I have to goto Vegas for a wedding in January

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...I need help/suggestions. The wedding itself is at Mandalay Bay and is going to be pretty damn expensive. What I want to know is, what are some reasonable places to stay? Im sure as hell not staying in the wing they have reserved @ $500 a night.

The airfare is taken care of. Im just looking for a non-seedy hotel, but one with a "vegas experience". Sure, I could look up stuff on Expedia/Travelocity, but their testimonial section leaves a little to be desired. Just looking for things like "I went here and it sucked" or "stay away from here because of XXX"...

― Spink, Monday, 5 December 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

just win lots at the casino and you're sorted.

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 5 December 2005 13:46 (twenty years ago)

Thats what I was thinking, but I'm afraid that might be the wrong attitude to have going into this.

― Spink, Monday, 5 December 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

i stayed at luxor and it didn't suxor.

― mies van der rohffle (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 5 December 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

Excalibur was amusing in a sick kinda way.

Whatever you do, if you do not go here for at least one meal (and drag a few willing accomplices with you), I will mock you mercilessly until your death.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 5 December 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

If you're going over the weekend, the rooms are MUCH dearer. If you're not, you should be able to get a night for under $50 in a Strip hotel.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 5 December 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

Whats so special about that place, Ned? Looks like a place within a stone's throw of any military base I've ever been to.

― Spink, Monday, 5 December 2005 14:04 (twenty years ago)

i was the one that forced ned to go there! i stand behind my decision.

― mies van der rohffle (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 5 December 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

it is indeed THE best thai restaurant i've ever been to, and i've been to several. (not in thailand though.)

― mies van der rohffle (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 5 December 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

I've stayed in the Imperial Palace a couple times... definitely cheaper than most, but nice enough: http://www.imperialpalace.com/

― andy --, Monday, 5 December 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

Whats so special about that place, Ned? Looks like a place within a stone's throw of any military base I've ever been to.

What JBR said -- trust me, this is Thai food of the gods, and you will kick yourself if you don't go. Read this for further verification.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 5 December 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

I've stayed at The Mirage, Luxor, and New York New York. The latter two seemed pretty reasonable.

― Chino (nordicskilla), Monday, 5 December 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

Famed punk-rock club CBGB may be trading in the Bowery for the blackjack table.
The New York institution -- which will be evicted from its current location on the Bowery sometime in 2006 -- is in talks to secure a new home near the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Club owner Hilly Kristal confirmed he is looking at Desert Passage, a 475,000-square-foot retail and entertainment strip that surrounds the Aladdin. Two casino sources said he is in negotiations.

"It could be really good," Kristal said. "I'm considering it."

http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/blog/archives/2005/12/punx_so_dead.html

― mies van der rohffle (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

Hehehehe.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

Try to get one of the not-so-new ones like Bourbon Street or Bally's or Barbary Coast. I've never stayed in those but I've visited friends who had rooms in Bally's, and they seemed fine, just not brand new. I've always stayed at Treasure Island and I really like it for the price, but it's a bit of a walk from Mandalay Bay. However, it's close to the Casino Royale which has $2 craps and quarter roulette and a Denny's next door.

― Rebekkah (burntbrat), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

We're going to Vegas next weekend, to visit family and try the Thai food of the gods mentioned above. Any other restaurant suggestions?

― Jaq (Jaq), Thursday, 26 January 2006 15:36 (twenty years ago)

"Wedding vows in vegas
aren't meant to last for ages
You got to be corageous
ti tum ti tum tum..."

(Frank Sinatra Jr, out of "Was not Was")

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 26 January 2006 17:00 (twenty years ago)

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