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Surprise Of The Day: Luxor is Hot For Recycling
Normally when we write about Luxor we feel like we have a bit of a downer on it (well if they will employ Criss Angel, have a stupid no photo rule or run possibly fake competitions and offers…)
But today, we’re pleased to report that Luxor is in our good books because it recycles! Who’d have thought it?
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Invent a 'Hilarious' Prop For Carrot Top to Win a Trip To Luxor
We have something of a hot crush on man abour the Strip John Katsilometes, so we were a bit disappointed, and more than a bit repelled to see him on Fox 5 yesterday pretending to laugh at the patently unfunny jokes emanating from the mouth of Luxor’s “comedian” Carrot Top. CT was running through some new ‘hilarious’ props for his show, and produced such glories as a bra for the Octomum (it had cows udders stuck on the front), a cellphone tied to a blind person’s stick (so you can text and not bump into things) and a pregnancy test attached to a map so that “when you find out your wife’s pregnant, you can find the quickest way out of time.” Ha. Ha. Ha.
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Our Friend's Too Good To Be True Offer From Luxor Was Indeed Too Good To Be True
Free stay? We’re in
We know that Vegas hotels are prone to doing great offers. We also know that they’re not averse to doling out the odd room for free to their favorite clients. But a week’s free stay at the Luxor as a reward for staying at the Luxor? Surely too good to be true.
But that’s what our mate Gianni tells us he was offered when he spent a few days there back in August. He reckons that when he and his party checked out, they were offered a pretty amazing deal:
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You Too Can Win Criss Angel's Corvette. Still. You Just Have to Believe It
Tickets to Believe thankfully not included
If only life were as simple as Criss Angel would like us to think it is. For one thing, we could win a $25,000 car if we just wanted to hard enough (and if we knew whether this was a real offer). For another, if we screwed our eyes shut really tight, we could imagine that Believe wasn’t as much of a massive, steaming pile of poo as by all accounts it is.
Enough negativity though, let’s focus on believing. Cos we just entered the competition to win Criss’ Corvette.
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It’s OK, Luxor, We’re Really Not Ashamed Of You
Maybe it's to stop us taking pictures like these...
This is weird. We strolled into the Luxor last week to be greeted by this sign telling us we couldn’t take any photos. Naturally, we, um, had to take a photo of it (sorry 'bout that, Luxor apparatchiks).
We were half expecting a firm hand on our shoulder, our camera to be trashed and our person marched out the building, but in fact we got nothing. And once we made our way to the lobby, we saw loads of people taking photos. In fact, we even took a picture in the lobby right in front of a security guard and were totally ignored, to our (almost) disappointment.
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The Luxor Pool is Looking a Little Sad
Before you say it, we are well aware that the pool season has yet to start in Vegas. We know that pools, like the bodies that will soon be lying supine beside them, let themselves go during the winter months, and require a spruce up before they reveal all when the sun comes out.
So yes, we are basically passing judgment on the Luxor pool before it shaves its legs, knocks out some PowerPlate sessions and applies its fake tan for the season. But still – how sad does it look?
Fallen masonry, leaves on the pool floor, a deserted little deck chair for the lifeguard…
We actually tried texting “sunfun” to 21691 as it tells us to on the hoarding in the first pic, and we got a reply saying:
The keyword submitted is no longer valid. Please check your spelling and try again.
As we said – sad. Let’s hope she starts her beauty regime soon!
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Fiddy And The Black Eyed Peas Are Taking On Xtina For New Year's Eve
While Christina Aguilera will be getting down at Tao this New Year’s Eve, Caesar’s will be luring 50 Cent down to PURE to “perform” (as opposed to merely “hosting”, like Xtina).
Tickets are going for $150, with table rezzies starting at $2000 (four people, including two bottles of spirits). For a chunky $25k, 10 of you will get four bottles of Belvedere, the same of Dom Perignon, and a chance to shake hands with the Fidster himself. Reserve your tables here or get your pleb tickets at Vegas.com.
