List of Places I have stayed at over the years

If we're just talking about LV:

-1995: We Stayed at The Maxim (Now Westin Casurina) for NYE (1/1/96)
-1998: We stayed at Motel6 (By McCarran) for Spring Break (HUGE SpeedSkating Tournament that whole week)
==== We stayed at The Maxim (again) for July 1-3 (Pacific Regional qualifier for SpeedSkating)
-2001: We stayed at Excalibur (forget the timeframe) and got a SWEET room facing NYNY.
-2003: We stayed at Whiskey Pete's (Primm) for my 22nd birthday (My 21st was spent in Reno)
-2006: I stayed with a friend at a BIG house in Summerlin over Easter Holiday Weekend
-2008: We stayed at The Orleans for Spring Break week.
-2012: We stayed at The Rio for WovCon ][ / Cousins Wedding
==== We stayed at The Palazzo; on a free room offer 9/16-9/19
==== We're planning on staying at MainStreet Station 12/21-12/24

Boardwalk (got to see my first and only show in Vegas - Seinfeld at Caesars Palace)
My car
4 Queens
MGM Grand
Imperial Palace
Days Inn connected to the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall
Fitzgeralds
Plaza
Riviera next weekend

I realize in all of my info that I never did share which properties I've stayed at in Vegas...
Circus Circus
Paris
Bally's
Caesars
Flamingo
Rio
Tropicana (YEARS ago)

Outside of Vegas
Atlantic City- Showboat, Bally's
Illinois- Harrah's Joliet, Par-a-dice
Indiana- Harrah's East Chicago (now Ameristar EC where I also stayed), Majestic Star, Horseshoe Southern, Belterra, Hollywood Lawrenceburg
Iowa- Isle of Capri Bettendorf, Harrah's Council Bluffs, Horseshoe's sister hotels Council Bluffs
Mississippi- Grand Tunica (now Harrah's Tunica where I also stayed), Sheraton Tunica (now Tunica Roadhouse, both stayed), Horseshoe Tunica, Gold Strike, Sam's Town, Resorts Tunica, Hollywood Tunica
Missouri- Harrah's Kansas City, Argosy Kansas City, Harrah's St Louis
West Virginia- Wheeling Island

How are the rooms at Wheeling Island, Tiltpoul? Just curious. I've obviously never had a reason to stay there.

Quote: Mission146

How are the rooms at Wheeling Island, Tiltpoul? Just curious. I've obviously never had a reason to stay there.

The rooms aren't bad. They aren't great either, and from what I understand, it's the worst hotel connected to a casino in West Virginia (Then again, the competition is Mountaineer, a resort, and The Greenbriar, which is ALL about the resort and less about the casino.) It's about on par with a Best Western.

I don't know anything about Mountaineer's rooms, but the casino is a dump.

I'll add my non-Vegas properties just for fun:

Harrah's Reno
Harveys Lake Tahoe
Red Garter (West Wendover)
Isle of Capri Black Hawk
Horseshoe Council Bluffs (actually the Country Inn and Suites)
Harrah's Joliet
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Rising Star Resort (formerly Grand Victoria)
Hollywood Lawrenceburg
Belterra
Majestic Star
Four Winds
Kewadin Sault Ste. Marie
Harrah's Metropolis
Harrah's St. Louis
Harrah's Tunica
Fitz's Tunica
Caesars Windsor
Greektown Detroit
MotorCity Detroit
Caesars AC
Ballys AC
Showboat AC
Harrah's AC
Trump Plaza
Tropicana AC
Revel
Horseshoe Cleveland (actually Ritz Carlton)

By the way, only one of these rooms was paid for.

Quote: RogerKint

Boardwalk (got to see my first and only show in Vegas - Seinfeld at Caesars Palace)
My car
4 Queens

Would love to hear more about that second entry :) you get busted out or did you plan on sleeping in the car?

Quote: teddys

I'll add my non-Vegas properties just for fun:

.....Belterra.....


By the way, only one of these rooms was paid for.

I really like Belterra but not so much that I have made the
drive down there in the past year.

