Las Vegas

[Martin_M]

Heart Attack Grill:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAalTacfdEM

Should be a good for a laugh! Lard on the chips though!!!

[nugget78]

Martin_M said:

Heart Attack Grill:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAalTacfdEM

Should be a good for a laugh! Lard on the chips though!!!

And you appear to get spanked by one of the waitresses if you don't finish it???????? Or is that just my best man trying to get my hopes up?

[anonymous-user]

Honeymooned there in 2012.
Going back in June (on a Harley this time.....off round the desert)
The Cosmopolitan does an epic breakfast buffet.
Excellent views of the Bellagio fountains can be had from the slightly kitsche Eiffel Tower restaurant. Good food too.
Mix at Mandalay Bay also very good, movie scene views of the Strip.

[Salesy]

mike13 said:

There's a great restaurant in the Palazzo called Grand Lux,fantastic food at reasonable prices for Vegas,also a small takeaway outside the lifts with lovely breakfast food

I second that. We did their breakfast buffet $18 with unlimited drinks. ($25 if you wanted champagne) Lovely food. very much like the cheesecake factory. Good food at a reasonable price.

Have the ribs if your in the Grand lux!!!!

[Salesy]

mike13 said:

There's a great restaurant in the Palazzo called Grand Lux,fantastic food at reasonable prices for Vegas,also a small takeaway outside the lifts with lovely breakfast food

I second that. We did their breakfast buffet $18 with unlimited drinks. ($25 if you wanted champagne) Lovely food. very much like the cheesecake factory. Good food at a reasonable price.

Have the ribs if your in the Grand lux!!!!

[Truckosaurus]

pushthebutton said:

Since this is Pistonheads; there's an Auto Collection at the Quad Resort and Casino. I did it last month and it's worth a couple of hours of your time

http://autocollections.com

Also, the Shelby factory has recently moved from the Speedway track to the southern end of The Strip (down by the Town Square mall)

If you just want to do a small amount of gambling then make a trip downtown for an evening as your money will last longer. Check out the tactics for blackjack, craps and video poker from sites like http://www.wizardofodds.com and practice on your computer.

[Blib]

You can also do a night time helicopter trip along the strip. 15 minutes and expensive for what it is. But, you get to fly the classic scene so beloved of movie directors.

[BertB]

Salesy said:

I second that. We did their breakfast buffet $18 with unlimited drinks. ($25 if you wanted champagne) Lovely food. very much like the cheesecake factory. Good food at a reasonable price.

Pretty sure It's owned by the cheesecake factory people, at least the waiter told us it was.

We did the Mirage breakfast buffet (had a 2 for 1 ticket) and the Wynn Breakfast buffet, both very good.

Also did the autocollection at what was the imperial palace, they used to have a free ticket voucher on their website.

Le Reve show at Wynn was outstanding.

Shooting Machine guns is fun.

We did the scoot city tour to red rock canyon which was excellent.

Death Valley isn't far so you might want to consider driving there.

There was a new 'london eye' type thing being built, not sure if that's open yet.

Cheesecake factory in the Forum Shops was good. Their giant burrito and their stout infused meatloaf sandwich bring back good memories

If you like good (but expensive) craft beer, look at Todd English "The Pub".

[Martin_M]

Thanks everyone - been adding all the above to a word document - my fiancee has started a Las Vegas folder lol

Gambling-wise, I can't see us going beyond the slots tbh - boring I know but other than roulette, I don't really have an interest in gambling - don't mind watching other folk but I'm totally clueless! Maybe I'll win big on the fruit machine! ;-)

Keep them coming folks - all these tips are brilliant!

[skibum]

Yep - keep 'em coming. I'm off to Vegas on Easter Friday so have been copying down the hints and tips in a spreadsheet too.

My plan so far includes; Sky Dive, Shooting, Corvette hire (booked through Hertz - planning on red rock canyon, lake mead, hoover dam), Baseball (I'm a Mets fan and our B team play in Vegas), Food Challenge, Counts Kustoms, Pawn Shop and maybe a show. As per the OP - I'm not too keen a gambler (afraid I'd like it too much!) so will be content experiencing all the rest that Vegas has to offer.

[rottie102]

skibum said:

Yep - keep 'em coming. I'm off to Vegas on Easter Friday so have been copying down the hints and tips in a spreadsheet too.

My plan so far includes; Sky Dive, Shooting, Corvette hire (booked through Hertz - planning on red rock canyon, lake mead, hoover dam), Baseball (I'm a Mets fan and our B team play in Vegas), Food Challenge, Counts Kustoms, Pawn Shop and maybe a show. As per the OP - I'm not too keen a gambler (afraid I'd like it too much!) so will be content experiencing all the rest that Vegas has to offer.

no helicopter trip to the grand canyon?!

[Truckosaurus]

rottie102 said:

o helicopter trip to the grand canyon?!

