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Scoping Out the WiFi Options at The Venetian and Planet Hollywood

Today, we have a special guest post from EastCoastGambler who details his harrowing WiFi experience on a recent trip to Vegas. Enjoy!

I usually don't mind paying for WiFi in my room if I plan on using it, but this trip to Vegas was for relaxing and that meant detaching from my computer as much as possible.

The $17.99 resort fee at The Venetian was optional, thanks to a slot tournament I was participating in, but that also meant I had to pay a la carte for WiFi service when I needed it. So I decided to scope out the free WiFi options at both The Venetian and Palazzo and further down the Strip at Planet Hollywood. Here's what I found:

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Humpty Dumpty Sat On That Wall, Timpano Tavern Had A Great Fall

No one's waiting to get past this velvet rope.

We recently told you of our Vegas Mistake that almost caused us to get to a show late due to the kitchen dragging ass at Timpano Tavern. We were utterly disappointed with the service and not overly impressed with the food. But we hinted that maybe, just maybe if we were drugged and dragged we might visit again if the service got some major upgrades.

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The One Where We Forget to Tell The Server We Have Show Tickets

David Burke may have left but Humpty Dumpty ain't getting off that wall.

While we like to tell you what to do and not do in Vegas, that doesn't mean we don't mess up every now and then. It's true. VegasChatter makes Vegas Mistakes, just like everyone else! In this episode, we try out Timpano Tavern at The Venetian. See what important lessons we learned below.)

We here at VegasChatter like to eat try new restaurants so when we’re going to a show we often look to work in a meal beforehand. Our therapist even suggested we write about our pre-show eating obsession.

Ever since David Burke at the Venetian closed we were curious about its successor, Timpano Tavern. Located near the Blue Man Group theater and owned by the same group running Aquaknox, the spot has a lot going for it from the start.

On this particular outing, we took a large group of seven people for a 7:30pm reservation. The catch being we had a show to catch across the street at The Mirage at 10pm. Still, we figured two and a half hours would be plenty of time to eat, drink, be merry and scurry across the street before 10pm. We were wrong.

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Wayne Brady Is Back At The Venetian, Making %@It Up

Finally! Wayne Brady is better (ahem), back at the Venetian and Making %@It Up again from tonight.

You’ve got a few dates to catch him: from tonight until Monday, then June 17-21, 24-28 and July 1-5. He’ll be improvising with Jonathan Mangum.

Performances start at 9pm and tickets start at $49 plus tax. A VIP package including the “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Brady after the show (WTF? Is he Barry Manilow or something?) costs $149. $149? Much as we like Wayno, at that price, we should have put on a chicken suit and nabbed him at Let’s Make a Deal for free.

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La Serenissima Is Calming Your Wallet With $139 Rooms

Granted, it’s not as good as the $109 deal they had going a short while back, but at least this time you have more than a few hours to book it.

The Venetian has rooms from $139 a night stretching through to the end of the year with the Summer Starts Here package. They’ll also throw in $40 off Phantom seats, $30 off your bill if you spend $60 at Woo, 20 percent off at Postrio Bar and Grill, free queue jump and admission to Lavo, and $25 in slot play.

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Come May 15, Mandalay Bay to Charge Resort Fee While Others Hike Them Up

Go Here for VegasChatter's Resort Fee List

The Resort Fees trend in Vegas is here to stay. Not only are more and more hotels instituting them, but existing hotels with resort fees have been upping theirs ever so slightly. We've updated our running list Hotels with Resort Fees but we'll pull out a few "highlights" for you right now. Here's what's changed since January:

· Mandalay Bay and THEhotel at Mandalay Bay have started to implement a $15 resort fee that includes in-room internet, fitness center access and some other frivolous things.
· Venetian and Palazzo have upped their resort fee from $15 to $17.
· Hard Rock has gone from $7 to $15 and it still includes basically nothing.
· Monte Carlo has gone from $9.50 to $12.95 by adding in-room internet. Wethinks they are just charging more because they are next-door to CityCenter
· Ditto for New York, New York which has gone from $8.99 to $12.95.
· Stratosphere has gone from $7.50 to $11.99, possibly because of extreme bungee jumping?

