Las Vegas/Bellagio/Mystere Trip Report
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Las Vegas/Bellagio/Mystere Trip Report
My husband and I spent a weekend (12/9-12/12/05) at the Bellagio. We knew that Las Vegas would be a place that we wouldn't want to go back to (simply not our scene) but we wanted to at least experience it once in our lifetime. We were right. It was fun but we had enough by the time we had to go home.
Our pictures:
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BELLAGIO: This hotel is HUGE. Be prepared for a lot of people milling around the lobby, the casino and the areas where the stores are located. It is OPULENT but still ELEGANT with absolutely nothing tacky about it. The fountain show is as spectacular as expected. Watch it at least once during the day and once at night. There's a botanical conservatory right next to the lobby. There are also plenty of high-end stores to satisfy your shopping needs: Prada, Chanel, Rolex, etc... We think the Bellagio is a beautiful hotel and would absolutely recommend it.
OUR ROOM: It was a standard one located on the 27th floor with a view of Caesars Palace. The size of the room and the bathroom were bigger than expected. It was non-smoking with a King bed (we got what we requested), a big armoire with closets on each side and drawers under the TV. There was a desk and a chair and a sitting area. A neat feature in the room was the keypad on the wall next to the bed with which you could open/close the curtains. The bathroom had a large tub, a big vanity with one sink and a glass-enclosed shower. We had one minor issue with our room safe. It was locked. We called the front desk. They told us we had to be in our room when someone came up and it would be about 20 minutes. An hour and a half later, no one had come. So we called the front desk back and it was another 30 minutes before someone came. That was a bit annoying. But overall, we were satisfied with our room.
FYI: A nice security feature is the guard at the lobby elevators checking for room keys.
BELLAGIO CASINO: It's located on the main floor to the right of the lobby. You have to go through it to get to your room, restaurants, etc... We're not gamblers (we only play $20 at the slot machines) so all we can say is that it's really big and every kind of gambling seems to be offered. And as the day turns to night, the casino gets crowded and the cigarette smoke becomes heavy. By the way, we walked into several hotels and the same casino scene repeats itself. You can't escape them.
BELLAGIO POOLS: They are located in a BEAUTIFUL courtyard-type setting. There are 2 big pools. One was closed for renovations, the other was open and heated. There were 2 smaller pools with fountains in the middle and 1 hot tub. There's a security guard at the entrance checking for room keys.
RESTAURANTS: As the parents of a toddler (he stayed back home with his grandparents), we very much wanted to take advantage of our "parent-less" stage to eat at some upscale restaurants.
LE CIRQUE at the Bellagio: On our first night, we ate at this fairly small French restaurant (reservations are recommended). It is a bit on the "chichi-foufou" side. The decor has a circus theme (hence the name Le Cirque). But to me, "chichi-foufou" and circus decor do not compute. Just odd
Anyway, the walls are painted with circus scenes. The ceiling looks like a circus tent and the chairs are lined with red and white striped material. Even the plates have monkey designs. There was a "faux" monkey sitting on a Christmas wreath on the wall right next to our table. The monkey kept staring at us 
l) Yikes! And my non-p.c. husband said to me "All that's missing are the dwarfs serving us!" One wall of the restaurant has narrow windows with a view of the lake and the fountain show. That particular wall should have been all window just to take full advantage of the view.
The menu includes choices of 5 hot appetizers, 5 cold appetizers, 5 fish dishes, 5 meat dishes and desserts. For an entree, we both had the poulet roti (the chicken) served with a mix of vegetables and mashed potatoes. It was VERY GOOD. We had passed on the appetizers because none of the ones listed appealed to us. But the waiter brought us appetizers anyway (on the house) so we wouldn't be twirling our thumbs waiting for our entrees. That was really nice. The appetizer was a lobster salad (mixture of lobster, green peas, avocado and green salad). This was very unique and, I think, something that not everyone would like. I liked it, my husband did not. For dessert, I had creme brulee, my husband had chocolate ice cream. It was all yummy. The wine list is extensive (some 1,000 wines offered). The presentation of the food and the service were impeccable. For the 2 entrees, 2 desserts, 1 glass of wine and 1 coke, the total cost of dinner came to $190 (including a 20% tip). We both agreed that the food was very good, but not worth the cost. You wouldn't go wrong eating there, but by no means is it a must-do restaurant in Las Vegas.
