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Are there any 2 bedroom suites on the strip in Las Vegas that don't cost a fortune?
Mr. Maisie and I are going to Las Vegas in mid-January for 5 days. My sister and her husband are going to meet us there. I'd really like to find accommodations for the 4 of us such that we have 2 bedrooms that can be closed off and a common area that we can share (i.e., not just connecting rooms). We'd really like to stay on the strip. We'd really not like to spend $1000 a night on said accommodations. I've looked at the websites of pretty much every hotel I can think of: The Venetian (and Palazzo), Paris, MGM, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Caeser's Palace, Aria, you name it. Most seem to have 2 bedroom suites for the low, low price of a jillion dollars a night.
I beseech you my fellow Mefites: do reasonably-priced 2 bedroom suites on the Las Vegas strip exist? If so, how do I find them? Alternatively, are there tricks to getting a 2 bedroom suite on the strip for less than its advertised price?
Mr. Maisie and I are going to Las Vegas in mid-January for 5 days. My sister and her husband are going to meet us there. I'd really like to find accommodations for the 4 of us such that we have 2 bedrooms that can be closed off and a common area that we can share (i.e., not just connecting rooms). We'd really like to stay on the strip. We'd really not like to spend $1000 a night on said accommodations. I've looked at the websites of pretty much every hotel I can think of: The Venetian (and Palazzo), Paris, MGM, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Caeser's Palace, Aria, you name it. Most seem to have 2 bedroom suites for the low, low price of a jillion dollars a night.
I beseech you my fellow Mefites: do reasonably-priced 2 bedroom suites on the Las Vegas strip exist? If so, how do I find them? Alternatively, are there tricks to getting a 2 bedroom suite on the strip for less than its advertised price?
Why are you so fixated on having a common room? According to hotels.com, the Excalibur is $31 per night per room for 11 Jan-- definitely in anyone's price range. A two bedroom suite in a hotel is kind of a luxe item and you might not be able to find anything that's reasonable.
You could also book cheap rooms, and then slip the check-in person a twenty and ask about "room upgrades." This, reportedly, is quite common, especially in Las Vegas.
posted by Electrius at 5:48 PM on December 26, 2009
You could also book cheap rooms, and then slip the check-in person a twenty and ask about "room upgrades." This, reportedly, is quite common, especially in Las Vegas.
posted by Electrius at 5:48 PM on December 26, 2009
The Polo Towers has a goodly number of 2br units, generally for $3-500 a night.
The Jockey Club is even cheaper. It's definitely a low-roller sort of place, that's a little "old vegas" for some folks, but it's fairly clean, and it's in a central location (across from Bellagio -- literally in the middle of the new City Center development).
If you're willing to go off-strip, there's Tahiti, Tahiti Village, Club du Soleil. These are new-ish timeshare developments, but they do rent unsold inventory through Expedia and similar sites. You don't have to listen to a timeshare pitch to stay there, and the 2br units are a bargain.
When you turn the lights off, all rooms in Vegas look the same.
posted by toxic at 5:57 PM on December 26, 2009
The Jockey Club is even cheaper. It's definitely a low-roller sort of place, that's a little "old vegas" for some folks, but it's fairly clean, and it's in a central location (across from Bellagio -- literally in the middle of the new City Center development).
If you're willing to go off-strip, there's Tahiti, Tahiti Village, Club du Soleil. These are new-ish timeshare developments, but they do rent unsold inventory through Expedia and similar sites. You don't have to listen to a timeshare pitch to stay there, and the 2br units are a bargain.
When you turn the lights off, all rooms in Vegas look the same.
posted by toxic at 5:57 PM on December 26, 2009
Re: Electrius: I've always had good luck with the $20 sandwich trick. You may still have to pay for a suite (others are correct: 2 bedroom suites in hotels are deluxe options), but you're likely to get the best upgrade deal possible from a slightly motivated desk clerk.
You might also check into condo/house rentals near the strip. Some are private residences and some are timeshares (some strip hotels have timeshare/condos, too for that matter). It might be too late to book for mid-January, especially if there's a big convention that week, but a good possible solution for future reference.
posted by maniactown at 5:58 PM on December 26, 2009
You might also check into condo/house rentals near the strip. Some are private residences and some are timeshares (some strip hotels have timeshare/condos, too for that matter). It might be too late to book for mid-January, especially if there's a big convention that week, but a good possible solution for future reference.
posted by maniactown at 5:58 PM on December 26, 2009
Response by poster: To answer the questions so far, mid-January means January 12th through 17th.
