I love to plan trips way ahead of time. We will be in Las Vegas for 6 nights in March 2005. The flights are booked. My first choice is the Mirage. I really enjoy their poker room. Bellagio has a nice poker room also,but I don't need to spend the extra money. I've stayed at the Bellagio before and I've stayed at Bally's ($69) and walked across the street to play poker at the Bellagio. Caesar's or the Venetian are close enough to Mirage. Planning too early hurt me this March in Vegas. I got a $70something a night deal at the Golden Nugget. My plan was to play poker at Binnions. Binnions was closed in March. I had to take taxis to the Mirage every day. Any advice? Thanks " The early bird gets the worm. But the second mouse gets the cheese."