VegasChatter - Tag: treasure island

Las Vegas: A Good Guy Fought a Resort Fee And the Good Guy Won

juliab — 2010-06-03T11:30:47-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/21888/ticars.jpg" class="top"> Our top dislike about staying in Vegas? <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/resort%20fees">Resort fees</a>. We hate em, well never stop hating em, and we wont stop calling places out when they <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/5/6/121453/7600/vegas-travel/Come_May_15_Mandalay_Bay_to_Charge_Resort_Fee_While_Others_Hike_Them_Up">adjust</a> (read: increase) them without adjusting whats included. So we did a little air punching (different from fist-pumping, honest) when we read <a href="http://eastcoastgambler.net/2010/06/02/fighting-resort-feesand-winning/">this story</a> over at East Coast Gambler, about a <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/treasure%20island">TI</a> guest who fought the resort fee, and won. The full story is <a href="http://www.elliott.org/blog/yes-you-can-fight-a-resort-fee-and-win/">here</a> at Elliott.org, but in a nutshell, the guy one George Lilley - booked over the phone, and wasnt informed of the fee until checking in. When he pointed out that he was unlikely to avail himself of the <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/1/6/13558/27514/vegas-travel/Hotel_Resort_Fees_A_Disturbing_and_Annoying_Upward_Trend_in_Las_Vegas">notary

Las Vegas: Cowboy, Take Us Away...From Gilley's

juliana — 2010-04-26T18:14:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/gilleysbull.JPG" class="top">The bull at Gilley's getting <s>milked</s> er...fixed.Last week we popped into the much anticipated <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/gilley's">Gilley's Saloon, Dance Hall & Bar-B-Que</a>, just a few days after its official opening on April 15. Many folks have long-awaited Gilley's return to the Strip inside <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/treasure island">Treasure Island</a> so we wanted to check it out as soon as we possibly could. But perhaps we should have waited a little longer.We entered Gilley's through an unmarked entrance off the casino floor at TI which brought us directly to The Saloon where the line dancing, bull-riding and beer-drinking happens. Yet instead of the hoe-down we were expecting, we found a smattering of folk hanging around the bars. The bull was looking forlorn

Las Vegas: Mount Up! Gilley's To Open April 15

juliana — 2010-04-07T17:25:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/gilleysopening415.jpg" class="top"> We hope you have spent the winter months indoor practicing your mechanical bull skills because word is <a href="http://www.gilleyslasvegas.com/">Gilley's Saloon, Dance Hall & Bar-B-Que</a> is reopening at <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/treasure island">Treasure Island</a> on April 15.There is a chance that the spot could open a few days earlier than that on the 13th, which is what we saw on <a href="http://twitter.com/Robin_Leach/status/11709791965">Robin Leach's Twitter</a>. Or perhaps he mistook a five for a three because according to the bar's own website, April 15 is their grand opening night with performances by the band, Austin's Law. But downing cold ones and listening to country rock are just the tip of the manure patch for all the things you can do at Gilley's.

Las Vegas: Who Will Stay on the Bull Longer: Gilley's or PBR Rock Bar?

juliana — 2010-02-23T23:33:00-05:00

Last week we got word that something called the PBR Rock Bar would open in the old Hawaiian Tropic Zone at Planet Hollywood. We're still waiting on word as to what exactly PBR stands for but we're thinking it's got to something to do with Professional Bull Riders. And if that ends up being true, we just might have a showdown on the Strip for the best mechanical bull riding hangout.

That's because Gilley's Saloon, Dance Hall and Bar-B-Que is set to open on April 16, according to Fox 5. The space will open next to the Siren's Cove and it recently held a job fair which is very promising news.

Las Vegas: The New 'O' Spa at TI Wants You To Look Like Ukranian Beauty Queen

globetrotting gourmet — 2010-02-01T15:51:07-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/oleksandraTI.JPG" class="top"> Ukranian beauty queen, model and actress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandra_Nikolayenko">Oleksandra Nikolayenko-Ruffin</a> is drop dead gorgeous, but does she really have the caché/recognition to design and run a self-named spa? (This has replaced the WET spa, FYI.) Was she blessed with unusually good Eastern European genes or does she know something we dont know when it comes to having a kick ass beauty regimen? HmmNo wait, we think theres a simpler answer here shes hitched to <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/treasure%20island">Treasure Island</a> owner Phil Ruffin so nepotism reigns supreme. The raven-tressed beauty recently unveiled Oleksandra Spa & Salon, which offers treatments hand picked by Mrs. Ruffin. Shes visited some of the worlds most luxurious spas and salons and has compiled a