino's along Freemont. The Reno Arch is the epicenter of the city and most of the hotels near it are really nice. Once you get off Virginia St and start walking down some of the alleyways and small surface streets, it gets pretty seedy, just like downtown Vegas.
February 27th, 2018 at 10:58:19 AM
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When I went to Boomtown in Biloxi it was virtually deserted and the food was miserable. Samstown on the Little Strip in Vegas is head and shoulders above Boomtown. Only Boomtown advantage: shuttles.Quote: VegasriderIt appears Boomtown is similar to Samstown. That western rustic ambiance with very low limits.
I don't know much about Reno but I think the Grand Sierra is the one with the River Cam.
April 27th, 2018 at 3:24:41 PM
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Hello all,
Well long story short, will be at Harrahs Reno.
Any suggestions on which room to try and get,,,, do have walking issues?
Any thoughts period with regards to eateries, as well as surrounding casinos?
Also what to stay away from.
With Thanks to all.
Well long story short, will be at Harrahs Reno.
Any suggestions on which room to try and get,,,, do have walking issues?
Any thoughts period with regards to eateries, as well as surrounding casinos?
Also what to stay away from.
With Thanks to all.
April 27th, 2018 at 11:15:46 PM
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Downtown casinos are all within walking distance. Similar to downtown casinos in Vegas.
April 28th, 2018 at 9:07:09 AM
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Thank you.
How about best tower to stay in?
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How about best tower to stay in?
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