I am planning a trip to Las Vegas and am getting roughly the same rates for Lady Luck, 4 Queens and Fitzgeralds. Are any of these alot better than the others? Also, is there a significant difference between the best of these and the Horseshoe or the Plaza ($10-$15 more)?
I am also considering the Days Inn - Downtown. Has anyone stayed there?
Out of the three you mentioned, I have stayed at Fitzgerald's and the Four Queens. I know quite a few folks who have stayed at the Lady Luck. They all provide decent rooms, but nothing spectacular. I'd consider Fitzgerald's or Lady Luck, partially because they have easier comping policies. I assume you are going to be playing at these casinos. If so, stay at one of them and ask a host about comps while you are playing. You may get a free room or a reduced rate if you choose to do that. That's better than you will get at the Day's Inn.
I am not planning to play where I am staying. I would rather play anonymously, and get some food comps. The rooms at these places cost very little already, and I will be able to pay for them with 20-30 minutes of EV. This cost is worth the cover considerations.
Do not eat at the buffet. The rooms are OK and I will be staying there later this month. As Parker said previously (to paraphrase), its better to get a room on the upper floors.
I'll go ahead and book it.
What about the rooms at Westward Ho and Castaways?
Las Vegas advisor quotes good weekend rates and decent "room ratings" on that website.
Find someone who has a Las Vegas Advisor and you can book 2 nights at the Plaza for $30, Golden Gate is buy one night, get one free. There are many other cheap deals downtown as well.
...then I'd use travelaxe to find a room. I looked up prices for the weekend starting on May 29th. Lady Luck was the winner with room rates of $16, $39 and $39 for a total of $103 through Travelswitch. The Plaza, another on your list, was $125. Personally if it were me I'd go with the Las Vegas Club if I was traveling with friends, $116 through Book Vegas/The Reservation Company. If I was with my wife the Golden Nugget for $272 would be OK. The casinos don't comp these types of prepackaged rooms. Unless you are a real big player I guess. But then you wouldn't be booking through TravelAxe would you?
I love playing with TravelAxe!
During the week it gets even better. Starting Monday June 2nd until Thursday They have some great prices.
Plaza $17, $17. $17 Total $50 With Taxes $55
Lady Luck $19, $19, $19 Total $57 With Taxes $65
LVC $25, $25, $25 Total $75 With Taxes $83
4 Queens $25, $25, $25 Total $75 With Taxes $85
Nugget $49, $49, 49 Total $147 With Taxes $163
Hope this helps,
Hip Hop
I stayed at the Horseshoe three times a few years ago, and found the rooms to be too noisy to sleep in. Anyone walking by in the hallway sounded like they were right inside with you. It's Las Vegas, so drunks are ranting through the hallways from 4pm to 11am, and tourists are yapping through the hallways from 7am to 11pm. Since these annoyance schedules overlap, you're pretty much screwed.
I enjoyed the ambiance (really, it's an interesting old hotel), but their soundproofing reflects the 1890's (my estimate) construction.
If you try the place anyway, bring earplugs.
...and you could here the sounds of the casino right in your room. A sober person could not sleep in that environment. Luckily I didn't have to. But it was quicker to run up the stairs to go to the washroom than use the casino's. I wouldn't do it all the time but for one visit it was great.
Hip Hop
