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Scoping Out the WiFi Options at The Venetian and Planet Hollywood

August 19, 2010 at 6:37 PM | by eastcoastgambler | 3 Comments

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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First Food and Bar May Not Be First in Our Hearts, But It's Well Up There

Where: 3325 [map], 89109
August 17, 2010 at 2:17 PM | by juliab | 1 Comment

As big fans of Tasting Las Vegas, we normally think that anything the fine people behind that like, we should like too. And seeing as they’re always banging on about First Food & Bar at the Palazzo, and First always does interesting things like a wing eating contest and – its latest event – a Luau to celebrate the anniversary of Hawaii becoming a state on August 21 at 9pm, we thought it was time to go check it out.

So we checked it out a couple of weeks ago and you know what? It was so good we checked it out again, and then again. They may have taken off things like the Dobranksi Burger off the menu, but we’re glad to say there’s plenty more to accommodate your tastes.

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No Jersey Shore Folk in Town? Then Hit the Jersey Store

Where: 3325 Las Vegas Boulevard South [map], 89109
August 4, 2010 at 12:44 AM | by Mr Pappagiorgio | 1 Comment

Jersey Shore is back like an ex-girlfriend’s cold sore: you don’t want anything to do with it publicly but will secretly laugh at it in hiding. Right after season two premiered last week, Snooki pulled a Lohan Vince Neil Paris insert sloppy celeb name here and got herself arrested after showing up drunk on a Jersey beach. Wait, wasn’t this season filmed in Miami? But it's still called Jersey Shore? Oh right, it’s MTV. Music Television minus the music. There are no sensible rules.

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Tonight's Boozy Decision: Free at Serendipity or Unlimited at Palazzo?

Where: 3325 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
July 30, 2010 at 2:27 PM | by juliab | 1 Comment

Ice cream. Matt Goss. Rabbit holes. Just setting you up for your dreams tonight, ladies. You're more than welcome

Tonight’s the night to be at the Palazzo, clearly. Of should that be Caesars? Gah, conflicting weekend options due to a surfeit of free booze. Lovely, if inconsiderate of dem casinos.

At the Palazzo, tonight marks the first night of $20 Bottomless Bubbly at Laguna Champagne Bar. Pay $20 and get unlimited refills of Domaine Ste Michelle Brut from 8pm to midnight. From tonight, it'll run every day until further notice (although they say it’s a “limited time” deal).

Down at Caesars, meanwhile, Serendipity 3 is throwing an Unparty - free entry, free cocktails and beer from 9-11pm, as well as free “cupcakes on a stick”. A DJ will start up at 10pm, there will be go-go dancers to eye up, and a competition to win a night’s stay, cabana and all important Gossy tickets. From the “Wonderland” and “come down the rabbithole” references on Facebook, it looks like it’ll be Alice in Wonderland-themed. Insert your own “Matt Goss can come down my rabbithole anytime” joke here.

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Azure Keeps the Douchebaggery to a Minimum With a Different Kind of Pool Party

Where: 3325 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
July 26, 2010 at 2:29 PM | by juliab | 1 Comment

Water you can see? What kind of Vegas pool party is this?

As we told you last week, we got a looksie at Azure in its 2010 incarnation when the Palazzo peeps let us hang around after we stalked Jennifer Love Hewitt. You already know we liked Tee. Here’s what we made of the rest.

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Palazzo is Better than The Wynn: Agree or Disagree?

July 20, 2010 at 6:02 PM | by juliana | 1 Comment

We don't usually like to put too much faith into listicles from glossy travel magazines like Travel and Leisure about the best of the best in the travel world. Let's just say we've learned not to trust their recommendations.

But lists compiled from reader votes and reviews are a different thing entirely and in this year's World's Best list from T+L, three Vegas hotels have made the list.

The results are a bit surprising. Turns out there must not be enough Wynn fanbois in the world because Palazzo bested the The Wynn Las Vegas by taking the #18 spot out of 100 for best hotels. (Wynn was #20.)

