Kev & I slept in so late today. We didn't get up until like noon Vegas time...so thats like 3pm back home. We changed into our swim suits and headed out by the pool. Towels were plenty and there was only 2 good seats left by the pool so we grabbed those up. Lounged around for awhile and swam. That Vegas heat was smoldering! I like it hot but not that hot... LoL. Anyways the pool area is a bit boring when compared to other hotels. Some have beaches, wave pools, cabanas, etc. Not PH but hopefully they'll update it sometime in the near future.
We came back up by the room and showered then went out to explore the resort. The resort itself is fabulous. The casino wasn't as big as others but I liked it. Wasn't big enough to get lost in like a lot of the other casinos, we found our way around pretty good. At least I did, Kev tried to get us lost a few times. Room service had left a coupon in our room for so much off at the buffet so we headed there to grab some grub. PH's Spice Market Buffet was rated #1 in Las Vegas and I can see why. They have such a wide variety of food, theres something there for everyone. Still its a bit pricey when compared to others, Fremont Street has the cheapest. For the 2 of us (including the coupon) it was still $35.
Then we went and signed up for PH's A-List Players Club so we could pull their $2 million slot pull. Biggest jackpot in Vegas! If you win you get $1 million cash & $1 million to spend in the mall adjacent to the hotel.
The timeshare people actually got us today too. Stopped us in the casino & asked it we got our free gift. So they conned us into signing up to do a timeshare later that week for tickets to the Hans Klok/Pamela Anderson show, Nathan Burton comedy show, free mini-vacation, and a free dinner at a Brazilian Grille restaurant. What can I say, we're such suckers! LoL.
Next we headed straight for the mall attached to the hotel called the "Miracle Mile". It is a whole mile long mall full of all these really cool shops. You can find just about anything in that mall, from Quiksilver to Fredericks of Hollywood to Bebe and even a Bettie Page store. Theres this one store ABC store that you can get all your necessities from. We tried not to buy a lot from the resort's gift shop...the prices are jacked up. The only thing about the mall better than all the stores was all the restaurants. Good good restaurants...more to come on those later.
After we made a lap around the mall we decided to head south down the strip. Right across the street from our hotel was a Harley Davidson Cafe. We didn't get a chance to eat there but I hear its pretty good. On down the strip is a little shopping area thats pretty cool. Past it theres a Mickey D's and a Walgreens. We made several trips to Walgreens during our stay moreso just to buy something and get cash back. Unfortunately theres no BB&Ts out west. And the fees to use an ATM out there are kinda steep. I hate paying those ridiculous fees!
First hotel we visited was MGM. Beautiful hotel. Its all emerald green on the outside like Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz with this hugemongous gold lion outside. Once inside the hotel we ran across the first of many "Win-A-Car" slots we would try our hand at. This one was probably the best though...Brand new Red Convertible Viper baby. OMG it was pretty. We spent more trying to win that thing than we did anywhere else. There were a bunch of people trying to win it though. Further on inside the hotel is the Lion Habitat. It was pretty cool. Saw a few lionesses playing around. Reminded me of our 2 cats back home.
After leaving MGM we headed over to NYNY. Pretty nice theme there. You really feel like you're in NY City. We didn't get to ride the coaster there but I wish we woulda it looked too cool weaving in and out of the NY skyscrapers. We always said we'd come back later that week but didn't get a chance too. Gambled a lil there and then headed further south.
Then we crossed Tropicana and walked past Excaliber. I wish we woulda went in Excaliber now because we didn't find out until later that week it would be imploded soon. Apparently people think the whole castle theme looks a lil too much like Disney World... Vegas isn't very kid friendly.
Past Excaliber we visited the Luxor. Very very nice hotel. If you stay there you definitely want to stay in the pyramid. The elevators there run on an incline along the pyramid. Never seen anything quite like that. I like the whole Egyptian theme though. Very cool.
Next we stopped by Mandalay Bay. One of Kev's favs. Very very very nice. The hotel looks like its gold-plated. We walked around inside and checked out their beach area. Probably the best pool area in all of Vegas. We were wanting to visit the Shark Reef but the line was horrendousl.
Then we hitched a ride on the Tram from Mandalay Bay back up to the Luxor. Had no idea it was free or we woulda took it on our way down. Lol. We trekked the long walk back to the PH and changed for dinner. Then we headed up the strip on our way to the Flamingo. We ended up taking the monorail because we were so tired from walking all day. Still ended up walking quite a distance though.
Once we got to the Flamingo it took us what seemed like forever to get to Margaritaville. The wait wasn't too long. We were seated on the front of a boat, how cool is that. Even brought us a candle for our romantic dinner. :) Call me crazy but I think dinner at Margaritaville is romantic. The one at Orlando was a lil more on the romantic side but still. We devoured a plate of the Volcano Nachos. Some of the best nachos I've ever had. Mmmm. Speaking of mmmm...Kevin had like 3 margaritas and I had 2 strawberry daiquiris. Delicious. Kev had fajitas and I had the Cheeseburger in Paradise. Quite yummy.
