TheRarFamily

You are right. That should say check out 8/13. We ended up going with a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal for $71 NW Strip Area 4 star - it was the Lucky Dragon. We have never stayed there... so at least it will be an adventure! I posted my win in the appropriate forum. Thank you for your help. We used your PRICELINE link!

We thought this might be Treasure Island... but it turned out to be Lucky Dragon. We have never stayed there before hope it will be a great stay.

Thank you so much for your kind reply. After coordinating with extended family, great news! We will be staying one additional day, bringing an additional family member, and staying on the strip. With all of that in mind, I am starting my research fresh. Here are the parameters: 3 nights Thursday 8/10 late check in (driving from LA in the evening) Sunday 8/11 check out Room 1: 1 adult - any room type/view is fine Room 2: 2 adults and 1 10 year old. We would really like a strip view, and are hoping to book whatever deal we can get through Priceline or Hotwire, then tip for upgrades at the front desk. We have had great success with this approach at Delano, Treasure Island and a few others. We will need two beds or 1 bed and a pull out. We will probably all check in as a group. If there is some kind of extra guest fee, I will pay it. I suppose it is more work to accommodate more than 2 people from a housekeeping and resource use perspective, so I can reconcile that. Both reservations will be on one credit card. While we are there, we plan to visit the strip attractions like the High Roller, M&M World, Tigers at Mirage, Bellagio Fountains, Caesars Palace, Pirate Ship show etc etc etc... Thank you again for your help. My first stop will be looking for current deals via your links. Then I will post in the appropriate forum if I have questions on the hotels offered.

My family (2 adults one child) are planning a trip to Las Vegas primarily to visit family who live in North Las Vegas. The closest hotel/motel to them is Santa Fe Station. We stayed there previously at $40/weekday night and found it convenient and acceptable for that price. However, rooms for our weekend trip now run $130+ booking directly or $110 on Expedia/other booking services. We would be willing to stay at Santa Fe Station for $60 or less. Do Priceline or Hotwire have options for this area/casino? Alternately, since we will likely have to spend more than the Santa Fe is worth to us, we are entertaining the option of spending slightly more ($150-200 per night inc. tax/fees) to stay on the strip. Do you think we could find a room for that price with these qualities?: Two beds (or 1+pull out) On Strip With Strip View Pool/Jacuzzi Similar quality or better than: (and in the region of) Treasure Island, Mirage, Flamingo, Luxor or Linq