Car Hire For First Timers

Hi there people,

We are going to Las Vegas for the first time in December, 16th till the 23rd.

We want to get out and about, been thinking about hiring a car, so we could see the Canyon etc, would you advise this or not, don%26#39;t mind driving etc and what sort of price sare we looking at and types of insurance shoukld we take etc.

Thanks for your help

tony

Car Hire For First Timers

Try Airline Network, they offer Dollar cars at hotel pick ups, very convenient we thought. I checked all the agencies and it was the best deal. You can upgrade your insurance for a few more pounds £14 I think to the gold package which covers everything even taking it back with an empty tank. Driving to the Canyon takes 5 hours each way, coming home will be night driving, hubby didnt mind but I hated it.

Have fun Tony we all know you will.

Car Hire For First Timers

Hello !

My wife and I are traveling to Vegas Dec 15 to 23. We rented a car through carrentals.com. They got us a Full size car for $191.00 U.S. including taxes. We have a room at the Monte Carlo for the week but are going to do an overnight trip to the Grand Canyon. We got our room at the Quality Inn %26amp; Suites Grand Canyon for $80.99 U.S.. Be careful on your cancellation restrictions, some places will not allow you to cancel.

Hope this helps, see ya there!!

Randy %26amp; Connie

One more note:

Our insurance Company gave us a letter showing our Car insurance at home covers rental cars with no deductible. You may want to check your home insurance co.

Randy

Randy I don%26#39;t think UK companies do that, we have hired many cars in the US but have always paid to the rental company for insurance.

BTW we stayed at the MC in September, had a brill time. Ask for a high floor room (they have room safes) and south side (less construction noise). Enjoy Jane

Hi

We always hire a car when we are in the states, we have always booked through ebookers in the past, but I have been checking cars for our next trip and as the other post says airline network is very good on prices, these prices cover you for all the insurances you need aswell.

As for driving to the Grand Canyon we personally would not do it as a day trip but it can be done, it may be nearer to go to the West Rim at Dolan Springs but never done that trip. You may be better to book a room at Flagstaff for one night and break your journey to the canyon if you go to the south rim and while you are there you could visit Lovels observatory ( I think thats what its called ), not that exciting but worth a look while you are in the area.

Clive

sundance or maverick helicopters? any info.

Hello-

I will be going on a helicopter tour in December and am not sure which company to use.

I am going on a tour, over lake mead and hoover dam and stopping for a picnic at the bottom of the canyon, we will be coming back at sunset.

I would like to know if maverick have a limo service?

There will be 4 of us going and i know maverick have seven seater helicopters, so will we have other people coming on the same helicopter as us? which was the best overall experiance?

thanks for any info.

sundance or maverick helicopters? any info.

I haven%26#39;t used either of the companies that you mentioned, but I did look into pretty much every helicopter company that does that sort of trip and found that Pappillion (sp?) had the best prices with the best reputation on this forum. We did end up going iwth Papillion and we loved it. It was basically what you said, a flight over the dam to the canyon, landing in the canyon, lunch , champagne, pictures, look around and fly out. It was fantasic. If you haven%26#39;t looked into it, I recommend that company highly.

sundance or maverick helicopters? any info.

How much time was spent in the canyon for lunch and looking around before flying out? Do you mind telling me the cost per person and the total length of time the trip was... was there was lot of waiting at each hotel for others who would be flying.

mor

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Mystere not SELLING OUT anymore???

';Half price show tickets for Mystere are regularly available at the Tix42nite';

I saw Mystere in April and it was COMPLETELY SOLD OUT for all nights we were in town! We tried getting tickets at it%26#39;s official box office and were turned away. The only way we got to see it was by doing a short time share tour on the new Marriot property.

Has Mystere attendence really gone down that much this year?

It is an INCREDIBLE SHOW!!!

Mystere not SELLING OUT anymore???

April is busier than November, I%26#39;m sure that has something to do with it.

Mystere not SELLING OUT anymore???