I'm impressed on your comp / pay ratio. On my Vegas list,
I have pretty much paid for everything except Rio and
Terrible's. But have gotten some pretty good deals at
some of the others.

Quote: bigfoot66

Would love to hear more about that second entry :) you get busted out or did you plan on sleeping in the car?

Neither...just young, stupid and too spontaneous. The good news is I was at the top of the parking garage and my car has a moon roof lol. If only I knew about WoV and how easy it is to get a free room.

I will be adding Harrah's and Palms to my list this summer. Whoopee.

Circus Circus
Binions
Four Queens
Imperial Palace
Bills Gambling Hall
Hilton Grand Vacations

Quote: teddys

You still have some good ones to look forward to except for Railroad Pass and Hacienda. Those are dismal.

Maybe Railroad Pass will get a little better after the bus schedule changes in early July - they're getting rid of the hourly 402 that runs past RP into Boulder City, and expanding the HDX to take its place. Of course, that assumes that all of the HDX buses will run the full route, as opposed to all but one per hour turning around at Nevada State College or College of Southern Nevada. Hacienda (and M, for that matter) is not on my itinerary until I bite the bullet one of these years and rent a car, but since I always go alone, it's never really worth the cost.

Oh, and if we're including non-Vegas casinos:
King's Castle (Tahoe (apparently it's now the Hyatt Regency & Grand Lodge Casino Lake Tahoe), although I didn't do any gambling, considering that I was only 8 at the time - they did have a pretty decent pinball arcade, if my fading memory serves me)
El Dorado (Reno - the only non-Vegas casino where I have gambled, albeit mainly VP and a video quarter horse game where the races were on laserdisc)
I stayed at another one in the mid-1970s, almost certainly in South Lake Tahoe, but can't remember which one - I vaguely remember an MGM-based slot machine, but I don't think there were any MGM casinos in Reno or Tahoe before 1978, which is definitely after when I was there.

NYNY
Terrible's (the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in)
Monte Carlo
South Point
El Cortez
Bally's (stayed here many times, mostly comped, almost always booked south tower room, every single time I've been given a room in the north tower without asking, tipping etc, including this last time where the desk clerk tried to sell me the north tower upgrade for $10 a night, I refused, and she put me in the north tower anyway)
Golden Gate
Suncoast
California

Harrah's Reno
Harvey's
Sands Regency

Horseshoe Bossier City

Bellagio (premium fountain view - 1st trip)
NYNY
Vdara - ok, nothing special, suprised how much wear in my room for such a young property.
Palazzo
Main Street Station
Bally's (North Tower)
Mirage

Showboat
Harrah's AC
Borgata
Trump Marina
Trump Plaza

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In no particular order. Most of them are only once except for Caesars which has been probably a dozen times. unlike Doc I don't keep gambling or trip records so I am not sure of exact number of times.

Imperial Palace
Flamingo
Harrahs
Marina
MGM Grand
Mirage
Rio
Caesars Palace

Harrah's St. Louis/ Hollywood St. Louis; stayed under both banners
Ameristar St. Louis
Lumiere Place St. Louis
Harrah's Joliet, IL
Par-a-Dice Peoria, IL
Casino Aztar, Evansville, IN Now Tropicana
Soaring Eagle, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Gold Strike, Tunica MS
Fitzgeralds (Fitz), Tunica MS
Showboat, Atlantic City
Harrah's, Atlantic City
MGM Grand, Las Vegas

If anyone has any questions about casinos in the Midwest I've probably played at a lot of them.

Wynn - Got a deal Southwest Vacations
Ceasars - X4 reduced price
Harrahs - when comped
Rio - preferred Vegas location (walk to good VP at Gold Coast and Palms)
Red Rock - very nice

You'll notice mostly CET properties, they've been very generous with their comps. I play in Biloxi and stay in Vegas. Go figure.

I'm a long-time lurker and fan of The Wizard and his sites and, as suggested by an earlier post, I thought my list would be an appropriate first post here.