BELLAGIO BUFFET: We did it on the morning of our departure. What a disappointment. Both of our omelets were blah and although the fruits looked fresh, they didn't taste great (lacked sweetness). We should have listened to our sister and parents who raved about the Breakfast Buffet at the Paris Las Vegas hotel and gone there!
COMMANDER'S PALACE in Desert Passage at Aladdin right across from the Bellagio. This restaurant serves Cajun/Creole food. We LOVED it and would highly recommend it. We went on a Saturday morning for the Jazz Brunch (offered Fridays through Sundays starting at 10:30am). You can do a la carte or do the brunch package which is $36/person. We chose the brunch package which was worth every penny! You must be a good eater because it's a lot of food.
For the appetizer, my husband had the gumbo du jour and I had the breakfast parfait (it was yogurt with fresh and dried fruits, all in a tall glass). The gumbo was DELICIOUS (I tasted it and wished I had ordered that!). My breakfast parfait was just okay (the dried fruits didn't do it for me). For the entree, we both chose the gulf shrimp creole served with Louisiana popcorn rice. It was SOOOO GOOD! My mouth is watering just thinking about it again. For dessert, I had the bread pudding souffle and my husband had the beignets. All YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY! We had to be rolled out of the restaurant!!
The presentation of the food was impeccable and the staff were also impeccable at this place. The restaurant features 2 lovely gentlemen (see picture) who'll go room to room (it's a big place) and play a few songs (dixie-style jazz). One played the banjo, the other played the clarinet and the saxophone and also sang
. We LOVED them! (Don't forget to tip them if you see them!) 
ANDRE'S FRENCH RESTAURANT at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. We had dinner there on our 2nd night. It's a VERY SMALL restaurant where reservations are essential. The food was really good there. We both started with a caesar salad, then had the filet of beef in green-peppercorn and cognac cream. The meat was EXCELLENT. We shared a chocolate dessert: a hazelnut fondant with praline and vanilla bean ice cream, and it was DECADENT. This is another restaurant with an extensive wine list. The total cost of our dinner $190 (including a glass of red wine, a bottled water and a 20% tip).
Our only complaint about this restaurant is that it gets really loud. It's in such a small place and it has wood paneling, so sound bounces off the walls. It didn't help that we were sitting next to a table of 8 very loud Brits. So much for the saying that they're reserved. Who came up with that lie??
We would have enjoyed our dinner a lot more if it hadn't been so noisy. So if you want excellent French food, go there. If you want romance, intimacy and a quiet dinner, don't.
MON AMI GABI at the Paris Las Vegas hotel. This French steakhouse was such a disappointment We went there for an early lunch (we missed breakfast after waking up late). The restaurant itself is lovely. The location is right on the strip, across from the Bellagio's lake and the fountain show. The best place to sit is on the outside terrace where you can people watch and enjoy a beautiful sunny day. For an appetizer, I had the mussels (the BIGGEST mussels I had ever seen in my life - I had to ask them where they got them from - the West Coast apparently) and my husband had the baked cheese and tomato sauce with garlic toast. Mine was okay, my husband's was good. Afterward, I had the quiche lorraine with bacon and my husband had the croque monsieur with french fries. At first, we thought our food was just okay, but then the more we ate, the more heavy the food felt. It felt kinda gross after a while and half way through our food, we just stopped eating 
amp; . Total cost of the lunch was $64 (including a juice, a coke and a 20% tip).
