Las Vegas

[lwlee]

What are the best deals for someone who wants to have a week of full time poker in Vegas? Best airplane rates? Cheapest hotel on the strip?

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Cheapo Vegas.com (http://www.cheapovegas.com)

Southwest Airlines (http://www.southwest.com)

Expedia (http://www.expedia.com)

[lwlee]

Great, Thanks!

What about poker rates? Are there any websites with a listing of hotels and poker rates?

[Edge34]

Step 1) Find a hotel you'd like to stay at.

Step 2) Call said hotel.

Step 3) Ask for poker rate information.

[DrCool]

http://www.americawestvacations.com

Usually $100 or more cheaper than most other travel sites I have looked at.

[Mano]

The cheapest poker rates on the strip are probably at the stardust (I know they are less than $50/night on weekends). Rates can vary by date, so just call the places you are interested (you can usually call the toll free reservation number) and ask what the poker room rates are for the dates you want. I know that Stardust, Sahara, Mirage, Bellagio, Monte Carlo, Flamingo, Excalibur, and I believe Wynn all have poker rates. If you want to stay somewhere else just call and ask.

[DDC67]

Check out web page (http://hoteldiscount.com)
I got a decent rate for Harrah's (better than their own website)3 1/2 stars for under $70 a night. i've also had good luck booking flights through travelocity. good luck.

I'll be in Vegas May 8-13th. I hope to see other 2+2's there!

[lwlee]

I've decided since it's my first time to Vegas, I would try to see one poker room a day. Which means it's not necessary for me to have a poker rate. I'm going to each one of highly rated rooms listed at allvegaspoker.com, Bellagio, MGM, Mirage, Aladdin, etc.

What does everyone think about staying at either the Tropicana or Boardwalk? They're priced just below the other places and they're right on the Strip.

I tried pricing the air/hotel packages on Orbitz, Travelocity, CheapoVegas, Expedia, CheapTickets, Priceline, Southwest and JetBlue. More or less, the pricing are comparable among the different sites. I'm going from NYC to Vegas and I wanted a nonstop flight. The difference between a Tropicana/Boardwalk and a Mirage/MGM was $900 to $1300 for seven nights and round-trip tickets. If anyone can vouch that the experience at the higher end hotels is worth the extra money, I might go that route instead.

I'll be there from 7/9 to 7/16 for the WSOP Championship event.

[Ethan G]

Other people may disagree, but in 3 trips to vegas in the last year I have always gotten the best hotel rates and airfares at the airline's or hotel's website, not at places like orbitz, etc.

Also check out San Remo, ($36 weekday, $77 weekend) it's close to many good poker rooms.

Lastly, Mandalay poker rate is $115/175 weekend as reported by Terrapin.

Good luck,
Ethan

[lwlee]

You might be right. TravelZoo points to MGM Mirage and they have a 15% discount. I can book the Mirage for $1100. Might consider it.

[MisterKing]

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Other people may disagree, but in 3 trips to vegas in the last year I have always gotten the best hotel rates and airfares at the airline's or hotel's website, not at places like orbitz, etc.

Also check out San Remo, ($36 weekday, $77 weekend) it's close to many good poker rooms.

Lastly, Mandalay poker rate is $115/175 weekend as reported by Terrapin.

Good luck,
Ethan

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After one stay, I'd recommend San Remo too... great location, cheap rates, and respectable rooms. They're currently doing renovations, but it shouldn't be a big deal. For those playing the MGM, this is a "must-consider" since its right across the street.