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If You Find A Room You Like, Should You Stay or Should You Go?
Is this as good as it gets?
So we have a techy friend over from London to attend CES. He’s been at the Venetian since Monday, then is down to switch to the Mirage on Friday. The Mirage was cheaper over the weekend, and he thought it would be cool to check out two different hotels.
Until, that is, he arrived at the Venetian, and sent us the following over-excited email:
I have the most amazing suite at the Venetian - gonna be a real come down on Friday when I move to a normal room at Mirage
He sent another one a couple of hours later, saying that actually, it wasn’t a suite – it was just so nice that it seemed like it. And he wondered whether he should just fork out the extra to stay on for the weekend, because the room at the Mirage couldn’t possibly be any nicer (the fact that some Adult Expo parties were taking place at Tao probably also played a part).
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This Year, We're Thankful for $129 Luxury Suites at The Venetian & The Palazzo
Happy Thanksgiving folks! We'll be back on Monday with some hot new stories for you fresh outta the oven!
We’re not really a clique kinda gal, but if membership only takes a two minute online registration, we’ll consider adding a label to our resume. Especially if it sounds foreign and fancy, like Club Grazie at The Venetian.
If you sign up for Club Grazie, you’re in the cyber loop for all sorts of special promotions including the current steal (we mean deal), a Grazie Luxury Suite package from $129 per night.
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Sea-Esta! at Canyon Ranch Makes All That Ails You Drift Away
After spending some time in Québec City last week, we could really use a detoxifying spa treatment. Our blood content is roughly an even mix of foie gras and French wine, and well, let’s just say getting out of bed this morning was a bit of a task. Kinda like waking up in Vegas, right?
If we were in Vegas right now (and money was no object), we’d high-tail it to Canyon Ranch Spa Club at The Venetian for the Sea-Esta! body treatment ($270). First of all it sounds like a nap, and we’re pretty sure a horizontal/closed eye scenario could definitely aid in our current situation.
The 80-minute treatment envelops you into a womb-like chamber where you breathe negatively ionized "sea air" as warm mud, seawater mist, warmed ocean stones and cooling gel are applied, smeared and rubbed all over your ailing body.
As if that weren’t enough to make everything well in your world, there’s also some scalp massage action involved in the mix. Just thinking about it makes us out throbbing head feel slightly better already, but since our funds are limited, we guess we’ll have to settle for an overpriced Gatorade from the hotel minibar.
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Come to The Dark Side...Video Slots Machine
Are casinos now going after middle-aged nerds? We kid, we kid. Seriously, don't send us angry hate mail. You're not middle-aged nerds and it's totally fine if you play slots. Especially this kind. The Star Wars video slots feature "authentic characters, vehicles, footage, dialogue and sound effects from the films." And they are penny slots so you can play them forever.
We ourselves are no better than the smoking granny slots players you often see. We'll play Wheel of Fortune 'til we're bankrupt and then we'll sit at a penny slot machine for hours drinking Manhattans and 'tsk, 'tsk-ing the girls who walk by in short dresses with their boobies hanging out.
So really, The Star Wars Dark Side slots players are way cooler us.
Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· Prive needs bankruptcy protection [LVRJ]
· The Bellagio will unveil Winter Wonderland on Dec. 6 in its conservatory featuring a 45-ft Mt. Shasta fir tree [Bellagio]
· The Venetian and The Palazzo will host Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s 5th annual Carnivale du Vin charity event this Saturday. Neville Brothers are promised. Tickets are a whopping $1,000 [Venetian]
· Michael Jackson, the newest Cirque du Soleil show?
[Photo: Enersauce]
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The Blue Men Give Thanks To The Men and Women Who Served This Country
Happy Veterans Day to all the men and women in the military service who have served (and are currently serving) our country! If you've been wondering how to show a veteran in your life just how much you care about them, a last-minute trip to Vegas might not be such a bad idea.
In fact, The Venetian will be giving thanks to a group of wounded veterans and their spouses all weekend as part of special gift from American Airlines, The Sands Corporation, ThanksUSA (a charitable effort that provides educational scholarships for children of veterans) and the Blue Man Group.
The Blue Men will even put on a special show for the veterans tomorrow night where all proceeds will go to ThanksUSA.
Tickets begin at $100 and can be purchased by calling The Venetian Box Office at 866-641-SHOW (7469) or 702-414-9000 and mentioning the code: ThanksUSA.
Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· Get your tickets to foul-mouthed and awesome Chelsea Handler at Caesars Palace [Caesars Palace]
· Tony Hawks eats it at the Encore and we're not talking food [VegasTripping]
· Vintage wedding chapel will reopen...as a museum [AP]
· Co-Ed Naked Ping Pong at Sapphire. No words needed. [Daily Fiasco]
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What Do All These Media People Think About Vegas?
Last Saturday, CBS Travel Editor and frequent The Early Show guest Peter Greenberg broadcast his radio show from the Venetian Resort. The line-up of guests was pretty spectacular and the topics jumped all over the travel map.
But it was Greenberg’s restaurant related interviews, locals’ commentaries, and caller’s questions that were of particular interest to our Vegas dining scene lovin’ selves. From Michelin-starred fine dining to hole-in-the-wall finds, Greenberg’s show ran the gamut.
