This is a shot of the Plaza Hotel at the end of Fremont Street from under the Freemont Street Experience Canopy - a spectacular light show that runs nightly from dark until about midnight.
Downtown Las Vegas is a very different experience from the more trafficked Las Vegas Strip hotels. Downtown the hotels are not the mega-resorts, rather they offer far more modest surroundings and casinos. The advantage is generally much cheaper rates for rooms that are usually fine, and the intrigue of the original Las Vegas venue which is an area of several square blocks bordered on one end by the Plaza Hotel. Unlike the strip, you can visit several casinos in a short time here but don't expect the same level of glamour.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Las Vegas Hilton
The Las Vegas Hilton is a nice hotel, but does not offer the splendor of the Bellagio, Wynn, or new Palazzo. Notable for the off-strip location right next to the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Star Trek Experience attraction - a high immersion interactive space adventure , and Barry Manilow's regular performances.
When booking the Hilton pay close attention to offers from hotel consolidators who often have rooms at less than the Hilton Website.
When booking the Hilton pay close attention to offers from hotel consolidators who often have rooms at less than the Hilton Website.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Palazzo Las Vegas
Opening December 28th, the Palazzo Las Vegas promises yet another world class luxury hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The Pallazzo will offer all luxury and better suites. Very high quality rooms. The prices appear to be in the ballpark of the Wynn or Bellagio although as we've noted before pricing in Las Vegas is highly variable.
Room Amenities:
17” LCD in the bath, 32” in the living room, and 32” in the bedroom
Remote control Roman shades and curtains
Oversized terry cloth bath sheets
DVD player and CD/clock radio alarm
Wireless dual-line telephones and wireless Internet connection (coming soon)
Palazzo Luxury-1 King Bed
TOTAL: $279.00
Pallazzo Bella-2 Queen Beds
TOTAL: $309.00
Palazzo Luxury View Suite-1 King Bed
TOTAL: $319.00
Palazzo Bella View Suite-2 Queen Beds
TOTAL: $349.00
Palazzo Concierge Luxury Suite-1 King Bed
TOTAL: $479.00
Palazzo Concierge Bella Suite-2 Queen Beds
TOTAL: $479.00
Palazzo Concierge Luxury View Suite-1 King Bed
TOTAL: $519.00
Palazzo Concierge Bella View Suite-2 Queen Beds
TOTAL: $519.00
The Pallazzo website is working too hard to be glamorous and therefore is not informative enough, but clearly this hotel promises another excellent Las Vegas experience.
Room Amenities:
17” LCD in the bath, 32” in the living room, and 32” in the bedroom
Remote control Roman shades and curtains
Oversized terry cloth bath sheets
DVD player and CD/clock radio alarm
Wireless dual-line telephones and wireless Internet connection (coming soon)
Palazzo Luxury-1 King Bed
TOTAL: $279.00
Pallazzo Bella-2 Queen Beds
TOTAL: $309.00
Palazzo Luxury View Suite-1 King Bed
TOTAL: $319.00
Palazzo Bella View Suite-2 Queen Beds
TOTAL: $349.00
Palazzo Concierge Luxury Suite-1 King Bed
TOTAL: $479.00
Palazzo Concierge Bella Suite-2 Queen Beds
TOTAL: $479.00
Palazzo Concierge Luxury View Suite-1 King Bed
TOTAL: $519.00
Palazzo Concierge Bella View Suite-2 Queen Beds
TOTAL: $519.00
The Pallazzo website is working too hard to be glamorous and therefore is not informative enough, but clearly this hotel promises another excellent Las Vegas experience.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Las Vegas Links from CES Frommers
Frommer's Travel Guides has a little mini-guide to travel in Las Vegas, produced for the CES Conference. They list a small number of websites they find helpful for travel planning:
www.lvcva.com
Las Vegas Convention site
www.vegas4visitors.com
General local info, reviews, family ideas
www.lasvegasweekly.com
General, local info and reviews
www.nightonthetown.com
Restaurant listings and restaurant information
www.cheapovegas.com
Funny travel tips
www.lvcva.com
Las Vegas Convention site
www.vegas4visitors.com
General local info, reviews, family ideas
www.lasvegasweekly.com
General, local info and reviews
www.nightonthetown.com
Restaurant listings and restaurant information
www.cheapovegas.com
Funny travel tips
CES Las Vegas - what about downtown?