I’ve also noticed that they have increased the prices by $6. I bought tickets back in September for $60 for Christmas Eve. Now I am wondering if I should cancel those %26amp; take a chance buying the tickets the day of at a discount ticket booth.

In early May we saw Mystere tickets available at the half price booths. Although they were discounted (20%?), not half off.

It%26#39;s just LUCK then if you find them for cheaper than face value. We went at a non busy time in April (Easter weekend) We got a GREAT deal on the Venetian that trip, so it must have been off peak.

I%26#39;m sure it%26#39;s a good show, but for God%26#39;s sake how long has it been running now, 7-8 years? And there are another 4-5 Cirque shows competing with it, including the brand new ';Love'; show that%26#39;s packing them in every night.

Seems like in the normal cycle of shows that Mystere (or any other show) would eventually stop drawing like it used to.

Answering my own rhetorical question...Mystere has been around since 1993 (!!)

We tried to buy tickets this past Sunday (11/5) and they were sold out by 4 o%26#39;clock. That was not a particularly busy night, but it did follow a very busy weekend.

We put it on our list of things to do next time.

Ka doesn%26#39;t sell out. I saw it last Friday and it was only 75% full.

Personally I think that Cirque has become worn and tired. Cirque has become like the old showgirl reviews. Every other casino has a Cirque show. It%26#39;s time for something new.

The shows are good but once you%26#39;ve seen one Cirque show the next is a bit repetitive.

I%26#39;m going to be arriving this next Sunday (11/19) at 3:00, and was hoping to get some cheaper tickets at tix4tonight but do you think that it will be too late in the afternoon to get these tickets from that location? Should I shop around online looking for a deal and buy ahead instead? Any insight is apprecaited.

Saw Mystere in Sept, Sunday afternoon show and the theatre was at most half full.

Didn%26#39;t take away from the show though, still excellent.

mpo

Bar help!!

Can anyone tell me the name of the bar which has bucking bronco %26amp; saw dust on the floor. We are going to Vegas next week %26amp; have been told this is a goodf place to go for a few beers!!

Thanks for your help.

Bar help!!

Sorry I forgot to mention I think its near Ballys.

Bar help!!

gilley%26#39;s in the new frontier? not near bally%26#39;s, fun place

Nice one cheers bridgefan

Printing airline boarding passes at LV?

Coming to Vegas next week......there is something for everyone to do if they will just look beyond the Strip (if that isn%26#39;t their bag.)

Going to be staying at Sams Town for first time .....any tips?

Can you print your airline boardiing passes there or do you know anywhere in LV that you can print them for your return trip home without going to the airport?

thanks.........

Printing airline boarding passes at LV?

Just had that issue staying at Boulder Station. I ended up using their business center. Paid $5 to print two boarding passes. Suggest that you ask nice as the front desk or concierge and they may do it for you. (Tip them of course.) Boulder Station also recommended a Kinkos or the Library a few minutes away. (Ask for directions at Sam%26#39;s Town). There are some internet cafes on the strip. I also saw some machines in a couple of casinos (sorry I don%26#39;t remember which) where you could get internet access and print your passes. If you are going Southwest, it is all important, isn%26#39;t it?

Printing airline boarding passes at LV?

Thanks for the info. Never thought of Kinkos since we don%26#39;t have one in the town I live in. Yes, we are flying Southwest so I%26#39;d gladly pay the $5.00 to have them printed ahead of time rather than be with the last boarding group!

you don%26#39;t have to print your boarding pass ahead of time - just check-in online, with SW, then you can print at a kiosk at the airport, now checking also needs a computer and if you don;lt have one just ask the concierge or front desk or biz center. most will check you in complimentary.

I travel often and if my hotel doesnt have free an airline check in computer (many do, especially business hotels) I ask the front desk. I have never been turned down.

If your hotel won%26#39;t print it for you and you have a car- you can always go to the nearest public library. They will issue you a temporary card that will enable you to use their computers for free. There is a fee for printing but last time I went it was under a dollar-much cheaper than Kinkos.

