Hi misscraps!
Welcome back and hope you are doing well! Long time lurker and last message I read said you were breathing through a tube, etc. Didn't sound good.
Thank you for your Hilton update. We had been semi-regulars there for years but with reduced comps/points/machines, gravitated to other locals places. Wife and I might try to get back on their radar in April when we next visit LV.
Always look forward to your commentary on various subjects.
Joe from NH
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, misscraps@... wrote:
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> The Vegas Hilton has lost a lot of business. Maybe that is why they now
> have a bank of 9/6 JB machines (actually labeled that way!) in the sport's
> book, at .50, $1, $2, $5. Points are slow to accumulate there at VP, but
> once you get on the mailing list (out-of-towner offers better than local),
> they can be generous, with monthly mailers for free rooms and free play,
> tournaments, even Macys and Dillard shopping sprees, etc. They also have $1
> NSU, Loose Deuces, and several DDB progressive machines, both in $1 and
> quarters, and numerous other VP machines. The Sports Book area is one of the
> best in Vegas, and always busy. The only downfall to playing in the Sports
> Book area is the noise, which can get really bad whenever there is a game on.
>
> They have laid off a lot of personnel, apparently, resulting in often-poor
> cocktail service and dirty areas that have not had old drinks picked up.
> Also hosts have been laid off, and when I call to book now, I can't get
> through to a host, and she doesn't ever call back!
>
> The buffet there is very good. Vegas locals should get a sticker from
> slot club for 25% off of all food. The buffet at first may seem to have a
> small selection, but actually the food is quite good, and includes very good
> salmon, pasta station, good salad bar (with both yellow and red tomato
> slices, yum), cold shrimp, prime rib, turkey, etc.
>
> Benihana's sometimes has been having great specials. Leave your card at
> entrance to get on the mailing list or ask if there is a monthly special.
> For September it was filet and chicken dinner for 2 people for $46 (no
> coupon needed)...sorry I didn't post this sooner....It was really a great
> dinner, and actually cheaper than the buffet. (Locals discount not available on
> "specials" prices, but 25% off normal prices).
>
> They also have Steakhouse and Italian restaurants (sometimes one or other
> is closed, depending on day of week), and good coffee shop, Pizza Hut, snack
> bar, etc. The pool is very nice too. There is a charge to enter the spa
> and use the gym.
>
> The off-strip location may be off-putting for some people, but really the
> Hilton has a lot to offer. It is also conveniently on the monorail line.
> So if you have friends or relatives coming to Vegas, or if you want to go
> there yourself, I recommend it. And they do need the business.
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