EIFFEL TOWER RESTAURANT in Paris Las Vegas hotel. Getting a sense of a French theme here?? . The combination of the EXCELLENT food, the spectacular view and impeccable service makes this restaurant THE BEST on our list. You go up an elevator to the restaurant located about a third way up the Eiffel Tower replica. The elevators doors open onto the kitchen. Interesting, don't you think? I must say the kitchen looked very clean. The restaurant is very dark with mood lighting and big bay windows with fantastic views of Vegas. We were sitted at a table for 2 next to the bay windows with views of the Bellagio and its lake/fountain show. Simply lovely. The food was THE BEST we've had. No appetizers this time. I had the filet mignon in red wine sauce and potato gratin. Oh my goodness. It was DELICIEUX. My husband had the sauteed filet of salmon with mashed potatoes. Very good, he said.
For dessert, I had creme brulee and my husband had the chocolate souffle. HEAVEN. This is another restaurant with an extensive wine list and impeccable food presentation and service. Total cost of dinner came up to $190 (including a glass of wine, a bottled water, a coke and a 20% tip). =D>
THINGS WE DID:
--We saw Mystere by Cirque du Soleil at Treasure Island. The show was beautiful, jaw-dropping, funny and weird all at the same time. Beautiful because of the performers' grace and the haunting music, jaw-dropping because of the performers' agility and sheer strength, funny because of the comedic and interactive scenes and weird because of the costumes and the lack of story line (or maybe there was one and it just went right over our heads!). The performance lasted 1.5 hours and we truly enjoyed it.
--We did the prerequisite walk around the Strip. This is a good way to see all the over-the-top hotels. We also took the Las Vegas Strip Trolley once. It'll take you up and/or down the strip for $2. For $5 you get an all-day pass. The strip is always very busy with foot traffic and there's a lot of vehicle traffic at night.
--We did the cheesy but still enjoyable gondola ride at the Venetian. $25 for a 10-15 minute outdoor ride. You can do an indoor ride but I'm not sure where that would take you. Our gondolier was a lovely young woman with a lovely voice. She sang 2 romantic songs for us (don't forget to tip her or him!).
--The most fun we had was at Madame Tussaud's Interactive Wax Museum, believe it or not. The cost is $22.95/person. Yikes, we thought at first. But we had soooo much fun as you can see by our silly
that at the end it was worth the cost. 
WHAT SURPRISED US ABOUT VEGAS: At first, the number of people in cowboys hats, boots and jeans...until we realized it was the National Finals Rodeo! <) Also, the number of families there (there's just something not quite right about seeing a stroller in a casino even if it's moving..I'm not judging..I'm just saying.) and how huge the hotels are.
WHAT DIDN'T SURPRISE US ABOUT VEGAS: How most everything is over the top and how busy/crowded it is.
Our pictures:
share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AcNmThi0atmNF
BELLAGIO: This hotel is HUGE. Be prepared for a lot of people milling around the lobby, the casino and the areas where the stores are located. It is OPULENT but still ELEGANT with absolutely nothing tacky about it. The fountain show is as spectacular as expected. Watch it at least once during the day and once at night. There's a botanical conservatory right next to the lobby. There are also plenty of high-end stores to satisfy your shopping needs: Prada, Chanel, Rolex, etc... We think the Bellagio is a beautiful hotel and would absolutely recommend it.
OUR ROOM: It was a standard one located on the 27th floor with a view of Caesars Palace. The size of the room and the bathroom were bigger than expected. It was non-smoking with a King bed (we got what we requested), a big armoire with closets on each side and drawers under the TV. There was a desk and a chair and a sitting area. A neat feature in the room was the keypad on the wall next to the bed with which you could open/close the curtains. The bathroom had a large tub, a big vanity with one sink and a glass-enclosed shower. We had one minor issue with our room safe. It was locked. We called the front desk. They told us we had to be in our room when someone came up and it would be about 20 minutes. An hour and a half later, no one had come. So we called the front desk back and it was another 30 minutes before someone came. That was a bit annoying. But overall, we were satisfied with our room.
FYI: A nice security feature is the guard at the lobby elevators checking for room keys.
BELLAGIO CASINO: It's located on the main floor to the right of the lobby. You have to go through it to get to your room, restaurants, etc... We're not gamblers (we only play $20 at the slot machines) so all we can say is that it's really big and every kind of gambling seems to be offered. And as the day turns to night, the casino gets crowded and the cigarette smoke becomes heavy. By the way, we walked into several hotels and the same casino scene repeats itself. You can't escape them.
