Vegas just isn’t fun anymore…. (2 Viewers)

[jvdesigns2002]

I'll be back in the States for something like 8 weeks this fall and I'm thinking about doing a cheapo midweek trip to Vegas ans staying downtown. Anyone stayed at The D or Four Queens?

I would stay at D, Derek Stevens owns it.

Derek is great, but he also owns the Golden Gate. The casino at the Golden Gate is cool, but the rooms are pretty horrid. As cool as Derek Stevens is, I think that if I were to stay at a hotel in downtown strictly based on the quality of the ownership/management, there would be a very strong case for The Plaza. Jonathan Jossel is one of the youngest hotel CEO’s in Vegas and he’s done some pretty wonderful things at the Plaza. If you aren’t familiar with him—I’d watch this video that highlights a day in his life at work.

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Jossel is awesome, and "On the corner of Main Street" is a fun podcast, but there's no way Plaza's rooms are on par with The D. He's done some great things with the place (mostly around bingo though), but the rooms have not been substantially renovated in a long time.

If I'm staying downtown, it's Circa by a heavy margin, then Golden Nugget, then The D.

The D and the Plaza rooms were both renovated within a year of each other. The Plaza ended up purchasing a lot of the furniture for their rooms from the Fontainebleau when the initial project tam into financial difficulty and was purchased by Carl Icanh at the time. The gap in the “quality” of the rooms at the D vs the Plaza are non existent or nominal. The locations of the resorts are the biggest differences- and D is inFremont Street while the Plaza faces down Fremont Street.

I dont disagree about your thoughts on Circa and Golden Nugget being superior but those resorts are priced at a completely different tier than the question that I responded to—which was The Four Queens or the D. Out of those two- I’d rather stay at Four Queens due to the larger room size, no resort fees, and I like its location slightly more- its next door to Golden Nugget, its closer to Circa and its a quieter place to stay than the D

 

[FiredMartz]

Circa waaaaaay overpriced and not worth it with the constant thumping EDM music throughout....( yes, even in the parking garage where they hit you for $ 35 a day )....and you still have to show your ID at EVERY entrance....even if you have a room key.... ridiculous

 

[Softballguy]

I'll be back in the States for something like 8 weeks this fall and I'm thinking about doing a cheapo midweek trip to Vegas ans staying downtown. Anyone stayed at The D or Four Queens?

I would stay at D, Derek Stevens owns it.

Derek is great, but he also owns the Golden Gate. The casino at the Golden Gate is cool, but the rooms are pretty horrid. As cool as Derek Stevens is, I think that if I were to stay at a hotel in downtown strictly based on the quality of the ownership/management, there would be a very strong case for The Plaza. Jonathan Jossel is one of the youngest hotel CEO’s in Vegas and he’s done some pretty wonderful things at the Plaza. If you aren’t familiar with him—I’d watch this video that highlights a day in his life at work.

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Jossel is awesome, and "On the corner of Main Street" is a fun podcast, but there's no way Plaza's rooms are on par with The D. He's done some great things with the place (mostly around bingo though), but the rooms have not been substantially renovated in a long time.

If I'm staying downtown, it's Circa by a heavy margin, then Golden Nugget, then The D.

The D and the Plaza rooms were both renovated within a year of each other. The Plaza ended up purchasing a lot of the furniture for their rooms from the Fontainebleau when the initial project tam into financial difficulty and was purchased by Carl Icanh at the time. The gap in the “quality” of the rooms at the D vs the Plaza are non existent or nominal. The locations of the resorts are the biggest differences- and D is inFremont Street while the Plaza faces down Fremont Street.

I dont disagree about your thoughts on Circa and Golden Nugget being superior but those resorts are priced at a completely different tier than the question that I responded to—which was The Four Queens or the D. Out of those two- I’d rather stay at Four Queens due to the larger room size, no resort fees, and I like its location slightly more- its next door to Golden Nugget, its closer to Circa and its a quieter place to stay than the D

I don't know... I had friends staying at the Plaza last summer and the room did not look good. It was clean, but it was pretty much on par with Excalibur. They also had problems with the elevator and a few other minor things as well. And location is so not a factor on Fremont for me. Unlike the strip, you're minutes away from anywhere you want to go. Plus the D is closer to Pizza Rock, lol.

