Day 1:
5:30pm! Finally! I can leave the office and head to the GF%26#39;s house where in exactly 1 hour we will be picked up and taken to the airport to start our vacation. 6:30pm rolls around and there is no sedan. Frantically dial the company and were told we don%26#39;t have a reservation but not to worry as someone will be there in 10 minutes. Arrive at the airport and breeze through security...oh no! Our flight is delayed 15 minutes. We start lining up and the gate agent tells us over the intercom if we are not loaded in 15 minutes we will be grounded for 2 hours. I have never seen so many motivated people in my life. Make it to Vegas without a hitch. Coming down the escalator to look for our limo driver and there is no sign. We arrive 10 minutes late so this should have been ample time as there were many other limo drivers that made it there on time. Finally get a hold of our driver who arrived 15 minutes after we did and he told us we picked a busy time. I didn%26#39;t really care and enjoyed the ride to the Palazzo with a glass of champagne.
Ahhh the Palazzo, my home away from home...oh geez now I smell that smell so many complain about...I have never smelled it before in my previous trips but now I know people don%26#39;t like it, it heightened my awareness of it. The GF noticed it immediately. I proceed to invited guest check in where a couple in front of us are clearly displeased. I proceed to the counter with my Amex card and ID in hand. Mimi tells me in order to accommodate all the guests checking in that I will need to be moved to the Venetian. I disagree and allow her to know I will be staying at the Palazzo and if I wanted the Venetian I would have booked the Venetian with my host. I said if you intend on moving me to the Venetian I expect a large upgrade...';I%26#39;m sorry sir but you can have a strip view.'; Keeping my cool I said you should probably work a little harder on finding me a room in the Palazzo then. Magically she finds one albeit with 2 queen beds...I didn%26#39;t care because I wanted the Palazzo over the Venetian. Finally make our way to our room without a further hitch, get changed and head to the lounge.
We were on the list for Lavo but the GF just got a new license and had not received it yet. Her old one was hole punched and therefore invalidated but she also had the slip they gave her that said she had a valid license...in my experience clubs won%26#39;t let you in with a punched license even with the piece of paper. We decide not to even bother. $26 bucks for two drinks...ouch! Prices have gone up since May and August. Head over to Players Club Grazzie to get my $200 in promo credit for the slots so the GF can have a little fun. We played for about 30 minutes and walked away with $262 bucks! I%26#39;ve gone some fresh $100 bills burning to hit the blackjack table. Win a quick $300 and then we head over to the Venetian to check out the lounge over there. Much livelier! A good size crowd and people dancing. Buy a couple more drinks for $30 w/ tip...come on we aren%26#39;t in a club this is ridiculous. At least they are strong. Head over to the Mirage to the Love Lounge and it is dead..hang out and have a drink and head back to the Venetian. Decide to take a break head up stairs for a bit. I take a shower (I hate smelling like smoke) and we nap for a bit. We head down around 3:30am to have my favorite drunk food in the world! The Grand Luxe Cafe BREAKFAST SANDWICH. These delightful sandwiches are the best thing since sliced bread and they do indeed contained sliced bread! Eggs, tomato, bacon, ham, swiss cheese...omg amazing. ($25 w/ tip) Play some more blackjack and all of a sudden we are up $1500 for the trip. We made a deal that if we made $1000 we would just go shopping with the money. We call it an evening with full stomachs and a full wallet.
Day 2:
We wake up at 10:30am...woo 4 hours of sleep that has to be some kind of record for Vegas. Get ready and head down to find a restaurant. I like having no set destination. We walk by Sushi Samba and decide sushi sounds really good. I would identify myself as being a sushi connoisseur and while it was ok Sushi it didn%26#39;t really blow me away. It was above average but I have had much better. ($55 w/ tip) We head over to fashion show mall and then other various malls around Vegas. Make it back to the room around 6:45. We have dinner reservations at Zeffrino for 7:30pm. We have a $100 dining credit to the restaurant. It%26#39;s a nice restaurant with first class service. We decide on a bottle of Louis M. Martine 2006 from Napa. It%26#39;s a good wine and decently priced (although very marked up from what you would find at the store) We start with the fried calamari. I wasn%26#39;t expecting a giant squid but it%26#39;s what we got...the plate was huge! I had the potato soup which was good but the taste was reminiscent of asparagus. GF had the meditterainian sea bass and I had the linguine with crab, lobster and shrimp. Once again a huge portion. It was very good lots of shrimp crab and lobster. ($204 w/ tip). We head over to the Mirage to catch the 10pm show of Love. The GF is very excited about the show since she loves the Beatles. Before the show I donate $500 to the mirage... you are welcome MGM! We bought Orange Presses prior to the show but I think we were both over drinking at that point. (We had a lot of whiskey on my birthday which was Wednesday and I don%26#39;t think it had completely drained from our system yet). The show begins and it was awesome! Seriously a fantastic show. Towards the end of the show I get a big headache so we head back to the room and I get some Tylenol and close my eyes. We ended up just staying in the room that night.
Day 3:
We both get up around 8:10am. I head down while the GF is getting ready to talk to a host about late check out. No probably we have our check out changed to 1:00pm. I start gambling and I%26#39;m down another $400...geez. I switch tables and promptly earn back my $400 deficit and the $500 the night before and I%26#39;m up another $300. I tell the GF of my winnings and we head out the door to the Wynn Brunch Buffet around 9:30am. It%26#39;s pricey ($60 for the both of us.) The brunch is very good though. I typically don%26#39;t like buffets since I tend not to eat a lot and I would rather spend the same amount on a nice meal. Very good though and if you like buffets the Wynn is very good.
We finished around 10:15 and head back to the casino to let the GF play some slots. Played $1 Wheel of Fortune hit 3 spins for $25, $25, and $30 and then lost the $100. I tell her if we win $200 in blackjack we will go play the $5 dollar WOF machine. Quickly win $200 to offset the loss and gain $100. Quickly get a spin and win $200. Play the rest of our $100 and then cash out for $200. Go back to the tables and played next to another guy from San Diego. End up another $500. Woo! Finally a good solid winning trip. $2500 up and no tax forms in sight! Pack up the room and head to the airport. Sat about 20 minutes on the tarmac and we were back in San Diego by 3:30pm. Overall a fun trip!
Vegas! The Palazzo 11/14-11/16 Trip ReportARRRR! COuld you please e-mail me some of your luck for my trip this weekend? :)
Vegas! The Palazzo 11/14-11/16 Trip ReportAlso, with a screen name like that aren%26#39;t you obligated to see Sirens of TI?
It used to be a cool show from what I remember but I haven%26#39;t had much desire to see the new one ever since they took the original Marquee down for Treasure Island and renamed it TI.
Also a side note. Vegas seemed more crowded on this trip than any other trip. I also didn%26#39;t notice any lack of service for drinks or any other use (other than the front desk wanting to put me at the Venetian.)
Pirates - did your GF notice the smell in the room itself or just the casino/hotel lobby?
Some fantastic luck you had this trip, nicely done!
I must be drunk everytime I go into the V, because I have never noticed the smell!!! I will make sure I am more aware this time.
Hey Stratton, have a great trip to Vegas, wishing You bunches of luck!
Pirates, thats a whirlwind of a Trip You had there, and congrats on the good luck. Sounds like You and the GF had a blast!
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