One last slap

[Joey Camb]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Absolutely! You're not staying in some small town! Vegas is a tourist mecca. Good grief!
Here's some perspective for you....
If we had taken advantage of the car park for our Hilton hotel in the UK - 17 GBP for the daytime ($28) & 25 GBP ($40) = $68 a day. That was the rate, but you could have in and out privileges. Oh, and if the park right at the hotel was full, you had to park in the overflow and it could take them 20 minutes to get your car. Tack that on to a car rental! We opted for the public car park right across the street which only charged roughly $3.75 overnight and $3.50 PER HOUR during the day. So, we ended up paying roughly $11/day with the overnight rate by the time we got out of there to tour during the day.
More perspective...
Gas prices? $2.20 per LITRE over there.
I could go into the cost of food but you get the idea....

Do I regret going and paying the price? No way....
.

$4.37/gal in Vegas. Luckily no fee to park the car. But we parked it a 1/2 mile away.
Of course Vegas is not podunk! But when an entire town is screaming and bleeding money (my kid just bought a house for $25k, yeah, 3 zeros) they need to understand that charging for every little thing is not how you make guests feel welcome.
It doesn't help that I hate Vegas. Even if everything were free it would be the last place I would consider for a vacation. So, paying fees amounting to the price of the room didn't help. Charge me the full rate and throw everything in and I'm a happy camper. I can pick where I want without having to figure out how much extra I'm going to pay.
Vegas is not the sort of town that cares, tho. Even tho they have superstructures rusting on the strip because no one is building, they don't care. Service was abysmal.
.

The casinos make the money. You're right, they don't care in Vegas, generally speaking. It is what it is.
I have no desire to ever go to Vegas in my lifetime. (I've been to Reno and that was plenty.) There are too many other fabulous places not only in this country, but the world!
Our petrol was over $8 American equivalent/Imperial gallon. We still have cheap gas here compared to many, many countries. Although I'm a big fan of using the British train system (and I did while we were there), having our own car gave us the flexibility of just pulling off the road to go where we wanted to and see what we wanted to see....which is how we roll.

.

We are planning to park the RV outside London and same in Paris and use public transport. As for costs, this is one time in my life I am saying, "That is why GOD created credit cards" and I am NOT worrying about what DH is going to say when the statement comes in July! I am going to be quite content to dine in small cafes and am looking forward to fish & chips (isn't that the National Dish of England?). I was brought up using "shank's mare" for transport.
.

You will need cash for a lot of smaller places and for the public transport if it's under a certain amount. Check the currency conversion rates and get the local currency. One US dollar today is about 61 cents in the UK, and 69 cents in countries using the Euro. Not good...
Every time you use your credit card in the UK or the continent, you will be hit with additional fees so usually they are best used for larger purchases.
Marks & Spencer (a department store in the UK) does not charge a fee to convert money and their rates are usually pretty good. Banks are notorious for charging the most, along with the airport money changers. You can get cash from ATMs in both places with certain types of network ATM cards, or bank cards that have a PIN.
Fish & chips is best eaten as a "take away" (cod or halibut) imvvho. We only ate fish and chips in Whitby (seaside town on the North Sea). There are lots of great, hardy dishes like pork loin roast with roasted potatoes or lamb shank, which are served in the U.K. We had some of the best fresh vegetables that I've had in a loooooooooooooooooong time there. (Vegetables here in the South are always cooked with lots of salt and some kind of ham or lard). Lots of pubs will serve a curry dish and they are quite good also. We found that there is a farm to table movement over in the UK in some of the smaller towns. Beware of pubs that don't serve home cooked food.
.