 

[Peggy]

Going this weekend and staying at the Nugget. Circa did seem way over priced and got Nugget rooms for just over $100. Doesn't get any cheaper than that. My dogs boarding while we're gone will cost more than that.

 

[The Z Machine]

I'll be back in the States for something like 8 weeks this fall and I'm thinking about doing a cheapo midweek trip to Vegas ans staying downtown. Anyone stayed at The D or Four Queens?

I just went to vegas about a month ago and spent a couple nights at the Four Queens. I’ve also stayed at the “D” within the past year—and I would personaly stay at the Four Queens over the D. The room was much bigger, no resort fees, very similar locations on Fremont Street, both resorts offer free parking to hotel guests. I will say that the casino in the D feels newer and has a little more energy, but there is no reason why you couldn’t enjoy the bigger rooms in the four queens and just walk over to the D.

Edit: just for fun—the standard room at the D has 290-291 square feet.
The standard room at the Four Queens is 320+ square feet.

Being that you are thinking midweek—one thing that I have to say that was awesome—was that I took my mom (who is 83) on my last trip. While she’s not in a wheelchair—she likes having the stability bars in the shower/bathroom—so I requested an accessible room for her. Her bathroom and room in general was HUGE. The standard accessible rooms at the Four Queens are like 380+ square feet.

How's the internet speed at Four Queens? Can I do work calls from the room?

 

[offdee]

Going this weekend and staying at the Nugget. Circa did seem way over priced and got Nugget rooms for just over $100. Doesn't get any cheaper than that. My dogs boarding while we're gone will cost more than that.

And your dogs boarding kennel will probably be nicer than the rooms at the Nugget.

 

[jvdesigns2002]

I'll be back in the States for something like 8 weeks this fall and I'm thinking about doing a cheapo midweek trip to Vegas ans staying downtown. Anyone stayed at The D or Four Queens?

I just went to vegas about a month ago and spent a couple nights at the Four Queens. I’ve also stayed at the “D” within the past year—and I would personaly stay at the Four Queens over the D. The room was much bigger, no resort fees, very similar locations on Fremont Street, both resorts offer free parking to hotel guests. I will say that the casino in the D feels newer and has a little more energy, but there is no reason why you couldn’t enjoy the bigger rooms in the four queens and just walk over to the D.

Edit: just for fun—the standard room at the D has 290-291 square feet.
The standard room at the Four Queens is 320+ square feet.

Being that you are thinking midweek—one thing that I have to say that was awesome—was that I took my mom (who is 83) on my last trip. While she’s not in a wheelchair—she likes having the stability bars in the shower/bathroom—so I requested an accessible room for her. Her bathroom and room in general was HUGE. The standard accessible rooms at the Four Queens are like 380+ square feet.

How's the internet speed at Four Queens? Can I do work calls from the room?

The internet speed was fine for me—but keep in mind—I was there for vacation. The extent of my internet needs were checking and sending emails, watching YouTube videos before bed…etc. I wasn’t doing any sort of streaming or zoom calls. I would think that the internet services of any of the big hotels on Fremont street are adequate for most (even work calls).

 

[The Z Machine]

Going this weekend and staying at the Nugget. Circa did seem way over priced and got Nugget rooms for just over $100. Doesn't get any cheaper than that. My dogs boarding while we're gone will cost more than that.

How'd you get weekend rooms fo $100? Is resort fee on top of that?

 

[Peggy]

Going this weekend and staying at the Nugget. Circa did seem way over priced and got Nugget rooms for just over $100. Doesn't get any cheaper than that. My dogs boarding while we're gone will cost more than that.

How'd you get weekend rooms fo $100? Is resort fee on top of that?

No that includes everything. Months ago when I booked it some sort of internet deal. TH-FR-SA-SU $424

 

[Snotbubbles]

Going on a guys trip to Vegas in March. Staying at the Elara.

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Going on a guys trip to Vegas in March. Staying at the Elara.

