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Excalibur Hotel and Casino

On July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 By EditorIn Hotels1 Comment

This is one of the original themed hotels from the 90's. It's located at the south end of the strip, between New York New York and Luxor. You can't miss the distinctive fairytale castle design, with it's bright red and blue turrets. You can tell this was built in 1990, an era when Vegas was …

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Horseshoe Las Vegas

On April 4, 2024June 29, 2024 By EditorIn Hotels7 Comments

This hotel was formerly Ballys Las Vegas. It rebranded in 2022 as the Horseshoe Las Vegas. I've stayed here four times. Twice in 2018 and once in 2019, when it was Ballys, and then the last time was in August 2023. It's a more budget hotel, but I was very impressed with the size of …

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Paris Las Vegas

On April 3, 2024April 9, 2024 By EditorIn Hotels3 Comments

Having walked through the Paris casino floor many times on previous visits, I, at last, used this property as a base for a trip and stayed there in February 2024. So firstly, location. This really feels like you are right in the centre strip, with many of the other resorts were in easy reach. From …

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The Flamingo Las Vegas

On February 2, 2023June 3, 2025 By EditorIn Hotels2 Comments

The Flamingo is fast becoming one of my favourite budget strip hotels. I've stayed at the The Flamingo five times now, the first being in December 2019. When booking I find there is usually very little difference in the prices between the Horseshoe, The Flamingo, The LINQ and Harrahs. I'd previously stayed in the Horseshoe …

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Harrahs Las Vegas

On January 18, 2022July 31, 2024 By EditorIn Hotels4 Comments

I've stayed at Harrahs twice. It's on the budget end of the scale in terms of price. It's one of the three budget options I often choose in a holiday deal. Prices are usually comparible to Horseshoe Las Vegas and The Flamingo Las Vegas. It's in the same centre strip location, slightly further north, right …

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