JOHN-O's Las Vegas (& Honolulu pg 8) Thread - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Mon, Dec 21, 2009 7:21 PM Las Vegas Trip Report (Part 2) City Center Review Did you ever see the 1976 movie "Logan's Run" where people live in a domed city sealed off from the post-apocalyptic world? Mankind lives only for hedonistic pleasures and everyone is young, thin, and beautiful. To me that's the theme of the recently opened City Center and Aria Casino. This would be a great place to hole up in the event of a worldwide viral epidemic or a zombie invasion. I'm sure the place is hermetically sealed and the glass is zombie-proof. I could imagine armies of the dead banging against the Aria's 24-hour cafe's glass walls as I enjoyed my $18 bacon and eggs. Service is so attentive and congenial, it was almost like MGM Mirage had created a staff of "Stepford Wives" robots or clones. When we ordered drinks in the Aria's Deuce lounge, the smoking hot cocktail waitress sat right down next to me to take our $15 each (!!) mixed-drink orders. As she closely leaned forward (giving me an eyeful of her beautiful décolletage), I thought maybe she was going to offer to come to my room afterwards. I guess service is good only up to a point. :) I was surprised to see $10 minimums at the craps tables. Compared to similar upscale competitors like the Wynn LV and Caesars Palace ($25-$100 minimums), that's pretty reasonable. As I was the only one toking the pit crew (what's wrong with these cheap rich bastards?), they happily chatted me up. Base Dealer: "So sir, what do you think of the Aria?" Me: "It's pretty but it has no soul" Base Dealer: "What places do you consider to have soul?" Me: "I love the El Cortez and Golden Gate" Base Dealer: "Huh?, Those places are dumps" Me: "Hey those places give me 10x odds, can you do same?" Base Dealer: "Uh, no" Despite the less favorable Strip odds, I caught a hot roll and walked away with more money than I showed up with. That paid for drinks at Frankie's Tiki Room plus I bought a Frankie's T-shirt. :) Overall the Aria was a nice place to visit but I doubt that I'll return (unless that zombie invasion happens). Now I know all of TC is asking the same burning question. "So JOHN-O, are there any Tikis at City Center?" The answer is NO. :( [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-12-21 19:50 ]

Las Vegas Trip Report (Part 2)

City Center Review

Did you ever see the 1976 movie "Logan's Run" where people live in a domed city sealed off from the post-apocalyptic world? Mankind lives only for hedonistic pleasures and everyone is young, thin, and beautiful. To me that's the theme of the recently opened City Center and Aria Casino.

This would be a great place to hole up in the event of a worldwide viral epidemic or a zombie invasion. I'm sure the place is hermetically sealed and the glass is zombie-proof. I could imagine armies of the dead banging against the Aria's 24-hour cafe's glass walls as I enjoyed my $18 bacon and eggs. Service is so attentive and congenial, it was almost like MGM Mirage had created a staff of "Stepford Wives" robots or clones. When we ordered drinks in the Aria's Deuce lounge, the smoking hot cocktail waitress sat right down next to me to take our $15 each (!!) mixed-drink orders. As she closely leaned forward (giving me an eyeful of her beautiful décolletage), I thought maybe she was going to offer to come to my room afterwards. I guess service is good only up to a point. :)

I was surprised to see $10 minimums at the craps tables. Compared to similar upscale competitors like the Wynn LV and Caesars Palace ($25-$100 minimums), that's pretty reasonable. As I was the only one toking the pit crew (what's wrong with these cheap rich bastards?), they happily chatted me up.

Base Dealer: "So sir, what do you think of the Aria?"
Me: "It's pretty but it has no soul"
Base Dealer: "What places do you consider to have soul?"
Me: "I love the El Cortez and Golden Gate"
Base Dealer: "Huh?, Those places are dumps"
Me: "Hey those places give me 10x odds, can you do same?"
Base Dealer: "Uh, no"

Despite the less favorable Strip odds, I caught a hot roll and walked away with more money than I showed up with. That paid for drinks at Frankie's Tiki Room plus I bought a Frankie's T-shirt. :)

Overall the Aria was a nice place to visit but I doubt that I'll return (unless that zombie invasion happens).

Now I know all of TC is asking the same burning question.

"So JOHN-O, are there any Tikis at City Center?"

The answer is NO. :(

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-12-21 19:50 ]

Post #500320 by JOHN-O on Mon, Dec 21, 2009 7:21 PM