I love the Elara. Right there next to Planet Hollywood in the Miracle Mile shops. Are you staying in a 1 bedroom, a studio, or a multi-bedroom suite? The studios have kitchenettes, but the one bedrooms and bigger have a living room, full kitchen and a lot of the living rooms, a separate bedroom and beautiful bathrooms. Solid location—next to the Paris, can take a pedestrian bridge into the cosmo (which will put you next door to the bellagio). I’ve said it several times in the vegas thread—staying at the timeshare resorts is a wonderful way to avoid getting nickel and dimed with current Vegas pricing. Literally just go to a grocery store before checking in—grab a case of water, grab bottles of your favorite alcohol/beer/mixers/soda, grab some snack foods and stock up your room. Also—if you are going with a group—there is a small little pizza joint in Ellis Island (not super far from the Vdara) called Metro Pizza. They have a promotion where on Thursdays and Sundays you can purchase one large pizza and get a second for free. While I’ve had better pizza—I have to say that it’s pretty solid and you can feed a lot of people for $25-30.

 

[Snotbubbles]

Going on a guys trip to Vegas in March. Staying at the Elara.

I love the Elara. Right there next to Planet Hollywood in the Miracle Mile shops. Are you staying in a 1 bedroom, a studio, or a multi-bedroom suite? The studios have kitchenettes, but the one bedrooms and bigger have a living room, full kitchen and a lot of the living rooms, a separate bedroom and beautiful bathrooms. Solid location—next to the Paris, can take a pedestrian bridge into the cosmo (which will put you next door to the bellagio). I’ve said it several times in the vegas thread—staying at the timeshare resorts is a wonderful way to avoid getting nickel and dimed with current Vegas pricing. Literally just go to a grocery store before checking in—grab a case of water, grab bottles of your favorite alcohol/beer/mixers/soda, grab some snack foods and stock up your room. Also—if you are going with a group—there is a small little pizza joint in Ellis Island (not super far from the Vdara) called Metro Pizza. They have a promotion where on Thursdays and Sundays you can purchase one large pizza and get a second for free. While I’ve had better pizza—I have to say that it’s pretty solid and you can feed a lot of people for $25-30.

3 BR Plus in a room on floors 50-56. I've stayed there before. I own a HGVC timeshare and the Elara is part of the portfolio. It costs me $0 for the room.

 

[The Z Machine]

Going on a guys trip to Vegas in March. Staying at the Elara.

I love the Elara. Right there next to Planet Hollywood in the Miracle Mile shops. Are you staying in a 1 bedroom, a studio, or a multi-bedroom suite? The studios have kitchenettes, but the one bedrooms and bigger have a living room, full kitchen and a lot of the living rooms, a separate bedroom and beautiful bathrooms. Solid location—next to the Paris, can take a pedestrian bridge into the cosmo (which will put you next door to the bellagio). I’ve said it several times in the vegas thread—staying at the timeshare resorts is a wonderful way to avoid getting nickel and dimed with current Vegas pricing. Literally just go to a grocery store before checking in—grab a case of water, grab bottles of your favorite alcohol/beer/mixers/soda, grab some snack foods and stock up your room. Also—if you are going with a group—there is a small little pizza joint in Ellis Island (not super far from the Vdara) called Metro Pizza. They have a promotion where on Thursdays and Sundays you can purchase one large pizza and get a second for free. While I’ve had better pizza—I have to say that it’s pretty solid and you can feed a lot of people for $25-30.

3 BR Plus in a room on floors 50-56. I've stayed there before. I own a HGVC timeshare and the Elara is part of the portfolio. It costs me $0 for the room.

Damn. I assume it's not during March Madnes though as those slots would be difficult to get.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Going on a guys trip to Vegas in March. Staying at the Elara.

I love the Elara. Right there next to Planet Hollywood in the Miracle Mile shops. Are you staying in a 1 bedroom, a studio, or a multi-bedroom suite? The studios have kitchenettes, but the one bedrooms and bigger have a living room, full kitchen and a lot of the living rooms, a separate bedroom and beautiful bathrooms. Solid location—next to the Paris, can take a pedestrian bridge into the cosmo (which will put you next door to the bellagio). I’ve said it several times in the vegas thread—staying at the timeshare resorts is a wonderful way to avoid getting nickel and dimed with current Vegas pricing. Literally just go to a grocery store before checking in—grab a case of water, grab bottles of your favorite alcohol/beer/mixers/soda, grab some snack foods and stock up your room. Also—if you are going with a group—there is a small little pizza joint in Ellis Island (not super far from the Vdara) called Metro Pizza. They have a promotion where on Thursdays and Sundays you can purchase one large pizza and get a second for free. While I’ve had better pizza—I have to say that it’s pretty solid and you can feed a lot of people for $25-30.

