{"id":3084,"date":"2020-10-03T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T01:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/vegas-with-an-edge\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2020-10-03T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T01:00:44","slug":"since-you-asked-hotel-hopping-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/since-you-asked-hotel-hopping-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Since You Asked \u2014 Hotel Hopping Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In my post last week<\/strong><\/a>, I discussed switching hotels for fun and practical reasons. Click on the link if you haven\u2019t read it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this week\u2019s post, I offer up some tips on how to minimize the logistical hassles of moving from one hotel to another at least once and up to several times during a trip to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

First, try to make your switching day in the middle of the week. The lines at check-in will be shorter and you\u2019ll have a better chance that your room will be available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, ignore posted check-out and check-in times. If the hotel you\u2019re leaving isn\u2019t terribly crowded (again, think midweek), call the front desk and ask for a late checkout time. Unless they\u2019re packed, you can almost always get an extra hour or two, gratis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for check-in times, that\u2019s just the earliest time at which they guarantee that your room will be ready. I\u2019ve stayed at 40 different hotels in Las Vegas and I can count on one hand the number of times a room hasn\u2019t been ready when I\u2019ve gotten there at whatever time I\u2019ve showed up. I\u2019ve gotten a room as early as 10 a.m. Once again, midweek is key here. Don\u2019t try this on a Sunday or Monday morning, when you\u2019re waiting for everyone and his brother to check out and for the room to be turned. If a room was empty the night before, there\u2019s no reason they won\u2019t give it to you early in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third, plan an activity for your switch day. Let\u2019s say you\u2019re staying downtown and switching to a Strip hotel. Check out of the hotel, leave your bags with the bellman (make sure to tip!), and visit the Mob Museum or explore Container Park. By the time you get back, reclaim your bags, and make your way to the Strip, it\u2019ll probably be check-in time. Or do the opposite: Check out early, head to the new hotel, and store your bags with the bellman if your room\u2019s not ready, then go out and do something for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sometimes take it a step further and plan an activity off the beaten path with a rental car. I usually don\u2019t rent a car in Vegas, but sometimes <\/em>I will for a day to go and do something. For example, get a one-day one-way rental from the Enterprise at the D, store your bags in the trunk, spend the day driving around Red Rock or going to Boulder City and the dam, then return the car at the Enterprise location at the Sahara or Tropicana on the Strip. This also works with the Avis at Golden Nugget; Avis has multiple locations in Strip hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, pack light. If you\u2019ll be unpacking and packing several times, plus schlepping your suitcase around town, you don\u2019t want a heavy bulky bag. Most hotels have in-house laundry service. The prices are exorbitant, but if you\u2019re just washing one or two outfits to re-wear, it\u2019s not so bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s another Vegas-professional play. If you\u2019re staying downtown, the post office at Las Vegas Blvd. and Carson is just a block off Fremont Street. A large flat-rate box is $21 for the box and postage. Send your dirty laundry home mid-trip and you\u2019ll have that much less to carry when you\u2019re switching hotels. You\u2019ll thank me when you\u2019re lugging a half-empty bag around McCarran!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that this all requires a lot of advance planning. I recommend making your plans as far in advance as possible (most hotels will book up to a year out) in order to maximize room availability and save up any points or miles you might need. But getting close to a free week of room nights in Las Vegas \u2013 even if it means staying at 2 or 3 different hotels \u2013 can save you around $1,000, which is money you\u2019d much rather have in your pocket to blow at the tables or clubs (when they reopen), right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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