BELLAGIO POOLS: They are located in a BEAUTIFUL courtyard-type setting. There are 2 big pools. One was closed for renovations, the other was open and heated. There were 2 smaller pools with fountains in the middle and 1 hot tub. There's a security guard at the entrance checking for room keys.
RESTAURANTS: As the parents of a toddler (he stayed back home with his grandparents), we very much wanted to take advantage of our "parent-less" stage to eat at some upscale restaurants.
LE CIRQUE at the Bellagio: On our first night, we ate at this fairly small French restaurant (reservations are recommended). It is a bit on the "chichi-foufou" side. The decor has a circus theme (hence the name Le Cirque). But to me, "chichi-foufou" and circus decor do not compute. Just odd
Anyway, the walls are painted with circus scenes. The ceiling looks like a circus tent and the chairs are lined with red and white striped material. Even the plates have monkey designs. There was a "faux" monkey sitting on a Christmas wreath on the wall right next to our table. The monkey kept staring at us l) Yikes! And my non-p.c. husband said to me "All that's missing are the dwarfs serving us!" One wall of the restaurant has narrow windows with a view of the lake and the fountain show. That particular wall should have been all window just to take full advantage of the view. The menu includes choices of 5 hot appetizers, 5 cold appetizers, 5 fish dishes, 5 meat dishes and desserts. For an entree, we both had the poulet roti (the chicken) served with a mix of vegetables and mashed potatoes. It was VERY GOOD. We had passed on the appetizers because none of the ones listed appealed to us. But the waiter brought us appetizers anyway (on the house) so we wouldn't be twirling our thumbs waiting for our entrees. That was really nice. The appetizer was a lobster salad (mixture of lobster, green peas, avocado and green salad). This was very unique and, I think, something that not everyone would like. I liked it, my husband did not. For dessert, I had creme brulee, my husband had chocolate ice cream. It was all yummy. The wine list is extensive (some 1,000 wines offered). The presentation of the food and the service were impeccable. For the 2 entrees, 2 desserts, 1 glass of wine and 1 coke, the total cost of dinner came to $190 (including a 20% tip). We both agreed that the food was very good, but not worth the cost. You wouldn't go wrong eating there, but by no means is it a must-do restaurant in Las Vegas.
BELLAGIO BUFFET: We did it on the morning of our departure. What a disappointment. Both of our omelets were blah and although the fruits looked fresh, they didn't taste great (lacked sweetness). We should have listened to our sister and parents who raved about the Breakfast Buffet at the Paris Las Vegas hotel and gone there!
COMMANDER'S PALACE in Desert Passage at Aladdin right across from the Bellagio. This restaurant serves Cajun/Creole food. We LOVED it and would highly recommend it. We went on a Saturday morning for the Jazz Brunch (offered Fridays through Sundays starting at 10:30am). You can do a la carte or do the brunch package which is $36/person. We chose the brunch package which was worth every penny! You must be a good eater because it's a lot of food.
For the appetizer, my husband had the gumbo du jour and I had the breakfast parfait (it was yogurt with fresh and dried fruits, all in a tall glass). The gumbo was DELICIOUS (I tasted it and wished I had ordered that!). My breakfast parfait was just okay (the dried fruits didn't do it for me). For the entree, we both chose the gulf shrimp creole served with Louisiana popcorn rice. It was SOOOO GOOD! My mouth is watering just thinking about it again. For dessert, I had the bread pudding souffle and my husband had the beignets. All YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY! We had to be rolled out of the restaurant!!