In the order my scattered memory will allow:

Bally's
Rio
Gold Coast
Orleans
Imperial Palace
Tropicana
Boardwalk
Luxor
MGM
Hard Rock
Paris
Mandalay Bay
Casino Royale
Riviera
Sahara
Stratosphere
non-Vegas (but close): Buffalo Bill's

Favorite rooms: Hard Rock
Least favorite: Casino Royale
Favorite I've been in but not been a guest of: Venetian

First trip to Vegas, I stayed at Caesar's. 1991. Never wanted to go there again.

So, my list of LV stays is:

Caesars
Harrah's x at least 15
LV Hilton x at least 10
Golden Nugget x at least 6
Rio x at least 3
Binion's
4 Queens
Imperial Palace
MGM Grand x 2

Plays (including all the above)
Monte Carlo
Venetian
Strat
Plaza
Flamingo
Bill's
Bally
Sands
Riviera
Dunes
Fitzgeralds
Main Street Station
Gold Coast
Paris
NYNY
Mandalay Bay
Circus Circus
Excalibur
Showboat
Something Slipper
Aladdin's
Bellagio
Tropicana
I'm forgetting 2 downtown

Non-Vegas stays:

Trump Marina
Harrah's AC x 10
Borgata x 5
AC Hilton x 8
AC Showboat x 10

Grand Biloxi x 10 (before Harrah's)
Grand Biloxi x 3 (after Harrah's)
Grand Gulfport
Imperial Palace
Grand Tunica x 8 (before Harrah's)
Harrah's Tunica x 2
Gold Coast

Peppermill Reno
Harvey's
Harrah's Tahoe

Non-Vegas plays (including all hotels above): too many to mention; I'd be surprised if anyone read this far.

Favorite Rooms: Borgata
Least Favorite: IP Vegas
Property I most want to stay at but haven't: Wynn/Encore

I read this far. Now I know where my money went !

Anyone remember the World's fastest busboy? That was the highlight of my first trip to Vegas and the only one I can remember to be honest.

Apparently I hadn't responded to this yet:

Vegas (chronological order of first stay):
Mirage - 11/01, 5/13, 9/13
Bally's - 9/11, 12/11, 12/12
IP/Quad - 2/12, 6/12, 5/13, 9/13
Flamingo - 6/12
Rio - 12/12
Monte Carlo - 5/13
MGM Grand - 9/13

The bookends of this list are easily the best hotels I've stayed in. Thanks myVegas! And my parents for trip #1 and picking to see Siegfried and Roy. :)

Non-Vegas:

Harrah's Tunica (now Resorts Tunica) - 2004
Harrah's Tunica - several times since 2009
Fitz Tunica - 2010
Harrah's N. Kansas City - 2011, 2012
Tunica Roadhouse - several times since 2012
Horseshoe S. Indiana - 2012
Hollywood St. Louis - 2013

I should be staying at Flamingo in December and trying to work in the Mirage for January. Will be at the Rio in about a week.

Riviera -1
Palace Station -1
IP -2
Paris -1
Rio -1 (will be there later this month)

Some off strip motel -4
Other off strip motel, -1
Lake Mead Camping -1

Paris was by far the best, the rooms are fluffy and look expensive to damage. Parking is a nightmare. It's a hotel for girls. The IP was okay and the parking was okay. 35th floor view of parking garage, the balcony was different. The Rio is great, but would be sweet to be on the strip.

I went back through this thread and realized that while I used this thread to ask about cheap hotels back on the early pages, I had never posted my list :)

tl;dr version:
Circus Circus RV park
Stratosphere
Tropicana
Flamingo
Luxor/Flamingo
Flamingo
Excalibur/Luxor/Flamingo
Bally's
Flamingo
Paris

Long version, with dates and other stuff, if you're really interested in all of the dirty details:
Early 90s - stayed in the Circus Circus parking lot in my parent's tent trailer. No gambling as I was underage :). It was hot as hell; high summer out on that pavement. No, my parents were not degenerate gamblers. We were on a family camping trip and made a stop-off in Las Vegas. In retrospect, I'm not sure why we went there. My parents were not just not degenerates, I don't believe either of them have ever placed a non-friendly wager in their lives.

January, 2008 - Stratosphere
First trip to Vegas as an adult. I came to town for an Ultimate tournament, which you'll see is a recurring theme. Bunked with my teammates, 4 to a room. Did not place a bet on this trip.

