and yet another Vegas hotel question.................

[cwsiggy]

I'm thinking of going out to Vegas to scout jobs among other things. I will need a veeeeery cheap place to stay. I noticed that the Stratosphere is having a $30!!! mid week deal. I have heard there are safety issues with this hotel (parking lot at night etc.) What are theeeeee three best ultra cheap hotels (strip or Freemont street) without making me feel like I'm staying in a meth lab.

[captswifty]

I've been outside the Stratosphere at night and never got mugged, but YMMV. Are you driving your own car or taking a cab? If you're driving your own, you could always valet it and then you'll always be at a lighted entrance. If you're taking a cab, I wouldn't worry about it.

[cwsiggy]

Will prolly have a rental. Definitely will have a car.
By the way, any known best sites to book vegas trips on? Of course I'm aware of the majors like Orbitz etc. but was wondering if there are any better "Vegas Only" sites. I know I can google till I'm blue, but wanted to know if any stood out.

[captswifty]

One time I used lasvegas.com, I got the cheapest rate on there. The nice thing about that site is it lets you search by area (strip, downtown, etc). If you look there, make sure to check the hotel's website to see if you can get it cheaper through them.

[cwsiggy]

Thanks for the link. Looks like a good site. Looks like Binions is around $35 a night - not bad. Strip or Freemont Street is now the decision.

[captswifty]

If you're looking to do it as cheaply as possible (it looks like you are), I would go with Downtown. The food there is much cheaper, and you can easily walk to the other casinos. Since you're going to have a car, you don't really need to worry if you want to go to the strip.

[cwsiggy]

thanks!! Now I need to find that mom and pop Thai restaurant in town that is supposed to be the bomb!!!!

[Moneyline]

Ask for the "Web cash" offer at the Lady Luck and they'll shave 10% off. Before the discount the rooms will run you about $30 a night weeknights in August.

The Vegas Club is also about $30 weeknights in August, but it's on Freemont Street... unlike the Lady Luck which is one block north.

The Plaza is about the same price, but IIRC my friends who were staying downtown said that they were sold out for a good part of the month. All the others downtown were either more expensive or booked solid when I last checked.

And of course there's always The Western. A 5 star hotel at very affordable prices.

[cwsiggy]

I love how my sarcasm detector is getting better by reading posts. That hotel (Western) is practically a meth lab. Then again, I suppose I should bump my hotel rate up a bit to avoid any of these [censored] holes.

[Moneyline]

You don't really have to worry about staying in a roach pit if you book online. The scummy places tend not to have websites. Nevertheless, The Western is worth checking out at least once if you don't mind the smell of fresh urine.