Also the Post office does commission free changing. There are two main mistakes US citizens make here so you can be wize to them Yorkshire Pudding (and I repeat this) IS NOT A PUDDING OR DESSERT! it is part of a main course. Spotted Dick is NOT a mis spelling of duck and is a dessert (sponge with raisens and custard) Americans are always trying to have it the other way round so you can be ahead of the pack with local knowledge. If you have a card with a chip in it you can take UK money out of any cash machine but be aware some cash machines with the LINK name charge you about $5 for any transaction before you hit exchange! the free ones state it clearly on them usually attached to banks or supermarkets.

 

[Alibi Ike]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Absolutely! You're not staying in some small town! Vegas is a tourist mecca. Good grief!
Here's some perspective for you....
If we had taken advantage of the car park for our Hilton hotel in the UK - 17 GBP for the daytime ($28) & 25 GBP ($40) = $68 a day. That was the rate, but you could have in and out privileges. Oh, and if the park right at the hotel was full, you had to park in the overflow and it could take them 20 minutes to get your car. Tack that on to a car rental! We opted for the public car park right across the street which only charged roughly $3.75 overnight and $3.50 PER HOUR during the day. So, we ended up paying roughly $11/day with the overnight rate by the time we got out of there to tour during the day.
More perspective...
Gas prices? $2.20 per LITRE over there.
I could go into the cost of food but you get the idea....

Do I regret going and paying the price? No way....
.

$4.37/gal in Vegas. Luckily no fee to park the car. But we parked it a 1/2 mile away.
Of course Vegas is not podunk! But when an entire town is screaming and bleeding money (my kid just bought a house for $25k, yeah, 3 zeros) they need to understand that charging for every little thing is not how you make guests feel welcome.
It doesn't help that I hate Vegas. Even if everything were free it would be the last place I would consider for a vacation. So, paying fees amounting to the price of the room didn't help. Charge me the full rate and throw everything in and I'm a happy camper. I can pick where I want without having to figure out how much extra I'm going to pay.
Vegas is not the sort of town that cares, tho. Even tho they have superstructures rusting on the strip because no one is building, they don't care. Service was abysmal.
.

The casinos make the money. You're right, they don't care in Vegas, generally speaking. It is what it is.
I have no desire to ever go to Vegas in my lifetime. (I've been to Reno and that was plenty.) There are too many other fabulous places not only in this country, but the world!
Our petrol was over $8 American equivalent/Imperial gallon. We still have cheap gas here compared to many, many countries. Although I'm a big fan of using the British train system (and I did while we were there), having our own car gave us the flexibility of just pulling off the road to go where we wanted to and see what we wanted to see....which is how we roll.

.

We are planning to park the RV outside London and same in Paris and use public transport. As for costs, this is one time in my life I am saying, "That is why GOD created credit cards" and I am NOT worrying about what DH is going to say when the statement comes in July! I am going to be quite content to dine in small cafes and am looking forward to fish & chips (isn't that the National Dish of England?). I was brought up using "shank's mare" for transport.
.

Use cash, it's easier.

 

[Samster]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Absolutely! You're not staying in some small town! Vegas is a tourist mecca. Good grief!
Here's some perspective for you....
If we had taken advantage of the car park for our Hilton hotel in the UK - 17 GBP for the daytime ($28) & 25 GBP ($40) = $68 a day. That was the rate, but you could have in and out privileges. Oh, and if the park right at the hotel was full, you had to park in the overflow and it could take them 20 minutes to get your car. Tack that on to a car rental! We opted for the public car park right across the street which only charged roughly $3.75 overnight and $3.50 PER HOUR during the day. So, we ended up paying roughly $11/day with the overnight rate by the time we got out of there to tour during the day.
More perspective...
Gas prices? $2.20 per LITRE over there.
I could go into the cost of food but you get the idea....

Do I regret going and paying the price? No way....
.

