My Travels

I think this is my last trip to Vegas for the year, the rest of the year will be devoted to college football season for my weekends. Headed to the Las Vegas Hilton for the usual weekend deal of $45/night. The casino marketing folks are getting good at sending out these crazy deals. Summer weekends are filling up the hotel as a parlor room was initially assigned when I checked in. I've stayed at parlor rooms before and they aren't usually pleasant. This particular parlor room was ok, the murphy bed wasn't terrible. The room was really big, at least the size of two normal rooms with a bar area and two full bathrooms. It made me think that this would be a great room for a reception type of party. Moved to a regular room the next day. Nicer digs and comfortable furnishings. It was a good move. Grabbed breakfast at the Wynn Buffet with some friends. Well, not really grabbed as I was there for two maybe going on three hours. The sushi can be avoided as the rice is a l...

Back in Arizona, this time it was a road trip. After finding out that it is only a six hour drive, I thought it might be worthwhile to drive out instead of fly especially since $100 airfares seem to have disappeared. I lucked out in having a car rental because of a fender bender and received a Nissan Altima hybrid from Hertz . Not a bad looking car, I averaged in the mid-30s mpg range, not as good as my own car but better than putting those miles on them. :) Arrived fairly late and checked into the Hilton Phoenix Airport , the rate was too low to not stay here for one night since it was going to be a short stay. It seems like a nice property with a full size bar/restaurant in the lobby area. Since it is a holiday weekend, the concierge level was closed. The rooms were nice with all the usual amenities. If you are interested in free wireless access, log onto the wireless network from nearby hotels. Hilton charges about $10 per night but some of their competitors are close enough...