CES Las Vegas is one of the biggest trade shows in the world and I'm really impressed with the initial flurry of information, contacts, emails, and printed material flowing my way to prepare for the trip, coming up in just under a month.
However I'm surprised how little information there is about the downtown hotels. They are generally not nearly as nice as hotels along the Las Vegas Strip, but those will all be full with this huge conference of some 140,000 people. I assume all the downtown hotels will fill as well.
Recent efforts have focused attention on the Downtown region and the original casinos in the Fremont Street area such as Binyon’s and the Four Queens have brought the spectacular “Fremont Street Experience” to the downtown area. Pictures of Fremont Street
However despite the revival of Fremont, it is still the Las Vegas Strip where most of the action remains, and where you will find many of the world’s largest and most extravagant hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, and, of course, Las Vegas Casinos.
It’s important to note that the Las Vegas Convention Center is not along the strip. The Convention Center and the Las Vegas Hilton are about a mile from the strip via Tropicana Boulevard. The Las Vegas Monorail is a great way to get from the strip to the Convention Center or the Hilton.
Las Vegas - Early History
However I'm surprised how little information there is about the downtown hotels. They are generally not nearly as nice as hotels along the Las Vegas Strip, but those will all be full with this huge conference of some 140,000 people. I assume all the downtown hotels will fill as well.
Recent efforts have focused attention on the Downtown region and the original casinos in the Fremont Street area such as Binyon’s and the Four Queens have brought the spectacular “Fremont Street Experience” to the downtown area. Pictures of Fremont Street
However despite the revival of Fremont, it is still the Las Vegas Strip where most of the action remains, and where you will find many of the world’s largest and most extravagant hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, and, of course, Las Vegas Casinos.
It’s important to note that the Las Vegas Convention Center is not along the strip. The Convention Center and the Las Vegas Hilton are about a mile from the strip via Tropicana Boulevard. The Las Vegas Monorail is a great way to get from the strip to the Convention Center or the Hilton.
Las Vegas - Early History
Friday, December 7, 2007
Links Vegas
Las Vegas - Official Las Vegas Tourism Web Site IMPORTANT: Always check multiple sources for tickets, Hotels, and Flights. Kayak.com is an excellent resource. Also Hotwire.com if you are comfortable booking by rating and location rather than the specific hotel. There are not many "bad" hotels in Las Vegas, so you can hardly go wrong even just shopping by price.
But again remember that to get best prices always check hotels.com, kayak.com, and the hotel itself. If you Some hotels have player club specials, so call them before you book at anything that appears to be a high rate.
Las Vegas Wikipedia entry - General City Information
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
McCarran International Airport
Las Vegas Sun : The local newspaper for greater Las Vegas
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Best Cheap Hotels on the Las Vegas Strip
Zeke Quezada at About.com has the best coverage of Las Vegas anywhere. He's a local and writes extensively about the best places to eat and stay as well as shows and nightlife.
This week Zeke profiled several of the best "cheap" hotels in Las Vegas, noting that you don't have to sacrifice a nice room if you want to sleep cheap.
It's also important to note that rates vary enormously in Las Vegas. I'm heading down for the Computer Electronics Show in January and all the hotels know they'll fill up, so rates are about triple the normal price. I stayed at the Hilton a couple years ago for 55 - rooms during CES were 450!
This week Zeke profiled several of the best "cheap" hotels in Las Vegas, noting that you don't have to sacrifice a nice room if you want to sleep cheap.
It's also important to note that rates vary enormously in Las Vegas. I'm heading down for the Computer Electronics Show in January and all the hotels know they'll fill up, so rates are about triple the normal price. I stayed at the Hilton a couple years ago for 55 - rooms during CES were 450!
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