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Re: Las Vegas 2011
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If you haven't tried the Aria buffet, I can recommend it as we thought it was excellent. The Wicked Spoon buffet at the Cosmopolitan is getting rave review, especially for lunch.

luci :wave
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Luci - not helpful...I need to lose weight and you're showing me pictures of food :cry

When I looked at first it didn't look too good (raw looking meat, not really something I'd be after as a veggie) but it went uphill pretty quickly and the desserts look fab! those little cones and separate dishes of ice cream...mmm. and was that a little square brownie on the corner.

Ok, might try it then! :cheers
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Hi we are going to Las Vegas in May,is it to early to start checking for coupons and
available discounts for meals/shows ect. Would be grateful for any help as to where
to start looking
thanks :cheers
annx
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No it's not too early. Check out http://www.smartervegas.com and http://www.travelzoo.com

What type of shows are you thinking of seeing and where are you staying?

http://www.destinationcoupons.com normally have a $5 off coupon for the Spice Market buffet, but last time I checked it only went up till March.

Have a search for previous topics on Vegas then posted back here on anything that you want to check is still current.

luci :wave
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:) thanks Luci shall check them out.
Staying at The Jockey Club[time share]having a change from The Carriage House although we
love it there.
Any type of shows really,thinking of Penn&Teller, Lion King enjoyed it in London,love Phantom
both in London&Vegas but happy to see it again,saw LOVE last time in Vegas and thought it
was great.We are there for just a week and will probably see 3 or 4 shows.
thanks again
annx
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Well the sites I mentioned will probably be your best bet.

What dates in May are you there are there is a big fight on 7th and the place will be heaving?

luci :wave
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We arrive on May23rd,shall miss the fight :cheers
annx
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Well, just booked two weeks in a Penthouse suite with balcony and strip view at the Signature through BlueChipVegas. Should get confirmation tomorrow. Got it for a good price, first time I've used them so I'm a little nervous but hope everything is ok! :) We went for the Penthouse as with my job situation (will be made redundant at the end of this year now), not sure of what will happen next year so want to make sure this one is extra special! All set now, flights and hotel booked, just wait for some show deals and hope there is a decent concert on somewhere out there when we are there!

TC
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TeeCee, Signature for a change eh!? :rofl

That's good that you got a good deal, and also that you are doing it a bit differently with the better suite etc. You'll spoil yourself though and won't want a normal room though next time :D

Vegas here we all come eh! Let's hope the exchange rate is good, it's been sitting up over $1.60 quite nicely, hope it stays up there or even higher.
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:D couldn't resist the Sig' Lesley :D hope the exchange rate does improve a bit, looked online today and ICE have the rate at 1.58 currently and they are usually right up with the best. Could do with it getting to 1.65 or 1.70!! :tup

TC
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I've not looked at currency at all yet. Not even sure who ICE are (has anyone used them?), we previously used Crown and are sorry to see it gone.

1.70......I remember getting $2.125 at one point. Bring that back eh! Even Voodoo Lounge would seem reasonable :rofl

I'm not sure what the currency predictions are, but I don't think the US is recovering as quick as they hoped...but then probably we aren't either! Ok, I'll settle for 1.70 I guess.........
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Lesley,

ICE are the Internet Currency Exchange. I've used them several times. Rates are normally right up with the best and they do next day delivery, I've never had any issues with them. I think it's a minimum £500 order to qualify for free delivery. I always tend to use either ICE or FairFX for dollars
I remember the $2 exchange rate too, how fantastic was that! Everything seemed such a bargain! If only it could go back to that.

Cheers

TC
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Thanks for responses about Rio, forgot i posted on here
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TeeCee, I was looking at the priceline list on better bidding - this might be of interest to you, as you could easily target this if you are still thinking about RR. I don't know anything about the JW Marriott but I guess it is a nice place if it is coming in under resort.

Las Vegas (Summerlin)
Resort J.W. Marriott REVIEW
4* Red Rock Casino
3.5* Suncoast Hotel
3* Courtyard by Marriott Summerlin REVIEW
2* La Quinta Summerlin Tech
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Cheers Lesley, now we've got the Sig booked for the two weeks we won't be staying off strip but I'll remember to check them out for next time! :D

TC
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Ah, wasn't realising that meant you wouldn't be staying elsewhere.

I did try a cheeky pricline bid for £50 5* north (target - Wynn). Someone got it for about $76 on one of the forums so I just had to try. Obviously not successful though! We should really keep our option open just now, our friends may be going around the same time as us, so we don't want to have everything too firm in case we want to stay in the same place.
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Sad news that they are closing the 'Sahara' casino in Vegas. As much as it's a bit of a dump, it's another piece of Vegas history going. Not sure if it will just be left to rot or not, no-one really has any money to implode it and rebuild at the moment. The way things are going, only the Flamingo will exist for any length of time out of the 'older' properties. :(

TC
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I wonder how that will work with the monorail stop. I guess there will just be a pedestrian entrance from the side or something.

That's a shame! We haven't been there the last few trips, but we did use to stop for breakfast when we went to the outlets using a combination of monorail/taxi. I'm thinking then it must have been a while since we were up there.

Any idea when TeeCee?
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