Only one week until I take the long flight out west to my favorite desert paradise. I've been terribly busy with work, so it hasn't really sunk in yet, but I'm sure that by this weekend it will.
Of course, as my luck tends to run, there is a hurricane moving up. I'm pretty sure that it will be gone by next week, but just another thing to worry about.
If you've been following, I split my stay for the trip, three days at Planet Hollywood and two days downtown at the California downtown. It might seem a bit crazy, moving from hotel to hotel, but it makes sense for me, and many of my fellow posters on Tripadvisor do the same thing. it gives me the sights and restaraunts and such on the strip, and the better gambling downtown. Same city, but the two areas have different "vibes" to them.
Anyway I've been posting a bit here and there, will be fine tuning the details of my trip in the next week or so.
Thanks for reading!!
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Monday, June 25, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Why did I pick the California?
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm splitting hotels for my July trip - three nights on the strip, two nights downtown. For my downtown stay, I picked the California.
I'm not from Hawaii. I'm from Boston, which is close to as far as you can get from Hawaii. So why would a grumpy Bostonian choose a hotel that pretty much caters to Hawaiians?
I looked at a few different places downtown - the Plaza, The D (formally Fitzgeralds), the Gold Spike, and all of the Boyd properties - Fremont, Main Street Station, and the Cal.
As I said before, I'm pretty easy to please when it comes to hotel rooms. I decided that I wanted a pool, especially since it will be towards the end of my trip, so I might need to wash some of the booze out of me.
In the end, it came down to price. I had a good deal from the Boyd companies through the Bconnected players' club. I've stayed at the Fremont before, and liked it fine. Boyd might not have the fanciest properties, but I've always gotten such good service there. I was about to book the Fremont again, but just figured I'd try someplace new.
So I'm set - three days Planet Hollywood, two days at the California. It feels nice to be a bit settled.
I'm not from Hawaii. I'm from Boston, which is close to as far as you can get from Hawaii. So why would a grumpy Bostonian choose a hotel that pretty much caters to Hawaiians?
I looked at a few different places downtown - the Plaza, The D (formally Fitzgeralds), the Gold Spike, and all of the Boyd properties - Fremont, Main Street Station, and the Cal.
As I said before, I'm pretty easy to please when it comes to hotel rooms. I decided that I wanted a pool, especially since it will be towards the end of my trip, so I might need to wash some of the booze out of me.
In the end, it came down to price. I had a good deal from the Boyd companies through the Bconnected players' club. I've stayed at the Fremont before, and liked it fine. Boyd might not have the fanciest properties, but I've always gotten such good service there. I was about to book the Fremont again, but just figured I'd try someplace new.
So I'm set - three days Planet Hollywood, two days at the California. It feels nice to be a bit settled.
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