[VerdeOjos5]

Originally Posted by MediocreButArrogant

You're right, he does need to rethink his lodging.

He's too young to rent a car, and it's a really long walk from the Strat to the desirable part of the Strip. OTOH, he might meet some really interesting people on the bus.

how do you know how old he is? LOL.

I've never ridden the bus on the strip... quite interesting you say?

[kimba01]

He has said many times how old he is. The bus is rather interesting...

I would think he could find a decent price more in the middle of the Strip...like maybe the IP or Harrahs?

[mojavedxer]

I catch the Marylandparkway bus too and from my gig downtown and see some creeps from time to time. The LV Strip Duece is usually full of cheap tourists gettin a ride to Slot's Of Fun

[DavieJ89]

Originally Posted by MediocreButArrogant

You're right, he does need to rethink his lodging.

He's too young to rent a car, and it's a really long walk from the Strat to the desirable part of the Strip. OTOH, he might meet some really interesting people on the bus.

A lot of people know I am planning on moving to Vegas (or at the very least seriously considering it). Not im not old enough to rent a car.

Taking the bus wont bother me none either. I just ignore the weirdos on it. Until I bought my car this past March I took the bus everywhere almost since I was born. So taking the bus would be no big deal for me

I decided to pass on the stratosphere deal. I actually found a deal for ARIA for $385 total, but Im gonna pass on that one after reading what I ahd read here in the past

A majority of the travel deals I have found are related to hotels on the strip (you guys dont have ANY hotels in the other parts of town?) I plan to travel around the city beyond the strip and see what it's really like for locals. If taking the bus is the only way for me, so be it. Nothing I can't handle

It would be foolish to judge a place like Vegas on the tourist areas alone. Still it would be a fun experience just to stay on the strip. I wont be spending too much time on it as I'll porbably be traveling around to all the surrounding burbs to see if I like the city beyond touristville

[airics]

let me get this straight... ARIA is a hundred bucks cheaper than the Stratosphere and you didn't book it.. you are nuts.. its all about location..... What website has Aria at 385 including air and 3nts

[MediocreButArrogant]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

Not im not old enough to rent a car.

You're also not old enough to get a room in your name at a lot of strip resorts, and if you don't have a credit card, you will have trouble checking in at a lot of hotels.

[DavieJ89]

Originally Posted by airics

let me get this straight... ARIA is a hundred bucks cheaper than the Stratosphere and you didn't book it.. you are nuts.. its all about location..... What website has Aria at 385 including air and 3nts

i dont care about aria really. its not booked because i dont have the omney in my checking account to book it RIGHT NOW! i will be booking a deal after i file my income tax return and recieve the money.

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[DavieJ89]

Originally Posted by MediocreButArrogant

You're also not old enough to get a room in your name at a lot of strip resorts, and if you don't have a credit card, you will have trouble checking in at a lot of hotels.

I do have a credit card

So I need to drag somebody over 21 along with me just so Ican get the room?

[airics]

Almost all the hotels require you to be 21 to get a room.. you cant even stand in a casino if you are under 21

[ClarkGrisowld]

Originally Posted by kimba01

When you get there and wander around enough, you will see that this is and has been in effect for years. One owner will have a high, middle high, middle, middle low and lower class style casino and hotel. I guess the owners of CC just thought they needed what they built. Maybe it would work somewhere, (like NYC) but I think it may have a tough time in Vegas.

I felt this was a gigantic boondoogle when I first heard of it. Thinking CC was going to be the heart of a Vegas metamorphosing into a NY or LA was well before its time, at best. Basically management forged ahead with blinders on (like many, many other people and corporations) that the economic boom was going to continue indefinitely.

Presumably they thought CC would become a true get away or part-time home to justify paying ridiculous prices. In reality the attraction of Vegas is not strong enough for the price vs. use. Vegas does not offer enough for someone with that amount of cash to want to make Vegas a second home. You don't have the quality of off-Strip entertainment and restaurants. You don't have a real pro sports team. You don't have the quality of charities and foundations that high society types like to get involved in and network with. Classic case of cart before the horse.

What CC is is another high-end hotel in a town where the only real attraction is gaming and competition is fierce. CC will ultimately fail to draw people looking for a 5-star hotel experience in itself, and sounds like they will fail to compete with the likes of Wynn and Venetian.