The reason I'd really like to have a common room is that Mr. Maisie and I live on the east coast and my sister and her husband live on the west coast, so we don't get to see each other much. When we do see each other, Mr. Maisie and my brother-in-law like to stay up late talking about whatever they talk about (I assume they talk about how awesome my sister and I are, but I can't be certain). If we don't have a common area, they'll have to go to a bar or something to have their late-night debates about which one of them got the better sister (just guessing that's what they debate).
As for staying off-strip, Mr. M. has arthritis in his back and it's hard on him to walk really far. I know that going from any place on the strip to any other place is already a long walk, so I just want to avoid the long walk to even get to the long walk once we're on the strip.
I know this is a luxurious and non-standard thing and I'm willing to spend the money for it, but I just don't want to spend $1000+ a night. I want to have some money left over to gamble into vast wealth, you know?
Everyone, thanks for the suggestions so far. Keep 'em coming!
posted by Maisie at 6:13 PM on December 26, 2009 [1 favorite]
The reason I'd really like to have a common room is that Mr. Maisie and I live on the east coast and my sister and her husband live on the west coast, so we don't get to see each other much. When we do see each other, Mr. Maisie and my brother-in-law like to stay up late talking about whatever they talk about (I assume they talk about how awesome my sister and I are, but I can't be certain). If we don't have a common area, they'll have to go to a bar or something to have their late-night debates about which one of them got the better sister (just guessing that's what they debate).
As for staying off-strip, Mr. M. has arthritis in his back and it's hard on him to walk really far. I know that going from any place on the strip to any other place is already a long walk, so I just want to avoid the long walk to even get to the long walk once we're on the strip.
I know this is a luxurious and non-standard thing and I'm willing to spend the money for it, but I just don't want to spend $1000+ a night. I want to have some money left over to gamble into vast wealth, you know?
Everyone, thanks for the suggestions so far. Keep 'em coming!
posted by Maisie at 6:13 PM on December 26, 2009 [1 favorite]
Any off-strip property that caters to visitors (i.e not a private residence) is going to have a shuttle to the strip and cabs available. When I've stayed at Tahitian Village (which is about three miles south of the Luxor), I've taken the shuttle to the strip, and then taken a cab back.
posted by toxic at 6:28 PM on December 26, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by toxic at 6:28 PM on December 26, 2009 [1 favorite]
That Excalibur room for $31 - can you get 3 of them in a row? Use the middle one as the living room.
posted by CathyG at 6:33 PM on December 26, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by CathyG at 6:33 PM on December 26, 2009 [1 favorite]
According to the Harrah's they say that only one bedroom suites are reserveable online and to call them for 2 bedrooms. It might be a little downscale from what you were thinking - but might be worth a shot? Their site has a one bedroom for that time frame at $1800 - $2700 so I'm not sure what the 2 bedroom would set you back
posted by FlamingBore at 7:46 PM on December 26, 2009
posted by FlamingBore at 7:46 PM on December 26, 2009
That Excalibur room for $31 - can you get 3 of them in a row? Use the middle one as the living room.
This sounds like a great plan, assuming they don't plan on walking to their late-night talks completely nude.
I always think of suites as something you get upgraded to when you get there, because they have them available because no one can afford them. So I would use CathyG's idea to make sure you get something, then when you get there, explain the situation and haggle for a suite upgrade.
posted by drjimmy11 at 8:11 PM on December 26, 2009
This sounds like a great plan, assuming they don't plan on walking to their late-night talks completely nude.
