Las Vegas over July 4

[DSteckler]

Anyone going?

[IIC]

Anyone going?

Why???...Is your Casino Hostess gonna get us all FREE Rooms???...IIC

[DSteckler]

Why???...Is your Casino Hostess gonna get us all FREE Rooms???...IIC

Free, no...$79/night over the holiday at the Luxor, yes.

[IIC]

Free, no...$79/night over the holiday at the Luxor, yes.

Well...that's not too bad I guess...Are you treating everyone for dinner??? I'll be hanging out with Casino Boy http://www.cheapovegas.com/index.php

[DSteckler]

Well...that's not too bad I guess...Are you treating everyone for dinner???

Sure...Pizza Hut for everyone!

[IIC]

Sure...Pizza Hut for everyone!

Click Here For Pizza Hut Coupons

These should help...Doug

PS...just noticed that they expire on 6/29/06...Will our rooms have microwaves?

[DSteckler]

Click Here For Pizza Hut Coupons

These should help...Doug

PS...just noticed that they expire on 6/29/06...Will our rooms have microwaves?

We'e not arriving until 7/2. IIRC, the regular rooms do not have microwave ovens but the suites do.

[ParkTwain]

3 nights in LV starting Sun, July 2. (avoids Fri and Sat night rates)

Hotel rates quotes at vegas.com, sorted by price:
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This site lists Luxor at about $90.25/night, so you're doing OK on your rate. The new Hooters place (formerly the San Remo, situated right next to the Tropicana, one block from the Strip) is quoting $52.65/night, so you can negotiate down (AAA card, etc.) from there. I'm not wild about the Luxor rooms or that location (south Strip).

I would also recommend trying to get your best deal at the Treasure Island. Vegas.com quotes $90/night (same as Luxor), and it's a MUCH better location (Wynn, Mirage, Caesar's, Fashion Show Mall, Venetian, even the Paris and Bellagio, are all an easy walk).

[IIC]

3 nights in LV starting Sun, July 2. (avoids Fri and Sat night rates)

Hotel rates quotes at vegas.com, sorted by price:
[link removed by request]

This site lists Luxor at about $90.25/night, so you're doing OK on your rate. The new Hooters place (formerly the San Remo, situated right next to the Tropicana, one block from the Strip) is quoting $52.65/night, so you can negotiate down (AAA card, etc.) from there. I'm not wild about the Luxor rooms or that location (south Strip).

I would also recommend trying to get your best deal at the Treasure Island. Vegas.com quotes $90/night (same as Luxor), and it's a MUCH better location (Wynn, Mirage, Caesar's, Fashion Show Mall, Venetian, even the Paris and Bellagio, are all an easy walk).

Any deals at The Klondike???...Love their 10 cent roulette...IIC

PS...gets some nice reviews at TripAdvisor: http://trimurl.com/5CF

[ParkTwain]

Naah, you're going to want the Gold Spike downtown for the best in cheapo. The Klondike is too far out of the way.

http://las-vegas-hotels.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g45963-d114905-r5143568-Gold_Spike_Hotel_and_Casino-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html

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I love this hotel, every time i travel to Vegas i stay there. I'm british, female and always travel alone and i always get a raised eyebrow when i say where i'm staying, it seems that the locals think its a bit of a dive. Granted it looks a bit dingy in the casino and some of the rooms are a bit threadbare but it's clean and close to the action and what you save in room rates you can use on having fun!