$4.37/gal in Vegas. Luckily no fee to park the car. But we parked it a 1/2 mile away.
Of course Vegas is not podunk! But when an entire town is screaming and bleeding money (my kid just bought a house for $25k, yeah, 3 zeros) they need to understand that charging for every little thing is not how you make guests feel welcome.
It doesn't help that I hate Vegas. Even if everything were free it would be the last place I would consider for a vacation. So, paying fees amounting to the price of the room didn't help. Charge me the full rate and throw everything in and I'm a happy camper. I can pick where I want without having to figure out how much extra I'm going to pay.
Vegas is not the sort of town that cares, tho. Even tho they have superstructures rusting on the strip because no one is building, they don't care. Service was abysmal.
.

The casinos make the money. You're right, they don't care in Vegas, generally speaking. It is what it is.
I have no desire to ever go to Vegas in my lifetime. (I've been to Reno and that was plenty.) There are too many other fabulous places not only in this country, but the world!
Our petrol was over $8 American equivalent/Imperial gallon. We still have cheap gas here compared to many, many countries. Although I'm a big fan of using the British train system (and I did while we were there), having our own car gave us the flexibility of just pulling off the road to go where we wanted to and see what we wanted to see....which is how we roll.

.

We are planning to park the RV outside London and same in Paris and use public transport. As for costs, this is one time in my life I am saying, "That is why GOD created credit cards" and I am NOT worrying about what DH is going to say when the statement comes in July! I am going to be quite content to dine in small cafes and am looking forward to fish & chips (isn't that the National Dish of England?). I was brought up using "shank's mare" for transport.
.

You will need cash for a lot of smaller places and for the public transport if it's under a certain amount. Check the currency conversion rates and get the local currency. One US dollar today is about 61 cents in the UK, and 69 cents in countries using the Euro. Not good...
Every time you use your credit card in the UK or the continent, you will be hit with additional fees so usually they are best used for larger purchases.
Marks & Spencer (a department store in the UK) does not charge a fee to convert money and their rates are usually pretty good. Banks are notorious for charging the most, along with the airport money changers. You can get cash from ATMs in both places with certain types of network ATM cards, or bank cards that have a PIN.
Fish & chips is best eaten as a "take away" (cod or halibut) imvvho. We only ate fish and chips in Whitby (seaside town on the North Sea). There are lots of great, hardy dishes like pork loin roast with roasted potatoes or lamb shank, which are served in the U.K. We had some of the best fresh vegetables that I've had in a loooooooooooooooooong time there. (Vegetables here in the South are always cooked with lots of salt and some kind of ham or lard). Lots of pubs will serve a curry dish and they are quite good also. We found that there is a farm to table movement over in the UK in some of the smaller towns. Beware of pubs that don't serve home cooked food.
.

Also the Post office does commission free changing. There are two main mistakes US citizens make here so you can be wize to them Yorkshire Pudding (and I repeat this) IS NOT A PUDDING OR DESSERT! it is part of a main course. Spotted Dick is NOT a mis spelling of duck and is a dessert (sponge with raisens and custard) Americans are always trying to have it the other way round so you can be ahead of the pack with local knowledge. If you have a card with a chip in it you can take UK money out of any cash machine but be aware some cash machines with the LINK name charge you about $5 for any transaction before you hit exchange! the free ones state it clearly on them usually attached to banks or supermarkets.
.

Cambs, we don't have many chip credit cards here in the U.S. That is a great reminder that I forgot to tell K - she will have to tell them that her card is a swipe card. Also, beware of some of the ATMs and the extra charges.
hahaha....I LOVE Yorkshire pudding! Actually, had a Giant Yorkie filled with stew at one pub.
I have a can of Spotted Dick in my pantry.

 

[Samster]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Absolutely! You're not staying in some small town! Vegas is a tourist mecca. Good grief!
Here's some perspective for you....
If we had taken advantage of the car park for our Hilton hotel in the UK - 17 GBP for the daytime ($28) & 25 GBP ($40) = $68 a day. That was the rate, but you could have in and out privileges. Oh, and if the park right at the hotel was full, you had to park in the overflow and it could take them 20 minutes to get your car. Tack that on to a car rental! We opted for the public car park right across the street which only charged roughly $3.75 overnight and $3.50 PER HOUR during the day. So, we ended up paying roughly $11/day with the overnight rate by the time we got out of there to tour during the day.
More perspective...
Gas prices? $2.20 per LITRE over there.
I could go into the cost of food but you get the idea....