I was at Sam%26#39;s Town in Sept. and remember seeing 2 internet kiosks upstairs in the interior bridge area that connects the casino to the parking garage. I don%26#39;t know if they have printing capacity, however. Sam%26#39;s Town is a great place to stay, make sure you get the slot card so you can get a buck off the dinner buffets. They have 100 percent payout video poker machines, the machines are marked as such.

The posters are corrcet that you don%26#39;t need to PRINT your Southwest pass to be in group A , you only need to check in online 24 hrs ahead and then you are always going to be in Group A and can print your pass at the Airport anytime( which happens very quickly as there are many kiosks for that).

You might go to one of those little Internet Cafes along the Strip that advertises cheap Internet access- frequently they have a computer you can use cheaply, but no printer, which you don%26#39;t need.

I actually got a little ballsy on one trip and asked a guy sitting near me in a coffee shop working on his laptop if he would check me in- and being an Internet wonk, he was happy to do so- and then I printed my boarding pass at the Airport. ( flirting helps of course).

Shame on your hotel for not assisting you. We have always gotten our boarding passes printed free at the Golden Nugget- as a matter of fact they have 2 laptops in the lobby set up for that- I will mention that I was only asked on one trip if I was a guest there- the next time I went right up and used it and no one checked- (even though I was registered if questioned). So, if you%26#39;re staying Downtown, you might confidently walk up to the business center in South Tower and help yourself- the passes print out at the desk, but they just handed them to me without question.

If you are flying SWA, and you say you are, it doesn%26#39;t matter if YOUR hotel has means for you to check in, if you are not at YOUR hotel at that critical 24 hr. mark. That is what I had to deal with on my last trip. I was staying at Caesars and had a meet and greet planned at the Monte Carlo at the time I wanted to check in. I simply went to the business office there in the MC and was helped by a very nice lady. They have a couple of pc%26#39;s set up that actually have the icon for SWA on the desktop. You click onto it and go directly to the page to check in and print your passes. If you print the passes, I believe, it is $1.00 a page. They don%26#39;t charge a usage fee. I%26#39;m sure other hotels offer the same service, but the business offices do have hours of operation that may not accommodate your needs. The MC%26#39;s office was going to close at 7:00 and I printed my passes at 6:10.

Please tell me about the strip

I%26#39;ll be a 1ist timer in Jan 07-- Would you take a minute and discribe the Strip%26#39;s ambience?. Tell me about what%26#39;s going on besides the casinos etc-- I%26#39;m trying to get a picture in my head. I spend time every day on the forum, and love reading everyone%26#39;s info-- Can;t wait to experience Vagas and don%26#39;t want to miss a thing.

Thanks

Please tell me about the strip

The best way to get a ';feel'; for what Vegas and the Strip are about is to be there. I doubt even the best writer could describe in words the ';ambience'; of it, especially a firsttimer.

You will be pleasantly surprised.

Please tell me about the strip

Think of the most amazing thing you have ever seen and then times it by a bazillion.....................the most fab place you will ever see.......it becomes quite bizarre after the first visit tho,as you wander around quite oblivious to the fact that you have just passed the Eiffel Tower and a replica New York skyline just up from a pyramid and down the road from an erupting volcano.......

Vegas is in a league of it%26#39;s own,with a great atmosphere which is not at all intimidating and feels very safe to walk,even as a woman I feel much safer alone in Vegas than I do walking around the streets in my home town after dark...

Be warned tho...once you have visited you had better start looking for a house to live in there...you will not want to leave......enjoy

First of all... if you go to Vegas.com and other places like that or do a search for Las Vegas Strip virtual tours, you will see some cool views of it. That helps and it adds to the excitement. The best way to see Vegas for the first time is by night. I arrived my first time in the early part of the day, and not that it wasn%26#39;t still cool, it was way neater by night.