Spring, 2010 - Tropicana
Same Ultimate tourney. First trip where I gambled. Butchered some BJ strategy, lost about $600, then learned how to play craps and fell in love with the game, and the free drinks. Made the $600 back, along with about $60 extra. Although I got all my money out of ATMs!

December, 2010 - Flamingo
Came to watch my Boise State Broncos in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas. $1000 bankroll for the trip; lost $1100 playing craps, won $100 on the Broncos. My last losing trip to Vegas. I actually was just digging through some emails and realized I booked this room through Expedia, and paid $179.95 for 5 nights at the Flamingo. Jesus Christ, I didn't know it was possible to pay that much there!

March 2011 - Luxor, Flamingo
Back for the Ultimate tournament. Friday night I actually crashed on a local's couch; we had a few local players pick up on our team. Saturday night crashed in the team room at the Luxor, and I stayed at the Flamingo Sunday night after everyone else left. Officially caught the craps bug, winning several thousand dollars on pure luck.

December 2011 - Flamingo
Back for the Vegas bowl. One night trip, stayed at the Flamingo. My first trip card-counting.

March 2012 - Excalibur, Luxor, Flamingo
Back for the Ultimate tournament. Stayed at Excalibur Thursday night just to try out an MLife property, it sucked and it wasn't even a full comp. Feh. Stayed with the team at Luxor, and then stayed on 2 extra nights at Flamingo. Last time I've paid for a hotel room in Vegas so far, hopefully ever.

April 2012 - Bally's
Bachelor party! This was a lot of fun. I brought way too much cash, intending to split it into "AP bankroll" and "non-AP bankroll." Never works, lol. I played craps with my AP bankroll but somehow managed to not lose money this trip.

October 2012 - Flamingo
HB weigh-in, good times. Full trip report on my blog if you're interested.

May 2013 - Paris
WovCon /// - trip report still pending.

10th trip to Vegas (as an adult) is in the works now...probably early next year...I didn't play in the Ultimate tournament this year due to my team not putting in a bid, but I will try to get back next year assuming my knee is fully rehabbed and I can find a team to play with.

This was fun...walk down memory lane.

I'm pretty new so I should also weigh in I guess.

First a disclaimer: I have lived in AC and I currently reside in LV however I'm out of the country for a while.

I will start with LV:

Stayed in:
Planet Hollywood - Can't remember much, wasn't there for very long. I remember Earl of Sandwich for some reason. When I was so drunk, that sandwich tasted better than anything I have ever had!
Paris - Stayed there for my batchelors. Played craps until 10AM (session of about 7 hours total), hopped up on Red Bul and Jaegermeister. Visited the Playboy club and met Corey Feldman!
TI (Treasure Island) - Stayed there while on business, also while trying to find a spot to live in LV. We finally settled on "Hendertucky".....love that name, oh btw, we are now new home owners so if anybody wants to come around for a BBQ when I'm back!!!!
Mandalay Bay - Used to work there
Golden Nugget - One of my favorite properties just because it is laid back and I like the people. Yeah they even let me count outside in the pool while I was half swimming, half drunk and made no secret of what I was doing. My 1 to 4 bet spread betting a nickel obviously didn't phase them :)
Green Valley Ranch - Love the rooms and the courtyard/pool. Very nice property. Station casinos welcome counters btw. No heat as far as I can tell?

Been in:
Every single other casino in LV, big, small, fat, thin, slot parlor or not :)

Rest of the US:
Bally's - Was there for a birthday sometime
Borgata - Stayed there for my 33rd birthday and wanted to play hard 6's all the time. We were on our way to old homestead for dinner (reservations at 7 of course) when I played craps one last time. Had a bet (planned to parlay $5 bet 3 times, hit it and get the hell out). Gave up after the first one missed. Stood at the game betting the line, watching an old lady roll 5 hard 6's in ten rolls............................FML
Chinook winds, OR - Nice place, cold in July though

Been in a ton all around:

World:

I have now been to a total of 75 casinos worldwide. I have chips from all of them. I'll hook up with Doc or RW4potus at some point and see if they would be interested in any of them. - Most interesting casinos would be Korea, Vietnam, Argentina.