Do I regret going and paying the price? No way....
.

$4.37/gal in Vegas. Luckily no fee to park the car. But we parked it a 1/2 mile away.
Of course Vegas is not podunk! But when an entire town is screaming and bleeding money (my kid just bought a house for $25k, yeah, 3 zeros) they need to understand that charging for every little thing is not how you make guests feel welcome.
It doesn't help that I hate Vegas. Even if everything were free it would be the last place I would consider for a vacation. So, paying fees amounting to the price of the room didn't help. Charge me the full rate and throw everything in and I'm a happy camper. I can pick where I want without having to figure out how much extra I'm going to pay.
Vegas is not the sort of town that cares, tho. Even tho they have superstructures rusting on the strip because no one is building, they don't care. Service was abysmal.
.

The casinos make the money. You're right, they don't care in Vegas, generally speaking. It is what it is.
I have no desire to ever go to Vegas in my lifetime. (I've been to Reno and that was plenty.) There are too many other fabulous places not only in this country, but the world!
Our petrol was over $8 American equivalent/Imperial gallon. We still have cheap gas here compared to many, many countries. Although I'm a big fan of using the British train system (and I did while we were there), having our own car gave us the flexibility of just pulling off the road to go where we wanted to and see what we wanted to see....which is how we roll.

.

We are planning to park the RV outside London and same in Paris and use public transport. As for costs, this is one time in my life I am saying, "That is why GOD created credit cards" and I am NOT worrying about what DH is going to say when the statement comes in July! I am going to be quite content to dine in small cafes and am looking forward to fish & chips (isn't that the National Dish of England?). I was brought up using "shank's mare" for transport.
.

Use cash, it's easier.
.

I disagree actually, and it's not a good idea to carry a big sum of cash with you. You can get by with a combination of both.
But if exchanging money where there are fees, you will get fees waived if exchanging a bigger chunk at once.

 

[gillumhouse]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Absolutely! You're not staying in some small town! Vegas is a tourist mecca. Good grief!
Here's some perspective for you....
If we had taken advantage of the car park for our Hilton hotel in the UK - 17 GBP for the daytime ($28) & 25 GBP ($40) = $68 a day. That was the rate, but you could have in and out privileges. Oh, and if the park right at the hotel was full, you had to park in the overflow and it could take them 20 minutes to get your car. Tack that on to a car rental! We opted for the public car park right across the street which only charged roughly $3.75 overnight and $3.50 PER HOUR during the day. So, we ended up paying roughly $11/day with the overnight rate by the time we got out of there to tour during the day.
More perspective...
Gas prices? $2.20 per LITRE over there.
I could go into the cost of food but you get the idea....

Do I regret going and paying the price? No way....
.

$4.37/gal in Vegas. Luckily no fee to park the car. But we parked it a 1/2 mile away.
Of course Vegas is not podunk! But when an entire town is screaming and bleeding money (my kid just bought a house for $25k, yeah, 3 zeros) they need to understand that charging for every little thing is not how you make guests feel welcome.
It doesn't help that I hate Vegas. Even if everything were free it would be the last place I would consider for a vacation. So, paying fees amounting to the price of the room didn't help. Charge me the full rate and throw everything in and I'm a happy camper. I can pick where I want without having to figure out how much extra I'm going to pay.
Vegas is not the sort of town that cares, tho. Even tho they have superstructures rusting on the strip because no one is building, they don't care. Service was abysmal.
.

