Mirage Nice? Venetian deals??
 

HELP.<BR>Last minute trip for this weekend Sat-Tues.<BR>The Mirage has a decent price at $159 for Sat and $99 for Sun/Mon. It is center strip which is nice, but is it getting old? How are the rooms? What types of people?<BR>We really love the Venetian (and Bellagio) but their prices are coming up double the Mirage price. Is it worth it? We can spend that $350 on tickets to &quot;O&quot; and dinner.<BR><BR>Any way to get a special deal at Venetian?<BR><BR>Thanks.

People have been able to occasionally get the Venetian through Priceline or Hotwire. It is the only &quot;5 star&quot; strip property available on those sites. Somone claims to have gotten it for $79/nt a couple weeks ago though I'm sure that was weekday. Your Sat night stay will probably blow your chances. Mirage is nice.

I just stayed at the Mirage a few weeks ago. It was very nice, my room my large and clean ( I think they were renovated within the past few years). The bathroom was nice, not huge, but a good enough size. Service was also good, very friendly, no major problems.

The Mirage rooms were renovated last year. It's in a fantastic location and the pool is one of the best in Vegas. <BR><BR>Use the $20 trick when you check in, and you'll likely get upgraded to a king bed suite on the 24th or 25th floor -- private elevator, bigger room, bigger bathroom (w/jacuzzi tub).

Tansy, <BR>How does one tastefully handle the $20.00 trick at check-in for an upgrade?We are staying at the Mirage in April and it would be great to be upgraded. Thanks so much.

I stayed at the Mirage in February and overall the rooms were nice. One piece of advice: our rooms were all the way at the end of the long hall, which was like a half-mile walk from the elevator. Try to get a room closer to the elevator so you don't have to make this ridiculous schlep.

Tansy's right. Mirage. $20 trick. Do it!<BR><BR>When they tell you where your original room is (garden view...) Then put your credit card on the counter. Put the $20 under the card so that it subtly peeks out from under. Say, &quot;Is it possible there are any upgrades available?&quot;<BR><BR>The reservationist will see the bill underneath, and the rest is history.

Just looked at Hotwire - 5 Star (The Venetian) for your dates $167 per night for Saturday - Tuesday.<BR><BR>Might be worth bidding on priceline to see if you can get it for $20ish per night cheaper.<BR><BR>

Hotwire is showing $136 per night at the Venetian for Sun-Tues.Just do Saturday night seperately....

I got upgraded at the Mirage in December. Not on purpose; I had a regular reservation but apparently the upgrade was all they had. I wouldn't get excited about the jacuzzi. It's anemic and the water smells overwhelmingly of chlorine (to me). The room was perfectly nice; materials seemed new enough. The view from up there was absolutely spectacular. I looked south along the strip so could see both sunrise and sunset, plus lots of neon.