To say casinos have been a large part of my life, both playing and working would be the understatement of the century.

I'm out.............

Quote: ThatDonGuy

Maybe Railroad Pass will get a little better after the bus schedule changes in early July - they're getting rid of the hourly 402 that runs past RP into Boulder City, and expanding the HDX to take its place.

However, when they changed the route, they made it hourly (and it skips most of Boulder Highway now, using I-515 to get from downtown to Henderson, except for a turnoff at Sunset Station).

At least with a car, I can also get to M.

Circus Circus
Binions
Imperial Palace
Hilton Grand Vacations
Bills Gamblin Hall
4 Queens
The D

Tropicana
Hooters
Circus Circus-the trailer trash area off across the street from the main hotel. nasty.
Golden Nugget
4 Queens

Having lived in Las Vegas for the past 23 years, I am pretty sure I have stayed at every current casino on the strip with the exception of Casino Royale. Downtown I have stayed at about half of them.

Ooops, I forgot to add Harrah's to my list from a trip in July. So I'm up to over 20 different places now. Hopefully I will be able to use some myVegas rewards to hit a few more places in 2014.

1) MGM Grand
2) Flamingo
3) Westward Ho ( gone )
4) Lady Luck ( reopened this year as the Downtown Grand )
5) Stratosphere

6) Aladdin ( now PH )
7) Tuscany ( several times )
8) Boardwalk ( gone - Business trip )
9) Tropicana ( Business trip )
10) Riviera

11) Buffalo Bill's ( technically I guess this is Primm, not LV per se )
12)Terrible's
13) Encore
14) Treasure Island
15) Rio

16) Hilton Grand Vacation Club - Conv Ctr
17) Crestwood Suites ( yuchhh - wanted a cheap place on a Friday )
18) Cliffs at Peace Canyon
19) Planet Hollywood Towers (Now ELARA)
20) Bally's

21) Imperial Palace ( now The Quad )
22) Harrah's

Adding two more on my current trip, ALEXIS PARK and HOLIDAY INN DESERT CLUB RESORT. The Desert Resort Club on Koval near Flamingo may be my new favorite. Just picking a couple of random weeks, it looks like the 2 BR unit I am in goes for around $ 150 to $ 180 per night.

Here's a description of the unit:

2 BDRM VILLA W 1020 SQFT SLEEPS UP TO 6 COMFORTABLY AND INCLUDES FULLY EQUIPPED KITCHEN DINING AND LIVING RM W PULL OUT SOFABD GAS BURNING FIREPLACE WASHER AND DRYER SPA TUB DVD CD PLYR FLT PANEL TV IN LIVING AND BEDRM FURNISHED BALCONY OR PATIO AND COMPLIMENTARY WIFI.

1) MGM Grand
2) Flamingo
3) Westward Ho ( gone )
4) Lady Luck ( reopened this year as the Downtown Grand )
5) Stratosphere

6) Aladdin ( now PH )
7) Tuscany ( several times )
8) Boardwalk ( gone - Business trip )
9) Tropicana ( Business trip )
10) Riviera

11) Buffalo Bill's ( technically I guess this is Primm, not LV per se )
12)Terrible's
13) Encore
14) Treasure Island
15) Rio

16) Hilton Grand Vacation Club - Conv Ctr
17) Crestwood Suites ( yuchhh - wanted a cheap place on a Friday )
18) Cliffs at Peace Canyon
19) Planet Hollywood Towers (Now ELARA)
20) Bally's

21) Imperial Palace ( now The Quad )
22) Harrah's
23) Alexis Park Resort ( thanks to a good rate found on KAYAK.com )
24) Holiday Inn Desert Club Resort

And now PARIS makes 25 !

