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Hotels for $100 or Less :: The M Resort
It's extremely difficult to write about hotel deals these days and NOT include Las Vegas somehow but this deal is very different. For starters, it's at a brand, spanking new resort, The M Resort. And the rate is crazy low.
Via Quikbook.com we found a rate of $54 a night on May 11 and 12th. Sure, those are Monday and Tuesday night but still, it's a crazy low rate. (The weekend rate for May 15th, a busy weekend in Sin City, pops up to about $240 a night.)
However, we should warn you that the rate does not include a $25 resort fee. So each night is $79 for a total of about $160. The resort fee includes practical amenities like the use of the fitness center, a 5x-daily shuttle to the Strip and internet access.
The M Resort also has all sorts of fun amenities that we love on site like the pharmacy, the Hostile Grape wine bar, the just-opened pool area and of course, table games and slots.
And if you would rather book through the hotel's website, they are offering the same low rate of $54 with the $25 resort fee each night. Although, their rates for the weekend of May 15 are $260 a night compared to Quikbook's $240 a night.
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The Wine's Flowing Freely at M Resort's Hostile Grape
An HC Las Vegas operative, Reader B., sent in a few snaps from a recent visit to the just-opened, off-the-strip hotspot M Resort. This is the scene inside Hostile Grape, a hip wine bar with a cutesy name where you can choose from 120 wines by the glass and kick it with your friends.
You can sample wines using pre-paid tasting cards that allow you to taste wine in pours of one, three or five ounces — which, um, sounds a bit dangerous...especially with a casino so close by.
And behind the bar, bottles are kept at the ideal temperature because wine enthusiasts are known to get a little, er, hostile when their Sauv Blanc comes to them a few degrees too warm or cold.
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M Resort Debuts, The Crowd Parties Like It’s 2005
To the casual observer, last night’s opening shindig for M Resort, Vegas’ newest hotel-casino, seemed nothing but festive. In their snappy suits and fashion-forward cocktail attire, couples strolled the resort’s lofty corridors and sampled fare from several restaurants that were open to accommodate the invited guests. The atmosphere created a welcome reprieve from the dark cloud of economic turmoil that has settled over the city in the last year.
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Off the Strip Hotel Hopes to Be Hotter Than the Strip
Last week we had two more questions from readers about Las Vegas. The first question was "What are some almost finished properties in Las Vegas?" The second question was "What is the M Resort?"
Today we can answer both questions at the same time. The M Resort is planning a March 1, 2009 opening but as you can see here, it's still very much under construction. We were able to tour the resort last week and despite the fact that we had to wear hardhats the hotel's vice president of hotel operations, William Conn, assured us the hotel would open on time.
Whenever it opens, whether it's March 1 or April 1, the hotel, casino and spa is going to be pretty spectacular with everything you could want on-site. But will it be worth it enough to want to stay off the strip? That remains to be seen.
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Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Believes in the Lucky Number Seven
07/07/07 is a long ways away but you know how the hotel folk like to get ready for these kinds of freaky dates in advance and the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas is no different.
The hotel is offering two packages that all center around the number 7. The first and pricier of the two is the "Seven Ways of Wonderment" package which costs $7,707 and gets you a two-night stay on the hotel's 7th floor, along with the following:
· a tour of the Hoover Dam with a private driver and picnic
· seven hours of treatments in the hotel spa for two people
· seven course dinners with wine pairings
· a 7am tee time at a nearby golf course
· $777 shopping spree at Neiman Marcus
· $777 line of credit at MonteLago Casino
· Seven Sisters Constellation Stargazing with night-time picnic and resort's signature s'mores
· And lastly, a 7-themed breakfast for two.
Yikes! Perhaps, Liz Taylor will return again in July for this type of package.
The more affordable "Savory Sensations of Seven" begins at $777 and include a one-night stay on the 7th floor, the 7-course dinner, the 7-themed breakfast for two and 70-minute spa treatment for two.
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What Was It Like? "A Napa Spa with the Added Bonus of Blackjack Tables"
A while back blogger huntergathering went to Vegas. His first stop was THEhotel, not much new to report there, but his seconds stop at a Henderson, NV resort called Green Valley Ranch piqued our interest. Here are his thoughts:
this was quite the oasis after the hustle and flow of the strip. felt like i was at a napa spa with the added bonus of blackjack tables and a good buffet. while falling victim to the cookie cutter pastel-pseudo-mediterranean villa school of architecture taking over malls and hotels in suburbs everywhere, once inside it was quite elegant and sophisticated. the pool area was splendid...
Granted he claims to have won $140 on the blackjack tables there, which can make even a dumpy hotel in Reno look "splendid"...
