To Hop Or Not to Hop

Hotels ? 14 nights from UK in LV.

Current plan is as follows: 4 nights Fremont Hotel - want to experience off strip/Fremont Street. 2 nights Stratosphere Hotel - North end, rides, etc. (also plan car hire during this time Fremont/Stratospher) ) 5 nights Treasure Island, medium mid way/expense hotel and final 3 nights Luxor (always wanted to do this one and its south end near airport). Is this an ok plan?

My question, is it worth the hopping? (range of hotels etc) Going 22 Aug so prices seem to be high - found some good rates on web.

Any comments greatly appreciated. Oh also, special car hire? Hummer Convertible/that sort of thing ? any UK tourist rates? Good car hire sites?

Once basics sorted I%26#39;m sure lots more questions ..... sorry !

To Hop Or Not to Hop

uscarhire.co.uk - £95 including all insurance. DO NOT rent a car in the US without collision waiver!!!

usrentacar.co.uk - also around £95 a week all in.

Hotels - good idea, see different hotels and experience different areas - love the idea although not sure if I would want to stay at north end of strip, think I would use those extra days at south end - then again I love the south end of strip as its trendier and more fun.....

Hotel rates - book direct with hotels and start using fatwallet.com, etc for hotel promo rates!!!

Just to give you an idea I paid $500 for 8 nights in Las Vegas last week - 4 nights South Point and 4 nights Luxor.

Good luck.

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I would skip the Stratosphere and spend more time at Treasure Island.

ukrose - i would also use the non stop flights with Virgin to LV as well, great flights!

Hi Nick. Thanks for reply. Live in the north but are going to drive down to London so we can get the virgin direct flights. Well worth it I say.

Have been using all the hotel web sites direct and have got the 4 hotels chosen for a total of £900 for the 14 nights. Like the idea of spreading along the strip and not being in one area as it is the first time we are visiting Vegas.

One post said avoid Stratosphere, is it bad ? Just thought definitely Fremont Street, north, mid and south strip. Would it be better booking TI and forgetting Stratosphere?

Can I ask you more questions in the future. There are SO many choices to make, quite overwhelming.

CHeers

Hi Checkitout, so you would not bother with Stratosphere? Is TI better position for strip? I know it%26#39;s more central that Strat - which is north end isn%26#39;t it? Is there no need to book into the north end - rather straight into mid way - Thanks for any advice.

I agree with the advice to skip Stratosphere.

Cheers Stratton - may forget that then and move straight onto TI.

One of the reasons I chose Stratosphere and Fremont is that we want to hire a car and %26#39;get out of dodge%26#39; so to speak, go seek outside the glitz and glamour which are pulling us into Vegas lol.

is it worth having the car if we go straight to TI ?

UKRose,

No dude - Virgin have non stop flights from Manchester, no need to drive down!!!

UKRose,

Its always worth having a car - being in Vegas for 14 days you will have trips I presume, whether it be nearby Valley of Fire or further a field Grand Canyon or even Death Valley (awesome!).

I just wouldnt bother with north end of strip near Strat and Circus Circus, etc........concentrate on 3 areas - Freemont area (which i loved), mid strip - so TI is perfectly fine, and then south strip - I would highly recommend MGM Grand over the Luxor - far nicer hotel!!!

Do some research as well - i did months of research before booking, some hotels are trendier like TI, NYNY, other like Bellagio are more %26#39;upscale%26#39; - you really need to do your research to make sure you get what you want!!!!

Also - remember that alot of what is discussed are opinions and not facts........for instance if I stayed mid strip I would like to try the Mirage as I love the theme and feel of the place, each to there own :)

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