1) MGM Grand [ ~ 1994-ish, but not exactly sure ]
2) Flamingo
3) Westward Ho ( gone )
4) Lady Luck ( reopened this year as the Downtown Grand )
5) Stratosphere

6) Aladdin ( now PH )
7) Tuscany ( several times )
8) Boardwalk ( gone - Business trip )
9) Tropicana ( Business trip )
10) Riviera

11) Buffalo Bill's ( technically I guess this is Primm, not LV per se but close enough for my list )
12) Terrible's
13) Encore
14) Treasure Island
15) Rio (a couple of times)

16) Hilton Grand Vacation Club - Conv Ctr
17) Crestwood Suites near the Rental Car Building ( yuchhh - wanted a cheap place on a Friday )
18) Cliffs at Peace Canyon
19) Planet Hollywood Towers (Now ELARA)
20) Bally's

21) Imperial Palace ( now The Quad )
22) Harrah's
23) Alexis Park Resort ( thanks to a good rate found on KAYAK.com )
24) Holiday Inn Desert Club Resort
25) Paris [ July 2014 ]

If I ever go back out without Mrs. Q, I would probably use myVegas redemptions to stay at some more, just to see what they are like. But that could involve some extra check-ins and outs, which are generally a hassle.

On my next trip later this year, I have nights reserved at PALMS and TRUMP TOWER.

So that makes #26 & #27. Both of these are high on my list of places I'd like to stay at.

Quote: JohnnyQ

On my next trip later this year, I have nights reserved at PALMS and TRUMP TOWER.

So that makes #26 & #27. Both of these are high on my list of places I'd like to stay at.

Palms or Palms Place?

What do you think is the best value hotel with decent BJ rules on the strip/Fremont these days?

I'd have to put my vote for Treasure Island. Anyone else?

Quote: teddys

Palms or Palms Place?

I think the regular old Palms. Anyway, whichever one has a Travelzoo rate of $ 35 + resort fee but including 2 free breakfast buffets.

Very impressive list. How many times a year do you go?

Quote: GWAE

Very impressive list. How many times a year do you go?

Thanks. Once or twice or three times a year for many if not most of the past 20 or so years. So it adds up. This upcoming trip at the end of the year will be my 3rd.

As you can see from my list, it has ranged from very low end properties to the higher end of things, and everything in between.

Since this got bumped, might as well update it a bit.

Vegas (chronological order of first stay):
Mirage - 11/01, 5/13, 9/13, 2/14, 9/14, 2/15, 4/15
Bally's - 9/11, 12/11, 12/12, 2/15
IP/Quad/Linq - 2/12, 6/12, 5/13, 9/13, 2/14, 4/15, 8/15
Flamingo - 6/12
Rio - 12/12
Monte Carlo - 5/13, 2/14, 9/14
MGM Grand - 9/13, 8/15
Planet Hollywood - 9/14
Mandalay Bay - 9/14
Luxor - 4/15
Gold Coast - 8/15

Favorite Room: Mirage, MGM Grand King
Favorite overall location: Linq
Favorite Pool: Monte Carlo
Least favorite hotel: Luxor

Non-Vegas:

Harrah's Tunica (now Resorts Tunica) - 2004
Harrah's Tunica - several times since 2009 (RIP)
Fitz Tunica - 2010
Harrah's N. Kansas City - several times since 2011
Tunica Roadhouse - several times since 2012
Horseshoe S. Indiana - 2012
Hollywood St. Louis - several times since 2013
Gold Strike Tunica - 2014, 2015
Blue Chip (Indiana) - 2014, 2015

Finally I am able to add to my list. And since PREVAGEN is so darned expensive, this list will have to do until those prices come down.

I assume there is some sort of Parade / Ceremony / Key to the City type thing from the Visitors and Convention Bureau when I hit #30. I will let you know.

I would like to stay at RED ROCK sometime (to clarify, the Hotel/Casino, not the Canyon).

1) MGM Grand [ ~ 1994-ish, but not exactly sure ]
2) Flamingo
3) Westward Ho ( gone )
4) Lady Luck ( reopened this year as the Downtown Grand )
5) Stratosphere

6) Aladdin ( now PH )
7) Tuscany ( several times )
8) Boardwalk ( gone - Business trip )
9) Tropicana ( Business trip )
10) Riviera

11) Buffalo Bill's ( technically I guess this is Primm, not LV per se but close enough for my list )
12) Terrible's - Couldn't make it to McCarran on-time due to an accident on I-15
13) Encore
14) Treasure Island
15) Rio (multiple times)
Fun Fact: Best Thing About Rio.....


