Bellagio, Venetian, Wynn, or Other.... You Pick
 

*5 nights
*Solo Trip
*Above Average SSNL online player, 100NL & 200NL. 4+ pt/100.
*Going to Play where you stay for poker room rate
*Want to stay a "luxury" hotel to increase vacation aspect of trip.

Where do you stay and most importantly why??

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Venetian. Nicer poker room than Bellagio or Wynn. Cocktail service is better. Tournaments are MUCH better. Downside is you need 8 hours of play (I think) for the poker room rate.

Also might consider Casars. Their room is good too.

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5 hours play at the "V".
Also the games are not tough and the "W" and "B" are an easy walk from the "V".

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Thanks for the info. I am leaning toward the V as well. However, I have heard good things about the 1-3 No Cap games at the Wynn, but I don't really like the idea of playing with $3 chips. Am I crazy?

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I played in that game a lot last trip. It was a lot of fun but it was confusing for me using the $3 chips. I made a habit of saying "8 chips" or whatever my bet was and before long everyone at the table was doing the same thing.

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bellagio. i will never stay anywhere else, ever again, if i can possibly help it.

the games are pretty juicy, sure, but i loved that room, the food was utterly spectacular, and the night before my flight home i was coming down with a cold so i called room service to request a fairly elaborate breakfast get delivered at a very early hour the next day.

the persons reply;

"sir this is the bellagio. whatever you want, its no problem at all."

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..but I don't really like the idea of playing with $3 chips. Am I crazy?...

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your apprehension is understandable, but you'll find that using these odd-ball chips works in your favor. you'll start calling out bets by saying "20 chips" instead of "$60 total". the drunk calling station will be more willing to call a "20 chip" bet cuz it just sounds like a smaller bet vs. calling "$60 total".

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I play the Wynn game dimensionally. "I bet 2 inches". Seriously, it doesn't matter what the denomination on the chip is, just count chips. If there are 10 chips in the pot and you're aiming for a pot-size bet, shove in half a stack. You'll get used to the $3 chips--don't let that deter you. And yes it is a small NL game that plays perhaps a bit more like NL2/5 than NL1/2.

I wouldn't say Bellagio is an easy walk from Venetian. But it ain't bad unless you have plantar fasciitis, or something similar. And the weather lately in Vegas has been stupendously wonderiferous (other than being a tad on the windy side).

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You are right, the "B" is not an easy walk but not to bad with the nice weather. Hell if this 49 year old dude can do it though ----
Don O

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Book your room early. I called the Wynn mid last week for this weekend, nope sold out. Call the "B", nope sold out, and the "V" too. I talked to Cathy at the Wynn for a little bit, and they are booked up solid for several weeks... Now if I wanted to do mid Nov, I would have a room.

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I can't stand the Bellagio. I'd probably pick the Venetian.

As to the why, because if I'm there for that long, I want convenient. Bell's luxury is too much a PITA. I'm like the earlier poster that likes to eat in my room. Not because I dislike people, which I do, but to just eat and do nothing else in a restaurant feels like I'm wasting too much time. I like to multi-task. The Bell makes that tough. Only the coffee shop is open late at night and they refuse to pack your food to go, because they want you to spend the money for room service. They actually told me that! Fifty bucks for a cheeseburger and coke is too much, just on principal.

The Venetian isn't a whole lot better late at night, but at least they have a couple food courts for the rest of the time. As mentioned earlier, their tournaments blow the other two out of the water. Bellagio has no formal food comps, you have to bribe the floor. Although to be honest, you'll be lucky to get 2 meals for the trip either at V or W, considering the cost of their food.

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...I play the Wynn game dimensionally. "I bet 2 inches"...

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awesome!! Bav, may I borrow this one for future use at the W? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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...I play the Wynn game dimensionally. "I bet 2 inches"...

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awesome!! Bav, may I borrow this one for future use at the W? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I don't hold the patent. And if I did EFF would surely be after me if I tried to enforce it.

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I can't stand the Bellagio. I'd probably pick the Venetian.

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Agree...Bellagio is gay..too bad they have a monopoly on 10/20NL+ I have stayed at Wynn every single time I have been to Vegas except once...but I am going to Venetian tomorrow to stay for the weekend so I can give you a true comparison....I am under the impression I will still like Wynn best.

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Fifty bucks for a cheeseburger and coke is too much, just on principal.

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It's not actually $50...its probably something more reasonable like $15 or even $20 right?

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Although to be honest, you'll be lucky to get 2 meals for the trip either at V or W, considering the cost of their food.

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I have gotten like 5 buffet comps in 5 days at the Wynn PLUS random room service $20 credits...they treat you really really well there once they get to know you...and even before they knew me they still comped me pretty decently.

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Thank you everyone for your responses. I am going to try and book a room at the Venetian. I really haven’t heard or read anything bad about that room.

If the poker room rate is only for 6 hours a day, I will definitely check out the other two rooms.

Thanks again, this forum is by far the best place to get Vegas information across the entire internet. If anyone plans on being out there Dec 5th – 10th, shoot me a PM.

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Venetian

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Booked a room at the Venetian today.

~6 weeks and counting.

FYI, standard proceedure is to book a room through reservations. The poker room will then rate your play and adjust you to the poker room rate at checkout.

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The walk to the Venezia Tower at the Venetian is crap when you're smashed / exhausted / busto. Awesome hotel though. Will be even better when Palazzo opens and you can basically walk to the Wynn while being indoors 95% of the time.

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If you are going to go mid-week I reccomend Bellagio. I love the Venetian but the 2/5 game always seems dead. The Bellagio 2/5 games always seem action packed. However, if you are going to spend most of your time playing Sat/Sun the Ventian may have action and it may be a better choice. I am unsure of the Wynn.

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Venetian is sooo nice. Great tables, service, tourneys.
Caesar's is nice too, very very good staff, lots of action and good tourneys.