Vegas!
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 little mushy, otherwise, the food was good. I particularly enjoyed the dessert area - a gelato bar, assortment of pastries (the chocalate croissant and sticky buns are good), and variety of sweets (candy apples, mousses, etc).
Waddled around in the afternoon in The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian. Made a dent for the American economy and had dinner at Postrio. It has been a year since I last was at the restaurant and the food is still as memorable as before. The menu changes seasonally. In this particular occasion, I had the baby back ribs which were good and the chocolate beignets were awesome. Ordered it twice because the table couldn't get enough of them.
The next day, had breakfast at the Buffet breakfast at the Hilton. The room package came with a pair of free buffets and it helped tide my hunger over for a late brunch with some friends. I ambled over to Imperial Palace and snacked at the Hash House A Go Go. Crazy portions, the flapjacks were good (snagged some banana brown sugar off one plate) and the benedicts are a little scary. The fried chicken is really good and I'm not usually a fan of white meat.
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 little mushy, otherwise, the food was good. I particularly enjoyed the dessert area - a gelato bar, assortment of pastries (the chocalate croissant and sticky buns are good), and variety of sweets (candy apples, mousses, etc).
Waddled around in the afternoon in The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian. Made a dent for the American economy and had dinner at Postrio. It has been a year since I last was at the restaurant and the food is still as memorable as before. The menu changes seasonally. In this particular occasion, I had the baby back ribs which were good and the chocolate beignets were awesome. Ordered it twice because the table couldn't get enough of them.
The next day, had breakfast at the Buffet breakfast at the Hilton. The room package came with a pair of free buffets and it helped tide my hunger over for a late brunch with some friends. I ambled over to Imperial Palace and snacked at the Hash House A Go Go. Crazy portions, the flapjacks were good (snagged some banana brown sugar off one plate) and the benedicts are a little scary. The fried chicken is really good and I'm not usually a fan of white meat.
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