If you want to experience seedy, real vagas then stay here. If you want plastic and sterile, there are plenty of other places to stay. Oh yeah and heres a tip, some of the rooms have been refurbished and the suites are much nicer than the ordinary rooms, if they're quiet they'll upgrade you for free if you ask nicely and even if you have to pay the extra it will only cost you a few dollars more
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I have just returned from my 3 night stay at the Gold Spike and I couldn't wait to get home and add my review of this hotel. I was nervous to see what my room would be like after reading the negative reviews on this site. I must say, I was very pleased with it, considering the price I paid. ($46 for each of Friday and Saturday, and $29 for Sunday)
Hotel rooms in Vegas are extremely inflated on the weekends and I refuse to pay double what I did for the sake of a few hours of sleep and a hot shower. My room was well kept, the floor I stayed on was a non smoking one, the bathroom was adequate, complete with complimentary shampoo, shower gel etc. The carpet had some stains on it, but so has the carpet at the 3 star locations I have stayed at. Let me add too, that I was a single female, traveling alone and at no time did I feel my safety was threatened. Not only did I feel very comfortable at the Gold Spike, but I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again. My room was much better at the Gold Spike than the vintage room at the El Cortez that I stayed at last time. (and that room cost me more) The casino downstairs is extremely smoky, as mentioned in previous reviews and the less fortunate locals do seem to favor this one, but again, I never felt threatened. I am very disappointed to discover that the casino has removed its blackjack tables. This was one of the few casinos left that you could actually play a hand for only $2. Overall, I was pleasantly pleased with my stay at the Gold Spike Hotel. If you are looking for 5 star luxury, go elsewhere. If you are looking for a clean, comfortable, well located, affordable stay near Freemont Street, give the Gold Spike a try.
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We booked this room becuase of the web site adversited and that the rates for what the rooms were described where resonable for someone booking online. We arrived to the location and from the moment we were driving in the parking lot I felt like I was in Dowtown Los Angeles. We were surrounded by homeless people who looked like they were on drugs. We hurried up into the hotel to check in as we taught it be safer. That was not the case. The hotel was dark and gloomy like the walls had gone BLACK from so much cigarette smoke. I could literally not breathe. The people in the Casino also looked like mostly old drunks or homeless or both. I hurried to get my friends to stop them from checking in, but we were obligated to pay the night since we had booked it on line. WE DID NOT STAY. We decided it was just NOT SAFE. Our first loss in Vegas but you could not have paid me enough to stay there for the night. But after reading a few reviews of how cheap the rooms where for only $30.00..On line we were charged $120.00 a night.
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[IIC]

Yeah...Ever since the Glass Pool Motel closed down the Klondike is not that much fun anymore...Used to like to stroll over and watch the swimmers...It was better than the Aquarium at the Mirage

[DSteckler]

3 nights in LV starting Sun, July 2. (avoids Fri and Sat night rates)

Hotel rates quotes at vegas.com, sorted by price:
[link removed by request]

This site lists Luxor at about $90.25/night, so you're doing OK on your rate. The new Hooters place (formerly the San Remo, situated right next to the Tropicana, one block from the Strip) is quoting $52.65/night, so you can negotiate down (AAA card, etc.) from there. I'm not wild about the Luxor rooms or that location (south Strip).

I would also recommend trying to get your best deal at the Treasure Island. Vegas.com quotes $90/night (same as Luxor), and it's a MUCH better location (Wynn, Mirage, Caesar's, Fashion Show Mall, Venetian, even the Paris and Bellagio, are all an easy walk).

At the Luxor you need to ask for a Tower room; much nicer than the pyramid rooms. The problem with TI (we used to stay there regularly) is that the comps have become very, very tight there. They've also changed a number of their BJ table to 6:5 odds, which is a rip-off.

Forget about Hooters. The BJ tables are all 6:5 and the casino is small. The rooms are okay at best. The place is NOISY! and the crowd is more interested in partying than gambling.

I don't care about location since I'm there to gamble, not walk around the mall or other casinos. We did enjoy taking the monorail from TI to the Mirage and then exiting right at the entrance to the Caesar's Forum shops, since we would eat dinner at Spago's. But at the Luxor I can walk to the Mandalay shops and visit the Art of Shaving for my tonsorial needs <g>.

I still think one of the best meals in town is at Hugo's, downtown in the Four Queens.

[IIC]

At the Luxor you need to ask for a Tower room; much nicer than the pyramid rooms. The problem with TI (we used to stay there regularly) is that the comps have become very, very tight there. They've also changed a number of their BJ table to 6:5 odds, which is a rip-off.

Forget about Hooters. The BJ tables are all 6:5 and the casino is small. The rooms are okay at best. The place is NOISY! and the crowd is more interested in partying than gambling.

I don't care about location since I'm there to gamble, not walk around the mall or other casinos. We did enjoy taking the monorail from TI to the Mirage and then exiting right at the entrance to the Caesar's Forum shops, since we would eat dinner at Spago's. But at the Luxor I can walk to the Mandalay shops and visit the Art of Shaving for my tonsorial needs <g>.

I still think one of the best meals in town is at Hugo's, downtown in the Four Queens.

I don't go to Vegas to gamble...although my wife does...I do use my CANSLIM Handicapping System at the Race Book...And I have been pretty lucky on the Wheel of Fortune Slots...But mostly I go there to meet interesting people...IIC

[Websman]

...But mostly I go there to meet interesting people...IIC

There's quite a few interesting people at my facility. Would you like to meet them?

[IIC]

There's quite a few interesting people at my facility. Would you like to meet them?

"Interesting" is subjective