Sat 6th September
Flight from Philadelphia over to Vegas was delayed a abit, so we never got to Vegas until about midnight. Checked in to Orleans, taxi from airport took tunnel $24, so I didn't tip him. We checked in and got room 1099 which was at the end of the corridor, on the 10th floor and in the new tower. We went down to the casino after unpacking a little, and played slots and got 2 drinks each (from cocktail waitess). Went to bed at 230am, so we were off to a good start hopefully by staying up a while.
Sunday 7th September
Had the Orleans brunch buffet $15 approx with 2/1 ACG coupon. It was 9am and they had lunch items out, but we still ate them even though it was a bit weird. We then took the shuttle to the strip and did the craps lesson at 1030am at Bill's. They gave us a free $5 MP coupon. We 'signed up' for the card, but we had already done this last year so they wouldn't give us a funbook. We then went to Casino Royal and did the $50 slot promo which is very hard to win as you just have to play down the credits and only the jackpot or a huge amount of cumulative credits is a winner. Still had 99c margaritas, so we tried them out.
Went up to Fashion show mall for a wander, then into Palazzo, back to Casino Royale for a frozen Margarita refreshment and then got the shuttle back from Bill's to the Orleans. We then went to the pool for 2 hours, and then got ready and took the shuttle back to the strip. Had the Harrah's buffet with 2/1 coupons I bought on ebay - $20.99 for 2 for dinner. Went to Palazzo to do the AGC $10 slot play. Says it's for new signups but we always try these coupons anyway. Hubby and I went to separate clerks, and he got the $10 but I never. We played that then went down to Casino Royale, had a Margarita, a beer for hubby ($1 Michelob), and did the promo again $50. We were very tired (walking about like zombies feeling awful) so we went back down to Bill's and got the shuttle back and were in bed by 11pmMonday 8th September
Took the shuttle to the Gold Coast for breakfast 2/1 ACG less than $7 for both of us. They gave us the $1 slot card discount which Orleans doesn't seem to do (or maybe it depends on the cashier). Took the shuttle back and went to the pool for 2 hours. Then we took a taxi over to Tropicana (for easy access from Tropicana Ave from Orleans) and went over to MGM and got the car at 230pm. Got a Dodge Caliber which we always seem to get on a compact 3 door even though it's slightly bigger at 5 door. Must be a very popular type of hire car, take it they have lots. I like it now because it's familiar. Drove down to Town Square, which was lovely, but I just didn't care for the shopping much. It was also getting very grey and damp smelling and had started to rain a little. Then we drove over to Belz outlets (or whatever they're called now) and then on to Silverton for dinner buffet. $13 for two with ACG 2/1 coupon. I really like their buffet. Also got the $10 free slot play each and won $21 so it really paid for dinner and more. I'm not a big player, so I'm always happy when my winnings pay for something even cheap like a few drinks! Went over to the Riviera comedy club at 9pm, which I feel is now just overpriced compared to the Tropicana one. Had 2/1 tickets, but they always seem to manage to bump it up to over $30 for two with all the taxes etc. It was $38.50 with no drinks included. Was a good show, but not as good as the Tropicana one which we ended up doing the next week. Had some drinks at slots (non alcohol for me obviously as had the car), played a few dollars and really broke even including the drink tip so I was happy with that. Drove back over to Orleans and sat in the Mardi Gras for a drink, then went up to bed.
Tuesday 9th September
Drove up to Wal Mart on Charleston. had breakfast buffet at Red Rock 2/1 AGC - this is another really good buffet. Went to Marshalls and Bed Bath & Beyond and Best Buy across from Red Rock. I seemed to be quite successful at shopping in Marshalls this year! Good bargains! Went to the outlets near downtown and got back to the hotel at 445 to go to the pool. Shopping took longer than expected today, which I find stressful. I don't like to shop all day. It seemed a bit cooler compared to the 104 degree heat the few days before which was quite unbearable. Got ready and went to Nora's on Flamingo Road. Got this recommendation on Open Vegas. Dinner was $33 all in. Had drove so only had cokes to drink. Morzzarella sticks to share, I had Penne Arrabiate and hubby had pizza. Went back to Orleans and dumped the car and went to McMullan's for the quiz. Was $8 for a wine and a bud light. Went back to hotel and had an early night as we were tired.
To be continued..........