The presentation of the food was impeccable and the staff were also impeccable at this place. The restaurant features 2 lovely gentlemen (see picture) who'll go room to room (it's a big place) and play a few songs (dixie-style jazz). One played the banjo, the other played the clarinet and the saxophone and also sang
. We LOVED them! (Don't forget to tip them if you see them!) ANDRE'S FRENCH RESTAURANT at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. We had dinner there on our 2nd night. It's a VERY SMALL restaurant where reservations are essential. The food was really good there. We both started with a caesar salad, then had the filet of beef in green-peppercorn and cognac cream. The meat was EXCELLENT. We shared a chocolate dessert: a hazelnut fondant with praline and vanilla bean ice cream, and it was DECADENT. This is another restaurant with an extensive wine list. The total cost of our dinner $190 (including a glass of red wine, a bottled water and a 20% tip).
Our only complaint about this restaurant is that it gets really loud. It's in such a small place and it has wood paneling, so sound bounces off the walls. It didn't help that we were sitting next to a table of 8 very loud Brits. So much for the saying that they're reserved. Who came up with that lie??
We would have enjoyed our dinner a lot more if it hadn't been so noisy. So if you want excellent French food, go there. If you want romance, intimacy and a quiet dinner, don't. MON AMI GABI at the Paris Las Vegas hotel. This French steakhouse was such a disappointment
We went there for an early lunch (we missed breakfast after waking up late). The restaurant itself is lovely. The location is right on the strip, across from the Bellagio's lake and the fountain show. The best place to sit is on the outside terrace where you can people watch and enjoy a beautiful sunny day. For an appetizer, I had the mussels (the BIGGEST mussels I had ever seen in my life - I had to ask them where they got them from - the West Coast apparently) and my husband had the baked cheese and tomato sauce with garlic toast. Mine was okay, my husband's was good. Afterward, I had the quiche lorraine with bacon and my husband had the croque monsieur with french fries. At first, we thought our food was just okay, but then the more we ate, the more heavy the food felt. It felt kinda gross after a while and half way through our food, we just stopped eating amp; . Total cost of the lunch was $64 (including a juice, a coke and a 20% tip).EIFFEL TOWER RESTAURANT in Paris Las Vegas hotel. Getting a sense of a French theme here??
. The combination of the EXCELLENT food, the spectacular view and impeccable service makes this restaurant THE BEST on our list. You go up an elevator to the restaurant located about a third way up the Eiffel Tower replica. The elevators doors open onto the kitchen. Interesting, don't you think? I must say the kitchen looked very clean. The restaurant is very dark with mood lighting and big bay windows with fantastic views of Vegas. We were sitted at a table for 2 next to the bay windows with views of the Bellagio and its lake/fountain show. Simply lovely. The food was THE BEST we've had. No appetizers this time. I had the filet mignon in red wine sauce and potato gratin. Oh my goodness. It was DELICIEUX. My husband had the sauteed filet of salmon with mashed potatoes. Very good, he said. For dessert, I had creme brulee and my husband had the chocolate souffle. HEAVEN. This is another restaurant with an extensive wine list and impeccable food presentation and service. Total cost of dinner came up to $190 (including a glass of wine, a bottled water, a coke and a 20% tip). =D>
THINGS WE DID:
--We saw Mystere by Cirque du Soleil at Treasure Island. The show was beautiful, jaw-dropping, funny and weird all at the same time. Beautiful because of the performers' grace and the haunting music, jaw-dropping because of the performers' agility and sheer strength, funny because of the comedic and interactive scenes and weird because of the costumes and the lack of story line (or maybe there was one and it just went right over our heads!). The performance lasted 1.5 hours and we truly enjoyed it.
--We did the prerequisite walk around the Strip. This is a good way to see all the over-the-top hotels. We also took the Las Vegas Strip Trolley once. It'll take you up and/or down the strip for $2. For $5 you get an all-day pass. The strip is always very busy with foot traffic and there's a lot of vehicle traffic at night.
--We did the cheesy but still enjoyable gondola ride at the Venetian. $25 for a 10-15 minute outdoor ride. You can do an indoor ride but I'm not sure where that would take you. Our gondolier was a lovely young woman with a lovely voice. She sang 2 romantic songs for us (don't forget to tip her or him!).