My dad and I do this when we stay at the venetian, harrah's or the linq. We just hit up the walgreens right next to the venetian and load up on beer/booze/water/snacks and then don't worry about getting nickel and dimed.

 

[Todem]

We then went to visit some friends in Summerlin for a couple days and stayed at the Marriot-Ramparts Casino out near Red Rock. It was beautiful in Summerlin. Clean, golf courses, felt super safe. Prices were half of that on the strip at all the bars and eateries. It is only a 20 minute drive away. So I we ever go back I would stay there again and just drive in for a show or whatever.

Yep, Summerlin is where I live. Very clean and safe. You can stay at the Red Rock Casino to get the strip experience and the brand new Durango Casino is about an 8 minute Uber away. Both have great restaurants and casinos.

What were table limits like at both casinos? $5 and $10 craps and blackjack?

 

[offdee]

We then went to visit some friends in Summerlin for a couple days and stayed at the Marriot-Ramparts Casino out near Red Rock. It was beautiful in Summerlin. Clean, golf courses, felt super safe. Prices were half of that on the strip at all the bars and eateries. It is only a 20 minute drive away. So I we ever go back I would stay there again and just drive in for a show or whatever.

Yep, Summerlin is where I live. Very clean and safe. You can stay at the Red Rock Casino to get the strip experience and the brand new Durango Casino is about an 8 minute Uber away. Both have great restaurants and casinos.

What were table limits like at both casinos? $5 and $10 craps and blackjack?

No idea, I don’t gamble.

 

[Peggy]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

 

[bryhamm]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

Seems like every place now requires you to gamble at a certain rate to get this. It's not like it used to be.

 

[Peggy]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

Seems like every place now requires you to gamble at a certain rate to get this. It's not like it used to be.

I was in the center circle bar (near stairs to the ped bridge walkways) in the MGM last year. In the back, not a lot of people, and the bar tender took really good care of us.
Tropicana, no problem.
Flamingo, hit and miss.
Excalibur in front of where the bands play, although we might have been spending a little more by then.
Harrah's between the shops and the elevators was busy and a hard no.
Mandalay Bay was a joke, nope.

It sounds corny with cameras everywhere but I think you look for a spot not to busy and talk up the bartender. My wife is easy on the eyes, that might have helped.

Ultimately, that's why I prefer to stay off the strip tho. Love South Point that has everything and a beer at the bar is $2-$3.
Haven't been downtown for years, but, I'll let you know how the places around Freemont St are next week after I get back!

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

I agree—but there are some rooms/resorts where starting the party (the drinking, the eating) in the room is better than others. The timeshare resorts where you have a full kitchen (with blenders, with a microwave, with an oven, with a stove, with full size refrigerators and freezers, with plates+utensils), living rooms, separate bedrooms are much more designed for a big grocery store run than a typical hotel where you might have a mini fridge and one ice maker for an enitre floor of rooms. Most regular hotel rooms don’t have separate living rooms to where you can host a bunch of people drinking and eating without them being around your bed. Most regular hotel rooms don’t come with full size coffee makers and filters to where you can drink several cups of coffee a day for basically free. The biggest drawback to most of the timeshare type suites in Vegas is that most sacrifice fancy/luxury in exchange for the comfort and value. However, there are a few resorts—like the Elara, the Marriott Grand Chateau, the Wyndham Grand Desert—where you get luxury as well as the benefits I mention. Just bringing a few drinks/bottles and some bags of chips to a regular hotel room certainly does provide some savings—but it’s nowhere near the type of benefit that I’m mentioning.

 

[Peggy]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

I agree—but there are some rooms/resorts where starting the party (the drinking, the eating) in the room is better than others. The timeshare resorts where you have a full kitchen (with blenders, with a microwave, with an oven, with a stove, with full size refrigerators and freezers, with plates+utensils), living rooms, separate bedrooms are much more designed for a big grocery store run than a typical hotel where you might have a mini fridge and one ice maker for an enitre floor of rooms. Most regular hotel rooms don’t have separate living rooms to where you can host a bunch of people drinking and eating without them being around your bed. Most regular hotel rooms don’t come with full size coffee makers and filters to where you can drink several cups of coffee a day for basically free. The biggest drawback to most of the timeshare type suites in Vegas is that most sacrifice fancy/luxury in exchange for the comfort and value. However, there are a few resorts—like the Elara, the Marriott Grand Chateau, the Wyndham Grand Desert—where you get luxury as well as the benefits I mention. Just bringing a few drinks/bottles and some bags of chips to a regular hotel room certainly does provide some savings—but it’s nowhere near the type of benefit that I’m mentioning.