16) Hilton Grand Vacation Club - Conv Ctr
17) Crestwood Suites near the Rental Car Building ( yuchhh - wanted a cheap place on a Friday, would NOT stay again )
18) Cliffs at Peace Canyon
19) Planet Hollywood Towers (Now ELARA)
......"VERY NICE"
20) Bally's

21) Imperial Palace ( now The Quad ) [...now the LINQ]
22) Harrah's
23) Alexis Park Resort ( thanks to a good rate found on KAYAK.com )
24) Holiday Inn Desert Club Resort - This is REALLY NICE
25) Paris [ July 2014 ] ..... now multiple times

26) Palms
27) Trump Tower - this was long before he was "45"

28) Bellagio (2021) - Thanks myVegas, we just had to pay the Resort Fee ( $ 52.40 per night ). I think PARIS is better, overall.
29) Gold Coast - Surprisingly Nice Boutique Room Atmosphere, Would Stay Again

30) TBD ! ! !

9 times at MGM Grand (including Signature)
2 times at Bellagio.

All but one stay was 80-100% comped.

Have a comped stay at Mandalay Bay in December if borders are open again.

I may be missing a place or two (there's one trip I took with family years ago where I think we stayed at TI, but I'm not 100% sure). These are roughly in chron order.

Ballys (multiple times)
Treasure Island (I think)
Orleans (several times)
Linq
Main Street Station
Flamingo
California
Excalibur
Luxor

I have a trip upcoming where I'll add a few new hotels, but I won't count those until the trip happens.

Oh gosh.

Main Street Station (over 40 times easily)
The Plaza
Binions
Golden Nugget
El Cortez
The Riviera
Treasure Island
Bellagio
Bally's
Flamingo
Red Rock
Hard Rock

There may be a couple more back in the 80s that I've just forgotten about.

Quote: ThatDonGuy

I have a short list as well:

2005 - TI
2006 - Excalibur
2008 - Golden Nugget
2009 - Mirage
2012 - Planet Hollywood

Since then, I have added:
Downtown Grand (twice)
Bally's (twice)
Rio
Thed - er, The D
plus another stay at PH, and I have a reservation for early October at the Cromwell

1996 - Motel 6 on Tropicana
1998 - Stratosphere
1999 - Luxor
2000 - Stratosphere
2003 - Four Queens
2005 - Las Vegas Club
2005 - Monte Carlo
2007 - Golden Nugget
2016 - Bally's
2017 - Paris
2017 - Red Rock

I think I'm trending up! ;)

Quote: Joeman

I think I'm trending up! ;)

Well yes indeed, from Motel 6 to Red Rock is indeed "moving on up". I have YET to stay at Red Rock. Any interesting stories from the Motel 6 ?

I may be able to add a couple places next year IF myVegas still has some deals - - I can afford to stay where I want (with-in reason) but it is more fun to me to get a comp'd stay somewhere.

Quote: JohnnyQ

Any interesting stories from the Motel 6 ?

Not from the Motel 6 per se, but other parts of the trip were kind of interesting. You can read about it here if you like.

Funny, I was recently compiling a list of all my Vegas visits.

I don't know which motel I stayed at in 1991, but it might have become The New Hope Motel, which burned down in 2019.

1991 Motel across the street from the Showboat Casino (for bowling tournaments)
1996 Flamingo Hilton (college reunion)
1996 Monte Carlo
1996 can't remember—possibly Excalibur?
1997 can't remember: Pinball Fantasy '97
1998 Harrah’s: Pinball Fantasy '98
2000 Luxor/Paris
2000 The New Aladdin
2001 Luxor
2002 The New Aladdin
2004 Tropicana
2005 Mandalay Bay
2007 Tropicana
2008 Venetian
2008 Venetian
2009 Mandalay Bay
2011 MGM Signature (during Packers Super Bowl win)
2012 Encore
2016 Mirage
2016 Bellagio: J.Lo show
2019 Polo Towers: Historic Casino Tour