MrCleo said:
KIND OF off topic, but I'm in the middle of planning a trip to Vegas, as in my friends and I will be booking our hotel room within the next 7-10 days.
I live on the east coast, have never been to Vegas before, and basically wondering if there is any resource I could use toward getting a discounted rate if booking 3 months in advance? The trip will be in mid February, presidents day weekend, and rooms are 400-500 a night that weekend (NBA All Star weekend, which is reason we chose this this date). Now we are getting ready to pay the 1400 for 3 nights at the Mirage, but if someone here knows something I could do to stay at a nice hotel for cheaper than that please speak.
thanks:drink:
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Blue Moon Gay Resort</TD><TD noWrap align=right>Lowest avg rate
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</TD><TD vAlign=center width=510><TABLE><TBODY><TR vAlign=center><TD>Catering exclusively to gay men, this 45-room hotel is 1.25 miles (5 blocks) off the north end of the famous Vegas Strip.
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Availability request: 1 room</TD><TD align=middle>Expedia Special Rate</TD><TD align=right>
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Just kidding... looks like all the rooms are within $100-200 dollars of each other so stay wherever you want. I looked at expedia, which looks like its a little bit of a discount to what you are going to pay, but not a huge difference. As someone mentioned here, just because hotel rooms in vegas are expensive, doesnt mean they look much better than a standard motel room. One room I was impressed with was the Ballys believe it or not. Our room had a hot tub and suana in it with a huge panoramic window that looked down the whole strip. It was a giant room too.