Vegas during/after covid

kaip · 9 Jan 22, 11:20 AM

Been looking to book something for November and having been many times I think I'm pretty clued up on hotels there but having checked tripadvisor nearly all the hotels are getting slated for services/standards during this pandemic, has anyone been recently to comment whether this is the case or not

many thanks in advance

megaflyer · 9 Jan 22, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by kaip

Been looking to book something for November and having been many times I think I'm pretty clued up on hotels there but having checked tripadvisor nearly all the hotels are getting slated for services/standards during this pandemic, has anyone been recently to comment whether this is the case or not

many thanks in advance

Although not directly Vegas, I aim sure all hotels are suffering staff shortages due to covid and many migrant workers from say, Mexico, are still in Mexico. This was very evident in CA last week so I assume Vegas will be the same. The solution is not to fill where you cant service but greed has taken over and the end customs is the one that suffers (same in UK - particularly in Town)

JoS · 9 Jan 22, 02:28 PM

We just got back after 13 days there. We stayed at Wynn and Aria. Both were just as before. Service excellent. Our daughter stayed at Park MGM. Harrahs and Wynn. No problems at all except not many people on reception desk at Harrahs. Rooms all clean. Masks strictly adhered to by most people.

**cartoonp** · 9 Jan 22, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by JoS

We just got back after 13 days there. We stayed at Wynn and Aria. Both were just as before. Service excellent. Our daughter stayed at Park MGM. Harrahs and Wynn. No problems at all except not many people on reception desk at Harrahs. Rooms all clean. Masks strictly adhered to by most people.

Hi there what was the airport like to get though please and can you please tell me how you got to your first hotel as we fly March 1st

Many thx

JoS · 9 Jan 22, 03:06 PM

Hi Kevin, airport was fine. Noticed no difference to any other trip. We usually use Uber/Lyft but now the taxis from the airport are fixed rate, so we took a taxi. Think its $25 for your end of the strip. Loads of taxis and just stepped into one straight away. Used Lyft the rest of the time. Vegas was the same old Vegas.

daytonababe · 9 Jan 22, 09:49 PM

We were there over thanksgiving and into December and i can�t say things were any different to our many previous visits .

Not all hotels have their buffets open , but that wasn�t a issue for us.

We went in pretty much all the strip hotels and to places like Downtown Summerlin and it all seemed very normal

We go back next month and are really looking forward too it ..

We definitely noticed a different in Anaheim though, staff in restaurants outside the parks were rushed off their feet as they are so short of staff, So there were longer waits /tables not cleared so quickly etc..

grant_w · 11 Jan 22, 01:20 PM

Theme Park Worldwide are currently there, so I expect there'll be some vlogs on YouTube soon.
The travel day vlog was uploaded yesterday

**cartoonp** · 11 Jan 22, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by JoS

Hi Kevin, airport was fine. Noticed no difference to any other trip. We usually use Uber/Lyft but now the taxis from the airport are fixed rate, so we took a taxi. Think its $25 for your end of the strip. Loads of taxis and just stepped into one straight away. Used Lyft the rest of the time. Vegas was the same old Vegas.

Many thanks we use the taxi was told it�s 19.00 dollars so will give him or her 24.00 we have one bag 😆 xx

JoS · 11 Jan 22, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by cartoonp

Many thanks we use the taxi was told it�s 19.00 dollars so will give him or her 24.00 we have one bag 😆 xx

He told us $25 for south strip and $28 for north strip. Anyway its just set on the clock before you leave the airport and thats what he charged. We did have a big car as there were 4 of us with bags so maybe thats why it was more. No line to get it which was great. Sometimes with Uber its chaos at the airport.

megaflyer · 11 Jan 22, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by JoS

He told us $25 for south strip and $28 for north strip. Anyway its just set on the clock before you leave the airport and thats what he charged. We did have a big car as there were 4 of us with bags so maybe thats why it was more. No line to get it which was great. Sometimes with Uber its chaos at the airport.

In CA last week taxis (well Uber and Lyft) cost considerably more than they have in the past years - I expect it reflects both covid surge and the recent increase in fuel - as such I expect �rank� normal taxis to be similar given similar constraints