first time in vegas next week

[cez]

I loved Vdara because it was so easy to get everywhere.  Used the Bellagio/Aria/Park tram a ton. Nice to be able to have a mostly A/C trip all the way to NYNY, like I said, which is about as far south as I'll ever likely go again unless I want to hit up Mandalay Bay again, which was much nicer than Luxor or Excalibur to me. 

Might use the monorail in Dec since I think we'll going to be staying 2 days at the MGM Signature on a comp before switching over to Vdara. I also just realized I didn't even visit the MGM Grand, so that'll be a good way to see that resort.  

Also, i'm kind of a freak with planning.  i figured out the dark dates and all of that back in july. deciding between these shows. We'll do 2 for the dec trip.  Leaning towards La Reve and Beatles. I get a good military discount for Beatles and Fator through MLife. Will probably do a comedy show the next trip.  We'll see. 

- La Reve at Wynn, go on Dec 22 or 23 (cheaper than 24/25)

- Beatles Love, 24th at 7 or 9:30, OR 25th at 7 (35% off military discount if you buy at the box office)

- Terry Fator, 23rd-25th, 7:30, (40% military off if you buy at the box office)

Doing a massage at Vdara Spa since I've never gotten one in my life, and I get a 25% military discount or I can use one of those MyVegas thingies to get an upgrade. 

 

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

4 minutes ago, GOPSnowflakesHateCezero said:

- Beatles Love, 24th at 7 or 9:30, OR 25th at 7 (35% off military discount if you buy at the box office)

I have seen Beatleshow at the Hard Rock Hotel, met the performers afterward (my eldest stepdaughter is friends with the sister of one of the performers, got us comp tickets). Great show, very well performed and definitely worth going to see.

[Tank]

I went to the excalibur on a Saturday night a few years ago hoping I could catch their medieval times type show with my wife and daughter. we got there too late, so we walked out front to where taxi's were picking up people. it was skank central. I don't think I've ever seen to many skanky females anywhere in my life. if you were a single guy  and stumbled upon this, you could have had a lot of victor's mom sort of fun.

[Brandon]

5 minutes ago, calscuf said:

Isn’t anyone gonna ask Cez how his asshole felt when he got back?

Never as sore as the gambling losses

[yk9001]

19 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

(my eldest stepdaughter is friends with the sister of one of the performers, got us comp tickets)

Take this to the Celebrity Connections thread

[mrwicked]

On 8/11/2019 at 2:36 PM, GOPSnowflakesHateCezero said:

I loved Vdara because it was so easy to get everywhere.  Used the Bellagio/Aria/Park tram a ton. Nice to be able to have a mostly A/C trip all the way to NYNY, like I said, which is about as far south as I'll ever likely go again unless I want to hit up Mandalay Bay again, which was much nicer than Luxor or Excalibur to me. 

Might use the monorail in Dec since I think we'll going to be staying 2 days at the MGM Signature on a comp before switching over to Vdara. I also just realized I didn't even visit the MGM Grand, so that'll be a good way to see that resort.  

Also, i'm kind of a freak with planning.  i figured out the dark dates and all of that back in july. deciding between these shows. We'll do 2 for the dec trip.  Leaning towards La Reve and Beatles. I get a good military discount for Beatles and Fator through MLife. Will probably do a comedy show the next trip.  We'll see. 

- La Reve at Wynn, go on Dec 22 or 23 (cheaper than 24/25)

- Beatles Love, 24th at 7 or 9:30, OR 25th at 7 (35% off military discount if you buy at the box office)

- Terry Fator, 23rd-25th, 7:30, (40% military off if you buy at the box office)

Doing a massage at Vdara Spa since I've never gotten one in my life, and I get a 25% military discount or I can use one of those MyVegas thingies to get an upgrade. 

 

 

the vdara spa is fantastic - great choice. 

le rêve is good but the beatles cirque du soleil show is light years better (and arguably the best show in vegas). 

[OCAngelsNotLAA]

32 minutes ago, mrwicked said:

the vdara spa is fantastic - great choice. 

le rêve is good but the beatles cirque du soleil show is light years better (and arguably the best show in vegas). 

I feel the same way.  LOVE was the best show of any kind that I have seen in vegas.

[Stradling]

I’m seeing Beatles Love next Thursday and George Strait next Friday in Vegas.  

[cez]

just switched over to cosmopolitan for our xmas trip.  loved vdara, like i said, but want to try something that's truly center strip next time.  cosmo had a nice vibe.  zero interest in the nightclub or anything like that, so i doubt i'll ever feel like an old geezer. 

i can't believe i didn't check out cosmo's food last time.  it looks amazing.  i like their rewards system better, too.  still going to do massage at vdara and do the mgm shows i listed. 

thanks everybody.  all advice has been useful!

 

[mrwicked]

Yeah staying at the hotels sans casinos isn’t ideal IMO.  The Vdara, Delano, Mandarin Oriental (now Waldorf Astoria), Four Seasons, etc are awesome (and great rooms, restaurant, bars) but not having casino at main level takes away some of the fun of staying. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

I saw LOVE earlier this year.

