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June 3rd, 2010

Better deals heating up for summer.

Blog Category: Cheap Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Hilton, Luxor, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, elvis � Blogged by: Caplondon

MGM Grand Las Vegas "All Access VIP" Rates from $205/nt. *Book one of MGM Grand's premium suites and experience non-halt Maximum Vegas, plus:Nightly access for 2 to Studio 54 or Tabú, Daily gym only pass for 2, 2 for 1 cocktails at Studio 54 and Tabu, Complimentary Wi-Fi access for 24 hours, and Exclusive invited guest registration window upon arrival (*See site for additional details and restrictions). May 3 - Dec 2, 2010. Promo Code: MKT312 (Exp 8/31/10)

New York New York "SPA SUITE SPECIAL" Rates from $94.99/nt. *Upgrade to a Spa Suite (*see site for additional details and restrictions). May 18 - Nov 30, 2010. Promo Code: SPADISC (Exp 11/30/10)

Luxor "All Inclusive Package" Rates from $210/nt (2nt Min). The Vegas Experience Only at Luxor! *Included: All You Can Eat, All Day, Every Day at MORE, the Buffet (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Sunday Champagne Brunch included), Two tickets to CRISS ANGEL Believe™ (Tuesday thcoarse Saturday evenings-balcony level seats), Two tickets to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, Two tickets to Bodies…The Exhibition, Two Nurture Spa Day Passes, Two VIP admissions to LAX (Wednesday, Friday-Saturday evenings), Two VIP admissions to CatHouse (Club closed on Tuesday evenings), and Room check-in at VIP Lounge (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Jan 8 - Dec 4, 2010. Promo Code: PALL1 (Exp 12/28/10)

Elvis is in the building!!! Something special for the Elvis fans and lovers out there. From July 14--18 the Las Vegas Hilton is having a convention, festival, contests and live entertainment to celebrate what would have been the 75th birthday for Elvis. Former associates and members of his band will be there. With special guest D J Fontana, drummer from his band. Top Elvis impersonators and performers will be there. How many Elvis look a likes can you see in one place?

Here is the link to the website for more info and how to purchase tickets:

http://www.lvhilton.com/Play/Entertainment/Hilton-Theater-Calendar/Heart-of-the-King

Should be a fun time!

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April 5th, 2010

Palazzo & Venetian Orbitz Discount Deals

Blog Category: Cheap Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas, Palazzo, Venetian, orbitz � Blogged by: Caplondon

Try one of these deals from Orbitz to home away from home, the Palazzo and Venetian. These deals go away at the end of April. Two hotels, two casinos, dozens of restaurants, dozens of shopping options, two pools. The Blue Man Group, the Jersey Boys, Wayne Brady and of course, the Phantom of the Opera. So many choices to keep you entertained. And they do have a very nice spa for relaxation.

VEGAS: $75 OFF 3+ nt pkg at Venetian or Palazzo with PROMO CODE: VEGAS3 (Exp 4-30-10)

VEGAS: $100 OFF 4+ nt pkg at Venetian or Palazzo with PROMO CODE: VEGAS4 (Exp 4-30-10)

I have stayed at the Palazzo and Venetian many times. I have photos on my blog here of the luxury suites I have stayed in. Take advantage of the Orbitz discount and treat yourself to a vacation luxury.

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Two photos of my suite in the Palazzo and view of the crystal statue in the Palazzo lobby.

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April 3rd, 2010

Free Wifi locations on the Strip

Blog Category: Cheap Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas, Venetian, Wynn Hotel, caesars oalace, free wifi � Blogged by: Caplondon

With the launch of the Apple iPad, I thought it was time to locate some free places to use it. I have an Apple iPod touch I use on my trips to Las Vegas. I use it for my in flight entertainment on the plane. Have my music to listen too and a couple games on there too help pass the time. In Vegas I use the iPod touch to check my e-mail.

I like to sit at the Venetian Casino food court in the morning. Have my coffee and donuts. Check my e-mail and watch the people. Nice relaxing way to start the day. The food court at the Venetian by the casino has free wifi.

With most hotels now charging $10.00 to $15.00 for in room wifi or internet connection. I think it is a good time to attempt to save a little money and stay connected if you wish.

