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While my wife and I were in Vegas, we noticed a group of Japanese businessmen trading the hooker cards like it was a trading card game. On a sorta-related note, the hooker-card people will pose in pictures with you, as long as you take some cards from them.
Anyway, we stayed at seven hotels during our 2-week stay, and I can tell you, some were much better than others.
Bellagio: Excellent service, rooms, amenities, but at a price. It's AAA Five-Diamond rated, and the price reflects it. No problems here though.
Mirage: Almost as good as the Bellagio, and the Four-Diamond rating is well-deserved. Nice,subtly modern-themed rooms, Really nice restaurants, at a reasonable price.
MGM Grand: Also 4-Diamond. Has plenty of restaurants, but many are freakishly expensive. One good place was Fiamma, a cool Italian dine-in. Also, check for discounts on room upgrades. We got a top-level suite for only 40$ upgrade, and an awesome view of the entire strip.
Caesar's Palace: They were really nice at check-in. 5-star rated, and not only gave us a free room upgrade because we "just turned 21" (we were 21 for the other six hotels too), but also upgraded it, again, since the A/C wasnt working in the first room. A bit on the expensive side, but awesome architecture, and they keep up appearances, even though the hotel is over 50 years old. It compares to its next-door neighbor, the Bellagio, which is less than 20 years old.
Monte Carlo: This one was so-so. We upgraded to a spa-suite (not worth the price, thinking back on it), and the windows still had smoke stains from the fire that happened early this year.
Flamingo: An older hotel, in the same chain as Caesar's, but tis one _feels_ older. Really awesome live flamingo habitat in the courtyard, but you don't need to be their guest to walk through it. Voyeur-tip: I could see into the nude pool from the elevator lobby on the 15th floor. It helps to have a telephoto lens. (continued)
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