Needless to say after we left we were a bit tipsy so we stumbled our way back to the monorail station and then headed back to the hotel. It was getting pretty late but you can't tell over there. Its lit up just like daytime at night. Saw a good show of the Fountains at the Bellagio that night though.
We came back up by the room and showered then went out to explore the resort. The resort itself is fabulous. The casino wasn't as big as others but I liked it. Wasn't big enough to get lost in like a lot of the other casinos, we found our way around pretty good. At least I did, Kev tried to get us lost a few times. Room service had left a coupon in our room for so much off at the buffet so we headed there to grab some grub. PH's Spice Market Buffet was rated #1 in Las Vegas and I can see why. They have such a wide variety of food, theres something there for everyone. Still its a bit pricey when compared to others, Fremont Street has the cheapest. For the 2 of us (including the coupon) it was still $35.
Then we went and signed up for PH's A-List Players Club so we could pull their $2 million slot pull. Biggest jackpot in Vegas! If you win you get $1 million cash & $1 million to spend in the mall adjacent to the hotel.
The timeshare people actually got us today too. Stopped us in the casino & asked it we got our free gift. So they conned us into signing up to do a timeshare later that week for tickets to the Hans Klok/Pamela Anderson show, Nathan Burton comedy show, free mini-vacation, and a free dinner at a Brazilian Grille restaurant. What can I say, we're such suckers! LoL.
Next we headed straight for the mall attached to the hotel called the "Miracle Mile". It is a whole mile long mall full of all these really cool shops. You can find just about anything in that mall, from Quiksilver to Fredericks of Hollywood to Bebe and even a Bettie Page store. Theres this one store ABC store that you can get all your necessities from. We tried not to buy a lot from the resort's gift shop...the prices are jacked up. The only thing about the mall better than all the stores was all the restaurants. Good good restaurants...more to come on those later.
After we made a lap around the mall we decided to head south down the strip. Right across the street from our hotel was a Harley Davidson Cafe. We didn't get a chance to eat there but I hear its pretty good. On down the strip is a little shopping area thats pretty cool. Past it theres a Mickey D's and a Walgreens. We made several trips to Walgreens during our stay moreso just to buy something and get cash back. Unfortunately theres no BB&Ts out west. And the fees to use an ATM out there are kinda steep. I hate paying those ridiculous fees!
First hotel we visited was MGM. Beautiful hotel. Its all emerald green on the outside like Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz with this hugemongous gold lion outside. Once inside the hotel we ran across the first of many "Win-A-Car" slots we would try our hand at. This one was probably the best though...Brand new Red Convertible Viper baby. OMG it was pretty. We spent more trying to win that thing than we did anywhere else. There were a bunch of people trying to win it though. Further on inside the hotel is the Lion Habitat. It was pretty cool. Saw a few lionesses playing around. Reminded me of our 2 cats back home.
After leaving MGM we headed over to NYNY. Pretty nice theme there. You really feel like you're in NY City. We didn't get to ride the coaster there but I wish we woulda it looked too cool weaving in and out of the NY skyscrapers. We always said we'd come back later that week but didn't get a chance too. Gambled a lil there and then headed further south.
Then we crossed Tropicana and walked past Excaliber. I wish we woulda went in Excaliber now because we didn't find out until later that week it would be imploded soon. Apparently people think the whole castle theme looks a lil too much like Disney World... Vegas isn't very kid friendly.
Past Excaliber we visited the Luxor. Very very nice hotel. If you stay there you definitely want to stay in the pyramid. The elevators there run on an incline along the pyramid. Never seen anything quite like that. I like the whole Egyptian theme though. Very cool.
Next we stopped by Mandalay Bay. One of Kev's favs. Very very very nice. The hotel looks like its gold-plated. We walked around inside and checked out their beach area. Probably the best pool area in all of Vegas. We were wanting to visit the Shark Reef but the line was horrendousl.
Then we hitched a ride on the Tram from Mandalay Bay back up to the Luxor. Had no idea it was free or we woulda took it on our way down. Lol. We trekked the long walk back to the PH and changed for dinner. Then we headed up the strip on our way to the Flamingo. We ended up taking the monorail because we were so tired from walking all day. Still ended up walking quite a distance though.
Once we got to the Flamingo it took us what seemed like forever to get to Margaritaville. The wait wasn't too long. We were seated on the front of a boat, how cool is that. Even brought us a candle for our romantic dinner. :) Call me crazy but I think dinner at Margaritaville is romantic. The one at Orlando was a lil more on the romantic side but still. We devoured a plate of the Volcano Nachos. Some of the best nachos I've ever had. Mmmm. Speaking of mmmm...Kevin had like 3 margaritas and I had 2 strawberry daiquiris. Delicious. Kev had fajitas and I had the Cheeseburger in Paradise. Quite yummy.
Needless to say after we left we were a bit tipsy so we stumbled our way back to the monorail station and then headed back to the hotel. It was getting pretty late but you can't tell over there. Its lit up just like daytime at night. Saw a good show of the Fountains at the Bellagio that night though.
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