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The Palazzo and Venetian Unveil PocketCasino for Sports Bets
In sports books at both the Palazzo and Venetian, it appears that ticket writers are getting some stiff competition from elsewhere in the sports book.
The casino resorts, both owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp., recently unveiled In-Running Wagering, a mobile gambling system that allows gamblers to place wagers during games on whether a team will make the next first down or make a field goal.
The system, branded as “PocketCasino,” also enables bettors to throw money behind point spreads and money lines for selected games. Las Vegas-based Cantor Gaming developed the technology.
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'A Bronx Tale' Gets Extended; Adds More Dates This Weekend
If you missed Chazz Palminteri the first time around in "A Bronx Tale" at The Venetian, you're in luck as the show has been extended with three new shows this weekend on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Go here to purchase tickets. Or you could opt for the Bronx Tale Suite Package which includes a room at The Venetian, two tickets to the show (in section A), 20 percent off your bill at Zeffirino Ristorante and Enoteca San Marco, coffee, pastry and WiFi at Cafe Press for $4, two for one cocktails at Salute and $25 in slot play. A two-night stay is needed to book this package which starts at $259 a night.
Here's what else is on in Vegas:
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Steve Wynn Gives Garth Brooks a Plane [CNN]
· Brit golfer Martin Laird wins the LV Open/Justin Timberlake Tourney [Reuters]
· Some old model pulls out of the Fantasy show at Luxor [LA Times]
· Less people came to Vegas in September than they did a year ago [Mercury News]
· JET's Hottest Brunette Contest Happening Tonight [LV Weekly]
· A new deal for the Aria Hotel offers $75 in Resort Credits [Vegas Hotel Special]
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'A Bronx Tale' Opens Tonight at the Venetian
A Bronx Tale opens at the Venetian tonight in the Venetian Showroom, starring Chazz Palminteri (who plays the same role as he did in the movie version.) The show will run from October 7-18 but is dark on the 13th and the 14th. Tonight's showing is sold out but tomorrow is open. Tickets start at $38 for the crappy ones and $138 for the good ones.
Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· Twilight appearance at Galleria mall collides with blood drive [Galleria at Sunset via Stephanie Sims]
· Vegas Oddsmakers pick the Yanks and the Cardinals to meet up in The World Series [AP]
· Carmen Electra will return to Crazy Horse [Daily Fiasco]
· The Hard Rock asks who is coming to see Dane Cook perform at the Joint this weekend. Um, no one? [@HardRockHotelLV]
[Photo: Chazz Palminteri]
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Wayne Brady Ain't Making %@It Up This Month
If you were heading to the Venetian this fall and hoped to see Wayne Brady in his show "Making %@It Up!", you better have a backup plan. Wayne Brady has pulled out of his Venetian shows until November 12 due to vocal strain. The Las Vegas Sun reports:
Bowing to a schedule that put too great a demand on his already taxed voice, Brady has pulled out of every performance in October and early November at The Venetian Showroom for his regular music-and-improv gig, “Making It Up.” He’s out through Nov. 12; refunds are available through The Venetian box office (call direct, 414-9000).
What else is on in Vegas:
· Vegas Will Be 'Nearly Empty' This Weekend [Las Vegas Sun]
· Kanye and Lady Gaga Cancel Their Tour Which Would Have Stopped in Vegas [MTV.com]
· Is Barry Manilow Leaving the LV Hilton for Paris? [Strip Podcast]
· Another Way To Bring Wynn Home With You: Taste of Wynn Opens [Press Release]
· Luxor Again is Offering Low Rates at $35 a Night [Luxor]
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Good Sins Come In Three's
Good things come in threes and Sin City Brewing Company is no exception. Last week, the Vegas based microbrewery made it’s debut at The Venetian’s Grand Canal Shoppes (other locations include a small walk-up bar at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood and inside The Flamingo).
Brought to life by Richard Johnson, former Gordon Biersch Director of Brewing Operations, the brewery best recognized by its red-silhouetted busty devil lady logo offers four tasty types of beer – Weisse (an unfiltered wheat beer), Blonde, Amber and Stout. Stay tuned for seasonal beers, like a pilsner and winter brew, as well as half-gallon to-go containers. T-shirts and pint glasses are also available for souvenir purchase.
[Photo: terren in Virginia]
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The Dirtiest Pool Scenes in Las Vegas
Earlier this summer our big sister site clued you in on the Five Must See Hotel Pools of Summer 2009, so we figured it was time to clue you in on The Dirtiest Pool Scenes in Las Vegas.
For quite a while now one of the hottest trends in Vegas has been the weekly pool parties. These parties draw thousands of people each week and, well, some of them tend to leave things behind, both figuratively and literally. We didn't get our hands on sanitary records, so don't start thinking the pool scenes we detail below are the ones with the most violations.
For these purposes we are defining dirty sordid, sometimes corrupt, and on the edge of unseemly, and *not* filled with bacteria. However, cleaning up after these pool parties and religiously chemically treating your water can only do so much -- spend some time at these Vegas pools on the days we suggest and you will quickly see why these are the dirtiest pool scenes in Las Vegas.