The casinos make the money. You're right, they don't care in Vegas, generally speaking. It is what it is.
I have no desire to ever go to Vegas in my lifetime. (I've been to Reno and that was plenty.) There are too many other fabulous places not only in this country, but the world!
Our petrol was over $8 American equivalent/Imperial gallon. We still have cheap gas here compared to many, many countries. Although I'm a big fan of using the British train system (and I did while we were there), having our own car gave us the flexibility of just pulling off the road to go where we wanted to and see what we wanted to see....which is how we roll.

.

We are planning to park the RV outside London and same in Paris and use public transport. As for costs, this is one time in my life I am saying, "That is why GOD created credit cards" and I am NOT worrying about what DH is going to say when the statement comes in July! I am going to be quite content to dine in small cafes and am looking forward to fish & chips (isn't that the National Dish of England?). I was brought up using "shank's mare" for transport.
.

You will need cash for a lot of smaller places and for the public transport if it's under a certain amount. Check the currency conversion rates and get the local currency. One US dollar today is about 61 cents in the UK, and 69 cents in countries using the Euro. Not good...
Every time you use your credit card in the UK or the continent, you will be hit with additional fees so usually they are best used for larger purchases.
Marks & Spencer (a department store in the UK) does not charge a fee to convert money and their rates are usually pretty good. Banks are notorious for charging the most, along with the airport money changers. You can get cash from ATMs in both places with certain types of network ATM cards, or bank cards that have a PIN.
Fish & chips is best eaten as a "take away" (cod or halibut) imvvho. We only ate fish and chips in Whitby (seaside town on the North Sea). There are lots of great, hardy dishes like pork loin roast with roasted potatoes or lamb shank, which are served in the U.K. We had some of the best fresh vegetables that I've had in a loooooooooooooooooong time there. (Vegetables here in the South are always cooked with lots of salt and some kind of ham or lard). Lots of pubs will serve a curry dish and they are quite good also. We found that there is a farm to table movement over in the UK in some of the smaller towns. Beware of pubs that don't serve home cooked food.
.

Also the Post office does commission free changing. There are two main mistakes US citizens make here so you can be wize to them Yorkshire Pudding (and I repeat this) IS NOT A PUDDING OR DESSERT! it is part of a main course. Spotted Dick is NOT a mis spelling of duck and is a dessert (sponge with raisens and custard) Americans are always trying to have it the other way round so you can be ahead of the pack with local knowledge. If you have a card with a chip in it you can take UK money out of any cash machine but be aware some cash machines with the LINK name charge you about $5 for any transaction before you hit exchange! the free ones state it clearly on them usually attached to banks or supermarkets.
.

All points taken and appreciated. My brother said he can get money exchanged at the Base but I will remember to go to the Post Office if I need more Brit money. I am going to get Emma to give me a lesson in Brit money before I go.

 

[Tom]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Absolutely! You're not staying in some small town! Vegas is a tourist mecca. Good grief!
Here's some perspective for you....
If we had taken advantage of the car park for our Hilton hotel in the UK - 17 GBP for the daytime ($28) & 25 GBP ($40) = $68 a day. That was the rate, but you could have in and out privileges. Oh, and if the park right at the hotel was full, you had to park in the overflow and it could take them 20 minutes to get your car. Tack that on to a car rental! We opted for the public car park right across the street which only charged roughly $3.75 overnight and $3.50 PER HOUR during the day. So, we ended up paying roughly $11/day with the overnight rate by the time we got out of there to tour during the day.
More perspective...
Gas prices? $2.20 per LITRE over there.
I could go into the cost of food but you get the idea....

Do I regret going and paying the price? No way....
.

$4.37/gal in Vegas. Luckily no fee to park the car. But we parked it a 1/2 mile away.
Of course Vegas is not podunk! But when an entire town is screaming and bleeding money (my kid just bought a house for $25k, yeah, 3 zeros) they need to understand that charging for every little thing is not how you make guests feel welcome.
It doesn't help that I hate Vegas. Even if everything were free it would be the last place I would consider for a vacation. So, paying fees amounting to the price of the room didn't help. Charge me the full rate and throw everything in and I'm a happy camper. I can pick where I want without having to figure out how much extra I'm going to pay.
Vegas is not the sort of town that cares, tho. Even tho they have superstructures rusting on the strip because no one is building, they don't care. Service was abysmal.
.

