"- Bobb -" wrote in message
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> "LB" wrote in message
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>> in message news:EAS%h.8162$ya1.1207@news02.roc.ny...
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>>>> "Toller" wrote in message
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>>>>> There is a hotel in LV called the Orleans. It has three stars from
>>>>> all the travel companies and gets good reviews, but is really really
>>>>> cheap. Can it be anything but a dive for $30/night?
>>>>>
>>>> I've stayed there a few times. If I might ask : why are you going to
>>>> Vegas? Where will you be most of the time ? The reason I ask: the
>>>> Orleans is about a $20+tip cab ride from some of the strip hotels, so
>>>> if you going back and forth a few times a day - the cabfare adds up. If
>>>> you're gonna hang out in the area and play slots - it's fine. They do
>>>> have shuttles to/from their other properties - but only every 30/60
>>>> minutes. BECAUSE of that , often times there are NOT many cabs lining
>>>> up there. A lot of Boyd's customers stay there because it's cheap and
>>>> will wait for the shuttles. So sometimes at their properties you have
>>>> to call/wait for a cab.
>>>>
>>> I am going mainly for a woodworking show at the convention center.
>>> I think it is about a 2 mile walk, which I can live with.
>>> Thanks.
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>> A lot of casino/hotels have "convention centers" at their locations - the
>> Rio Convention center, Caesars Convention Center, etc.
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>> But, if you are talking about the regular Las Vegas Convention Center as
>> the location for your woodworking show, you will have quite a walk from
>> the Orleans. The Las Vegas Convention Center is located near the LV
>> Hilton and is about 5 miles from the Orleans. I would check with the
>> woodworking people to see exactly where it is located. 5 miles would be
>> a long hike from one place to another.
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> exactly:
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=W+Tropicana+%26+Arville,+Las+Vegas,+NV+89101+(Orleans+The)+%4036.100880,-115.199220&daddr=305+Convention+Center+Dr,+Las+Vegas,+NV&sll=36.10088,-115.19922&sspn=0.070459,0.1157&ie=UTF8&ll=36.11888,-115.174828&spn=0.070443,0.1157&z=13&om=1
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> I find it a nuisance sometimes just crossing the STREET there !
> Walk down to the next big intersection - in the casino - escalator/stairs
> up - then over - then down - thru casino to sidewalk. That could take 20
> minutes alone.
In their writeup they say it is 2 miles. Ooops. Time to check out the
buses.
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