If anyone wants to pick my brains I got back last weekend...

[Bevawelly]

Originally Posted by melandjake

I`d love to here about Santa Monica and MGM Grand, did you enjoy both? Was it easy to go to all the areas you did from Santa Monica

Anything you wouldnt do again?
Mel

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See above for the MGM - sorry I don't know how to reply to more than one post at a time. Santa Monica was great, and it was easy to get everywhere with the help of our trusty tom-tom, who we set up with a Californian voice ("in 50 yards you're like so totally where you need to be"!). The traffic coming back from Knotts Berry Farm was diabolical but we were kind of prepared for that to be the case.

I would have hated to try and navigate LA without the tom-tom though.

The only thing I might have changed was that when we got to Las Vegas, after 1363 miles of driving(!) on the first day there we found it all a bit much and it took us a day to get used to being there. With hindsight I may have planned to end the road trip somewhere a bit more laid back but its only a maybe and other than that we wouldn't have changed a single thing!

[Bevawelly]

Originally Posted by rpbert1

One question, did you book Alcatraz tour before you went.

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I did indeed, I booked the night tour as soon as the tickets were released! (about 3 months before). You just paid online and then downloaded and printed off your tickets.

[Guest]

thanks for that, so will ned to remember to bookit for when ever we have found out what days we will be in San Fran

[Diamonddog2801]

Originally Posted by Bevawelly

There was a lot of confusion over the "buffet deal" we were given three different interpretations of it from three different members of staff but in the end we made someone write it down and sign it with their name!

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This is very interesting. We had exactly the same problem back in July - and the promotion had already been running a few months then. Considering it is, or should be, such a simple promo, I'm somewhat amazed The MGM (which is normally so good at Customer Service) doesn't appear to have got a grip on this, even now?

[joandwayne]

Sounds like an amazing trip. Would love to hear more details.

[Guest]

Sound like a great time! Im going to San Francisco next year & after that Yosemuite for 2 nights. I was wondering did you get your car at the airport or in SF centre. Im planning on getting a car the day we are leaving SF to get to Yosemite. How did you find the drive and how long did it take you? I'll have sat nav so hoping itll be easy enough! Thanks.

[Bevawelly]

Originally Posted by joandwayne

Sounds like an amazing trip. Would love to hear more details.

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Ask me anything you would like to know and I will do my best to answer.

[Bevawelly]

Originally Posted by kerryh

Sound like a great time! Im going to San Francisco next year & after that Yosemuite for 2 nights. I was wondering did you get your car at the airport or in SF centre. Im planning on getting a car the day we are leaving SF to get to Yosemite. How did you find the drive and how long did it take you? I'll have sat nav so hoping itll be easy enough! Thanks.

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Funnily enough we did exactly the same. Flew into San Francisco, stayed there for 3 nights and then collected our car the day we were leaving to go to Yosemite (for 2 nights, the same as you). We collected the car from a nearby hotel (I forget the name of it but it was within walking distance of our hotel).
We also had satnav and we said time and time again that it was the best decision we made. It took all the stress out of driving and navigating and we did not get lost once. The drive to Yosemite took around 4 hours, and we actually got there earlier than we expected. We ended up driving straight to Glacier Point when we arrived and I am really glad we did as it gave us more time the following day to see things. We had the time to hike to the top of Bridalveil Falls which was not something we had planned to do but we were so pleased we had the chance to do so as we enjoyed it very much.

[Siobhan]

Originally Posted by Bevawelly

hired a limo for an hour (great fun!), took a helicopter trip over the strip at night

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Would love to hear more about these please.

[PIGLET38]

Where did you book the helicopter flight over the strip and can you remember the cost - was it worth it? It is on my list. Also do you think it was worth hiring the limo and again how much was it? Thanks.