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Downtown, Locals or The Strip (which one and why?)

Boilerman
Boilerman
Mar 6, 2015
7:54pm
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Parking is not difficult at the Golden Nugget. We just use the free valet parking (plus tip), and call down 10 minutes prior to wanting to leave. The car is waiting for us and it's quite handy.


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
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Originally posted by: drmilled
While the strip hotels may "be a bargain", I can still enjoy the strip and the casinos without paying inflated room and ripoff "resort" fees - a car and off strip lodging allow me to spend my money as I see fit, while knowing I am not being gouged. After all, the Advisor has always been about saving money while enjoying what Vegas has to offer. Save some money, stay off strip and rent a car. You will enjoy Vegas more and spend less- trust me, I have been doing that for years. But to each their own....


Well then, you must not drink. I enjoy staying at a hotel where I can gamble and drink and walk to the elevator to go to bed. I don't feel I've been gouged in any way. By the way, parking is a pain in the ass in Downtown LV.


Roulette Man
Roulette Man
Mar 6, 2015
10:38pm
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Parking is not difficult at the Golden Nugget. We just use the free valet parking (plus tip), and call down 10 minutes prior to wanting to leave. The car is waiting for us and it's quite handy.


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
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Originally posted by: drmilled
While the strip hotels may "be a bargain", I can still enjoy the strip and the casinos without paying inflated room and ripoff "resort" fees - a car and off strip lodging allow me to spend my money as I see fit, while knowing I am not being gouged. After all, the Advisor has always been about saving money while enjoying what Vegas has to offer. Save some money, stay off strip and rent a car. You will enjoy Vegas more and spend less- trust me, I have been doing that for years. But to each their own....


Well then, you must not drink. I enjoy staying at a hotel where I can gamble and drink and walk to the elevator to go to bed. I don't feel I've been gouged in any way. By the way, parking is a pain in the ass in Downtown LV.


You state the very obvious, because it is VALET. I'm talking about self parking. Sheesh.
Boilerman
Boilerman
Mar 6, 2015
10:54pm
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Why wouldn't Roulette park at a free valet? Why would Roulette make an inaccurate blanket statement?


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Parking is not difficult at the Golden Nugget. We just use the free valet parking (plus tip), and call down 10 minutes prior to wanting to leave. The car is waiting for us and it's quite handy.


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
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Originally posted by: drmilled
While the strip hotels may "be a bargain", I can still enjoy the strip and the casinos without paying inflated room and ripoff "resort" fees - a car and off strip lodging allow me to spend my money as I see fit, while knowing I am not being gouged. After all, the Advisor has always been about saving money while enjoying what Vegas has to offer. Save some money, stay off strip and rent a car. You will enjoy Vegas more and spend less- trust me, I have been doing that for years. But to each their own....


Well then, you must not drink. I enjoy staying at a hotel where I can gamble and drink and walk to the elevator to go to bed. I don't feel I've been gouged in any way. By the way, parking is a pain in the ass in Downtown LV.


You state the very obvious, because it is VALET. I'm talking about self parking. Sheesh.


Roulette Man
Roulette Man
Mar 6, 2015
11:01pm
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Why wouldn't Roulette park at a free valet? Why would Roulette make an inaccurate blanket statement?


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Parking is not difficult at the Golden Nugget. We just use the free valet parking (plus tip), and call down 10 minutes prior to wanting to leave. The car is waiting for us and it's quite handy.


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
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Originally posted by: drmilled
While the strip hotels may "be a bargain", I can still enjoy the strip and the casinos without paying inflated room and ripoff "resort" fees - a car and off strip lodging allow me to spend my money as I see fit, while knowing I am not being gouged. After all, the Advisor has always been about saving money while enjoying what Vegas has to offer. Save some money, stay off strip and rent a car. You will enjoy Vegas more and spend less- trust me, I have been doing that for years. But to each their own....


Well then, you must not drink. I enjoy staying at a hotel where I can gamble and drink and walk to the elevator to go to bed. I don't feel I've been gouged in any way. By the way, parking is a pain in the ass in Downtown LV.


You state the very obvious, because it is VALET. I'm talking about self parking. Sheesh.


If you know me, I've stated that I almost always park valet. You make the ridiculous statement that parking in downtown is easy if everybody valets. Step back and think about how you blindly missed my point and how absurd your statement was. The fact is self-parking downtown is not good compared to strip self parking.

Boilerman
Boilerman
Mar 6, 2015
11:07pm
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Maybe you need a coffee fix. I don't recall you telling us about your normal valet status, thus I apologize.


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Why wouldn't Roulette park at a free valet? Why would Roulette make an inaccurate blanket statement?


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
Quote
Originally posted by: Boilerman
Parking is not difficult at the Golden Nugget. We just use the free valet parking (plus tip), and call down 10 minutes prior to wanting to leave. The car is waiting for us and it's quite handy.


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
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Originally posted by: drmilled
While the strip hotels may "be a bargain", I can still enjoy the strip and the casinos without paying inflated room and ripoff "resort" fees - a car and off strip lodging allow me to spend my money as I see fit, while knowing I am not being gouged. After all, the Advisor has always been about saving money while enjoying what Vegas has to offer. Save some money, stay off strip and rent a car. You will enjoy Vegas more and spend less- trust me, I have been doing that for years. But to each their own....


Well then, you must not drink. I enjoy staying at a hotel where I can gamble and drink and walk to the elevator to go to bed. I don't feel I've been gouged in any way. By the way, parking is a pain in the ass in Downtown LV.


You state the very obvious, because it is VALET. I'm talking about self parking. Sheesh.


If you know me, I've stated that I almost always park valet. You make the ridiculous statement that parking in downtown is easy if everybody valets. Step back and think about how you blindly missed my point and how absurd your statement was. The fact is self-parking downtown is not good compared to strip self parking.


Rock'n Rick
Rock'n Rick
Mar 6, 2015
11:25pm
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I've parked at MSS for free more than once.
I don't know if that is still the case, or if it now has to be validate, or if you now have to pay?,
..... but it is very convenient.

Rick
drmilled
drmilled
Mar 7, 2015
1:21am
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For over 20 years I have visited Downtown Vegas and have never had a problem with parking. I park at the valet at the Fremont or in the garage at Main Street. The $2. I spend for the valet service at the Fremont has always been worth it to me. When staying at Main St. I use their free parking garage. I have found that I need no other choices Downtown when parking.
Roulette Man
Roulette Man
Mar 7, 2015
2:08am
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Every time I have ever parked downtown and not valeted, I had to take a ticket and go find the validation machine somewhere in the casino. I'm happy that Dr. Milled and Boiler have no problem parking with valet but they drastically fail to see the situation.
corgimom
corgimom
Mar 7, 2015
2:38am
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1) Locals, because they are the last frontier for FPDW machines, which I love.
2) Strip - still get CET comps, and you can't beat the view
3) Downtown - I'm a little scared of the football sized cocktail drinking/fried twinkie eating crowd.
Boilerman
Boilerman
Mar 7, 2015
2:41am
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Why would Roulette use an inconvenient downtown parking garage in preference to a free and convenient downtown valet? Apparently I'm the idiot for not recognizing the obvious, but Boiler wishes that Roulette will clarify.


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
Every time I have ever parked downtown and not valeted, I had to take a ticket and go find the validation machine somewhere in the casino. I'm happy that Dr. Milled and Boiler have no problem parking with valet but they drastically fail to see the situation.


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