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My check-in took a bit of time. While the line wasn't long and there were several lines open, it seemed some people were closing their lines. When I finally checked in, I had to pay the resort fee upfront - $67.20 - via debit/credit card. After I was set, the check-in teller provided me a map of the hotel and told me where to find the West Tower, where I was upgraded to (complimentary).
Finding My Room:
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Okay, so here's the thing... I got lost. I went to the 5th floor with all my bags and walked around the entire pyramid before I realized I didn't go to the West Tower. I had to
My View:
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In my room... there's none. Oh, look, the slate gray roof from the casino floor. Bwahahahha.
Tender:
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I used my $20 food credit to eat here. I had the Pumpkin Ravioli and Baked cookies. Mmm delicious.
Booklet:
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Usually booklets are full of crappy coupons that are useless. I used the $20 food and beverage credit I received at check-in and ate dinner at Tender the first night I was there. I had the Pumpkin Raviolo and the fresh baked cookies and ice cream. The credit covered the bill. As much as I wanted meat, I decided to wait until my first "full" day here to find one of the local buffets. Considering 1-21 is my birthday, I planned to eat at MORE because you'll eat all day for $35 there, and I really plan to do nothing but live and love life on this day. There's coupons for all of the restaurants in the Luxor, some of the shoppes and the lovely $5 Tee shirt coupon.
CASINO:
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I'm not much of a gambler, but the floor is cool.... but $5.99 for the ATM plus other FEES?! Nah I'll watch TV in my room.
MY ROOM:
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As stated previously I was given an upgraded room in the West Tower. Unlike the "basic" Luxor rooms, this one is a full room that doesn't have a weird angle that everyone warned me about. To be clear, I wasn't tripping on having an angled room in the first place, but it was nice to walk into a full bedroom with 2 nicely made full size beds. The decor was creme brulee and a contemporary deep blue. The bathroom had a separate shower and bath - awesome because I'm hitting up Lush to take a nice long, sexy soak as soon as I get the chance.
THERE IS NO VIEW.
You have to pay for the view ... so my upgrade had me looking at the concrete roof of the casino or something. I don't really think I care about the view ... but if you're interested in a room with a view just know it will cost more.
THE BATHROOM IS SPACIOUS - BATH TUB AND GLASS SHOWER ARE NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER BUT SEPARATED. Water flow scarce in the middle of the night. I guess that's when everyone bathes or something. *Kanye shrug*
INTERNET ACCESS:
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You only have a gray wired ethernet cord for your room. At first this bothered and worried me. I thought I'd have to push back my trip and go to another hotel - Tropicana - instead. However, I discovered that the cord actually stretches to one of the beds and even the table in my room. And so, that, coupled with the fact that I'm here alone - it's NOT as BIG of a deal unless your laptop does NOT have an Ethernet hookup. (I have a MacBook pro).
MORE BUFFET:
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I paid for the all day buffet... I did breakfast and dinner. I was able to get full but I wasn't impressed with the food. Tender has amazing vegetarian - or at least non-meat- based dishes. With that said, I ate what I could and kept it moving. I can see why people weren't satisfied when they came here. It's just... not great for $35... but if you want to avoid starvation, it will do. ;)
TIMESHARE PEOPLE:
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Up and down the Vegas strip you have people offering you all kinds of incentives to go to timeshare presentations in Vegas. Nevermind the fact that nobody gives a FAQ about timeshares anymore... much less the need to pay $20,000 for the ownership of a room for one week every 1 or 2 years,
When you walk the casino floor, there are timeshare people. When you try to go eat food, there are timeshare people. When you go to the gift store, there are timeshare people. These momofukus are like roaches.
I'm not even 30 but they'll hound you until you tell them you're not 30. Then they hound you to see if you're here as a couple because they can show couples a tour and then offer show tickets.
Look, Lauryn will just pay for the tickets to the shows she wants, avoid all your stupid contracts and keep it moving. I don't even give a damn about free when it comes at a price like that.
EVENING CALL: Probably the best thing here... get your Luxor book, use your $20 credit, get your $5 t shirt then come here and get your free shot in your drinks. Bartenders give free samples of the daiquiris. It's amazing and delicious. I love it. I like Straw Bama, the Call Girl and the Mai Tai. Jaegerbomb i
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