If you want more celebs for your money, you’ll need to hit LAX in the Luxor where the Black Eyed Peas will be doing their thing. Again, entry costs $150, while tables start at $3000 for six people. A table, booze, plus a meet and greet costs, again, $25,000. But with four of them to go around, that’s a lot more reasonable, no? No? Well Bette Midler's yours for $120.
[Photo: Vivagoal]
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Make Time for Football Promotions Under the Pyramid
Sports bettors accustomed to spending time and money in some of the Strip’s biggest sports books may want to consider adding a new destination to their list: the book at Luxor Las Vegas.
The book itself is nothing particularly special: with seating for 110 and a total of 128 televisions (including four projection-screens and 110 individual monitors), it’s just about average size for Vegas resorts.
The promotions, however, can’t be beat—especially during this year's pro and college football seasons. During Monday Night Football on Monday nights, bettors enjoy $4 draft beers and can enter a drawing to win prizes such as authentic jerseys and tickets to games in either San Diego or Arizona.
Gamblers earn drawing entry tickets for each $20 football parlay bet or $50 straight bet. Drawings are be held at the end of the third quarter.
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Nowhere Bar? No…Noir Bar
Leave it to PURE Management Group to create a space even more VIP than the VIP rooms of their many nightlife locations. Yes dear readers, within LAX at Luxor is an even trendier locale than the club's popular second-floor lofts. We are talking about the exclusive Noir Bar.
Noir Bar is a club within a club, only accessible via a private elevator. For those who know LAX, it’s actually located under the entry hall after you walk upstairs to go into the main club. It’s a very intimate venue that only holds a couple hundred people. However, patrons do have access to the amenities of LAX.
While VIP access and people who know people are a dime a dozen in this town, there is truly something elite about this space. Maybe it’s the crystal chandeliers, or the deep, comfortable furniture. It could be the rich colors that fill the club or the amazing attention provided each guest. This place is definitely something you would find in NYC, a posh feel far removed from "the scene."
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Come Out In Las Vegas. All. Month. Long.
If you didn't already know it, October is National Coming Out Month and in Vegas, the fun doesn’t stop with the annual October 3rd Street Festival. Nope. The party keeps rolling right on through the end of the month and it’s not too late to get in on some of these super cheap – as in under $100 a night – celebratory deals:
"2 Queens Beat a Straight" at New York-New York
This video poker tournament package includes:
Three nights Park Avenue Strip View accommodations (Oct 9, 10 & 11 only), one entry into the Video Poker Tournament, two spa admissions, 15% discount on spa services, two Rok Admission (Fri. & Sat. only), two-for-one Il Fornaio Breakfast and VIP Check In.
Rates start at $150.60/night, plus tax.
Make your ressie here.
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Luxor's All-Day Buffet Is Easy on the Wallet, Hard on the Stomach
A buffet highlight was the small-portioned dessert cups (clockwise from top left), including the caramel flan, panna cotta, pistachio crème brûlée and chocolate mousse.
It's hard to find tasty yet affordable eats on the strip, amid all gourmet restaurants helmed by world-famous chefs. The Luxor gives you a cheapie option with its all-day buffet deal—just don't go expecting cuisine anywhere near the caliber of Joël Robuchon.
For $29.99 per adult and $14.99 per kiddie, you can eat at MORE The Buffet at Luxor whenever you want, as many times as you want. The plus is that unlike at most buffets, where you'd feel forced to bust your belt and fill up on the goods to get your money's worth, here you can graze without guilt, since you can always go back to the buffet even if you get hungry an hour after dinner.
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More Excuses To Drink in Vegas: Fall Cocktails
Luxor's Noir Bar: Perfect for when it's cold outside.
Fall is in the air, which means it’s time for some autumn-inspired cocktails at some of the swankier lounges and nightclubs around Las Vegas.
Perhaps the best options are at the Downtown Cocktail Room at 111 Las Vegas Blvd., S., where punch (that’s right, folks, punch) has made a comeback just in time for football. A new fall menu debuted last week featuring three different punches.
This blogger’s personal favorite: the Downtown Milk Punch, a variation on that mentioned in Harry Craddock’s 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, which calls for brandy, green tea, milk, pineapple and baking spices. All orders come in glass bowls, of course, each of which yields 32 four-ounce pours. The price: $75.
