Nice surprise from Atlantis!

I was very surprised to recieve an email from Atlantis offering me a free night. I stay there several times a year, but don%26#39;t gamble. What%26#39;s up with a non-gambler being given a comp?

When I stay at Atlantis, it%26#39;s a no-brainer. I go to the Sky Terrace for seafood. I noticed a few signs for Bistro Napa and decided to give it a try.

Wow! The Happy Hour is incredible. The bar and restaurant are lovely, the service is excellent, the food interesting. I had a glass of Ferrari-Carano chardonnay and ahi tacos for $11.00 dollars. What a welcome change from the standard greasy bar food and cheap wine! All of the small plates and wines by the glass are 50% off from 4-6.

Nice surprise from Atlantis!

We aren%26#39;t big gamblers either but we still get offers from Harrah%26#39;s, Peppermill, and Atlantis with some regularity. I guess the reasoning is that even if you are comped a room you still have to eat, right? And after a drink or two you might venture into the casino, right?

We ate at Bistro Napa a few weeks ago and it is absolutely my new favorite ';nice night out'; (used to be Roxy in El Dorado).

Nice surprise from Atlantis!

I went to Roxy for the first time a couple of weeks ago, loved it!

Is Bistro Napa one of the newer restaurants they just opened? I walked through there last month but can%26#39;t remember seeing it.

It is new, it used to be the Italian restaurant on the 2nd floor. Had it been opened when you were there, I%26#39;ll bet you would have noticed all of the signs.

Not a real gambler by any measures but I have been bombarded by various offers from the Mill, Harrahs, %26amp; The Nugget offering free or almost Free rooms. Offered today a 20 suite at the Peppermill %26amp; $200 in slot money. I am sure the economy is the reason. So just enjoy the freebies.

Peddler, I think you%26#39;re right. I just recieved a great offer from GSR, in addition to offers from Atlantis and Peppermill. The gamblers must be rolling in comps!

well. this ';gambler'; is not rolling in offers...I go to Reno at least 3 times year (with 3 to 4 trips to Vegas), and all I receive are offers for ';reduced'; rates at Atlantis rooms, ';out back'; and peppermill rooms in the worst tower....And, I usually play slots til 2 am...must be doing something wrong...Just returned from Vegas and will continue to go there with the good rates...

Jungle, I%26#39;m sorry to hear that. If I were in marketing, I%26#39;d Fed-Ex comps straight to your door.

My DH thinks we%26#39;re getting so many offers because we are close. He works in Reno, so we stay in hotels fairly often. I guess with the economy, the hotels are banking on someone who doesn%26#39;t have to worry about other travel expenses. We%26#39;re like the no-frills frequent fliers.

This time of year is considered a slow time by the casinos so they really pump out offers to locals and those within an hours drive. We tend to get bombarded by them until just before the holidays start and ski season really gets going. I would think the casinos would be sending things out to their player club members too. We%26#39;ve been getting a lot of Vegas offers in email as well. Most of the offers we%26#39;ve seen at our house are for Sunday-Thursday for the special deals.

regrets?

anyone wake up one morning in vegas and think ';jesus did i really do that last night';? cmon, let%26#39;s have it.....

regrets?

Regrets, Ive had a few;

But then again, too few to mention.

I did what I had to do

And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;

Each careful step along the byway,

But more, much more than this,

I did it my way.

regrets?

No, but I%26#39;ve woken up many times thinking ';How the hell did I get back to my room last night?';

My 21st birthday in Vegas, me and my best friend stayed drunk the whole time we were there. One night we both went to Studio 54, I don%26#39;t remember leaving the club, I don%26#39;t remember how we got back, but I just know we both woke up in the hotel room. I was in my bed, my best friend was sleeping on the bathroom floor. No idea how we made it back

2 words.. ';hot tub';.. nuff said

Regrets?

I can%26#39;t tell you how many times through the years I%26#39;ve woke up and thought to myself ';Why are we going home today. Why didn%26#39;t I book an extra night?';.