Here is a brief list of a places you can stay connected for free, as of April 1:

Apple Store in the Fashion Show Mall

Apple Store in the Forum Shops Mall, Caesars Palace

The Krispy Kreme donut shop at the Excalibur Hotel

Food court by the casino at the Venetian Hotel

At the ESPN Zone in the NYNY Hotel

Cafe Press on the shopping level at the Palazzo Hotel

Café Belle Madeleine at the Paris Hotel

Pizza Place in the Wynn Hotel

These a are a few of the places you can sit and relax. For more locations attempt one of these websites:

http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/

http://www.vegas4locals.com/freewifi.html

http://lvfreewifi.net/

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October 11th, 2009

the Good, the Bad & the Beautiful

Blog Category: Carmen Electra. MGM. Palazzo, Cheap Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas, PH, slots � Blogged by: Caplondon

Back from another trip to Las Vegas. I arrived Monday October 5, and departed on the afternoon of Saturday October 10. I stayed again at the Palazzo for all five nights. Nice to keep getting the comped rooms there!

The Good. The weather was fantastic, sunny and warm everyday. Very different from the cold and rainy days in Pittsburgh. Room was very nice as always. Also had my room comped to a room with a view. Right on the corner by TI and the Wynn. Had a perfect view of the Sirens of TI pirate battle show. The food at the Grand Lux restaurant at the Palazzo was very good. Try the Zen Noodle soup when you are there. Excellent!! Best slot this trip was the Alfruddy Hitchcock slots at the Bellagio. Hit for $500.00 on first spin in the bonus round. The MGM Dollar Lion slots payed out a little this time.

The Bad. The slots and video poker were not paying out much this visit. Nothing at all on video poker. Tried the new Jaws and Star Wars slots. Just ate all my money! Even my old favorites like Cleopatra and White Orchid were nothing but losers. Starting to tire of the Bellagio buffet. The desserts there and not very good. Starting to think the PH buffet is better, best chocolate pie, mmmm!!!

The beautiful. Carmen Electra!!!! Carmen was performing with the lovely ladies of the Crazy Horse Paris show at the MGM. Carmen is beautiful!!! My seat was about ten feet from the stage, very nice view!! The show was very good. Lovely ladies, yes topless, singing, dancing, music and the Scott Brothers vaudeville act. I do recommend the show!!

Another good Vegas vacation. Always alert to go back!!!

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July 11th, 2009

Treasure Island now Independent

Blog Category: Cheap Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas, Treasure Island, las vegas hotels � Blogged by: Caplondon

With the sale of the Treasure Island from MGM now final, the TI is undergoing some changes. Hopefully with the new management the changes will be for the good. For now the Sirens's show is still the same. I did prefer the old pirate battle better. The club's, shows, and restaurants will all be under review to see where improvemsnts can be made.

The casino at TI is large with good vareity of slots and table games. Sometimes I have some good luck there. Which is always good. The rates now are down for the summer so take advantage of the new TI and have fun and exciting summer!

TI Direct Advantage Offer - Book Early and Save up to 30%! Promo Code: DIRECTTI (15% for advanced bookings between 7-30 days, 20% for advanced bookings between 31-60 days, 25% for advanced bookings between 61-90 days, 30% for advanced bookings more than 90 days)

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June 29th, 2009

Mirage an Oasis in the Desert

Blog Category: BLT Burger, Cheap Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas, Mirage Hotel � Blogged by: Caplondon

Back from another vacation in Las Vegas. Stayed at the Mirage Hotel, this was my second time to stay there. Arrived in Vegas a little after 8pm and made it out of the airport in good time. I had made reservations with ODS(On Demand Sedan & Limo) for airport shuttle to the Mirage. But I was met by one of their limo drivers. Cost me over $60.00 for the limo ride. So don't use the ODS website until they have it working properly. The limo driver called the office to report what happened. So hopefully they are working on this. But the ride in the limo to the hotel was good.

Arrived at the Mirage just before 9pm. Used the invited guest check in line. No waiting, I was the only person checking in. Room was alert and off I went. The first time I stayed here I was in a deluxe tower room. This trip I used an e-mail offer from the Mirage for a petite suite room. The suite was very nice and spacious. One bed, but two bathrooms. One bath just had a shower, the other bath had a spa tub. Had two large screen flat panel tv's. Of course the over priced mini bar, but this suite did have a small fridge. Used the fridge, that was nice.
The suite is located on the 24th floor. Used the elevators that is just dedicated to the 24th and 25th floors. Not much wait and speedy.

I like the Mirage casino. Large, good variety of slots and table games. But in many areas the slots are cramped. Not much space to walk between. Many old favorite slots and always new slots to try. Not much luck this time in the casino at the Mirage.

I did east at the BLT Burger restaurant again. Also at the Cravings Buffet and the Carnegie Deli for dessert. Thirteen dollars for a hamburger at BLT. I had the Tex-Mex burger, very good. But still a bit pricey for a hamburger. The buffet at Cravings was about the same as all the other times I have been there. Good quality and variety of food. Just had some pie at the Carnegie Deli. It was just ok. I did not think it was anything special. But the deli is always crowded and it is open 24 hours.

