vegas costs?

[Sheriff Fatman]

Oh, and there's a lapdancing club on the same street!

No there isn't.   

not a fan of that particular tourist trap

I've never been in it - just walked past it a few times.  I'll defer to the greater knowledge!

[Ironside]

well as its my first trip i am planning on not going with a big group as i would more than likely neglect my health

so i am going to go with 1 other person preferably someone with medical background who isnt intrested in sitting playing poker 24/7

so they can keep an eye on times and food etc etc

cost for 2 sharing isnt much more than the cost of 1 going alone (according to expedia)

3 hotels that offer cheapest prices are

downtown Vegas Club Hotel & Casino
on strip  Stratosphere Tower Hotel
off strip Terrible's Hotel & Casino

with about £100 between them

[Claw75]

Oh, and there's a lapdancing club on the same street!

No there isn't.   

not a fan of that particular tourist trap

tell your story Tank, go on.  Never laughed so much!

[RED-DOG]

i might have to take a non poker playing guest with me

I don't mind a bit of heat 

Good! Because you'll get some from your missus if you go swanning off to Vegas with Ironside.

[Karabiner]

I have some fond memories of "Glitter Gulch" on my first trip to LV in '95 or '96 but it looked different the last couple of times that I was over there. They even had huge bouncers on the door and I just walked past.

[Woodsey]

well as its my first trip i am planning on not going with a big group as i would more than likely neglect my health

so i am going to go with 1 other person preferably someone with medical background who isnt intrested in sitting playing poker 24/7

so they can keep an eye on times and food etc etc

cost for 2 sharing isnt much more than the cost of 1 going alone (according to expedia)

3 hotels that offer cheapest prices are

downtown Vegas Club Hotel & Casino
on strip  Stratosphere Tower Hotel
off strip Terrible's Hotel & Casino

with about £100 between them

I'd spend a bit more and stay somewhere half decent and closer to the action. I wouldn't normally stay downtown as the action is better on the strip, however for ease of getting around and lots of cardrooms close together it may not be a bad option for you. Make sure you stay on one of the fremont street hotels though as the cheaper options can be a dodgy walk away late at night. If you give me your dates I'll do a search and give you a bit more detail if you want?

[Karabiner]

If you're going to stay downtown it's worth paying a little extra and staying at The Nugget which has by far the nicest rooms imo.

I would agree with the others who say that you would be best suited by staying downtown. You have Binions, The Plaza, The Nugget, and I'm sure there are other cardrooms too, all within a stone's throw.

You can always have days out when you visit The Strip.

[Ironside]

thanks guys


woodsey i havent got dates yet just spring time
how far is downtown from the strip

and if i stay in one and want to play a comp in the other cant i just hail a cab?

infact do they have wheelchair friendly cab in the usa all i ever see is them yellow things on tv

[Paullie_D]

Downtown is a fair distance from the Strip (where I imagine you will want to spend the majority of your time) so an on-strip hotel makes more logistical sense. Plus, if this is, I get the impression, your first Vegas visit..then the Strip should be your primary choice.

It depends on your budget I suppose but there are 'cheaper' hotel on the Strip (the Imperial Palace for one).

I use a couple of comparison sites SideStep.com and Kayak.com as well as Expedia/Hotels.com (which are basically the same). SideStep and Kayak have handy filtering features to narrow down your choices.

Oh...and once you have a price in mind...check the hotel's own website.

Personally the furthest 'downtown' I would stay is the Stratosphere (indeed I am doing so in January) which is, frankly, NOT on the Strip but rather in limbo between the Strip and Downtown. If I'm not on the Strip then I'd consider the Orleans or Rio (but that will probably be packed at WSOP time)

Try a Google Map/Earth search of Las Vegas and see.

There are wheelchair accessible cabs in Vegas (of the MPV type rather than the standard 'saloon' cars) but any good car valet will identify your needs and help out with the right selection. If not, go to the concierge desk and ask for assistance.

[Woodsey]

Downtown is probably about 7-8 miles from the strip, about a $20 cab ride. My first choice would also be the strip, but I'm just thinking in terms of you being able to get from cardroom to cardroom without too much effort, you could easily wheel yourself around the few main ones downtown.

If you go with someone they will also find more to do on the strip rather than downtown if they are leaving you to play poker for a while, all things to think about.

[Paullie_D]

Downtown is probably about 7-8 miles from the strip, about a $20 cab ride. My first choice would also be the strip, but I'm just thinking in terms of you being able to get from cardroom to cardroom without too much effort, you could easily wheel yourself around the few main ones downtown.

If you go with someone they will also find more to do on the strip rather than downtown if they are leaving you to play poker for a while, all things to think about.

All true and a good point about the closeness of the downtown casinos.

[Woodsey]

You also might want to consider the poker rates the various casinos offer. You will be restricted to playing mostly at that casino but worth it if your not bothered about jumping from casino to casino. I'm staying at the venetian in Jan for a few days, its an absolute steal at $159 per night during the week as its a fantastic hotel and great cardroom.

http://www.allvegaspoker.com/poker_rates.php

[Sheriff Fatman]

The reason for suggesting downtown as a base was primarily down to the need for easy wheelchair trips.  Even on the central strip the hotels are quite far apart (a few hundred yards door to door, normally via a walkway/escalator in crowded streets, so it's not ideal for getting around in a chair).  Also, there's a lot of construction work going on on the strip at present and I don't see this changing for a while, so pavements will be blocked off in places, making it even worse.

I think downtown is the better option for easier 'poker room hopping' than the Strip as I think the Strip would end up needing a lot of expensive short cab trips to get from place to place.  You could still always take a cab to a specific Strip hotel and back from downtown as and when you wanted.  I think this would be a cheaper overall option than having probably 5-6 cab rides between Strip hotels each day.

If your heart is set on the Strip then it might be worth looking at the south side as Luxor, Mandalay Bay and Excalibur are all connected by a tram system (Excalibur will be the cheapest of the 3).  The poker rooms are a bit on the small side here but you could get across from Excalibur to MGM Grand reasonably easily and the poker room there is much bigger.  You'd also have 5 of the big-name casinos in fairly easy reach (the other one being New York New York which doesn't have a poker room but does have Coyote Ugly!).

[KingPoker]

I'd definetly do it..10k is more than enough, me thinks. Flights during the WSOP seem to be around 700£ (Not that I've looked obviously ) but I'm sure you could get something cheaper when booking early (like now)..my mrs looked the other day and,Glasgow to Vegas is around 400£..

. Screw the WSOP if you want to go at that time..play some of the fessies they have at Binions (The one with the 200 and 400$ tourneys they had during last years WSOP looked amazing) or just go for the cash games and a bit of fun.

I am going to try and seriously qualify for the WSOP but only take the money and play cash over there..if I could win a 10k package and thus have a 10k$ bankroll to play cash with while there I'm sure I could have a blast during the WSOP. why play a 1500 runner 1500$ tourney?..play some 5-10 cash with drunken tourists or tilty poker players instead ...Now just to get my wife on my side ..and allow me a week or two in Vegas for poker playing purposes

Exactly what i would do.

[Graham C]

I'd like to think I'd do that too, but I'd have to play at least one $1500 event just to say I have played in it.

See you there then