The casinos make the money. You're right, they don't care in Vegas, generally speaking. It is what it is.
I have no desire to ever go to Vegas in my lifetime. (I've been to Reno and that was plenty.) There are too many other fabulous places not only in this country, but the world!
Our petrol was over $8 American equivalent/Imperial gallon. We still have cheap gas here compared to many, many countries. Although I'm a big fan of using the British train system (and I did while we were there), having our own car gave us the flexibility of just pulling off the road to go where we wanted to and see what we wanted to see....which is how we roll.

.

We are planning to park the RV outside London and same in Paris and use public transport. As for costs, this is one time in my life I am saying, "That is why GOD created credit cards" and I am NOT worrying about what DH is going to say when the statement comes in July! I am going to be quite content to dine in small cafes and am looking forward to fish & chips (isn't that the National Dish of England?). I was brought up using "shank's mare" for transport.
.

You will need cash for a lot of smaller places and for the public transport if it's under a certain amount. Check the currency conversion rates and get the local currency. One US dollar today is about 61 cents in the UK, and 69 cents in countries using the Euro. Not good...
Every time you use your credit card in the UK or the continent, you will be hit with additional fees so usually they are best used for larger purchases.
Marks & Spencer (a department store in the UK) does not charge a fee to convert money and their rates are usually pretty good. Banks are notorious for charging the most, along with the airport money changers. You can get cash from ATMs in both places with certain types of network ATM cards, or bank cards that have a PIN.
Fish & chips is best eaten as a "take away" (cod or halibut) imvvho. We only ate fish and chips in Whitby (seaside town on the North Sea). There are lots of great, hardy dishes like pork loin roast with roasted potatoes or lamb shank, which are served in the U.K. We had some of the best fresh vegetables that I've had in a loooooooooooooooooong time there. (Vegetables here in the South are always cooked with lots of salt and some kind of ham or lard). Lots of pubs will serve a curry dish and they are quite good also. We found that there is a farm to table movement over in the UK in some of the smaller towns. Beware of pubs that don't serve home cooked food.
.

Also the Post office does commission free changing. There are two main mistakes US citizens make here so you can be wize to them Yorkshire Pudding (and I repeat this) IS NOT A PUDDING OR DESSERT! it is part of a main course. Spotted Dick is NOT a mis spelling of duck and is a dessert (sponge with raisens and custard) Americans are always trying to have it the other way round so you can be ahead of the pack with local knowledge. If you have a card with a chip in it you can take UK money out of any cash machine but be aware some cash machines with the LINK name charge you about $5 for any transaction before you hit exchange! the free ones state it clearly on them usually attached to banks or supermarkets.
.

Cambs, we don't have many chip credit cards here in the U.S. That is a great reminder that I forgot to tell K - she will have to tell them that her card is a swipe card. Also, beware of some of the ATMs and the extra charges.
hahaha....I LOVE Yorkshire pudding! Actually, had a Giant Yorkie filled with stew at one pub.
I have a can of Spotted Dick in my pantry.

.

I had Spotted Dick once, lasted about a week.

 

[Generic]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.

 

[Alibi Ike]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.

What was included in the 'mandatory resort fee': free WiFi (actually not wireless), free newspaper (didn't know this until we got home), free use of the pool. (It really said 'free', no joke.)
We stayed here because my mom said I wouldn't hate it. She knows me better than anyone so I believed her.

