HolteEndRob Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 booked into a penthouse suite at the bellagio for a buddys stag do over 4th of july, flying in from cancun, should be interesting! I stayed in a penthouse suite at the Bellagio a couple of years ago. Those suites are unbelievable! Especially if you have one with a view of the fountains and the strip! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 was amazing, did cheetahs vip on fri, pool and bars at the bellagio on sat, won a little, lost a lot, a bad day at vegas is better than a good day anywhere else...and the suite! wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Booked the annual trip, not very buzzing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 tick tock, be out there for the UFC apparently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 The heat out there has been vicious, so I read. Over 40 degrees celsius daily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 yeah mate, but ill be in the shade in the pool with the biggest coldest beer i can buy! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Friday-flight delayed in Charlotte, had to use miles so was on the late flight, but was in first class so sat on tarmac sipping vodka. uneventful flight, taxi to Treasure island, got in at midnight, threw bags in, few drinks and won $150, in bed at 2 am. Saturday-up early, gym (first time ever in vegas), then taxi over to ballys to meet my pals, check in and straight over to encore beach club where we got comped a table 2 tables away from kaskade spinning. All the voddy and stuff you can drink. Few cocktails then a little siesta, before up around 10pm and out down the linq for drinks with other friends, bit more gambling and in bed around 4am Sunday-up and to pool, couple of drinks, then siesta then up and eat and gamble. down to carnival court for the band Monday-same as sunday Tuesday-slept on plane all the way back. Came back up a little bit, so pretty good trip in all. not as young as i once was!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I was in Vegas a couple weeks ago. I was there for independence day, and it was terrible. My girlfriend had never been and thought going during a holiday would be nice because she would see fireworks and vegas would be "alive". Nope, never again. I've been to vegas numerous times in the past 2 years, and it's definitely best to go when it's quieter. The hotel we got had broken lights so it was dark the whole time there. We asked to change rooms, but everything was completely booked. It also didn't make our trip nice that our room overlooked the new bar area of vegas so all we heard was music blasting till 3am. (I know this isn't a fault of Vegas, but it definitely hindered our enjoyment) The strip was also extremely crowded. Difficult to walk crowded. Luckily I knew which hotels were connected and how to get places without being on the actual strip so we minimized walking with the crowds, but it was still very hard walking places. I timed the walk from MGM to Cosmo at 1:15pm, and it was just over 45 minutes. At night, it wasn't even worth walking the strip, so we just stayed with a few hotels worth of distance from our room. Then we wanted to go to the pool, and there was a 45 minute wait just to get in. The pool was a madhouse. So many bodies crammed in and people were laying their towels on any available walking path, grass, and cement opening. We decided not to go. Casinos were the worst. Gambling at night was only for the patient. Every single table had the max amount of people possible so all the tables had people waiting just to get their chance to sit. The only available seats were for the $25 tables and I didn't fancy losing $100 in a minute. All our gambling was done in the day which was actually nice because day drinking! Still with all that, the trip was alright. I showed my girlfriend every casino on the strip, even all the way to circus circus (needed to uber that with it being so hot). I barely remember showing my girlfriend the north side of the strip because she had a bunch of buy 1 get 1 free drink coupons so at every casino we would get a cocktail. I love going to vegas, but the crowds really made the experience a whole less enjoyable. I highly advise going in a quieter time. It's simply much nicer not having to wait an hour just to get seated for breakfast, or not being able to get served at casinos because the waitresses were so overwhelmed. Overall though, I still made money. I bet on Germany-Italy to draw after 90, so I won a decent amount there. I also bet $250 on France to beat Iceland which was probably the easiest money I ever made betting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I did 4th of July last year at the bellagio, didnt even bother trying to get in the clubs,, but the pools were not bad at all, didnt have a problem getting a table to gamble at and getting a drink at the bars in the bellagio, didnt venture outsdie though. Where did you stay mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I was at the flamingo. I heard it was remodeled in the last few years, but overall I wasn't impressed. I probably won't stay there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 ive only done the flamingo once, but your right, probably just too packed 4th of july weekend! just means you'll have to go back again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Oh I am, but this time with an old friend who loves to gamble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Off today, tickets for Sabbath at the MGM tha morrow. not buzzing very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 oh Vegas, how i miss you. Friday - placed bets on prem games-won $500, Golden Tikki (local spot in china town), then an establishment i cant name Sat - Beers at beer park and won another $300 on college football games. then sabbath and Stoneys country bar Sun - Stayed at my buddys house, but he had to work monday, so to get out of his hair got a hotel at Vdara, went for a ruby and a mooch but quiet day and night having a few pops and a gamble Mon-flew home. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 going again! two days in middle of jan...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) Bloody hell Dom, another visit. Well after much umming and aahing and changed minds, we are booking Vegas for next September in the new year. I love the MGM, but also a fan of The Flamingo, it's location is ideal and the price ordinarily is pretty good. I think however we may be going for The Monte Carlo or Polo towers, some good deals on those properties at the moment. Edited December 28, 2016 by Seat68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I can't recall the Flamingo even though I must have walked past it countless times ( having looked it up on the map ) came up in conversation that one of my mates wants to go to Vegas for his 50th next year so all being well I'll be going back in 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 On 12/28/2016 at 08:32, Seat68 said: Bloody hell Dom, another visit. Well after much umming and aahing and changed minds, we are booking Vegas for next September in the new year. I love the MGM, but also a fan of The Flamingo, it's location is ideal and the price ordinarily is pretty good. I think however we may be going for The Monte Carlo or Polo towers, some good deals on those properties at the moment. On 12/28/2016 at 12:13, tonyh29 said: I can't recall the Flamingo even though I must have walked past it countless times ( having looked it up on the map ) came up in conversation that one of my mates wants to go to Vegas for his 50th next year so all being well I'll be going back in 2017 I love the flamingo, the location is spot on and not as expensive as cesars or Bellagio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 This thread I guess should be renamed to just Las Vegas. That said just booked flights for 9 days in September. Golden Nugget might be the hotel but have time to deliberate over that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_Wren Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 17 hours ago, Seat68 said: This thread I guess should be renamed to just Las Vegas. That said just booked flights for 9 days in September. Golden Nugget might be the hotel but have time to deliberate over that. 9 days!! with the lads or missus? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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