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Venetian and Palazzo Strip Down for Summer To $109 a Night

While $109 a night isn't as low as the room rate we've picked up recently at Excalibur and Luxor and hope to one day pick up at The Sahara, $109 is still a very good rate for both the The Venetian and The Palazzo. Plus, it comes with a few perks.

If you book before May 7, you can snag a room at either the Venetian or the Palazzo for $109 during the week and $199 during the weekend. The deal also comes with the following:

· 40% off Red or Blue Zone tickets to Blue Man Group at The Venetian
· Two-for-One tickets to Madame Tussauds at The Venetian
· $30 off a purchase of $60 or more at Dos Caminos
· 20% off (food only) at Lagasse's Stadium
· $50 pocketcasino gaming credit with new sign up and $100 deposit
· $25 in Grazie™ slot credit per stay

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You Might Need Tips From the Buddha To Cope With the Wait At Tao

Buddha says chill. If that's possible.

What’s the longest you’ve ever waited for the bill in a restaurant? We normally get up and walk to the exit and demand to pay there if it takes over 20 minutes or so, but a report we heard from Tao last Friday really takes the (slowly served) biscuit.

According to some friends of ours, it took an hour from asking for the check to leaving the restaurant. Yes, one whole hour.

Now, we know things are busy at 10pm on a Friday night. To give Tao the benefit of the doubt, we’ll also wiggle in some exaggeration time, seeing as our friends arrived extremely late to meet us, missed half of the event they were coming to see, and probably needed to lay their ordeal on with a trowel.

But we don’t think that even a mentalist would exaggerate anything under half an hour to a full hour. And by our little white lying standards, we reckon they probably waited 45 minutes minimum. Which, still, is pretty unacceptable, no?

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Oops! Charlie Trotter Still Being Advertised on The Strip

Is someone at The Venetian too cheap to switch out their ads or just forgetful? How else to explain the advertisement underneath the hotel's marquee for Restaurant Charlie. In case you didn't remember, Charlie Trotter closed last month. This picture was taken on Tuesday. Oops! In the meantime, if you want to taste Charlie's dishes, you'll have to head to Chicago to do so.

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Charity Isn’t Just a Stripper in Vegas

Jennifer Harman loves poker and the Nevada SPCA.

Tax Day is just about here and if you’re like us you’re staring at your tax forms trying to pull more deductions out of the air. Did you know what happens in Vegas doesn’t have to stay in Vegas - you can take care of some tax deductible donations by playing poker?

That’s right - poker. Not by losing to the man or that bratty sunglass wearing douchebag at the other end of the table. But by playing in a charity poker tournament. Not only might your taxes benefit, but you can meet and play with poker pros and celebs to boot. Oh, and you get to feel good knowing the money’s going to a worthy charity.

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How To Avoid Exercise in Vegas

It’s time to hit Vegas with the guys for a two or three day weekend and you don’t want to move around much. To avoid spending your time waiting in cab lines, sitting in traffic, or walking from casino to casino, where’s the best place to stay?

If the going rate matches your weekend wallet, one recommendation is the Venetian or Palazzo. There are several reasons you’ll never have to leave these connected properties once you arrive:

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David Spade Bringing Snarky Back Again to The Venetian

Funnyman David Spade is working the rounds again in Vegas, performing at The Venetian from March 18-20 and then again, from March 25-27. Tickets prices are $65.75, $85.75 and $105.75. BUT. If you want more one-on-one David Spade time you can buy one of these limited VIP packages where you'll get to meet Spade after the show. Those tickets are at $175.75. If you get one of these special tix, can you ask Spade whether or not he's going to do a Joe Dirt sequel? Kthxbai.

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