(And that's how she put it, 'You won't hate it.' Unlike Circus Circus which she said I would hate.)
Last night I had some fun reading the reviews. Found out all sorts of good stuff about other places. Next time we'll try some of those instead. Oddly, one person mentioned the room number in their review and it was the same room I had. It was certainly a lot cleaner, neater, tidier, more pleasant 2 months later when I stayed. (And I'm fussy.)
My parents always find those $19 places! I should call and ask what she's paying right now.
Here's another fee: $10 to change your reservation on the phone. And, alongside that is a promise to honor a lower price if you make a rez and the price goes down for the same dates. But you still have to pay to make that change. Huh? You're not changing anything but the price and they promise to honor a lower price. But it'll cost you $10 to get the lower rate.
BTW, no one ever answers the phone. You have to use the voice system for everything.
There's a fee to implement...a discount fee. 'Yes, we can offer you a discount, but there's a $10 fee to process the discount.'

 

[Generic]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.

What was included in the 'mandatory resort fee': free WiFi (actually not wireless), free newspaper (didn't know this until we got home), free use of the pool. (It really said 'free', no joke.)
We stayed here because my mom said I wouldn't hate it. She knows me better than anyone so I believed her.

(And that's how she put it, 'You won't hate it.' Unlike Circus Circus which she said I would hate.)
Last night I had some fun reading the reviews. Found out all sorts of good stuff about other places. Next time we'll try some of those instead. Oddly, one person mentioned the room number in their review and it was the same room I had. It was certainly a lot cleaner, neater, tidier, more pleasant 2 months later when I stayed. (And I'm fussy.)
My parents always find those $19 places! I should call and ask what she's paying right now.
Here's another fee: $10 to change your reservation on the phone. And, alongside that is a promise to honor a lower price if you make a rez and the price goes down for the same dates. But you still have to pay to make that change. Huh? You're not changing anything but the price and they promise to honor a lower price. But it'll cost you $10 to get the lower rate.
BTW, no one ever answers the phone. You have to use the voice system for everything.
There's a fee to implement...a discount fee. 'Yes, we can offer you a discount, but there's a $10 fee to process the discount.'
.

Well, I wouldn't stay at CC for free! And not the Riviera, either. We usually stay at Arizona Charlies on Boulder... odd place, but great prices, treat us well and well it suits us to have their little suites. Otherwise, I like to stay at Harrah's or the Rio. And yup, I will spend all day looking for the right deal.... My best... $19/$39 for AC, $39/$59 for Harrah's. And yes, I've had a few comp rooms, too.
Most BIG Las Vegas pools have extra charges. They can be quite the sight and event as well.
My favourite LV deal...a two-for-one coupon on a $4.99 steak deal. (Yup, we did it and I think they still have it on the menu.)

 

[Alibi Ike]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.

What was included in the 'mandatory resort fee': free WiFi (actually not wireless), free newspaper (didn't know this until we got home), free use of the pool. (It really said 'free', no joke.)
We stayed here because my mom said I wouldn't hate it. She knows me better than anyone so I believed her.

(And that's how she put it, 'You won't hate it.' Unlike Circus Circus which she said I would hate.)
Last night I had some fun reading the reviews. Found out all sorts of good stuff about other places. Next time we'll try some of those instead. Oddly, one person mentioned the room number in their review and it was the same room I had. It was certainly a lot cleaner, neater, tidier, more pleasant 2 months later when I stayed. (And I'm fussy.)
My parents always find those $19 places! I should call and ask what she's paying right now.
Here's another fee: $10 to change your reservation on the phone. And, alongside that is a promise to honor a lower price if you make a rez and the price goes down for the same dates. But you still have to pay to make that change. Huh? You're not changing anything but the price and they promise to honor a lower price. But it'll cost you $10 to get the lower rate.
BTW, no one ever answers the phone. You have to use the voice system for everything.
There's a fee to implement...a discount fee. 'Yes, we can offer you a discount, but there's a $10 fee to process the discount.'
.

