Archive for January, 2009

Encore - My Time And Money And Patience

How would you feel if this was your experience at Encore?
 
1-Stood for 50 minutes to check in (no one came by to offer beverages, if only a bottle of water)
 
2-A room of the correct smoking orientation was not available so my fiancee and I were told to hang around the hotel and we would be [...]

View Of Fontainebleau Under Construction From My Encore Suite

 
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Looking north from my suite at the top of Encore Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The large property being constructed is (or will be) Fontainebleau.  Below that is the Riviera, an old hotel & casino, which sooner or later will make way for a much larger monstrosity.
Fontainebleau has become [...]

Encore Las Vegas - Staying At The Top!

 
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I have stayed a night at Encore Hotel in Las Vegas.  This is the view looking west (roughly) from my room.
My stay was comped.  In a week or less I shall post about my stay.
I had a good time, but experienced some deficiencies which I was surprised to encounter at [...]

M Resort - The M Is Lit

 
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Looking south on Las Vegas Boulevard from a few miles south of Mandalay Bay.  In the distance (on what is St. Rose Parkway) can be seen M Resort, which is not yet open.  The M on M Resort has recently been lit up.

Las Vegas As Seen Entering From The North On I-15

 
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This is the view of Las Vegas seen by those entering from the north on I-15.  Drivers coming from Mesquite NV, parts of Arizona, and Utah, enter Las Vegas this way.

Las Vegas Rooms 29 Bucks

 
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The Lucky Club Casino, formerly the Speedway Casino, has rooms for 29 dollars.

Doobie Brothers Live At The Las Vegas Hilton On Valentines Day

 
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As seen from I-15, the Doobie Brothers will be in concert at the Las Vegas Hilton on 13 and 14 February 2009.  February 14 is Valentines Day.