This was in mid August so..it was HOT. Around 105 Fahrenheit and humidity was around 60%..so yeah.
We were headed to Palms Place which is a hotel connected to the Palms Resort & Casino.
This was supposed to be a short work trip. Leaving Cali on Friday and Vegas that following Sunday.
Our room was very spacious, comfortable, and quiet.
Even though we didn't have a strip view I was more than okay with it because we had a great view facing the mountains on the 40th floor.
There was a separate sitting area in the room with its own separate TV next to the balcony.
Our Friday night was very relaxed in Vegas. We walked over to the Palms Casino via the SkyBridge. (Which is a tunnel connected to the palms, with walkways that take you directly to the Casino.)
We didn't do much in the way of gambling but quickly made our way around the Casino to see what was around. There's not many activities to do at the Palms (we dont go clubbing) but they do have a movie theater that seems to have great deals, probably to attract locals and tourists into their Casino. We ate at Earl of Sandwich that night, relaxed, and went to bed.
The following Saturday morning I had a few hours to myself. So I crossed the street and walked over to Einsteins Bagels, which long story short was, underwhelming. The eggs were whipped, and the whole thing was pretty uneatable to me. I ended up walking back through the SkyBridge and getting McDonalds breakfast at the Palms then I decided to play some penny slots at min. denomination to kill some time. I was surprised when I got a bonus fairly quickly on Buffalo and got a great line hit.
I was down to $15.22 from my original $20.00 when the bonus hit. I ended up cashing out at $127.00. On a $0.40 cent bet, not bad at all. Needless to say, I started to feel a bit better about my luck and less bored. So I decided to head over to the Gold Coast, another hotel and casino right across the street. I went to the Boyd players card desk and they handed me $5.00 in freeplay along with my card. I walked over to Rainbow Reels activated my freeplay ran a dollar through, and started to play at $0.80 cents a push.. On my second spin I got a great line hit totaling $88.00. I wasn't able to get a picture because security was next to me. I was up about $210.00. Once I got my line hit, I ran the rest of my freeplay through, cashed out, and walked back to my room at Palms Place. I was at the Gold Coast for less than 8 minutes and up another $80.00. When I got back to my room Curt was there so we headed to the strip to eat at Cabo Wabo Cantina. We had a groupon, and the food was
quick and okay..... other than that...you can get a pretty decent view there facing the Bellagio water fountains.
We spent the rest of the day in the Palms resort doing some light gaming, and enjoying the view.
That night we decided to go to the bar located in the lobby of Palms Place called, "Rojo Lounge."
The bar has a very modern design and topshelf drinks. It's a small spot with a few TVs, a couple couches, and a pool table. We sat at the bar and felt quite comfortable. Both our bartenders were outstanding and the drinks were good.
That night we decided to head to the strip. The walk from Rio to Ceasars is a far walk in itself. lol. I don't know what we were thinking, but we did, and we did for no reason because we spent very little time on the strip and headed back to the Palms. I did get a four coin trigger bonus on Pompeii though at Ballys.
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The trigger paid me the most at $10.00 lol but I wasn't upset because I was up 5 bucks. haha
We were supposed to leave that Sunday..but thanks to our little adventure to the strip...we were in no mood to drive back to SoCal. We ended up booking a room at Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino. Before our room was ready though we headed to The National Atomic Testing Museum
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We bought a groupon that admitted two people for the price of $23.00. Those groupons are still available according to my app. It was a fun and educational experience and would recommend to anyone to check out if they're interested to learn about the history of atomic testing.
After the museum we went to check in at Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is great because it connected next to city center so you can navigate yourself pretty easily.
We only had a few hours left in Vegas since we were leaving at 2;00 am the following morning. So we decided to hang out and re energize for a bit before heading out to Cosmopolitan to get some secret pizza.
Secret pizza is always a cheap, delicious option on the strip. One slice is very filling, and worth the wait. Secret Pizza is located on the 3rd floor, look for the hallway with picture frames all over the walls. The rest of the day was spent playing a few slots like Texas Tina and getting even more great little hits. At the end I still had my original winnings from Palms and Gold Coast plus little extra.
\I headed to bed early that night around 8 pm. We woke up at 2 am and headed out the door to SoCal and straight to work.
