Hotwire Hotel: Ballys

Hi - I am planning to go to Vegas May 30-June 6 2010 and need to book Ballys to correspond to a conference for him. University thing so no unlimited budget plus we could end up paying a weekend night or two and they are the expensive ones.

I just checked hotwire. The closest I found:

May 30-June 6 2010

3.5 central strip: casino, swimming, restaurant, business center, hi speed inet, golf nearby, tennis nearby, spa services

the only thing different 3.5* based on 2060 reviews which Ballys does not have and I have not found any that do yet

Cost $74 a night plus $66.29 recovery

So my ?s are is this Ballys or is there a better route to use to book

Also when should I book as this is a while away. I booked my airline tickets as they were on points.

Please follow-up your previous Hotwire Venice thread with whatever you ended up doing for that stay... then bump this thread and we'll have a look at the above.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Hi - I replied to that thread again. We decided not to go to Venice.

The above would appear to be a more likely match for the Flamingo. Keep in mind that not all hotels are available on all dates on HOTWIRE - while Ballys may appear between now and the dates of travel, that is not guaranteed. If Ballys is the only acceptable hotel, I'd keep checking back on HOTWIRE to see if things have changed.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE link to start your purchase.

Thanks - I must have found a different Flamingo listing when I checked TA. We're fairly set at staying at the conference hotel. They do have their own promos but the weekend rates are really high. We might consider another hotel closeby but it would have to be a good hotel with a great price deal. Any suggestions of something I could find on Hotwire (or Priceline but I'm not really familiar with their process). We stayed at the Mirage a few years back, which we enjoyed.

canuckabroad

We might consider another hotel closeby but it would have to be a good hotel with a great price deal.

It's difficult for the board to know what a "great price deal" is for you. Please run a search on HOTWIRE and see if there is anything within your budget. If you post the zone you're willing to stay in and budget/night, star rating at hotel would it be more easy to help you.

Yellowdog.

The conference rate is $120 for some of the days but $150+ on the weekends. Booking directly results in an average rate of $108. I'm basically looking for a better rate for Bally's. If I can get a better hotel - nice rooms, nice big pool area, not stinking of smoke - that is within 5 minutes or so walk for a great rates compared to what I'd pay booking direct and still within $120 price range - that would be an option. When I narrow the results down to center strip - I only get 3 hotels, Flamingo, Trump Towers(5* studio, kitchen etc) and a 2.5* one with no TA ratings. Am I looking in the correct zone? We are not gamblers, but we need firstly to be close to DH's meetings, 2nd nice pool area, safe and close to shops and stuff for me and also we hope to score some reduced entertainment tickets, so proximity to those is important too.

You're looking at the correct zone (Center Strip) if this is the zone you want to stay in.

I did a search for your dates and i'm getting the same hotels that you did. I have tried to alternate your search to get a diffrent result without any luck.

I just belive that you're looking to early. I'm pretty sure that the inventory will change from time to time.

Yellowdog.

Ok thanks. I'll continue to check as I have several months to to book. I'm thinking that the Paris or the Bellagio would be a nice option if I can get them.

Ok thanks. I'll continue to check as I have several months to to book. I'm thinking that the Paris or the Bellagio would be a nice option if I can get them.

We ended up booking at Paris as the rate from Air Canada's site was good.

Thank you for closing the thread.