U2 in Vegas - Tips for booking hotels, flights and other Vegasy type things.

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cobl04 said:
Hey Headache, all, thanks for this thread. My show's on the 20th of October. Looking at Headache's first post, the Linq seems like it would be a good option? I definitely want to try and limit my costs but I'd like somewhere that's nice-ish, accessible and safe (I don't expect to spend much time in the hotel but I don't want any annoying headaches (Headache himself is fine!) and I will probably do a little gambling but am not passionate about that at all. I will say, I haven't booked a thing yet, including accomodation or flights, or (hopefully) a cheap ticket to another show. Partly because I have no idea what I'm doing around the show. Haven't decided on whether to fly in and out like I did for JT30 or make it a bit of a trip and go to the southeast, or the PNW, or Canada, or Mexico, or Hawaii, or the Caribbean, or South America... So I'm hoping this is not going to fuck me up...
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hey man - yea you'd be fine with Linq. it's modern, recently refreshed, clean and safe. great location. nobody is mistaking the Linq for the Wynn or other luxury type places, but it gets the job done.

casino isn't the biggest in town but it's more than fine. plus you're right next to larger casinos with flamingo and Harrah's, and across the street from Caesars Palace - which is gynormous.

Linq does trend to be a younger hotel - clientele wise. the pool is small, but it's a party pool - but i think it'll be closed by the time you get there.

harrah's is similar - a bit larger - and a bit older if you're looking for something quieter.

if you're doing midweek and not hitting any weekends you could probably upgrade your stay to a nicer place.

i'm staying at The Linq for opening weekend - Wednesday to Saturday. Had a comp for the first two days and got in early for the last two at a good/low rate. was originally at Planet Hollywood - which is a slight step up - but wanted to be closer to the venue.
 
I finished the tetris for the MyVegas points thingie. It lets me check in and gives me 250 points but just says "more coming soon" instead of the next level. Booooo
 
I'd play as many levels as it would "pay" me for each day, I think it got to level 800 or something before it ran out of levels.
 
TinKnight said:
what if i just want to play video poker with the best odds, get free drinks, smoke cigars and vibe the whole time? sounds like I have to go off strip?
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Best odds? Yea probably downtown or maybe Ellis island.

Ok odds? You can still get that on Strip. Can also find good odds in high limit rooms, alas...
 
For those considering staying off strip - just know you'll have to Uber or bus everywhere from MOST off strip locations. Which under normal circumstances is perfectly fine - but there have been a ton of traffic nightmare stories with the F1 paving and construction.

All of the road paving should be done in advance of the first shows, but there's no telling what the grandstand construction will look like.

Even if you're south strip - give yourself time. It's possible to skip the cabs altogether and not destroy your feet by walking all the way.

If you're at, say, Mandalay Bay - as far south as you can get on The Strip... you can take a free tram from MB to Excalibur. Get off at Excalibur and walk across the pedestrian bridge to NYNY.

There you have two options - go across another pedestrian bridge to MGM Grand and get on the Monorail. Monorail can take you to Linq/Harrah's station, which is the closest one (The Sphere will eventually have its own station but not for a while).

Or you could walk through NYNY, exit on the north side and enter Park MGM. At the north side of the Park MGM casino is another free tram that will take you to Bellagio.

From there you're still a little over a mile (20+ minutes) from Venetian, but it's more reasonable and a pleasant walk, especially when casino hopping.

There's technically another free tram from Mirage to TI but at that point you might as well hoof it.

Moral of the story - staying far away is perfectly fine provided you give yourself plenty of time to get up there. There are tons of restaurants and bars within a mile walk of Venetian, so just get there early and relax. Don't try to fight Vegas traffic at night.
 
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clerks said:
Tell that to my bat wings.
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I sweat like Patrick Ewing in the 4th quarter and I never had an issue. It's the weirdest thing ever. If I walk 5 blocks in New York at 70 degrees I'm dripping but I can walk in Vegas at 102 and be fine.

Where it gets me is the dehydration - from the heat and the booze. Nose bleeds, scratchy throat and crazy cramps in my calf muscles if I'm not careful about drinking enough water it mixing in a Gatorade or Pedialyte
 
something to remember for anyone who hasn't booked a hotel yet... and i think i've mentioned this a few times, but traffic in Vegas has been brutally bad due to F1 construction and road paving.

the road paving is SUPPOSED to be done by end of August, but there will still be construction for grandstands and whatnot throughout the city - especially if you have any of the shows that are closer to the race in middle of November.

just make sure to keep that in mind when booking your hotel, and also for the amount of time you might need. it's not the end of the world by any stretch - provided you're prepared and give yourself adequate time. there are enough trams - both paid and free - to move you up and down the strip to within a reasonable walk without having to ever use a cab.
 