Well, I wouldn't stay at CC for free! And not the Riviera, either. We usually stay at Arizona Charlies on Boulder... odd place, but great prices, treat us well and well it suits us to have their little suites. Otherwise, I like to stay at Harrah's or the Rio. And yup, I will spend all day looking for the right deal.... My best... $19/$39 for AC, $39/$59 for Harrah's. And yes, I've had a few comp rooms, too.
Most BIG Las Vegas pools have extra charges. They can be quite the sight and event as well.
My favourite LV deal...a two-for-one coupon on a $4.99 steak deal. (Yup, we did it and I think they still have it on the menu.)
.

We stayed at Harrah's last time. We had a great view of the cooling tower. I think that time it was because it was booked thru Expedia.
Sounds like you have the 'gambling' gene...you'll take the time to find the deals. Me, I want to book it and be done.

 

[Generic]

Alibi....You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum..

You were in a resort area, right?
We have to remember perspective. Also, supply and demand.
There's a big difference between a place like that and some of the locales here on the forum.

I don't know. Do you consider Vegas a resort area? With them screaming poverty lately you'd think they'd be a little more accommodating. However, like I said, the room was about the same price as the addon fees. But, the same room I booked for $86 was $325 the day I stayed at $86. (Had to check it for my mother who ended up not coming due to the price!)
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.
.

Vegas has to make up for some of the redicioulous rates that are out there and resort fees are the way that they do. I have stayed in Vegas with rates as low as $19 a night.
Usually, there is a basket of goods that represent the resort fee. I always check them and see if they cover things that I want. Some hotels do, some don't. But Vegas can be fickle, you have to check prices all over the place and sometimes you need to join facebook groups, get codes from LA newspapers, etc. To get a good deal.

What was included in the 'mandatory resort fee': free WiFi (actually not wireless), free newspaper (didn't know this until we got home), free use of the pool. (It really said 'free', no joke.)
We stayed here because my mom said I wouldn't hate it. She knows me better than anyone so I believed her.

(And that's how she put it, 'You won't hate it.' Unlike Circus Circus which she said I would hate.)
Last night I had some fun reading the reviews. Found out all sorts of good stuff about other places. Next time we'll try some of those instead. Oddly, one person mentioned the room number in their review and it was the same room I had. It was certainly a lot cleaner, neater, tidier, more pleasant 2 months later when I stayed. (And I'm fussy.)
My parents always find those $19 places! I should call and ask what she's paying right now.
Here's another fee: $10 to change your reservation on the phone. And, alongside that is a promise to honor a lower price if you make a rez and the price goes down for the same dates. But you still have to pay to make that change. Huh? You're not changing anything but the price and they promise to honor a lower price. But it'll cost you $10 to get the lower rate.
BTW, no one ever answers the phone. You have to use the voice system for everything.
There's a fee to implement...a discount fee. 'Yes, we can offer you a discount, but there's a $10 fee to process the discount.'
.

Well, I wouldn't stay at CC for free! And not the Riviera, either. We usually stay at Arizona Charlies on Boulder... odd place, but great prices, treat us well and well it suits us to have their little suites. Otherwise, I like to stay at Harrah's or the Rio. And yup, I will spend all day looking for the right deal.... My best... $19/$39 for AC, $39/$59 for Harrah's. And yes, I've had a few comp rooms, too.
Most BIG Las Vegas pools have extra charges. They can be quite the sight and event as well.
My favourite LV deal...a two-for-one coupon on a $4.99 steak deal. (Yup, we did it and I think they still have it on the menu.)
.

We stayed at Harrah's last time. We had a great view of the cooling tower. I think that time it was because it was booked thru Expedia.
Sounds like you have the 'gambling' gene...you'll take the time to find the deals. Me, I want to book it and be done.
.

With the prices that I pay for Harrah's, I expect to have a lovely view of the air conditioning unit. Heck, I have had the back view of a building even when I have stayed at pricier hotels.
Las Vegas is just very particular in that way. Try Travelaxe.net next time for Las Vegas. You might be amazed at how prices vary from site to site in that city.