Agree, when vacationing we always get a "villa". It's way better for whipping up some breakfast on the cheap and not having to worry about finding a restaurant for every single meal especially when you're there for weeks. We also like to get one that has a washer/dryer so you only have to pack 5 or 7 days worth of clothes instead of 2-3 weeks worth. Plus when leaving your suitcase is full of clean clothes and not dirty.

But Vegas is different for us because we stay 4 days max. We're actually there to try the new food and restaurants and aren't there long enough to care about grocery shopping. It's a quick hit, gamble, drink and back home. I wouldn't want to be there for an extended period.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

Seems like every place now requires you to gamble at a certain rate to get this. It's not like it used to be.

at the venetian it's once you hit $6.00 played in the video poker machine at the bar, then the light comes on and you're good to go for free drinks. At that point I stop and slow down the playing til I've had a few before playing a few more hands.

 

[Peggy]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

Seems like every place now requires you to gamble at a certain rate to get this. It's not like it used to be.

at the venetian it's once you hit $6.00 played in the video poker machine at the bar, then the light comes on and you're good to go for free drinks. At that point I stop and slow down the playing til I've had a few before playing a few more hands.

Wow, that's totally nuts. I've never seen (noticed) that. Talk about nickel and diming.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

Seems like every place now requires you to gamble at a certain rate to get this. It's not like it used to be.

at the venetian it's once you hit $6.00 played in the video poker machine at the bar, then the light comes on and you're good to go for free drinks. At that point I stop and slow down the playing til I've had a few before playing a few more hands.

Wow, that's totally nuts. I've never seen (noticed) that. Talk about nickel and diming.

how is that nickel and diming? It actually sounds pretty reasonable.

 

[Peggy]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

Seems like every place now requires you to gamble at a certain rate to get this. It's not like it used to be.

at the venetian it's once you hit $6.00 played in the video poker machine at the bar, then the light comes on and you're good to go for free drinks. At that point I stop and slow down the playing til I've had a few before playing a few more hands.

Wow, that's totally nuts. I've never seen (noticed) that. Talk about nickel and diming.

how is that nickel and diming? It actually sounds pretty reasonable.

They're literally keeping track of how much you spend before you can get a comp'd drink.

Back in the day they gave you free drinks, a role of nickels and buffet just to get you to walk in the door. Remember coupon books?

 

[FiredMartz]

Southpoint is ...put in at least $ 20.....free drinks and also shots....premium included, not just well....just continue to keep your funds above like $ 10....and TIP !!!!

 

[Peggy]

Southpoint is ...put in at least $ 20.....free drinks and also shots....premium included, not just well....just continue to keep your funds above like $ 10....and TIP !!!!

My favorite place.
But that's because they are off the strip. The drink prices are also reasonable if you just order from the bar too. AKA they aren't nickel and diming you.

 

[The Z Machine]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

Seems like every place now requires you to gamble at a certain rate to get this. It's not like it used to be.

at the venetian it's once you hit $6.00 played in the video poker machine at the bar, then the light comes on and you're good to go for free drinks. At that point I stop and slow down the playing til I've had a few before playing a few more hands.

I think that at a lot of places, you have to keep playing at that rate to get more drinks. I wasn't appreciative of that at Caesar's one night...

 

[The Z Machine]

Back in the day they gave you free drinks, a role of nickels and buffet just to get you to walk in the door. Remember coupon books?

I sure do wish there was a place to find that again...

 

[Softballguy]

Grabbing alcohol and snacks for the hotel room is a given. Anywhere.

In Vegas big resorts it's better to grab a beer from the hotel shops instead of the bar unless you're off the strip. Not sure why anyone goes to the bar to pay $20 a pop. Although you can still find low key spots where you can get comp'ed for putting a few bucks into the video poker.

Seems like every place now requires you to gamble at a certain rate to get this. It's not like it used to be.