--The most fun we had was at Madame Tussaud's Interactive Wax Museum, believe it or not. The cost is $22.95/person. Yikes, we thought at first. But we had soooo much fun as you can see by our silly
that at the end it was worth the cost. WHAT SURPRISED US ABOUT VEGAS: At first, the number of people in cowboys hats, boots and jeans...until we realized it was the National Finals Rodeo! <)
Also, the number of families there (there's just something not quite right about seeing a stroller in a casino even if it's moving..I'm not judging..I'm just saying.) and how huge the hotels are.WHAT DIDN'T SURPRISE US ABOUT VEGAS: How most everything is over the top and how busy/crowded it is.
Dec 15th, 2005, 12:57 PM
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Sounds like you had a good trip!!
Yes, the National Finals Rodeo is a BIG deal in Vegas. Tickets are hard to get and the shows are nationally televised. One of these years, I'll get there...<)
All of the hotels have guards checking room keys for the pools and elevators, especially at the hotels with the really fancy pools!
I loved Madame Tussaud's. The day I was there, they were offering 2-for-1, which was a much better value, IMHO! I did NOT like the "monsters" part of it, and I did tell them that on my way out...
You're totally correct about Commander's Palace! When/if New Orleans is able to get back to normal, go visit the one there! Yum!
Yes, the National Finals Rodeo is a BIG deal in Vegas. Tickets are hard to get and the shows are nationally televised. One of these years, I'll get there...<)
All of the hotels have guards checking room keys for the pools and elevators, especially at the hotels with the really fancy pools!
I loved Madame Tussaud's. The day I was there, they were offering 2-for-1, which was a much better value, IMHO! I did NOT like the "monsters" part of it, and I did tell them that on my way out...
You're totally correct about Commander's Palace! When/if New Orleans is able to get back to normal, go visit the one there! Yum!
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"We knew that Las Vegas would be a place that we wouldn't want to go back to (simply not our scene) but we wanted to at least experience it once in our lifetime. We were right."
So you visited the "Strip" that happens to be in LV, but you didn't really visit LV did you? I didn't see anything other than the Bellagio and Venetian on your pictures...I do have to say though that they are nice pictures, good quality...thumbs up to the photographer.
Yes NFR was here during your visit, we LOVE it when the cowboys come to town!! They are GREAT guests in our city!!
Sounds like you pretty much enjoyed yourselves and the food on the Strip, perhaps next time you will venture out more and see what the Las Vegas valley has to offer.
So you visited the "Strip" that happens to be in LV, but you didn't really visit LV did you? I didn't see anything other than the Bellagio and Venetian on your pictures...I do have to say though that they are nice pictures, good quality...thumbs up to the photographer.
Yes NFR was here during your visit, we LOVE it when the cowboys come to town!! They are GREAT guests in our city!!
Sounds like you pretty much enjoyed yourselves and the food on the Strip, perhaps next time you will venture out more and see what the Las Vegas valley has to offer.
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Hey, Carib Traveler, great pictures of Bellagio conservatory, wish I could see those North Pole bears!
And the fun you had with the wax statues! They've added Blue Men? Gotta go there next time!
The trolley is $2 now and the pass is $5? Are you sure it's trolley, not the bus? Did it run from hotel to hotel stopping at the entrances (trolley) or along the strip stopping at the designated stops (bus)?
That trolley had wooden seats, right? My bum still remembers they are hard And the price was $1.65 or $1.75, don't remember.
Great report, must be the longes Vegas report Thank you!
And the fun you had with the wax statues! They've added Blue Men? Gotta go there next time!
The trolley is $2 now and the pass is $5? Are you sure it's trolley, not the bus? Did it run from hotel to hotel stopping at the entrances (trolley) or along the strip stopping at the designated stops (bus)?
That trolley had wooden seats, right? My bum still remembers they are hard
And the price was $1.65 or $1.75, don't remember.Great report, must be the longes Vegas report
Thank you!
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Caribtraveler, I enjoyed reading your report and looking at your photos. Vegas isn't our scene either, yet we finding ourselves returning every couple years - usually to a lakefront room at Bellagio when they are running specials. Like you, we don't gamble per se, just spend $20 a day on slots. (I like the free drinks!)
