OT: Las Vegas Hotels & Allegiant Air...

[grover]

I hope we can find a good deal like that..still searching!
I wish I had known about allegiant in years past!

 

[minnie56]

I wish I could 'take' to Cirque..I have seen La Nouba at WDW and we saw Ka in Vegas and I find them soooo boring. I am convinced you have to be on something to get them!

We saw Tom Jones..oldie but goodie...Menopause the Musical (I think that was the name?) and Bette Midler. They were all excellent, except for Ka as mentioned...

 

[dollysmom]

When we went to Vegas we stayed at Treasure Island. Loved the hotel and the service. We too used the duece and also took a cab ride to the outlet malls. We went to see Elton John at Ceasers Palace and Wayne Brady at the Venetian. Check with tix4tonight to get some tickets. I would recommend Wayne Brady. I don't think we ever laughed so hard. Some of the hotels are linked together so if you sign up for one, they send you some different hotels. My aunt stayed at the Riveria at little further down the strip and she said it was a great value and a nice place to stay. Cheapo Vegas . com is a great place to make comparrions between hotels. Good luck and have fun.

 

[c&m]

The Venetian is a great place to stay. Sign up for their newsletters to get deals, hotel credit for food, etc.

Best to stay at that central part of the strip since that seems to be where a lot of the action is. Hotels in that part of the strip are the Venetian, Treasure Island, Mirage, Bellagio, Bally's, Paris, Wynn, Caesars. I'm sure there are other hotels, but those are the familiar hotels that most have mentioned on this thread.

When we went last year, we stayed at the Signature at MGM (behind the MGM). It was fabulous accommodations but we felt rather far away from the action. You can take the Deuce bus, but it takes FOREVER to get you to the central strip, not because it's a long ways by bus but because of all the pedestrian and car traffic. Things move pretty slow. We walked it several times, but it was really hot (90 deg F), hard on the feet (pounding the pavement in the cement jungle), and really bothersome with the people passing out those leaflets. The monorail is fast but it cost us $9 pp scared1 each way.

If you go to Travelzoo.com, there are sometimes discounted tickets to see Vegas shows.

Vegas is a lot of fun! Great eats, super entertainment, and fun gambling (esp if you happen to win some $$$ ). Have a fabulous time!!!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Tickets2Nite is better than 'that other' company mentioned in post 23 This is the original half-price ticket agency in Las Vegas. Some of their tickets can be purchased in advance by phone; otherwise, for either agency, you need to go wait in line and you can generally only get same-day tickets.

Also, register at goldstar.com - they send out a weekly e-mail with advance sale discounted tickets. Sometimes they even have free tickets. Note that none of these companies has half-price or deeply-discounted tickets to the first-tier shows (e.g. Bette Midler, any of the Cirque shows...).

 

[grover]

just discovered that they are having a sale with allegiant right now..buy one and get the 2nd person FREE! this is to vegas only..book in the next couple of weeks and travel thru the end of the year.

we are already booked..if not I would consider this even though the flight times from Grand Forks are not great.

 

[PurpleDucky]

i live in vegas.. the shows i suggest are:
blue man group
cirque de soliel
tony and tina's wedding
watch the fountains at bellagio (they play every 15 minutes and are free)
the volcano show at the mirage (starts every hour at night, free)
Phatom of the Opera
Lion King

Personal experience says these shows are great.

As for pools, Mandaly Bay has the best by far. They have a lazy river, a surfing area, and a regular pool.