Of course, there are no aircraft allowed within the actual GC National Park, so the helicopter trips are actually just to the Indian Reservation downstream, which is scenic but not the full monty.

[skibum]

Been to the grand canyon before on the last trip to Vegas (when 18.. )and did a helicopter ride then.

[Martin_M]

rottie102 said:

skibum said:

Yep - keep 'em coming. I'm off to Vegas on Easter Friday so have been copying down the hints and tips in a spreadsheet too.

My plan so far includes; Sky Dive, Shooting, Corvette hire (booked through Hertz - planning on red rock canyon, lake mead, hoover dam), Baseball (I'm a Mets fan and our B team play in Vegas), Food Challenge, Counts Kustoms, Pawn Shop and maybe a show. As per the OP - I'm not too keen a gambler (afraid I'd like it too much!) so will be content experiencing all the rest that Vegas has to offer.

no helicopter trip to the grand canyon?!

Personally, I couldn't sky dive - anything that means almost certain death if it goes wrong is a no no for me lol

Very interested in the corvette though - can I ask how much and what the deal includes?

[Neil G60]

danzltiu said:

Venetian is great. have stayed there about 6 times. If you get an offer or even ask if you can upgrade to the Palazzo. They do a thing, think its called privelege cost to us when we went was $100 per night. Includes buffet breakfast, gym membership, in room internet, all day coffee/snacks in the privelege lounge and a free bar in the privelege lounge every night for about 3/4 hours ( tip for the drinks etc). Amazing deal. Best $100 a day I spent.
All the cirques are good. Have seen Ra, "O", Mystere and forget the name of the one at the Wynn. Check out who`s on at the colleseum at Caesars but all the mainline shows are good. Recommend Jersey Boys if it is still on now at Paris I believe.
Great steak to be had at Smith and Wollensky`s on the strip between Planet Hollywood and MGM. So much to do so enjoy.

We did this the two times we stayed there, many 'happy hours' spend in the Concierge lounge. The same bar maid was even working there when we went the second time. They also booked out shooting and heli rides for us. Amazing customer service in that place.

We saw CdS in MGM and Treasure Island - the Treasure Island one was far far better we thought.

Oh and hire a car and drive to the Grand Canyon and Red Rock Canyon.

We had a fantastic time there: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56332324@N00/sets/72...

Edited by Neil G60 on Tuesday 8th April 14:05

[skibum]

I booked the car through hertz, it's in their Adrenaline section and is delivered/collected from my hotel:

Payment method: : Pre-Pay Online
1 Day at 97.95 GBP

Included in the rates

Hotel Concession Fee Recovery
Additional Driver Fee
Loss Damage Waiver
Fuel
Tax and other charges
Liability Insurance Supplement
Personal Accident Insurance / Personal Effects Coverage
Vehicle license fee recovery
Transaction Fee
Unlimited Free Miles Included


re Sky Dive - the instructors have a back up chute as well as an automated chute that monitors altitude and speed and if the instructor is injured or knocked out, the chute will auto-deploy... or so they say! Having done half a dozen or so bungy jumps, the sky dive is the next logical step and doing over the desert with a view of the Colorado river, lake Mead and the strip - it seemed like as good a place as any.

[Martin_M]

Amazed at that price for unlimited miles! Will check it out! Thanks.

[Martin_M]

skibum said:

I booked the car through hertz, it's in their Adrenaline section and is delivered/collected from my hotel:

Payment method: : Pre-Pay Online
1 Day at 97.95 GBP

Included in the rates

Hotel Concession Fee Recovery
Additional Driver Fee
Loss Damage Waiver
Fuel
Tax and other charges
Liability Insurance Supplement
Personal Accident Insurance / Personal Effects Coverage
Vehicle license fee recovery
Transaction Fee
Unlimited Free Miles Included


re Sky Dive - the instructors have a back up chute as well as an automated chute that monitors altitude and speed and if the instructor is injured or knocked out, the chute will auto-deploy... or so they say! Having done half a dozen or so bungy jumps, the sky dive is the next logical step and doing over the desert with a view of the Colorado river, lake Mead and the strip - it seemed like as good a place as any.

Do you have a link - the only Hertz link I can find is to cars which are nice but not to the corvette standard!

[Fun Bus]

A timely thread, the Wife and I are going in June for 5 days (then on to New York for 5 days).

MajorProblem said:

Just got back from Vegas, we stayed at the Vdara suites.

That's where we're saying - look good. Are they?

[Martin_M]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Martin_M said:

Do you have a link - the only Hertz link I can find is to cars which are nice but not to the corvette standard!

https://www.hertz.com/rentacar/productservice/index.jsp?targetPage=adrenalinecollection.jsp

Looks like the Vettes are gone now.

Ahh gutted - they still do them but only 100 miles and then a fee thereafter and still much dearer than your quote! Think you got a bargain!