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  • Robbie
    Leaner, Meaner, Faster
    • Aug 2002
    • 20960

    #1

    Now THIS Is Some Real Old School Vegas

    I stayed last night at the LVH (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton...now The Las Vegas Hotel).

    It's the hotel that Liberace played a lot of dates at. And of course THE hotel that Elvis did his long run of 800 sold out shows back in the day.

    Anyway, it's off season. So I was able to get a nice as hell room AND 2 free tickets to the "Raiding The Rock Vault" show for $19.95

    The room I had was the cheapest one you can get there. It was over 600 sq. feet and really nice.

    But today I was looking at their website just wondering what all they have their. This hotel/casino was the finest in the world back in the 1970's.

    And I saw these "Sky Villas". Holy shit! I have no idea what the price per night is for them because you have to call (no online booking for these).

    One of them is 15,400 sq. feet!!!! That's THREE times the size of my house!

    http://www.thelvh.com/Hotel/rooms/villas

    Now THAT is some old school Vegas decadence!
    -Robbie
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  • boneprone
    Hall Of Fame
    • Jan 2001
    • 34415

    #2
    I haven't been to that property in well over a decade..
    It looks beautiful..

    Let us know how you like it when you go.
    Its old school. Looks nice.

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    • L-Pink
      working on my tan
      • Mar 2005
      • 39151

      #3
      I stayed there for the Leonard- Hagler fight always liked that hotel.

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      • fitzmulti
        I Like Depth Of Field!
        • Jan 2003
        • 14861

        #4
        I get their email notifications, and in early March (even a few days before the NASCAR week starts), there's some even in town @ the Venetian where Bill Clinton will be at...and the SAME $19.95 LVH rooms...are $379.95! LOL!


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        • EddyTheDog
          Just Doing My Own Thing
          • Jan 2011
          • 25433

          #5
          I wonder how long you could stay at that rate?..

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          • mineistaken
            See signature :)
            • Apr 2007
            • 29656

            #6
            600 sq. feet was the cheapest room? I am used to rooms of up to 250-350 feet (If I do the conversions right). 600 is huge for cheapest one

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            • _Richard_
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Oct 2006
              • 30991

              #7
              damn those sky villas.. sweet mother lol

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              • RyuLion
                • Mar 2003
                • 32369

                #8
                Very nice, let's hang again next time I come and visit!

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                • EddyTheDog
                  Just Doing My Own Thing
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 25433

                  #9
                  Originally posted by RyuLion
                  Very nice, let's hang again next time I come and visit!
                  I read that 5 times before it didn't say 'bang again'...

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                  • BlackCrayon
                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                    • Jun 2003
                    • 19634

                    #10
                    are there any places in las vegas that were huge back in the day that never renovated? so when you're staying there you get that same feel?
                    you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                    • Robbie
                      Leaner, Meaner, Faster
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 20960

                      #11
                      Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                      are there any places in las vegas that were huge back in the day that never renovated? so when you're staying there you get that same feel?
                      The LVH is pretty close. It still feels like you are in a SUPER nice 1970's era hotel/casino

                      All the most famous ones of the "modern" strip era have either been imploded or completely renovated (The Flamingo and The Tropicana for instance are still there but have been completely rebuilt and renovated).

                      The Riviera is still pretty much the same. Just getting shabby. When it opened in the 1950's it was the tallest hotel in Vegas and the finest one too.

                      When you go there you can still see that. It's not the same feel now...but if you imagine yourself back in the 1950's with the beautiful Riviera Hotel/Casino filled with Hollywood movie stars and very rich clientele all flown in to gamble you start to get the idea.
                      I'll go there and get the penthouse suite and look out the floor to ceiling windows and just imagine what it was like back in the day.

                      Just desert outside the window. A small 2 lane road out front (las vegas blvd today). And nothing but desert between you and the Sahara (now gone) on one side and The Desert Inn and Flamingo off in the distance on the other side.

                      It was a grand sight back then.
                      -Robbie
                      ClaudiaMarie.Com

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                      • georgeyw
                        58008 53773
                        • Jul 2005
                        • 9865

                        #12
                        $19.95 for a night? How can they make a cent out of that?
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                        • Seth Manson
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                          • Jul 2010
                          • 3988

                          #13
                          So the Hilton isnt the Hilton anymore? Where the fuck will the Star Trek Convention be held?

