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Vacations and World Travel Visiting our beautiful city? Come stay at the Arbutus Vista - Vancouver's Bed & Breakfast.
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Old 12-15-2012, 04:14 PM   #2701
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anyone have recommendation to get cheap flight tickets for the end of december? 29thish?

looking at expedia and it says 300$?
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Quick question, I don't feel like choosing seats cause it's like $15/each and the plane is practically EMPTY. So can I change seats when I'm boarding since the plane is empty or I can't move seats?
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Quick question, I don't feel like choosing seats cause it's like $15/each and the plane is practically EMPTY. So can I change seats when I'm boarding since the plane is empty or I can't move seats?
If we are talking Allegiant Air then yes you can change seats when on the plane

I hate their stupid automated system that assigns seats, its almost like they purposely assign people that obviously are together (who bought the tickets at the same time with a single account) into different seats that are not together, as if trying to tell you that if you want to sit together you should pay up ... cause when everyone is mostly on the plane, its a game of musical chairs with a lot of people switching seats to sit with their whoever they were with
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anyone have recommendation to get cheap flight tickets for the end of december? 29thish?

looking at expedia and it says 300$?
you're not going to get cheap tickets right before new years. If you fly before christmas it will be cheap though.
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I'm in Vegas now as well. $370 tax in for two tickets.
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any places a MUST GO with family ? 3 adults + 1 baby

never been there before except for one other person that is going


and restaurants? Going to stay at the cosmopolitan because we have like 5-10 grand of free money from the hotel

and do casinos check for ID like riverrock? Right before the entrance? Hoping to meet some poker pros at the bellagio but i am 20
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any places a MUST GO with family ? 3 adults + 1 baby

never been there before except for one other person that is going


and restaurants? Going to stay at the cosmopolitan because we have like 5-10 grand of free money from the hotel

and do casinos check for ID like riverrock? Right before the entrance? Hoping to meet some poker pros at the bellagio but i am 20
$5000-$6000 of free man from the Cosmopolitan? That's awesome!

No, they don't check for ID unless you play the table games, and no, they don't check at the entrance.
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Just came back from Vegas on Thursday night. Will do a full field report soon. Partied at 1Oak on Tuesday Night with free table service. INSANE! Anybody need hook ups at Marquee, send me a PM.
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any places a MUST GO with family ? 3 adults + 1 baby

never been there before except for one other person that is going


and restaurants? Going to stay at the cosmopolitan because we have like 5-10 grand of free money from the hotel

and do casinos check for ID like riverrock? Right before the entrance? Hoping to meet some poker pros at the bellagio but i am 20

How you get 5-10 grand free? Gamble alot?

Anyhow.

Since you're staying at Cosmo hit up the following places there:
Holstein's - for burgers and shakes
The fine dining greek place - forgot the name but it has a great cheap lunch and dinner is alright
China Poblano - if you like asian/mex cuisine
STK - for steak

Wicked Spoon - for the buffet, lot of ppl love it but its YMMV for me.
TIP for the buffet: I heard you can buy the buffet ticket (i.e paying for it) at the conceirge and you can by pass the line and show your receipt and go right through. Or ask your host to take care of it.

If you have all that 5-10K I'll blow it on all the restaurants at Cosmo as they are all pretty solid.

For gambling underage:
They won't ID at entrance, poker table, slots or any type of gaming machine (unless you win big).

I'll stay away from the table games, especially Bellagio. Went there 6 months ago and I get carded all the time by the pitboss.

For family things:
- Do the bellagio fountain
- Do the winter wonderland at Venetian
- Shopping at Fashion show mall and Prime outlets

Unfortunately not much I can think of for family things as Vegas is only really fun for 21+
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Do you guys recommend getting an airport shuttle that takes you to your hotel or just take a cab?
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So I made my way to Casa Fuente, however, they closed a little early to my disappointment. My entourage and I ended up back at The Mirage's "Rhumbar" where we smoked a few cigars and sipped on some scotches. And my God, the bartender chick was so hot.

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Anybody stayed at the M resort before? Just received two free nights of stay from them, did a quick google search and it even further south than mgm where i last stayed almost two years ago? Is it worth it? Thanks
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How you get 5-10 grand free? Gamble alot?

Anyhow.