The Mirage is still doing some renovations to the front area of the casino and where the white tiger den area used to be. They have a new rum bar in there with seating also outside by the walkway. They were working on the volcano, so did not see if has improved any since my last visit.

I do highly recommend the Mirage as an excellent hotel to visit. Very nice rooms, good restaurants, always a busy casino. The entertainment there and shopping are more ways to spend your time. Or relax at the pool and chill out.

Make sure to visit and spend some time at the Mirage on your next trip to Las Vegas!

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February 22nd, 2009

MGM Hotels Early Spring Specials

Blog Category: Cheap Vegas Hotels, Excalibur, Las Vegas, MGM Grand, NYNY Hotel, hotel deals � Blogged by: Caplondon

Spring is right acircular the corner! Take a peek at these early spring deals from some of your favorite Las Vegas hotels. These deals are only acircular for a couple weeks, so make your reservations rapid to save yourself some cash!

Excalibur "Sooner is Better!" Rates from $27/nt. *THE SOONER YOU BOOK AT EXCALIBUR, THE MORE YOU WILL SAVE (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Feb 20 - Sep 10, 2009. Promo Code: XKDLS (Exp 3/4/09)

Excalibur "Family Package!" Rates from $56/nt (2nt Min). *Offer includes: 2-FOR-1 tickets for Tournament of Kings dinner show, 2-FOR-1 tickets to Adventuredome at Circus-Circus, 2-FOR-1 tickets to our Magic Motion 4-D movie ride, 10 Free Play passes at the Fantasy Faire midway, 20% Off Titanic, The Artifact Exhibition at Luxor, 20% off Bodies..The Exhibition at Luxor, and Buy one, get the second admission for 50% to Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Feb 20 - Nov 30, 2009. Promo Code: XFAMBL (Exp 3/4/09)

MGM Grand Las Vegas "Drop Everything!" Rates from $52/nt. *Experience the comfort and excitement of MGM Grand, the resort that delivers Maximum Vegas, plus $25 upgrade per night to Bungalow Suite, $30 upgrade per night to Celebrity Spa Suite (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Feb 20 - Sep 8, 2009. Promo Code: INB253 (Exp 3/4/09)

New York New York "Your Best Rate" Rates from $52/nt (2nt Min). *Book NOW thcoarse December 2009 and receive up to 30% off each night you stay in one of our gorgeous rooms (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Feb 20 - Dec 31, 2009. Promo Code: BRGPRZ (Exp 3/5/09)

Book now, save and have fun!!!

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February 15th, 2009

My First Slot Tournament

Blog Category: Cheap Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas, Palazzo Hotel, Venetian, slot tournament � Blogged by: Caplondon

Last week, February 10--12, I tried my first slot tournament. It was at the Venetian Hotel. The total prize package was $25,000.00, with first place winning $7,500.00. I did not have the good luck fortunate enough to win first place or any consolation prizes. But the tournament was fun, and it did not take too much time.

The tournament ran in three playing sessions. One session on Wednesday morning, then again in the afternoon. The final session was Thursday morning. Each session you had ten minutes to sit at your slot machine and attempt to earn as many points as you could get. Then total of your three sessions determined your final score and rank.

I finished about 1,000 points brief of the cutoff line for the final payouts. But it is all luck. Being at the right machine at the right time.

But the tournament was well worth it. The Venetian comped my three nights at the hotel. My option to stay at either the Venetian or Palazzo. I chose the Venetian because I paid for an extra night and the Venetian was a little less. The suites at both are very similar, just the Palazzo is newer.

I think I will attempt do to use more of the slot tournament offers I receive. It did not take up very much of my time. Your room is comped for the days of the tournament, and you have a chance to win money without putting any money in the machine!

If you have not participated in a slot tournament yet, give it a try.

Have fun and good luck!!!

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October 2nd, 2008

Las Vegas Block Party

Blog Category: Cheap Vegas Hotels, Excalibur, Las Vegas, Luxor, mgm, mgm promo, nyny � Blogged by: Caplondon

Are ya alert for a party? Check out these offers from MGM for the Luxor, Excalibur and NYNY. These offers expire October 15, so act rapid if you want to join the block Party!!!

I have only stayed at Luxor twice, both times in the Pyramid. I enjoyed my visits there. And it is now quite different from when I stayed there. The major renovations are complete, the new bars and clubs are open. Stop in and take a look.

The NYNY and Excalibur have also added new clubs and restaurants. The NYNY has done major renovations down on the casino floor and shopping areas. And it is easy to walk between all three casions. So make your reservations today, save a little money and have fun at the block party!!!

