Post #116746 by christiki295 on Mon, Sep 27, 2004 8:03 PM

On 2004-09-24 12:16, rodeotiki wrote:
being the first time to vegas were not looking for anything special at the hotel, friday night there is party at house of blues and saturday is the wedding at the veneation.

House of Blues is at Mandalay Bay and the Venetian is at the other end of the Strip. You will not be able to walk to both.

It really is a matter of dollars, I think the Flamingo is the most cost-effective, although Imperial Palace is usually the most inexpensive and both are located in the Heart of the strip.

The Stratoshphere is usually the least expensive, but it is isolated.

I recommend staying in the Heart of the Strip, and not beyond Treasure Island as you will be able to make the most of your time.

Taxis require a wait and are expensive. With all of the traffic on the strip, a taxi ride from Palms to the Flaimingo was over $10 and a taxi from Mandalay Bay to the Sands was over $20.

The monorail is most effective when going from from one end to the other, like the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay.

The AmeriSuites, located off the Strip, across the street from the HardRock, offer a very nice room an affordable price (and there used to be a free shuttle to take you to the strip).

Dangergirl299:

In my humble opinion, staying at the Mirage is overrated, particularly for the added expense. The rooms at the Mirage are only good, but not great. The rooms at the Venetian or Ceasar's are far superior and may be worth the extra cost.

The Mirage pool is also overrated. It is very, very crowded and the tropical vegetation is insufficient to make theb pool that worthwhile.

The Volcano view room was very worthwhile, however, and a is worth the extra $$. (Just make sure you don't forget, as I did the first night!)

Again, a room across the street may afford the same view without the added expense.

[ Edited by: christiki295 on 2004-09-27 20:18 ]