I think the appeal of Vegas for me are the variety of good restaurants (as you so well illustrated) and reasonable luxury accomodations and quality entertainment, esp. Cirque de Soleil. Have you see "O"? WOW.
I don't like walking the strip, but I do like getting out into the desert for the sheer beauty of the red rocks -so different from where we live. Thanks for the tip on the jazz brunch at Commander's Palace. I bookmarked that for our next trip. I'll return the favor - if you ever do return, try Rosemary's off the strip. I think you will be very pleased.
I think the appeal of Vegas for me are the variety of good restaurants (as you so well illustrated) and reasonable luxury accomodations and quality entertainment, esp. Cirque de Soleil. Have you see "O"? WOW.
I don't like walking the strip, but I do like getting out into the desert for the sheer beauty of the red rocks -so different from where we live. Thanks for the tip on the jazz brunch at Commander's Palace. I bookmarked that for our next trip. I'll return the favor - if you ever do return, try Rosemary's off the strip. I think you will be very pleased.
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vegasnative: If you see our travel dates, it was a short trip (2 full days really) so of course we are well aware that we didn't see ALL of Vegas. If we had stayed another day, we would have definitely left the strip. Our trip was about the strip and my review was of the strip...that's pretty obvious I think. So please don't read or take offense to something that's not there.
FainaAgain: It's definitely the strip trolley. I kept their flyer as a souvenir. It stops at lots of hotels but also the Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas Convention Center as well as the Stratosphere Tower....and yes wooden benches on the trolley.
It is a long report for just a weekend trip, uh? LOL.
Maggi: The drinks are free?? Who knew?? Obviously not me!
And I do appreciate all the replies to my trip report.
FainaAgain: It's definitely the strip trolley. I kept their flyer as a souvenir. It stops at lots of hotels but also the Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas Convention Center as well as the Stratosphere Tower....and yes wooden benches on the trolley.
It is a long report for just a weekend trip, uh? LOL.
Maggi: The drinks are free?? Who knew?? Obviously not me!
And I do appreciate all the replies to my trip report.
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caribtraveler, oh I didn't take offense at all, hope I didn't come off that way...you put LV in the title of your TR and you really didn't see LV IMHO..that's all. I have to have to highly "second" Maggi's suggestion to visit Rosemary's Restaurant next time...if you decide to visit again that is. You seem like you enjoy a nice restaurant and can also recognize one...well this is the place. I just took my mom their for her 60th b-day and I could not have picked a better restaurant in town. The service/food is IMPECCABLE!!
Cheers...seriously no offense and please don't take any of my remarks in the negative...I just have a soft spot for my home town and don't like to see TR reports start out..."have to go to Vegas...don't want to go" or"I know I am not going to like it"...before people even get here. It just seems as everyone likes to "say" they don't like it but as Maggi said "it is not their scene either...BUT they keep coming back"...hmm
Cheers...seriously no offense and please don't take any of my remarks in the negative...I just have a soft spot for my home town and don't like to see TR reports start out..."have to go to Vegas...don't want to go" or"I know I am not going to like it"...before people even get here. It just seems as everyone likes to "say" they don't like it but as Maggi said "it is not their scene either...BUT they keep coming back"...hmm
Dec 16th, 2005, 04:13 AM
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VegasNative: I get your point although your line " So you visited the "Strip" that happens to be in LV, but you didn't really visit LV did you?" did come off as patronizing. At least to me. Again, this is clearly a trip to the strip. I've never heard someone say I'm going to the Las Vegas Strip for the weekend. Whether you like it or not, the Vegas strip is to Vegas what the French Quarter is to New Orleans, what South Beach is to Miami and I could go on about other major U.S. cities. A lot of people will do those as weekend junts. I give people a little more credit that they know that each of those areas are not what their cities are all about. I'm sorry I missed Rosemary's...in another lifetime I guess.
Intrepid1: Maybe you need to reread my review???? It is written in English after all, or are the French words confusing you?????
Intrepid1: Maybe you need to reread my review???? It is written in English after all, or are the French words confusing you?????
