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Casino Royal
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Since we had a long day on Saturday, we slept in on Sunday, it was supposed to rain anyway, but turned out it was the sunniest day yet, the TV weatherman however kept insisting it's raining outside...maybe they need a window office. Sunday brunch buffet was more expensive (about $25 per person), but the lines to the café were long (the only other place opened), so we sucked it up. We finished and went to get the sales pitch for Tahiti Village, they came to pick us and a few other couples up in a mini bus, and two hours later we were proud owners of...
Not really!!!
They had a good sales pitch, but the numbers didn't add up and it was expensive ($50K to start...Puh-leeze). We also don't see the point of going somewhere only to sit by a pool ... we could do that in Jersey.
We got our $200 of slots money in Casino Royal, and were on our way.
To give credit where credit's due, Tahiti Village stood by all their promises and took good care of us, they didn't pressure us, and the presentation was 2 hours.
We got back to the hotel, and walked over to the Mandalay Bay.
We didn't like it, the hotel had no "personality", even though it certainly seemed like a high class joint.
We stopped at the Venetian, which tied to the Vellagio as our favorite hotel. It is huge, has its own unique feel, people seemed to be happy to be there and an amazing painted ceiling.
We walked towards Casino Royal, stopped to watch the volcano at the Mirage, and played Casino Royal.
After visiting all the high-end hotels, Casino Royal seemed like a dump in the midst of some white trash social event, but hey...we play for free. They honored our coupons but there was a catch, we could only play on certain machines, which only pay out jackpots. We were up almost $600, but couldn't get the cash (you also get $50 coupon for opening an account with the casino).
We went to Treasure Island to see the pirate show, and decided to stop at Francesco's for dinner. This would be our expensive Vegas / Valentine's Day dinner. Our waiter Andy, a fellow from Budapest, was very knowledgeable, friendly and made the occasion even more special. Even though the restaurant seemed stuffy when we walked in, it wasn't.
The food was plenty, very good and fresh. We spent around $150 for an appetizer, two entrees and alcohol (including tip).
On the way back to the Monte Carlo, riding The Deuce, we spoke to a lady who works in Las Vegas. She spends 1.5 hours commuting every day to work and back, and works two jobs. She spends her time serving people who don't think twice about paying $450 for a bottle of vodka.
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