I always think of suites as something you get upgraded to when you get there, because they have them available because no one can afford them. So I would use CathyG's idea to make sure you get something, then when you get there, explain the situation and haggle for a suite upgrade.
posted by drjimmy11 at 8:11 PM on December 26, 2009
The Signature at MGM Grand. Don't reserve through the website: call. The total for your stay shouldn't be too much more than $2000.
posted by infinitewindow at 10:24 PM on December 26, 2009
posted by infinitewindow at 10:24 PM on December 26, 2009
If you are willing to stay in a non-casino hotel, the Hilton Grand Vacation Suites are showing about $170 per night at the convention center location. The one at the Flamingo is the most centrally located, the one called "Las Vegas Strip" is the newest and nicest. You want the "2 Bedroom Suite"
posted by Lame_username at 5:57 AM on December 27, 2009
posted by Lame_username at 5:57 AM on December 27, 2009
Looks like the Desert Rose only has 1 Bedroom suites available right now for those dates (does have sleeper sofa), but in the future, they're a good bet for this sort of thing. Nice rooms, nice property, inexpensive, and respectable kitchens, too. No casino or on-site restaurant, but it feels like it's actually closer to the MGM Grand Casino and monorail than the Signature (we've stayed at both)!
posted by jenh at 8:58 AM on December 27, 2009
posted by jenh at 8:58 AM on December 27, 2009
Stay on Fremont Street: Plaza, El Cortez, Golden Nugget, Fitzgeralds. Any of these will be comparable to rooms at, say, the Flamingo (which is to say, dated but functional).
You can easily taxi/bus anywhere you need to go in 10 minutes or less. You'd likely walk MORE if you stay on the Strip, because the hotels are far apart and the lines to get a cab can be fairly long (I've waited 25 minutes to leave Bellagio).
posted by coolguymichael at 10:29 AM on December 27, 2009
You can easily taxi/bus anywhere you need to go in 10 minutes or less. You'd likely walk MORE if you stay on the Strip, because the hotels are far apart and the lines to get a cab can be fairly long (I've waited 25 minutes to leave Bellagio).
posted by coolguymichael at 10:29 AM on December 27, 2009
I would not suggest you count on haggling as a guaranteed way to get a room upgrade. There is the $20 trick, but if you are going with family and this is a requirement, I would book this in advance.
I'm on all the Vegas mailing lists and just got a note about suites at the Signature for $107. However, if Mr. M. has a bad back, unless you're going to take a cab every single time you go somewhere, you have a 20+ minute walk from the Signature to the Strip. (I just stayed there because we got upgraded from the MGM, and had I realized how tiresome it was going to beday after day, I would have insisted on our original reservation at the MGM proper). The Signature is reasonably close to the monorail (about as close as the monorail gets to anything in vegas).
The thing is, except for big events, Vegas is HURTING right now. Everywhere. The problem is the 2BR suite requirement. Can't you just get two rooms, with one of them having a sitting room? That's going to be far more economical than a 2 br suite. The Aria just opened, the Wynn has had insane deals, even the Bellagio has had great deals. But the 2BR suite flavor of room is never going to be a big giveaway item in that class.
posted by micawber at 2:14 PM on December 27, 2009
I'm on all the Vegas mailing lists and just got a note about suites at the Signature for $107. However, if Mr. M. has a bad back, unless you're going to take a cab every single time you go somewhere, you have a 20+ minute walk from the Signature to the Strip. (I just stayed there because we got upgraded from the MGM, and had I realized how tiresome it was going to beday after day, I would have insisted on our original reservation at the MGM proper). The Signature is reasonably close to the monorail (about as close as the monorail gets to anything in vegas).
The thing is, except for big events, Vegas is HURTING right now. Everywhere. The problem is the 2BR suite requirement. Can't you just get two rooms, with one of them having a sitting room? That's going to be far more economical than a 2 br suite. The Aria just opened, the Wynn has had insane deals, even the Bellagio has had great deals. But the 2BR suite flavor of room is never going to be a big giveaway item in that class.
posted by micawber at 2:14 PM on December 27, 2009
The Orleans Hotel. Off strip, but they have a shuttle service that drops you off in the middle of the Strip. Rooms are recently remodeled and it's a friendly, smaller place. A two-bedroom suite for five nights (including a weekend) will run you $1930.
posted by killy willy at 6:36 PM on December 28, 2009
posted by killy willy at 6:36 PM on December 28, 2009
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But you may just try calling one of the hotels directly and talking with an agent. They'll be able to be the most informative -- and they WANT you to come spend your money with them, so they're inclined to want to help.
posted by olinerd at 5:47 PM on December 26, 2009