I'll do mostly pros:
* American Casino Guide - as well as a small matchplay, free buffet with 200 points, no points lost. Buffet in general is one of the best low priced buffets going. Eggs cooked to order
* While they took the full pay JOB 9/6 from the bartops, they still have it scattered about in the casino.
* Lounge music in the afternoon is free and just great. Play a bit of poker, get a beer, buy a cheap hotdog at the sports book, carry it in for the music and there you have lunch with entertainment for a bit over 2 bucks. including tips. I often combine VP with lounge music, playing on the breaks. Makes great diversion.
* Location for folks with a car is fine. Flamingo is easier to navigate than the strip.
* Location is ideal for bus/shuttle riders. The stop in front of the Palms lets us ride the 202 to the strip, to Ellis Island, to Terribles, to Sam's Town, to Eastside Cannery. The free Gold Coast shuttle to Orleans puts now only Orleans close, but then the 201 Tropicana bus which hits the strip at theNYNY corner, or can be used to go to the Pinball Hall of Fame.
* A short walk to the Rio lets you play there or take one of those free shuttles to Harrah's on the strip. So you basically have the center strip, from Harrah's to NYNY covered. A free tram goes from Excalibur toMandalay Bay and the Deuce is a lot less crowded from Harrah's north.
* wifi is not free unless you take your computer to the coffee place at the Orleans. Then it is. You can plug in too.
* The pool is heated and adjacent to the workout room. It is small, but there is a jacuzzi. Also there are free semi shaded seats, a great place to read and dry off. Rarely crowded. This is not a party pool so that has to make the water fresher. Cold water in the workout room is a fine drink even if you don't work out.
*If you don't mind a walk to do laundry, take your dirty clothes in a rolling suitcase and head up Arville to a laundromat. About 20 minutes walk. All safe and easy. In fact, I've taken all my stuff and rolled it from the Orleans to the Gold Coast along Arville, but there is a bus on that road as well that runs about once an hour and planning makes check out at the Orleans and check in at the Gold Coast easy even with no car.
* Play a little and there may be free rooms although lately the Orleans seems better on comps. However, go on the B Connected site and room prices are often below $30. Booking there will suggest a $3 resort fee, but I've never paid a resort fee on any B Connected booking.
cons
* TGIF is a terrible excuse for a casino diner. Breakfast with coffee is more than the entire breakfast buffet. Hopefully, that will soon be pulled out.
* No poker room. That closed. However, the Palms is right across the street with one of the lower rakes in Vegas $3 plus high hand rake. Cracked Aces is usually paid as well as high hands
* American Casino Guide - as well as a small matchplay, free buffet with 200 points, no points lost. Buffet in general is one of the best low priced buffets going. Eggs cooked to order
* While they took the full pay JOB 9/6 from the bartops, they still have it scattered about in the casino.
* Lounge music in the afternoon is free and just great. Play a bit of poker, get a beer, buy a cheap hotdog at the sports book, carry it in for the music and there you have lunch with entertainment for a bit over 2 bucks. including tips. I often combine VP with lounge music, playing on the breaks. Makes great diversion.
* Location for folks with a car is fine. Flamingo is easier to navigate than the strip.
* Location is ideal for bus/shuttle riders. The stop in front of the Palms lets us ride the 202 to the strip, to Ellis Island, to Terribles, to Sam's Town, to Eastside Cannery. The free Gold Coast shuttle to Orleans puts now only Orleans close, but then the 201 Tropicana bus which hits the strip at theNYNY corner, or can be used to go to the Pinball Hall of Fame.
* A short walk to the Rio lets you play there or take one of those free shuttles to Harrah's on the strip. So you basically have the center strip, from Harrah's to NYNY covered. A free tram goes from Excalibur toMandalay Bay and the Deuce is a lot less crowded from Harrah's north.
* wifi is not free unless you take your computer to the coffee place at the Orleans. Then it is. You can plug in too.
* The pool is heated and adjacent to the workout room. It is small, but there is a jacuzzi. Also there are free semi shaded seats, a great place to read and dry off. Rarely crowded. This is not a party pool so that has to make the water fresher. Cold water in the workout room is a fine drink even if you don't work out.
*If you don't mind a walk to do laundry, take your dirty clothes in a rolling suitcase and head up Arville to a laundromat. About 20 minutes walk. All safe and easy. In fact, I've taken all my stuff and rolled it from the Orleans to the Gold Coast along Arville, but there is a bus on that road as well that runs about once an hour and planning makes check out at the Orleans and check in at the Gold Coast easy even with no car.
* Play a little and there may be free rooms although lately the Orleans seems better on comps. However, go on the B Connected site and room prices are often below $30. Booking there will suggest a $3 resort fee, but I've never paid a resort fee on any B Connected booking.
cons
* TGIF is a terrible excuse for a casino diner. Breakfast with coffee is more than the entire breakfast buffet. Hopefully, that will soon be pulled out.
* No poker room. That closed. However, the Palms is right across the street with one of the lower rakes in Vegas $3 plus high hand rake. Cracked Aces is usually paid as well as high hands
2 comments:
>take your dirty clothes in a
>suitcase about 20 minutes walk.
Its 20.00 an hour for an errand service to do this. Will you earn more than that a poker?
Exactly. But I can't say the walk will be a good substitute for the poker.
However, I was doing that long on the treadmill. How boring is that? The walk down Arville was much better.
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