Since you're staying at Cosmo hit up the following places there:
Holstein's - for burgers and shakes
The fine dining greek place - forgot the name but it has a great cheap lunch and dinner is alright
China Poblano - if you like asian/mex cuisine
STK - for steak

Wicked Spoon - for the buffet, lot of ppl love it but its YMMV for me.
TIP for the buffet: I heard you can buy the buffet ticket (i.e paying for it) at the conceirge and you can by pass the line and show your receipt and go right through. Or ask your host to take care of it.

If you have all that 5-10K I'll blow it on all the restaurants at Cosmo as they are all pretty solid.

For gambling underage:
They won't ID at entrance, poker table, slots or any type of gaming machine (unless you win big).

I'll stay away from the table games, especially Bellagio. Went there 6 months ago and I get carded all the time by the pitboss.

For family things:
- Do the bellagio fountain
- Do the winter wonderland at Venetian
- Shopping at Fashion show mall and Prime outlets

Unfortunately not much I can think of for family things as Vegas is only really fun for 21+
thx, family got vouchers for free money
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Anybody stayed at the M resort before? Just received two free nights of stay from them, did a quick google search and it even further south than mgm where i last stayed almost two years ago? Is it worth it? Thanks
I love the M Resort. Rooms, Service, Food all great. Also, none of the drink girls are 50+ years old like they are on the strip...highly recommend if you rent a car.
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well i got some reviews for anyone staying at cosmo, a really nice and hip hotel for the younger adults

blue ribbon sushi place beside marquee nightclub, 10 dollars a piece for ONE raw ebi (which includes a deep fried head) ordered like 4... bone marrow was not bad but they serve it at wicked spoon (the buffet for cosmopolitian)

I don't know what my family did (probably paid extra) they upgraded our room with couches, better view of the strip, literally across planet hollywood in the middle, perfect fireworks on new years. We also got a free wifi password (mgold) for cosmo, or it is 15$ a day so i hope that password still works for anyone hitting up cosmo! Also got 2 free wicked spoon vouchers from the front desk on the first day so i went to the buffet 6 days in a row for free. First day was woot and second day was alright.. and the remaining days only had an omelette and other small dishes in the end....

but free food for breakfast is free so aint spending a dime on anything else had bone marrow to grab O_O

secret pizza place beside blue ribbon was alright... not worht the lineup with the wait being 30mins + and shitty / boring / few topping selection

I think i went to ESTIATORIO MILOS restaurant and i REALLY love their lobster pasta, huge tail, probably the best place to eat in cosmo that i went

also saw ATB post a facebook page of his plate and omelette (he performed the night before at marquee nightclub in the hotel) and one of the comments said he is eating @ The Henry restaurant beside the casino, ran to the restaurant and looked around. He was probably eating behind the walls and plates/mat/everything from the picture he posted matched but didn't get to see him for an autograph (didnt want to go in

edit: will try the l'talier or w/e the fuck its called with 7-8 dishes and tao restaurant next time, was to busy to go across to the venetian
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i'm going march 15 to 18th with 11 dudes for a stag, its going to be a mess.

Has anyone ever got a big ass suite so all or most of us can go in on it?


its right in the middle of spring break.. i'm going to need a liver transplant after

any recommendations on where to stay? i stayed at vdara last year, but looking for a big party hotel now thats at least a lil classy. Aria? PH?
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i'm going march 15 to 18th with 11 dudes for a stag, its going to be a mess.

Has anyone ever got a big ass suite so all or most of us can go in on it?


its right in the middle of spring break.. i'm going to need a liver transplant after

any recommendations on where to stay? i stayed at vdara last year, but looking for a big party hotel now thats at least a lil classy. Aria? PH?
Had 14 guys at my stag last Easter and got 3 rooms (2 adjoining at the Venetian). Essentially with the 2 rooms side-by-side, you get a lot of room at a cheap price ($139 per night each).
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My buddy had his stag in Vegas....was a group of 12 guys and we book 2 2 bedroom suites at elara ( ph towers when we were there). The suites are huge. Each suite has 2 bedrooms (one room has a hottub in it), 2 bathrooms, kitchen and large living room with a projector (screen drops down in front of the window) and a mini kitchen/smaller living room with pull out. We didn't realize how big it was and probably could've got away with just one of those. The suites were half full lol. I would recommend that. I forgot the price but it worked out to about $550 per person for flight + hotel (fri-mon). This was in May before Memorial Day.
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good info to know! I tried to look up PH suites but they are all NA for a couple months?
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might be headed to Vegas in February, with a cousin. just 2 guys, will want to check out Marquee. will be contacting you soon Chronix!
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