I'm wondering if its better/cheaper to book a vacation package (hotel & air) or to book separately? Right now NYNY has rooms for $42 a night but would you get a better deal with a package such as southwestvacations.com?
Hmm, just priced both out and there really isn't that big of a difference (give or take $20). I think I might book the NYNY deal as you can always cancel up to 48 hrs before. There was a nice special that just expired that was 20% off MGM properties + 2 free tickets to select shows. Deals always come and go though but having the 2 free show tickets would have been nice.
Now its up in the air again as to what hotel to stay at. I walked through NYNY but not sure about staying there. Their website isn't that great (picture wise) so I am going to try and see what viewer pics are on tripadvisor.com as those are always helpful. Anyone have any experience staying there? How is their pool? I am not too concerned about the room since we won't be spending a whole lot of time but I would like to have a nice pool.
We booked through delta vacations and got 4 days, 3 nights at the Mirage, 2 show tickets for Ka, and nonstop flight from MSP to Las Vegas for $640...for both of us. Pretty good deal. We did a ton of searching and found this to be the best. Separate it wouldn't be too much different, but we wouldn't have gotten the show tickets and those are pretty pricey.
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We booked through delta vacations and got 4 days, 3 nights at the Mirage, 2 show tickets for Ka, and nonstop flight from MSP to Las Vegas for $640...for both of us. Pretty good deal. We did a ton of searching and found this to be the best. Separate it wouldn't be too much different, but we wouldn't have gotten the show tickets and those are pretty pricey.
When are you going? That is a great price but it might be because you are going during a certain time.
We just got back from Vegas last week so I thought I'd share my review. I will preface the review by saying that we did not leave the hotel (Venetian/Palazzo) because we were traveling with babies!
We stayed in a Piazza Suite at the Venetian. They are huge- 1400 square feet so great if you're traveling with kids. However, they are not renovated like the regular suites so more old school decor and not modern like the renovated suites. I don't think I'd pay the extra money for it if you don't need all that extra space (there are pictures in my blog if you are interested because I don't think they show pictures on their website).
We had dinner at Dos Caminos in the Palazzo- it was SO good! Their salsas and guacamole are absolutely delicious. BFF and I both got the Mahi Mahi tacos, which were really good. The boys had tacos, which I didn't taste but looked good. Our waiter was awesome- such great service and so genuinely nice. He even brought us a dessert on him- platter of desserts with white and dark chocolate dipping sauces...strawberries, pineapple, bananas, marshmallows, coconut macaroons, brownies, banana churros and peanut butter bars...I would definitely recommend that dessert.
We went to breakfast at Grand Luxe Cafe and had their breakfast buffet, which consists of tons of pastries, bread, cereal, lots of fruit, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and an omelet station...my favorite part was the to die for fresh squeezed orange juice!
BFF and I had our "girls night out" at Tao Asian Bistro. The food was AMAZING. We both had miso glazed sea bass and pork fried rice, and both were absolutely divine. My favorite meal in Vegas. The downside was the service. The waiter hardly paid attention to us, the food was brought out literally about 3 minutes after we ordered (how is that even possible?) so we didn't have any time to chat or enjoy our drinks before the food came, they asked to take our plates while we both still had fish and rice left and they brought our check before we even finished...trying to turn tables much? Despite the awful service, I would still go back just for the food!
We had dinner at Delmonico, and we were not impressed. I got the vine-ripened tomato salad, which was just ok. DH and BFF got the gumbo, which to me, tasted sort of like black bean soup. The steaks were good and seasoned well, but two of them were overcooked, which is unacceptable for a nice steak restaurant. The mashed potatoes were not good at all (no flavor), and I did not care for the creamed corn. To top it all off, the service was not great. Our waiter, while attentive, was not not friendly or personable and bordered on snotty. I highly doubt this would have happened at Delmonico in New Orleans because the service was never anything less than impeccable in NOLA. I would not eat there again.
I have to say that April is a great time to go. We usually go in summer or winter so it's either scorching hot or freezing, but the weather this time was perfect!
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