Luxor "BLOCK PARTY OFFER" Rates from $59/nt. *Plus, --AT THE LUXOR: 50% off Fantasy Ticket, 25% of Carrot Top Ticket, Free appetizer at CatHouse or Company American Bistro with the purchase of any entrée, and VIP admission to LAX -- AT THE EXCALIBUR: 50% off show tickets at Tournament of Kings, Louie Anderson or Thunder from Down Under, Free appetizer at Dick’s Last Resort with the purchase of any entrée, and $10 in free Midway games with purchase of 10 games. -- AT THE NEW YORK NEW YORK: 25% off Zumanity Ticket, 2 for 1 Breakrapid at Il Fornaio, VIP admission to ROK Vegas, and VIP admission to Coyote Ugly. (*See site for details and restrictions) Oct 1, 2008 - Jan 31, 2009. Promo Code: PBLOCK (Exp 10/15/08)

Excalibur "Block Party!" Rates from $41/nt *Plus -- AT EXCALIBUR: 50% off show tickets at Tournament of Kings, Louie Anderson and Thunder from Down Under, Free appetizer at Dick's Last Resort with the purchase of any entree, and $10 in free Midway games with the purchase of 10 games. -- AT THE LUXOR:50% off Fantasy, Free appetizer at CatHouse with the purchase of any entree, and VIP admission to LAX. -- AT NEW YORK NEW YORK: 25% off Zumanity, 2-for-1 breakrapid at Il Fornaio, and VIP admission to ROK Vegas. (*see site for details and restrictions) Oct 1, 2008 - Jan 31, 2009. Promo Code: XBLOCK (Exp 10/16/08)

NYNY "Block Party Offer" Rates from $65/nt. *Plus, -- AT THE NEW YORK - NEW YORK: 25% off Zumanity Ticket, 2 for 1 Breakrapid at Il Fornaio, VIP admission to ROK Vegas, and VIP admission to Coyote Ugly. -- AT THE LUXOR: 50% off Fantasy Ticket, • 25% off Carrot Top Ticket, Free appetizer at CatHouse or Company American Bistro with the purchase of any entrée, and VIP admission to LAX. -- AT THE EXCALIBUR: 50% off show tickets at Tournament of Kings, Louie Anderson or Thunder from Down Under, Free appetizer at Dick’s Last Resort with the purchase of any entrée, and $10 in free Midway games with purchase of 10 games. (*See site for additional details and restrictions) Oct 1 - Dec 24, 2008. Promo Code: BLOCKEB (Exp 10/15/08)

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September 26th, 2008

Palazzo & Bellagio Winners

Blog Category: Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Cheap Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas, Palazzo Hotel, Venetian, slots � Blogged by: Caplondon

Back from my most recent vacation in Las Vegas, September 20--27. I stayed three nights at the Flamingo and four nights at the Palazzo. Flight was no problem. I used the airport shuttle bus to the Flamingo. I think a good discount at $6.00 a ticket. Check in was fine. Had a room available for me at 11am. The room at the Flamingo was the basic deluxe room. Strip view right across from Caesars Palace. Good enough for sleeping and storing my luggage.

I don't eat my meals at the Flamingo. Usually go to Bellagio, Mirage, Planet Hollywood or Paris to dine. The gambling at the Flamingo was ok. Not too much in the loss column and did get some good play on the slots. Casino was crowded every night. Nice to stroll and relax in the Flamingo gardens and view the pink flamingos!

Tuesday took the taxi down to the Palazzo. My third visit too the Palazzo this year. They also had a room available at check in. I was checked in and unpacked again by 11am. Up on the 21st floor and the end of the hall. But the walk was not too bad. Had a good view of the Mirage volcano, unfortunatly it is still being renovated.

Went to the Bellagio Tuesday for some slot play. Usually have some good luck there. Did hit on the Bonus Frenzy slot for $1,000.00 hit. That was a big help in making up for some losses! I like the new dollar Deal or No Deal slots. Played at Bellagio, Planet Hollywood, Mirage and Venetian. A little luck, nothing great.

Thursday night playing at the Palazzo i hit my largest jackpot so far. I was playing a dollar triple double bonus video poker machine. Put in $100.00, on fourth hand I was dealt three aces! Kept them and hoped for the fourth!! I got it!! And a four for the kicker card!!! A nice payout of $4000.00!!! Made my night and trip!!!

Bellagio, Venetian and Palazzo were good to me on this trip!!! Not much good from Caesars, not done well there lately. So this was a very fun trip, always better when you go home with extra money!!!! I highly reccomend you visit the Palazzo. Great place to stay and the casino has a nice layout. Time to start thinking about that next trip!!!

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