Let's say I wanted to do something like this. Gonna go for maybe just under two weeks.

Melbourne > LA
LA > the tree > Vegas
And then I'd also like to visit, let's say, Salt Lake City, or something a bit more off-script like Idaho or something, and then Seattle, Portland, Sacramento (try and see the Beam), then LAX and home again.

Would flying or driving be cheaper? If I was gonna do big distances, like Vegas to Seattle, I'd fly. But it could be cool to drive some places.
 
Maybe flying if it's just for one...but I'd check into prices of flights vs rental cars 'cause both seem more unpredictable now. You'll have to do the LA-tree-Vegas part driving, of course.
 
cobl04 said:
Let's say I wanted to do something like this. Gonna go for maybe just under two weeks.

Melbourne > LA
LA > the tree > Vegas
And then I'd also like to visit, let's say, Salt Lake City, or something a bit more off-script like Idaho or something, and then Seattle, Portland, Sacramento (try and see the Beam), then LAX and home again.

Would flying or driving be cheaper? If I was gonna do big distances, like Vegas to Seattle, I'd fly. But it could be cool to drive some places.
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Obviously going to the tree and then on to Vegas would require driving.

My only advice there is to give yourself plenty of time and don't do it in the day you are also seeing a show.

The tree is a solid 4 hours outside of Vegas, and LA to Vegas traffic can be brutal, especially on a Friday or Saturday afternoon/evening.

There's also apparently zero cell signal out there, so download your Google maps in advance to avoid an issue. Oh, and have gas.

Vegas to SLC is a very doable drive, and I hear it's beautiful. Never done it but it's on my list to fly into SLC one time and do the drive rather than going direct to LAS.

Driving from SLC to the Pacific Northwest is probably not a great idea as it'll be very time consuming. A flight from SLC shouldn't be that bad from a price standpoint. It's a Delta hub, so plenty of flights.

Seattle and Portland are close enough to drive between and do it in a day. Sacramento probably not.

If you really want to do Sacramento, perhaps instead of Portland/Seattle you fly to Sacramento from SLC, rent another car, and drive from Sac to San Francisco. Flight from SF to LAX is easy enough and should be plentiful.
 
Am I the only one that has no desire to drive into the middle of the desert to see a tree that has fallen over and is decaying? I mean if it was still standing and you could get a pic under the Joshua tree or something that might be cool, but now just seems like a long, kinda dangerous trip for not much reward.
 
It's only dangerous if your car breaks down!

IDK, I like the desert landscape so it's worth it for the scenery too for me.
 
Chizip said:
Am I the only one that has no desire to drive into the middle of the desert to see a tree that has fallen over and is decaying? I mean if it was still standing and you could get a pic under the Joshua tree or something that might be cool, but now just seems like a long, kinda dangerous trip for not much reward.
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I like the desert, so if i was within an hour or two anyway, I would make it a point of stopping by. But no, I am not spending 6-8 hours to drive to see the dead tree and all the junk people have left behind. The plaque is fine. Perhaps the hard case with notes (not my thing, but whatever). It just seems like people have turned it into a curated landfill.
 
Chizip said:
Am I the only one that has no desire to drive into the middle of the desert to see a tree that has fallen over and is decaying? I mean if it was still standing and you could get a pic under the Joshua tree or something that might be cool, but now just seems like a long, kinda dangerous trip for not much reward.
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It has no appeal to me.
No need to drive 4 hours to see some firewood.
 
Chizip said:
Am I the only one that has no desire to drive into the middle of the desert to see a tree that has fallen over and is decaying? I mean if it was still standing and you could get a pic under the Joshua tree or something that might be cool, but now just seems like a long, kinda dangerous trip for not much reward.
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You are not.

As others have said - if it were an hour away? Heck, I probably would have done it already.

When I went to a wedding in Palm Springs I gave it consideration, but once I realized it was still a solid 2-3 hours away? Yeaaaa I'll just look at some of the lovely Joshua Trees that are everywhere instead.

I did visit the UF castle when I was in Ireland... but it was, like, a 45 minute drive from Dublin, and it was an excuse to see the countryside. It wasn't dead smack in the middle of the Mojave with no cell service and no gas stations for miles.

If you really want to see a Joshua Tree in the flesh, there are plenty of them in and around Vegas.
 
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