The strip to me: It is a big hub of energy. From your starting point, your hotel, which has its own level of fun and thrills, you enter out onto the strip. Look across the street, to your right, or to your left, and you will see- lights, and a lot of people smiling and making their way around, or stopping to pause to see or snap pictures of volcanos erupting, a fountain dancing to music, a limo driving by, etc. and hearing thrills (perhaps a rollercoaster nearby in the newyork skyline or up top the stratosphere tower) or the ooing and ahhing of the shows on the street. You might notice the smells of some delicious restaurant nearby to tempt your appetite, and if you are lucky, you will immediately be tasting some fabulous drink concoction which you can carry as you make your way to the first of the many sights you plan to see.

The first time someone told me about their trip to Vegas, on the one hand, I understood that it was a major vacation destination, so it had to be pretty good for so many people to want to go, but I also didn%26#39;t understand certain aspects of the appeal till I go there. My sister told me about going in and out of all of these hotels, and I thought, ';what is fun about going in and out of hotel lobbys?'; But, once you get there, you will be surprised how MUCH fun it can be to do just that. Just wait.. you will love it!

Thanks guys-- I%26#39;m soo excited I can%26#39;t stand it-- And i%26#39;m holding it a surpise from my hubby until x-mas-- we will be celebrating our 20th in Jan 07%26#39;

Oh and be sure to go up the Stratosphere Tower we missed it on our first time but made on our trip just gone(got back mid october)

One of the highlights of our trip with the best views you will ever see...

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Thank you

Firstimer123 Wow those links are wonderful ~ I just had a quick 1/2 hour trip to VEGAS. That is so cool looking at the different hotels in the lobby%26#39;s, casino%26#39;s I can just imagine myself there. Everyone is so helpful thanks.

What goes around comes around

People on this site have been extremely helpful to me and I am just passing on info others have kindly given me.

Show tickets-before trip or when we get to LV?

We want to see Jubillee and maybe a Cirque show? Should we wait to see what is available at one of the ticket booths (tickets 4 tonite, etc,) or order early? Will be there 1st week January for 4 nights. Was going to see Blue Man, but they are coming to our town in Feb, so decided to save that show for then, I know it is not the same show, but wanted to see it at home.

Buy now or then?

Show tickets-before trip or when we get to LV?

For Jubilee you can wait. The Cirque shows often sell out so I wouldn%26#39;t wait for those.

Show tickets-before trip or when we get to LV?

';Personally I think that Cirque has become worn and tired. Cirque has become like the old showgirl reviews. Every other casino has a Cirque show. It%26#39;s time for something new';

I am quoting you on this from another post about Mystere. I agree with you, but my husband wants to see another Cirque show when we go in Jan. We saw Mystere a year ago Oct., a show @ home town in Feb. , a concert/ show @ home town last month and for his birthday last week I bought him the entire Solstrom show DVD set. Maybe we will get burned out and not go. But he does want to see Ka. What did you think about it?

I am quoting RBcal.

I thought Ka was very very good... and you should book that in advance. You won%26#39;t find any discount tickets for it, so book directly with MGM beforehand. I did luck out and got a ticket for the same night I was in town and checked on a whim. But, don%26#39;t leave it to chance if you know you want to see it.

Definitely buy the Cique tickets now. I have seen Mystere twice, O, Love and this last week I saw KA (friend%26#39;s choice not mine). Since you already saw Mystere- I would go with Love or O. Love is not a typical Cirque show- the emphasis is on the music- but I still liked i t a lot. I was not impressed with KA at all- in fact I was bored and a person with me actually fell asleep (he also has seen Mystere and O and liked them both).

My adult son and I both loved KA. I thought that it was excellent.One battle scene drags on a little too long, but i really enjoyed the show.I have also seen Mystere and enjoyed that as well.I am going to ';O'; and Love in December.Buy tickets in advance.

Yes, the Cirque shows are a bit tired. However, I%26#39;ve seen all of them by now as well as several travelling shows.

If I were to rate them:

1(tie) Mystere and O

2 LOVE

3 Ka

4 Zumanity

Ka is okay but I found the ';story'; to be pretty lame about good and evil.

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