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'McMansion Trailer Park' at the Ritz
It seems that the Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
A guest recently paid a visit to the hotel and was not impressed, to say the least. Expecting the finest things a luxury hotel has to offer the guest instead says:
This is one of the worst hotel I have ever experienced (including stays at places like Motel 8 and other low end chains).
First, the place is an abscurity. Imagine a dry mountainous desert, with 108 degree temperatures, where the tiniest green plants struggle to survive under natural conditions. This could actually be quite beautiful, if it were not surrounded by the poorly designed, concrete monstrosities they call hotels here.
Ok, now check in. I asked the concierge if there was wireless internet in the rooms. She assured me there was. Hours after calling the IT department, because mine wasn't working, he informed me the none of the properties around the lake have wireless access. And I should opt for the cable. Fortunately, the cable and the service were free of charge.
As for the rooms themselves, things didn't get much better with air condition blowing cold air into her face all night long, the walls are paper-thin, there's no bathtub and a bad band outside played loud music until midnight. But perhaps the worst thing of all is the hords of children in the place. That's why you can't stay off the strip unless you got or like kids.
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The Anti-MLK Weekend Deal: Skate in Vegas
Is playing craps on ice skates your impossible dream?
Look no further. Well, actually look approximately 17 miles from the Strip at Montelago Village, a resort on the manmade Lake Las Vegas.
An ice skating rink was specifically made by dumping 110 five-gallon buckets of water in and installing a 12,000-pound freezer.
The hotel is offering two nights in one of their luxury studio condominiums, along with skating and skate rentals for $164 per person.
Aside from manmade-lake water activities, like any Vegas resort the Montelago has a casino, wine and cigar bars, boutique shops, and restaurants.
But one reviewer on TripAdvisor was a little disappointed in the maids' cleaning habits.
What a disappointment! The room seemed more like country style, and although it was new, there was dust everywhere! Even worse, our room overlooked the parking lot! There was no entertainment, no european ambiance, no music. We were sooooo disappointed, we checked out and stayed at the JW Marriott - now that's Luxury!
Remember, this deal is blacked out for MLK Weekend and only lasts through Feb. 14.
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Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas: You Down With OPL?
[Editor's Note: When you walk into your brand new hotel room only to see OPL (other people's luggage) it is virtually impossible to keep your suspension of disbelief in check for the duration of your stay. We all like to subconsciously think we are the only guests to ever occupy a room, thus it is no wonder Brett72767 recounts a mediocre experience at the Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas that started out with OPL. Enjoy Brett72767's story.]
Our family recently stayed at the Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas and we wanted to warn you. As with other new Ritz Carlton properties, there was quite a bit of confusion right from check-in. We went to our room only to find someone elses luggage, and a welcome amenity for another guest who were their to attend a wedding that weekend. We went back to the front desk, and after many apologies, a new room was found.
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Ritz Des Moines?
[Publisher's Note: Hotel Maven Kevin S is back. This time he tries out the Ritz out by Lake Las Vegas. Enjoy]
The Ritz-Carlton in Las Vegas? It might as well be in Des Moines, Iowa. Deceptively labeled as the Ritz at Lake Las Vegas, the hotel is, according to their website, "just 17 miles from the Las Vegas Strip". Which translates as "good luck finding a cab that will drive you all the way back here at 3am!!".
It seems that Lake Las Vegas, majestically located next to the hotel grounds, may also moonlight as a sewer treatment plant given the olfactory goodness that wafted in our room each morning upon opening the windows.
The Florence inspired hotel is nice to look at, complete with a replica of the Ponte Vecchio bridge. But it's more reminiscent of Venice in summer given the mild stench.
If you're looking to rub elbows with some celebs, it's not gonna happen here. The obligatory casino in the hotel was mildly depressing and a non-event. My advice, make friends with the concierge and hope they can provide a car for you to deliver you home after partying with Paris Hilton & Co. at the Palms.
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Lake Las Vegas to Offer Movies Outdoors
The MonteLago Village Resort is offering free Movies Al Fresco. The first film to be shown is 50 First Dates. No word on whether MonteLago will follow up 50 First Dates with Charlies Angels 2 or The Waterboy, but we are sure this intractable dilemma will come down to a coin flip. Come on MonteLago...show Spiderman 2!
Where is this Lake in relation to the strip?
A drive to Lake Las Vegas, where the Ritz-Carlton and Hyatt Regency wow guests, is only forty to fifty minutes from the city. The lake has a calming, serene effect on visitors. It's a refreshing alternative to the desert heat and crowds of the city.
In addition, the championship golf course is really really nice.
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