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                          • C H R I S
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Nov 2005
                            • 10842

                            #14
                            All the staff at the Hilton was old school - from the valets to the hosts. They take care of players well. Havent been there since the redesign.
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                            • Robbie
                              Leaner, Meaner, Faster
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 20960

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Seth Manson
                              So the Hilton isnt the Hilton anymore? Where the fuck will the Star Trek Convention be held?
                              When I was there yesterday they had that whole Star Trek Experience bar shut off and are redesigning it.

                              Looks like the Star Trek Convention was held at the Rio Hotel/Casino in 2013 and will be there again in 2014. So that must be the new home for it.
                              -Robbie
                              ClaudiaMarie.Com

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                              • mineistaken
                                See signature :)
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 29656

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Seth Manson
                                So the Hilton isnt the Hilton anymore? Where the fuck will the Star Trek Convention be held?
                                Why not at LVH? Was Hilton name mandatory for convention?
                                Last edited by mineistaken; 02-12-2014, 04:46 PM.

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                                • EddyTheDog
                                  Just Doing My Own Thing
                                  • Jan 2011
                                  • 25433

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by georgeyw
                                  $19.95 for a night? How can they make a cent out of that?
                                  That will be the break even rate - It wont cost them to give you the room at that rate, you have paid for power, housekeeping etc. - They hope you will spend money in the restaurant, casino etc. - Its better than an empty room...

                                  Some places will have a minimum spend on 'extras'.....

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                                  • fitzmulti
                                    I Like Depth Of Field!
                                    • Jan 2003
                                    • 14861

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Seth Manson
                                    So the Hilton isnt the Hilton anymore? Where the fuck will the Star Trek Convention be held?
                                    Originally posted by mineistaken
                                    Why not at LVH? Was Hilton name mandatory for convention?
                                    The Star Trek convention left, prior to the name change...and the whole Star Trek Experience ride did, as well. The closing ceremony was held on 1 September 2008.
                                    The convention moved to the Rio in 2011.

                                    Had nothing to do w/ the name change, etc, to the best of my knowledge.
                                    Last edited by fitzmulti; 02-12-2014, 05:04 PM.


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                                    • Robbie
                                      Leaner, Meaner, Faster
                                      • Aug 2002
                                      • 20960

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by georgeyw
                                      $19.95 for a night? How can they make a cent out of that?
                                      Back in the "day" they would feed you for free, comp you rooms (they still do comp rooms to regular gamblers), etc.

                                      It's all about making money in the casino.

                                      Originally the hotels were only there because Vegas was a small town in the middle of the desert and people needed a place to stay.

                                      Of course, these days the hotels are huge and make a lot of money on their own with tourists who come here to party and might do a little bit of gambling too.

                                      But during the month of Feb. the season isn't very busy. So they can give you a nice room for $19.95 and you WILL spend money there (I went to Benihanas there and spent about $400 drinking and gambling as well). Or they could just have the room be empty and get no money at all.
                                      -Robbie
                                      ClaudiaMarie.Com

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                                      • KillerK
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                                        • May 2008
                                        • 3406

                                        #20
                                        A recent Internet survey found Las Vegas-bound visitors who booked their trips on Expedia.com spend an average of $1,600 over a three-day vacation.

                                        That’s a lot of dough, considering more than 39 million people visited Southern Nevada last year.

                                        Data came from more than 1,400 travelers who booked their trip on Expedia.com and Hotels.com over a two-week period in September 2012. An email survey asked travelers questions about their Las Vegas trips and spending habits.

                                        Of about $1,663 shelled out over the three days — excluding hotel rooms — spending broke down like this:

                                        Gambling: $400

                                        Dining: $327

                                        Shopping: $300

                                        Shows: $187

                                        The balance went toward golf, spa visits, transportation and sightseeing. Visitors did 42 percent of their spending — $698 — at the hotel where they stayed.

                                        About 80 percent of those surveyed said they were employed full-time and had attended college. More than half were married.

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                                        • John-ACWM
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                                          • Nov 2008
                                          • 20060

                                          #21
                                          Looks damn impressive!

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                                          • mikesbestx
                                            Registered User
                                            • Jun 2013
                                            • 44

                                            #22
                                            Very nice, can't afford!

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                                            • Spunky
                                              I need a beer
                                              • Jun 2002
                                              • 133986

                                              #23
                                              Awesome looking rooms

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                                              • Ramster
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jul 2002
                                                • 1447

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by georgeyw
                                                $19.95 for a night? How can they make a cent out of that?
                                                They depend on you to lose money gambling and to eat in their restaurants so they gain revenue that way. Same reason they comp rooms to people even if they win. They want the winners to spend that money in Their hotel at the restaurant, spas and so on.
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