First trip to Vegas: Stratosphere or Sahara?

[Senk]

I'm taking my first trip to Las Vegas this October.

There are smoking deals available for a week at the Stratosphere and the Sahara.

Are there any major differences? I am aware that neither
is in the best location.

Things I am concerned about:
poker
the pool (i.e. the girls)
how nice the rooms are

Are there any major differences between the two?
I realize that they are not the nicest places but
they are a few hundred cheap than any other place
on the strip for the week.

[psandman]

I hate the poker room at the Sahara. I have never been to the poker room at the Strat.

I don't know anything about the rooms at either, but the Strat is obviously newer.

Neither one is where i would be staying if looking at girls was my objective.

Never been to the pool at either place. If you are looking for a cheap place with a nice pool area check into the Tropicana at the other end of the strip. The Poker Room isn't much by easy access to MGM.

One advantage to the Sahara is that there is a monorail stop right there so you have easy access to much more of the strip.

[Dynasty]

Regardless of which hotel you stay at, you should be playing most of your poker somewhere else.

[PeteN]

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Regardless of which hotel you stay at, you should be playing most of your poker somewhere else.

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Curious as to why and suggestions, I know excalibur's looser. Maybe.

[Dynasty]

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Regardless of which hotel you stay at, you should be playing most of your poker somewhere else.

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Curious as to why and suggestions, I know excalibur's looser. Maybe.

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The Sahara and Stratosphere have small, unspectacular poker rooms. If you're coming to Vegas, I can't understand why you wouldn't want to play in several of the great rooms like the Bellagio, Mirage, Wynn, and Caesars Palace.

[wasalladream]

I've stayed at the sahara when I was in town for a convention. For the price I didnt mind it.

The poker room was pretty horrible and there was an insane amount of angle shooting taking place and allowed in the no limit games. The pool wasnt anything amazing but i spent a few hours there and enjoyed myself. Having the monorail station right there is a definate bonus.

[binki]

If you stay at the Sahara you can jump on the monorail and travel the strip pretty quickly.

[ZBTHorton]

The rooms at the stratosphere are kinda nice, but the Sahara is so much nicer b/c of being closer to the monorail. Both poker rooms are horrible.

[SoCal11053]

I've never stayed at the Stratosphere but I heard they have a topless pool there. The demo might be topless 40+'ers though.

http://www.stratospherehotel.com/las...h_club_25.html

They call it admission, but I call it a cover charge for guys to look at boobs.

[DayTripping]

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I've never stayed at the Stratosphere but I heard they have a topless pool there. The demo might be topless 40+'ers on crack though.

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