Not exactly true. While some places use the red/green light system, most do not. If you're playing max bet at video poker ($1.25, which you should be doing anyway given the payout of a royal), just about every casino bar I've been at the past few years keeps the drinks flowing. The drink service, in my experience, is as good as ever with respect to the casino bars. Even the people around me who weren't doing max bet were getting fairly expensive cocktails comped.

Three weeks ago I was getting drinks filled up without even asking at Mandalay Bay Casino Bar, Park MGM Center Bar, Bellagio Sports Book. Sully's at Horseshoe, Chandelier Bar at Cosmo, and Crystal Bar at Resorts World.

There are things we can complain about in the "new" Vegas; comped drinks at video poker bars surely isn't one of them.

 

[belljr]

Side topic. What we ripping waitress now for drinks at the table. Still a couple bucks?

Say for a beer and one rum and soda

 

[Softballguy]

Side topic. What we ripping waitress now for drinks at the table. Still a couple bucks?

Say for a beer and one rum and soda

The best advice has always been to tip big on the first drink, then around $2 for each drink after, with the thought that it will keep the waitress coming back quicker. That completely doesn't seem to matter anymore, and drink service at tables have fallen off a bit, so I just do $2 per drink.

 

[Peggy]

Back in the day they gave you free drinks, a role of nickels and buffet just to get you to walk in the door. Remember coupon books?

I sure do wish there was a place to find that again...

That's why we're trying downtown one last time. I think 4 Queens/Binnions stopped their coupon books a few years ago. Best I've found online so far:

El Cortez Boarding Pass Offer - Show us your boarding pass and receive:
$10-$1,000 in free slot play
$25 blackjack match play
Free drink at any El Cortez bar

 

[Gally]

Side topic. What we ripping waitress now for drinks at the table. Still a couple bucks?

Say for a beer and one rum and soda

I tip a buck a drink.

 

[Softballguy]

Back in the day they gave you free drinks, a role of nickels and buffet just to get you to walk in the door. Remember coupon books?

I sure do wish there was a place to find that again...

That's why we're trying downtown one last time. I think 4 Queens/Binnions stopped their coupon books a few years ago. Best I've found online so far:

El Cortez Boarding Pass Offer - Show us your boarding pass and receive:
$10-$1,000 in free slot play
$25 blackjack match play
Free drink at any El Cortez bar

I believe the D also offers a boarding pass deal... at least with Southwest. Not sure about Golden Gate or Circa though (the other Stevens Group properties).

 

[Gally]

Side topic. What we ripping waitress now for drinks at the table. Still a couple bucks?

Say for a beer and one rum and soda

The best advice has always been to tip big on the first drink, then around $2 for each drink after, with the thought that it will keep the waitress coming back quicker. That completely doesn't seem to matter anymore, and drink service at tables have fallen off a bit, so I just do $2 per drink.

I tried that and didn't seem to work. Drink frequency at the tables is very slow regardless of tip (although I haven't tried extreme tipping).

Plus it never fails that you go on a cold streak right after placing a drink order and takes forever for the waitress to get back.

 

[Peggy]

Back in the day they gave you free drinks, a role of nickels and buffet just to get you to walk in the door. Remember coupon books?

I sure do wish there was a place to find that again...

That's why we're trying downtown one last time. I think 4 Queens/Binnions stopped their coupon books a few years ago. Best I've found online so far:

El Cortez Boarding Pass Offer - Show us your boarding pass and receive:
$10-$1,000 in free slot play
$25 blackjack match play
Free drink at any El Cortez bar

I believe the D also offers a boarding pass deal... at least with Southwest. Not sure about Golden Gate or Circa though (the other Stevens Group properties).

Is there a timeframe, does it have to be on the day you fly in?

 

[Gally]

Can't wait to check out the stadium

Stadium is nice but getting out of there is an absolute mess. Everyone gets herded like cattle out to an overpass where you get directed back over to the strip. Uber/Lyft shot up to $125-150 (compared to $20 to get to the stadium) and it's just mayhem with the amount of people all going to the same location.

 

[belljr]

I do the tip big early if I'm hanging out at like a bar spot but not playing tables

 

[Softballguy]

Back in the day they gave you free drinks, a role of nickels and buffet just to get you to walk in the door. Remember coupon books?

I sure do wish there was a place to find that again...