I thought the Strawberry Fields performance was freakin rad.

[cez]

hello again

so, i ended up getting a bunch of comp room offers from mlife (all except aria and bellagio) even though i only put in about $150 out of pocket into their video poker machines. 

i'm guessing it's to entice me to go back and gamble more. 

i ended up booking 2 comp nights at the park mgm in dec, and a 4-night comp for spring break in april, but it's a luxor, and i really would rather stay at aria/vdara/bellagio in the future.  do any of you know if it's better to gamble only at those properties (not vdara of course) if i hope to get comp offers from them in the future?  or does mgm usually throw out a bunch of comps  at various properties depending on your overall theoretical loss?

i'm not chasing comps.  my gambling budget is my gambling budget no matter what. 

[yk9001]

My wife and I are not heavy gamblers, little to no status on Mlife and we get the free room offers from Park MGM.  I like the place.

 

Of course, with tax/resort fees and parking (for us), the free room offer is close to $100 a night.

[gotbeer]

11 hours ago, GOPSnowflakesHateCezero said:

hello again

so, i ended up getting a bunch of comp room offers from mlife (all except aria and bellagio) even though i only put in about $150 out of pocket into their video poker machines. 

i'm guessing it's to entice me to go back and gamble more. 

i ended up booking 2 comp nights at the park mgm in dec, and a 4-night comp for spring break in april, but it's a luxor, and i really would rather stay at aria/vdara/bellagio in the future.  do any of you know if it's better to gamble only at those properties (not vdara of course) if i hope to get comp offers from them in the future?  or does mgm usually throw out a bunch of comps  at various properties depending on your overall theoretical loss?

i'm not chasing comps.  my gambling budget is my gambling budget no matter what. 

It's better to gamble at the properties you want comps at.  Although I would also say that Bellagio/Aria are all higher end casinos.  So their play limits might be different.  And their comps aren't about overall theoretical loss, but the overall money you put through their machines.  For instance.  If you put $100 in a video poker machine and lose $100 right away without any wins, you are worse off comp wise than if you put $100 in a machine, won a $1000 jackpot, and put another $500 in the machine.  For you and me, losing the $100 should get you the comps since you lost.  But for the casino, they see it as you only put $100 in, as opposed to putting $600 in.  Even if in situation A you lost $100, and situation B, you won $400.   

Now here is the catch.  Rumors are flying that MGM is selling some of the properties.  Circus Circus seems like a done deal.  But the recent rumors are they are selling MGM Grand and Bellagio.  They would still manage the properties, but it might change the comp game for those properties.   Although MGM properties suck in other things like the resort fees and other fees they tack on to everything.  Also remember that the Casesars properties also just sold, so who knows how their comp outlook looks.

IMO, if you are going to look for comps at high end resorts.  Do Cosmo if you are determined to stay in that end of the strip.  Or do Venetian or Wynn.  Maybe Caesars, but you would be under the same situation as MGM.  Wynn I hear is hurting for business right now, so comps might be easy there.

 

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, yk9001 said:

My wife and I are not heavy gamblers, little to no status on Mlife and we get the free room offers from Park MGM.  I like the place.

 

Of course, with tax/resort fees and parking (for us), the free room offer is close to $100 a night.

Did you hear the new thing that MGM is trying to pull?  They are adding a resort fee on alcohol drinks you purchase at resort restaurants.

[yk9001]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

Did you hear the new thing that MGM is trying to pull?  They are adding a resort fee on alcohol drinks you purchase at resort restaurants.

haha, no.

Jesus, these guys are the worst.

[yk9001]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

Did you hear the new thing that MGM is trying to pull?  They are adding a resort fee on alcohol drinks you purchase at resort restaurants.

These people are freaking cockroaches

https://www.casino.org/news/las-vegas-keeps-getting-more-expensive-fees-now-applied-to-drinks

[Adam]

I can't wait until Sports Gambling gets passed here...in 2028

[gotbeer]

22 minutes ago, Adam said:

I can't wait until Sports Gambling gets passed here...in 2028

Knowing Calolfornia, they will put a 90% tax on it, and pretty much kill it.

[Adam]

Lol 4 Team parlays will pay 5-1

[yk9001]

I just know its the Injuns holding us back here from placing a bet at my local wing joint, or god forbid, an app.

[Tank]

2 hours ago, Adam said:

I can't wait until Sports Gambling gets passed here...in 2028

just in time for the olympics!

[Brandon]

I feel like it’s been a couple years now where CA was in the works to legalize online poker which would also open the door for gambling.

[Tank]

i rarely go to vegas so i'm wondering how someone gets a comp room. who do you ask? or is it based on something else?

and what exactly does the "resort fee" cover? wouldn't all of the gambling losses pretty much take care of that?

[yk9001]

Its the Injuns