Got back home yesterday after spending 14 nights at the Excalibur. We chose this hotel as we stayed there last year and really liked it so decided to go there again.
We found it to be much hotter this year (especially the first week) and so didn't go by the pool much.
We went to see quite a few shows this year,more than we usually do, and enjoyed them all. We saw:
Legends at the IP ....decided to book this at the half price ticket booth and enjoyed it. Took a few photos of the "celebs" afterwards.
Thunder from Down Under at the Excalibur. Of course I didn't take my husband to that but met up with a girlfriend and we went. All I can say is that those guys were HOT!!!
David Copperfield at the MGM.....Saw him a few years ago and decided we'd go again this time. Husband booked tickets online and thought we had really good seats....they would have been if it wasn't a magician we were going to see. We were right at the front of the stage and could actually rest our elbows on the stage so we were a bit too close to get the full effect of some of the illusions. Very good otherwise.
Cher at CP......ok NOT impressed with this as it was cancelled. We had good seats booked for that too.
Barry Manilow at the Hilton........I went solo as husband didn't want to see him again. I had a front row seat and enjoyed every minute of the show.Third time I've seen his show now and still can't enough (I know sad LOL)....
Jersey Boys at the Palazzo.....Excellent show and one to definitely see again. Husband said it's the best show he's ever seen.....that means it must be good!!
and finally....Ray Romano and Kevin James at the Mirage. They were hysterical and so glad I booked them. Unfortunately we didn't know they were on until we got there so only available seats were the back row. Didn't matter still very good.
We're not into "posh" restauants so most of our eating was done in the hotel cafes which suited us just fine.
We didn't appear to do as much shopping this year (saying that my suitcases still weighed 58kg's coming home??). I did buy some Christmas presents though and I got myself a gorgeous Coach bag that should have been $450 and I paid $80 for it so very happy with that purchase.
Husband is not a gambler but I love the slots and did quite well the first week winning $400 and $200 a couple of times (that's a lot for me as I only play the 2 cent machines). Needless to say I spent everything I took with me but that's what I saved up all year for. Played VP sometimes and won a little on that.
Just sorry now that my Vegas trip is over again.
Now I'd better start saving for the next one
How did you like the Excalibur then? Did you have a widescreen room? I looked at it before but then wondered also if the pool would be full of kids, since it's one of the more family friendly places - did you see a lot of kids at the pool?
We also found it very hot this year. We were there 6-19th September and it was too hot at the beginning but started to go down into the 90s instead of 105 that it was when we arrived! We were talking to a taxi drive who said it had been a pleasant summer - and that they never had several days in a row at 115 like they usually get. She said it had been unusually bearable. Maybe it just got hotter later! I just looked up the weather forecast and it looks like it's actually going quite cold now! I can't really imagine it being cold in Vegas!
Thanks for posting!
We always enjoy Legends at the IP and hubby also thought the Jersey Boys was fantastic.
You said you did most of your eating at hotel cafes. I'd still like to hear about them so I'd know which were got and which were not so good.
luci
Luci....we ate at the cafe in Excalibur ....Sherwood and was fine but we mostly went next door to the Luxor to the Pyramid cafe as the food did seem nicer. Also loved the Grand Cafe Lux at the Venetian. Massive portions and not that expensive either.American in NYNY (I enjoyed but hubby didn't) and we went to the Gold Coast one day and had late lunch/early dinner....very cheap and filling.
We did think about treating ourselves to a posh restaurant one evening but looking at the menus, they were just too posh....
Everyone raves about the Grand Lux, but we had one of our worst meals there which was probably a one off.
luci
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