Yep

On my first visit and last night in Vegas I was winning $1200 from my initial $50 budget playing roulette and BJ then I lost it all in 4 hands of BJ. Can%26#39;t really say i woke up and regretted it as I never got to bed!

Lesson to be learned - do not mix excessive amounts of alcohol with large amounts of money!

Clare

I had a bad one once - I woke up in the middle of the night the night I got home, and thought I was still in Vegas, alone, I was kinda confused and woozy from the long business trip ( and fun ) there. Then I realized in the dark that there was someone in the bed next to me - '; holy smokes'; who is that and why is she in bed with me !???? What did I do tonight ?? Then I finally woke up enough to remember I was home and in my own bed - geez, I thought I was going to have a stroke !

Played $1/$2 NLHE at the excalibur a week before they went all electronic. Threw on the $4 straddle. Folded all the way around to the $2 blind and he raised it to $10. Something in my head told me that he was stealing. I picked up a stack of 20 reds and put that into the pot. He pushed all in for $185. Had to call. Pocket 10s only beat pocket aces 18% of the time. This wasn%26#39;t one of them. Bye Bye $185.

A party, a friends sister, the day after.

Yeah, I kept feeding a slot machine and lost most of my winnings.

Last year, as I %26#39;enjoyed%26#39; my five-hour delay in the airport, I thought, ';Why did I decide to fly home Thanksgiving day?';

burts bees

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mirage

i have been to vegas 3 times, this is the 1st stayng at mirage- any good or bad thoughts?

mirage

Mirage is an excellent hotel.

Where have you stayed previously? This will help people give their views on the Mirage compared to what you%26#39;ve already experienced in LV.

mirage

i stayed at the Venetian for business which i loved, Monte Carlo and my timeshare (Grandview)- how bout you?

I stayed at the Mirage last year and really enjoyed my stay there. The location was convenient. I liked my room a lot and that was before they were remodeled.

Of the restaurants, I%26#39;ve tried BLT Burger (liked it) and Carnegie Deli for breakfast (overpriced and not very good). Have a nice stay.

you can not compare the Mirage with the V-

The bathrooms in the Venitian are huge, the bathrooms in the Mirage- are small.

I do like the resturants in the mirage better than the V- the deli in Mirage is very good.

Mirage is (as you%26#39;re possibly aware) a step down from the Venetian but it%26#39;s superior to Monte Carlo. I doubt you%26#39;ll be disappointed.

As for hotels I%26#39;ve stayed at, too many over a 22 year Vegas ';career'; to list here..... :-)

I love the Mirage. I actually like staying there better than staying at the Venetian--although I really liked staying at the Venetian, too, and the rooms are lovely. I like the atmosphere at Mirage. I haven%26#39;t stayed there since the rooms have been remodeled. I think you will enjoy it.

Stayed in October and it was the first since they updated their rooms. All colorful modern rooms. They are updating suites presently, but you will not notice.

Nice places to eat. Fin was pretty good, BLT was disappointing. Samba is okay, I found my wife%26#39;s steak better than the all you can eat meats.

Still the same casnio, narrow walkways and busy elevator areas.

Just got back from our 4 night stay there...excellent hotel. Got a free upgrade from deluxe room to tower deluxe room (private elevators; and yes we did tip the front desk girl after, don%26#39;t worry!). Those bathrooms are a decent size with a full shower and a jacuzzi tub.

Also like how it%26#39;s one of the only hotels that has some outside light! The atrium area is a lovely piece of paradise. The pool is fantastic too.

Found the slots pretty tight and the cocktail waitresses few and far between though.

Definitely recommend it!

Palazzo Smoking?

When we stayed at the Palazzo last summer, the room we were in had several ash trays w/matches in them. I am assuming that these were smoking rooms. Even though I requested a non-smoking room, I could not smell the smoke at all, so I did not bother having it changed.

So, my question is - are all rooms in the Palazzo smoking? Is the ventilation just good enough to the point that it doesn%26#39;t matter?

Palazzo Smoking?

I doubt there%26#39;s a hotel in the developed world that allows smoking in all its rooms, even those with the best imaginable state of the art ventilation systems.

