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I go to Vegas two or three times a year and have never been denied entry while in jeans, collared shirt and nice shoes. I'd avoid the torn, "distressed" jeans and tennis shoes can get you denied. Non-collared shirts are a 50/50.
YMMV...but the club scene has changed.
Flamingo also has good location compared to the price. I always thought there was a disproportionate number of kids there for whatever reason if that bothers you.
Stayed at The Mirage recently and they had a really nice pool area. The loungers get claimed pretty quickly so it's best to get there early.
Dumb question for anyone..if you are staying at a hotel can you get to the pool area for free? Staying at Flamingo on Labor Day weekend and would like to check out the scene/have a beer without shelling out $1k+ for a daybed/cabana.
Yes. You’ll usually just need a room key.
It will. If you stay at a Caesars resort you can visit any Caesars pool. Last year I stayed at Bally's and walked over to the Paris pool each day.
FFPC weekend coming up
Online for me. GL. I have 9 and 12.
I was just at Bacchanal a month ago. Heard great things, but my wife and I were very unimpressed. I can't say that anything I had was any better than just ok, though I skipped dessert (my wife enjoyed that part). But again, it gets lots of great reviews so maybe I was just there on a bad day. If you're going to do Bacchanal, check Groupon for good deals on breakfast or early dinner. You can save a ton of cash if you groupon it for the 3-5pm early bird dinner buffet.
No man--comps are comps--which is a good thing. With that said--if you are receiving comps because you have achieved a certain status level--the only thing that may be a concern is if you use the comp and don't play and get points on your card. That could kick you down a status level and you might get less offers in the future. As long as you play some and put some points on your card--there should be no downside at all.
Thanks. Honestly, spend more on food and beverage than gambling. Will put some super bowl/CFB bets on at a book and tread water at the blackjack tables.
I dunno--I prefer a good buffet over a restaurant that charges $50 a plate. I've been to Mr. Chow at Caesars and STK at the cosmo and felt way more disappointed and ripped off with the food than I ever have at any decent buffet. Decent buffets have an assortment of food--not all of which is unhealthy. Many have robust salad bars, carving stations, international cuisine, and dessert bars. Certainly there are people that go to buffets that are pretty gluttonous--but you also have people that go to them for the potential savings. Go to a halfway decent restaurant in Vegas---order a salad, possibly an appetizer, a main course, a dessert, and a drink and see how much that would cost you versus what a decent buffet costs.
It’s not really my thing, but will be with a group that wants to do one on the trip.
I feel like this is the wrong question, since Vegas is in 'Murica. When I walk down the Strip, I don't see a bunch of marathoners.
For me it's mostly about the all-you-can-eat crab legs. When I was young and could eat a ton I found great value with buffets. Now that I'm on the wrong side of 40 I can hardly ever even finish a normal sized meal, so unless I'm hungry for crab legs I don't see much need for buffets.
I can spend 46 bucks for the gourmet buffet at Aria on a Friday or Saturday night and have all I can eat king crab legs, tuna and salmon poke, sushi grade tuna, and maybe a cut of prime rib for the hell of it. I can go to a sushi restaurant and spend double to triple that in vegas just on my own tab, I think you have to separate the upper tier buffets from the traditional fattie buffet in your local city.
Fair enough. If high end and you get what you want then cool. But to me it’s like a cruise. See people gorging on 6 lobster tails because they can. They are getting a “deal”. Probably throwing up after but a deal. Anyway, I do get the value and cost certainty aspect. Just not my thing. Same reason I reject any AI vacation. Give me 1 plate of great food. I don’t want it coming from a steam table.
Been meaning to update that post. They have changed so many things. We just got back today from three free nights. Loved that it was completely free, no resort fee. But some things are different now. I will update tonight.
So I happened to be on the phone with them and mentioned this being a reason why I booked. The girl there was completely unhelpful. First she said it didn't help me get into any Caesars pools, then she said it did, then she said I could go because they were open to the public but that I had to pay a fee. So I hung up and called back. Twice. Because she answered. Twice.
Lol. You should be good. As I mentioned, last year I stayed at Bally's and went to the pool at Paris without a problem, and last month I stayed at Paris and stopped in to the Bally's pool to say hi to a friend.
They have changed this thing so much. Only updating because I dont want somebody making the mistake of paying money because of advice that is no longer valid. The multipliers no longer count toward scratchers. They have other new weird multipliers and have raised the price in number of gems for rooms. The cheapest rooms used to be 1600 gems now they are 2000 gems and they are harder to get gems and fewer rooms are available.
I am with you. I want good food not a lot. There is just no way something on a sream table is going to be as good as an individually prepared meal.
Whoa. Serious? Cause you gamble enough, or did you just drop Mike Palm's name? I love that place.Yesterday I exchanged a few polite emails with a host I have never met and wheedled my way into five nights comped at The D in October.
I haven't met Mike, but I have Derek Stevens' business card. Like thousands of other people.
Pizza Rock for dinner again?Yesterday I exchanged a few polite emails with a host I have never met and wheedled my way into five nights comped at The D in October.
Food comps from the D can be used at Pizza Rock and a few other non-casino restaurants Downtown.
PM your glean? I actually have met Derek. And one of their Saturday afternoon concert stars last year. He loved me cause we're both from Oregon. Shared tequila shots. He smelled like salami.I haven't met Mike, but I have Derek Stevens' business card. Like thousands of other people.
I had an offer from Golden Gate for three free nights Sun-Thur. That would have taken care of the Wed, Thur and Sun nights, but when I called them they wanted $340 all-in for Fri/Sat. Even though $340 for five nights the weekend before Halloween isn't bad, that wouldn't do for a grinder like me. I had gleaned an email for a GG host from Vegas Message Board (actual name), so I reached out to him, stating I could get Four Queens for Fri/Sat and Sun for over $100 less than that, which is true. I then asked if there was anything he could do that would persuade me to spend my entire trip at his property. He responded with all nights comped at The D.
Kinda weird, because my offer there was worse; BOGO Sun-Thurs. I was not in a mood to look a gift room in the mouth. And no, I'm not a big player, though I will take bigger swings when I'm up. And both of those properties will get the majority of my play, because the real goal is to be in the new Circa resort the first night it's open in Dec 2020.
That was last week, when Derek bought a drink for over 500 people who had signed up for his football contest.
