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The Sahara's $1 Hot Dogs: Bargain or Unbearable?
Every time we drive past the Sahara, we keep seeing the Dollar Days sign with its ads for $1 beers, shots and hot dogs. We’ve kept meaning to check it out, but keep chickening out instead. So this week we thought it was high time to psych ourselves up and hit it.
We tried to get our dog at the main bar, which seemed fine (that is, if you keep your eye on the decor, not the clientele), but you can only get the $1 beer there. Instead, for the meat, we were directed to the bar by the Nascar Café at the back of the casino.
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Just in Time for Christmas, The Sahara Closes Most of its Rooms
With midweek rates as low as $30 at the moment, you’d think the Sahara would be getting some budget action, but it appears not to be the case. Last week, they closed the buffet because of “shrinking sales” (probably a good thing, according to most of the victims folk on TripAdvisor. And yesterday, the hotel announced that it would be closing two towers for December. And seeing as it only has three of them, it doesn’t look good.
The hotel hasn’t made any announcement to whether job cuts would be made, but neither have they given any hints at when the towers may reopen or the buffet start up again. TripAdvisor’s kind of working against the hotel itself at the moment too, with mentions of weird-smelling rooms and a few bedbugs.
The glass-half-full side of us thinks that maybe if they concentrate their efforts on the one remaining tower, they can turn things around and make this into a chic SLS Hotel as has been long promised. But the pessimist in us says this could be the beginning of the end. We’ll keep you posted.
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Labor Day Insanity: Downtown Is Still The Cheapest
It’s no surprise that rooms are still available for this Labor Day Weekend. But if you plan to make Las Vegas your end-of-summer, last-hurrah destination, you’d do well to book now as room rates are creeping up.
That’s true especially among the middle- and lower-tier properties around town. According to Expedia.com, you can still get a smokin’ deal at properties downtown (average room rate at the The Plaza for the weekend is $45 per night; the El Cortez is $51 per night and the Four Queens is $74 per night), but some of the less desirable places on the Strip have shot up past the $100-per-night mark. Circus Circus alone stands below that benchmark at a reasonable $96 per night for the three-day weekend, while places like Excalibur are going for $124, Imperial Palace for $127 and Sahara for $112.
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Rick Thomas Brings Old-School Magic to The Sahara
Known a few years back for his afternoon shows at the Tropicana and the late, great Stardust, magician Rick Thomas is now launching an ongoing gig at the Sahara.
Thomas, who bears a passing resemblance to erstwhile Vegas performer David Hasselhoff (he starred, somewhat preposterously, as the flamboyant director in "The Producers" at Paris a couple of years back), is known for his magic act celebrating old-school Vegas glam, featuring dancing showgirls, white tigers… the whole bit. People who like that sort of thing tended to be "pleasantly surprised" by how much they enjoyed his particular show – likely because he’s not exactly a renowned name outside of Vegas.
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Vegas Heroes to Gorge Themselves for Charity
If you’re a supporter of law enforcement or a fan of competitive eating – i.e., watching people gorge themselves on potentially dangerously large quantities of food in a relatively short period of time – then you’ll want to check out the burrito-eating fiesta at the Sahara’s NASCAR Café this Saturday (June 20).
The challenge, which pits Vegas-area firefighters against police officers, gets under way at noon. Each side will consist of three pairs of competitors, with each pair consisting of a police officer or firefighter and his or her dad, child or mentee. They will have 45 minutes to demolish one of the NASCAR Café’s new B3 “Big, Badass Burritos” – described thusly in promotional literature:
“…a monumental six pound concoction, which is two-feet in length and is smothered with guacamole, sour cream and melted cheese. This burrito is so big, so spectacular, it’s made national news.”
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The Brew Towers at the NASCAR Cafe
HotelChatter had the scoop on the latest oversized offerings at The Sahara's NASCAR Cafe which include Brew Towers that hold up to 15 beers and Shot Trees which can be filled with five for 10 of your favorite shots. But now, we've got the photographic proof.
That's a photo of the Brew Tower. Yeah, don't think you can go walking along the Strip carrying one of those. This ain't Margaritaville.
