HARRAHS 11/4 - 11/8 Day 1

[maho]

this trip started coming together this summer
I always check the prices on Allegiant Air out of Green Bay and out of the blue the fare was lowered to 59 each way (our 26th Anniversary is in the beginning of November so I went with these days )
well how can you pass that up
so after all the fees and such it came to just over 300 for 2 tickets and we scored the exit rows each way WOO HOO major bonus

we always get offers from Harrahs for free and/ or discount nights
when I called to check the comped us all 4 nights

After months of saving up for gambling we were finally off
Flight out was great a little bumpy over the mountains but nothing too scary
watched a DVD - rested - had a brewsky and we were there
that's the way to go - no sitting around airports all day long

Luggage was quick Taxi was quick and we were in our room less than an hour after landing
while checking in I had asked if any upgrades were availabe because we were celebrating our anniversay (chickened out on the 20 dollar trick)
she commented on the rooms that were closed down and said that those were all suites (I really wasn't looking for a swanky suite just a nice room with a decent view) She then said she had a newly refurbished room with
flat screen tv's in the bedroom and the bathroom (this may cost us at home in the future)
It also had a pillow topped mattress and a view over carnival court
we were far enough away that the noise didn't bother us
and we were 10 quick steps to the elevators oh and it had a safe in the room
this is a nice extra, so you don't have to stash your cash in a safety deposit box.
the room wasn't real big but it was adequate - They had taken out the armoir and replaced it with a cabinet type thingy built into the wall
the bottom half of this was the mini bar so this took up alot of storage space
the only closet was about 2 feet wide and it had 3 tiny drawers in it
I didn't like this new feature at all not much room and ended up leaving shorts and capris in the suitcase and hanging the tops

Well once in the room you can never get out of there quick enough
so off we went to start our quest at an early retirement LOL
for those of you who get bored and don't read this entire thing I will let you know we did not complete our quest and I am at work typing this BOO

we started out on a couple of penny machines by carnival court and the piano bar
I went to sit at a machine and on the ground was a woman's wallet just laying there half open with money hanging out of it.
Looked around and didn't see anybody it might belong to so I picked it up and headed toward the casino cage but came up on a Total Rewards booth and the lady there said I should just leave it with her
Went back near those machines cause that's where hubby was playing and just hung around there hoping this lady would show up. I would hate to be in her position and not know where to start looking PANIC TIME
after about an hour she showed up and I could just tell on her face she was kind of Crazed so I asked her if she lost her wallet and then I sent her to the Total Rewards.
Good deed for the day - maybe the casino gods will shine on me

UH - NO

we just hung around Harrahs for the evening and ended up eating the buffet there
it was good but wayyyyyy toooo much food and I was really hungry so I had to try one of everything
well nothing kills a good buzz like 25 pound of food sitting in your stomach

We played a few machines and went to spend one last 20 on Gold Fish
well that machine played with us for about 2 hours I was ready to bail at 60 but hubby wanted to keep playing so I waived the white flag and headed off the enjoy that comfy bed - body still on Eastern time - and boy did that bed feel nice

Hubby showed up about another hour later but wasn't showering me with Gold Fish Cash so I guess he lost.

Day One
no cash wins but did score a nice room - great flight - and hey we were in Vegas

More to come

[YSinAppleton]

Great first part of your trip report. We were in Vegas same week you were - stayed at Ballys. We flew out of Green Bay too, but not on Allegiant. Hate the Allegiant flight coming home at 6:00 a.m. Think we will book them next time though as we had a long layover in Detroit which made the day long and tiring. Thanks for sharing your trip, will go on to the next part now.

[FL Mary]

Thanks for the report. The lady was lucky that someone honest found her wallet. It is fun to dream about winning enough to be able to retire early. I have those same dreams. Sorry it didn't happen on this trip. Good beginning to your trip!