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Can You Take the Heat? Then You Might Enjoy This Job

Where: 3325 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
July 20, 2010 at 12:29 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Everyone, meet Tee. Tee, meet everyone. Apart with the guy at Liquid whose only function is to fill a waterpistol from the pool and shoot it at people, Tee surely has one of the most fun jobs in Vegas – he gets to wander round a pool party and talk to people.

OK, technically entertain – he has to play the drums while he’s on duty here at Azure at the Palazzo – but when we met him on Saturday, he was ambushed by a drunk douche who misappropriated the drums, allowing Tee to take the weight off his shoulders for a bit (because that thing looked heavy), step into the shade (can you imagine wearing that outfit in 115 degrees?) and engage us in conversation. Lucky guy!

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What is The Palazzo's Prestige Level and Is It Worth It?

Where: 3325 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
June 24, 2010 at 5:01 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

The Prestige Lounge

The Palazzo has recently been touting their Prestige Level of accommodations. While the suites are the same as the ones you would book anyways, the amenities and services are far above the rest. They include:

· Private champagne check in
· Complimentary cocktail reception in the Prestige Lounge on the 23rd floor
· Access to the Canyon Ranch SpaClub® fitness center, admission to Azure, complimentary WiFi
· A deluxe continental breakfast and afternoon teas and coffees, along with several snacks in the Prestige lounge
· A Packing and unpacking service

There are a few more services which you can check out here. We've been privy to the Prestige Lounge and it's quite cool with great views overlooking the Strip. It's also got plenty of peaceful seating areas and personally, we loved grazing the afternoon snacks and goodies.

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Where to Go Whale-Watching in Vegas

June 7, 2010 at 3:26 PM | by Whalehead | 1 Comment

Have a drink while whale-watching at The Palazzo Las Vegas

Like their marine mammalian counterparts, casino whales are larger than life. Betting for them is like breathing: $5,000 here, $10,000 there—to them, it’s all pocket change. Most of these players have casino credit that stretches six digits and beyond. Naturally, then, when they come to a place like Vegas, they want to wager like there’s no tomorrow, no matter how the cards or dice may fall.

For casino executives, these players are lifeblood. Kirk Kerkorian, Steve Wynn and Gary Loveman could care less how much Jack and Jane Tourist win or lose at the low-roller pits; it’s these guys, the whales, they need to attract to pay for their new spas, new hotel towers and new nightclubs.

For us, however, stalwart casino players, whales are true spectacles—honest-to-goodness sights to behold. We’re drawn to them instinctively, sometimes inexplicably, because inside, we all want for ourselves the very thing these gamblers have in droves: money, and the fearlessness to throw it down. With this in mind, here are the five best high-limit rooms in town, the five best spots to observe these mythical creatures in their natural habitats. Captain Ahab would be proud.

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Where to Chow Down Before You Show Down: Five Pre-Show Dinner Spots

May 12, 2010 at 3:00 PM | by Mr Pappagiorgio | 2 Comments

You’ll have to excuse us if we still have food on the brain after spending a weekend gorging at Vegas Uncork’d. We did try to move past our culinary crushes on Rick Moonen, Bobbles Flay, and Cat Cora by focusing on another love: Vegas show deals.

But that just got us thinking about where to make dinner reservations before hitting LOVE. So our self-prescribed therapy is to check out the pre-theater dining options around town. We've rounded up what we think are the Five Best Pre-Show Dinners on the Strip for what we consider the top shows on the Strip. (KLAS polls notwithstanding.)

Most of these meals can be had before the early showings (typically at 7:30pm) but a few can also be had before the later showings too. And now, to start the show...

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We Got Totally Uncork'd This Weekend

May 10, 2010 at 6:33 PM | by Mr Pappagiorgio | 0 Comments

This weekend we took in the annual smorgasbord of food, booze, more food, and celebrity chefs that is Vegas Uncork’d. We discovered new dishes and revisited old food favorites all while mingling with friends also both old and new.

As we finish digesting our third Rick Moonen moondog, we highlight five of our favorite moments from the weekend:

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

May 6, 2010 at 12:14 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

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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