We found a great way to stay in Vegas and stay near the strip pretty cheap. You're going to save alot of money and get a good value for what you're paying.
Two things to use. Vegas.com and Palace Station. Laurie and I were able to stay in Vegas on a Sunday to Tuesday for $35 a night. We booked Palace Station Hotel through Vegas.com and got a nice small gift in the form of a T-shirt that's too small for me.
For $35 you get a fairly nice room and great discounts at the restaurants.
The room. For the low price you're not staying in the towers, but your staying in their "motel" style rooms, not in the tower. In fact the motel area is detached from the rest of the casino. You have to walk across a windy walkway in order to get to your room which is kind of annoying. Apparently they recently remodeled the rooms and they did a good job. Now the rooms look great on the inside, but on the outside it feels like a motel. The rooms are a good size and you can purchase hi-speed internet. Because of the motel style, there is parking outside the rooms.
There is a pool and sauna, both descent size and fun for the family. There are towels available poolside. We went at night and met some nice people.
Food: Our room came with a nice coupon pack. We got free slots for signing up and some nice dining coupons. We decided to use the 2-for-1 dinner at the Pasta Palace in the Palace Station. Our experience was OK food and horrible service. We showed up at 6:00 pm and the restaurant was about 1/4 full. They sat us down and we waited 15 minutes before our order was taken. In fact, it was 5 minutes into the experience that we had to flag someone down to get water and menus. Then at 10 minutes we began to complain that no one was serving us. Finally we had to speak to a manager to get one of the waitresses to take our order. We were clearly upset and we were able to get our meal comped with dessert for our trouble.
I ordered spaghetti and meatballs and my wife ordered penne pasta. Both were OK, nothing to write home about and I was able to save my meal for the next morning for breakfast.
The buffet on the other hand is great. Laurie and I love the Palace Station buffet. In fact, we often make it a point to eat here on every trip. The reason: Great food for a great price. Like the hotel room, your getting good value on the price you're paying. Lunch is $6.99 and dinner is $7.99. They have the usual variety of food, plus burgers, pasta and sometimes steak to order. This has definitely surpassed the Palms as the buffet for people on a budget.
The last leg of our trip was the timeshare presentation. Marriott has a timeshare booth in the lobby and they have a good choice of experiences. Some free and some at good discounts. We chose free. We got a nice dinner at the Planet Hollywood resort (formerly the Aladdin) and tickets to V the Ultimate Variety Show. A fun time was had by all. Don't forget to go to my article on Surviving Timeshare Presentations before you go.
Alan Ng