That's why we're trying downtown one last time. I think 4 Queens/Binnions stopped their coupon books a few years ago. Best I've found online so far:

El Cortez Boarding Pass Offer - Show us your boarding pass and receive:
$10-$1,000 in free slot play
$25 blackjack match play
Free drink at any El Cortez bar

I believe the D also offers a boarding pass deal... at least with Southwest. Not sure about Golden Gate or Circa though (the other Stevens Group properties).

Is there a timeframe, does it have to be on the day you fly in?

I'm not sure. I meant to try it this past trip but didn't for some reason, even though I was at El Cortez for a few hours. On Trip Advisor someone posted that El Cortez honors 72 hours, and D and Golden Gate honor 24... can't vouch for that though.

 

[HomerSimpson]

Can't wait to check out the stadium

Stadium is nice but getting out of there is an absolute mess. Everyone gets herded like cattle out to an overpass where you get directed back over to the trip. Uber/Lyft short up to $125-150 (compared to $20 to get to the stadium) and it's just mayhem with the amount of people all going to the same location.

Thanks for the heads up! It's just a preseason game, so maybe me and my girlfriend will just dip out early.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Side topic. What we ripping waitress now for drinks at the table. Still a couple bucks?

Say for a beer and one rum and soda

I tip a buck a drink.

Same for me at the tables

 

[ghostguy123]

What's the most upscale casino? I don't care about the hotel part of it, just wondering where the high rollers/celebrity types might go

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

someone upthread called it gross and overpriced now, and it's definitely that, but still fun. I was just there this past weekend. my wife and I used to go several times a year, now we're down to about twice a year. now that places charge an exorbitant amount to park your car overnight (it used to be free), I no longer drive there. I can take a 30 minute flight that ends up being cheaper than driving.

prices on things have skyrocketed, too. we like to go to Javier's in Aria to sit at the bar and have drinks. we were just there about 8 months ago, and my wife's drink cost $18, which is already pretty high. but the same drink now costs 25 bucks! insanity!

 

[Softballguy]

What's the most upscale casino? I don't care about the hotel part of it, just wondering where the high rollers/celebrity types might go

Wynn.

Justin Timberlake was the headliner on Fontainebleau's opening night. He did what he was paid to do, then went over to Wynn to gamble and stay the night. Kind of a foreshadowing event for Fontainebleau.

 

[Softballguy]

someone upthread called it gross and overpriced now, and it's definitely that, but still fun. I was just there this past weekend. my wife and I used to go several times a year, now we're down to about twice a year. now that places charge an exorbitant amount to park your car overnight (it used to be free), I no longer drive there. I can take a 30 minute flight that ends up being cheaper than driving.

prices on things have skyrocketed, too. we like to go to Javier's in Aria to sit at the bar and have drinks. we were just there about 8 months ago, and my wife's drink cost $18, which is already pretty high. but the same drink now costs 25 bucks! insanity!

MGM credit card gives you free parking at all MGM resorts. I rarely use my card, but it gives me quite a few perks when I'm in Vegas. Free parking, skipping lines at check-in, better tier matching at the new resorts, etc...

 

[CGRdrJoe]

I do the tip big early if I'm hanging out at like a bar spot but not playing tables

last time I was there I tipped a 20 while at the black jack table for a kettle and soda, waitress brought me back 2 and kept them coming so f'n fast that I was hammered in no time because she kept rushing me to finish my 2 so she could give me my next 2 I think at some point I tipped her another 20 to stop coming but I'm still not sure if my son was serious about that or not.

 

[belljr]

What's the most upscale casino? I don't care about the hotel part of it, just wondering where the high rollers/celebrity types might go

The 3 celebrities I've seen have been Wynn or Venetian but the venetian's not as upscale as it used to be. The winwynnd has all the buco super dollar stores

 

[ghostguy123]

What's the most upscale casino? I don't care about the hotel part of it, just wondering where the high rollers/celebrity types might go

The 3 celebrities I've seen have been Wynn or Venetian but the venetian's not as upscale as it used to be. The winwynnd has all the buco super dollar stores

The Wynn also has a single zero roulette table in the high rollers section. Minimum bet was 100 when I was there.
Granted, it was a Wednesday/Thursday when I was there, and I wasn't out super late either night.
I didn't see any celeb types. Not that I care too much about actually seeing anyone, but it usually creates a buzz in the atmosphere.
It was also the day before the Electric Daisy Carnival started.

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

anybody going to Vegas for the ITC conference in October? I'll be there.