I haven%26#39;t stayed at Palazzo so can%26#39;t comment with total certainty about this but their online reservation page allows you to select a smoking or non-smoking preference.

Palazzo Smoking?

some are smoking some are non smoking

Because Palazzo is so new, some of their smoking rooms probably haven%26#39;t had a chance to get too stinky yet. So they palmed one off on you and figured you wouldn%26#39;t complain if it didn%26#39;t smell.

We're here!

Airport check in was closed so checked in at MGM...no line at all! Room is great, drinks are good, and I feel great after 2.5 hrs of sleep!

We're here!

I wish I were there. I have to wait another 5 weeks :)

Have fun...

We're here!

I wish I was you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

have fun

I love the MGM beds and linens

Hello Nov.. Youre not in the Carolinas anymore, but oh darn, (boo hoo) I am. lol

I too get little to no sleep the night before and day of travel, but who cares, You can always sleep when Youre back home!

Have a blast! Make us proud, win some big bucks!

Good luck on finding your way out of MGM.

We%26#39;ll be there tomorrow...can%26#39;t wait.

Enjoy your trip.

first have a great time and i hope luck is on your side second enjoy this weather!!! doesnt get better then this!

Wine lists

Looking for wine lists and prices at the following restaurants. Can anyone help

Alize at the Palms

Picasso at Bellagio

Kokomo at Mirage

thanks

Wine lists

Wine lists are rarely published since they change constantly. (Not to mention the fact that places like Picasso have 5000+ items.)

You might try contacting Jason Smith directly at Ballagio if you have specific questions. The other two hotels don%26#39;t seem to list a sommelier.

Prices - In my limited experience, typical fine wine prices in Las Vegas tend to be similar to other ';big city'; (i.e. London, New York) prices, though higher than Paris. ';Collectors items'; (Petrus, Romanee-Conti, etc.) are MUCH higher than nearly anywhere else.

I have a vague memory of playing with a link to Aureole%26#39;s automated wine list, but I can%26#39;t locate that just now.

canadian dollar

I heard that the canadian dollar is being exchanged at Par while in some Casino%26#39;s...any truth to this???

canadian dollar

Not likely.

I have yet to find anywhere in the US that will accept Canadian money at all.

Have even had several places refuse Canadian coins !

I%26#39;m thinking the casinos aren%26#39;t really in the business of losing almost $.25 on the dollar.

canadian dollar

We live on the BC border, and my husband is Canadian, with all of his family up there. Have had to deal with Canadian money forever. Every place here to Seattle takes Canadian money, if it is paper, no one takes coins i believe. Not sure if this includes the loonies and toonies though.

I would doubt the Casinos give Par. I have no idea if they take the Canadian in the casinos, but it is money, so they probably exchange it.

They do exchange Canadian money at the casino cashiers. It%26#39;s not at par, but the rate is very similar to banks at home. No coins.

Being Canadian I travel with Hong Kong dollars.

A few months back the Canadian dollar was at par with the American dollar but no more. The US dollar is back above the Canadian dollar by 15%-20%. Your best bet is to exchange your money at your local bank before you leave. Very rarely will anyone exchange for a better rate than the bank.

I transferred to Toronto, from So. Cal., 14 months ago when the US dollar was getting hammered. Those were trying times, but now all is good :) 1.235 today :)

I would exchange your money before you leave. The exchange rates at the casinos leave much to be desired.

When we travelled to the Mayan in July for our honeymoon, our dollar (Canadian) was slightly higher than the American dollar so we jumped on it and purchased some ';extra'; American money while it was at such a great rate...

And considering we%26#39;re going to Vegas this January, I think we made a great decision...still hoping ours comes back up though! :)

When we went last month we exchanged in some here and needed to do more there and found that Imperial Palace had the best rate out of Harrahs and Flamingo, you would think they would all be the same but they weren%26#39;t.

I find using my debit card from Canada gets me the best rates available from exchange. Of course you will have to pay the ATM fee but at least you are not carrying all that cash around.

Mags

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