Circus Circus Hotel, Casino & Adventuredome Las Vegas

I stayed at the Circus Circus this past December (2010) and I stayed at the Skyrise Tower. The first day that we were there was good. We arrived at 8pm and we went to the rooms we settled in and then we went for a walk on the promenade and the Adventuredome. Finding the right elevator was hard at first because the back ones go from 18-25 but the first ones only go from 1-18. We were in floor 21 so we were somewhat confused. The second day we had a good time in the morning. Now in the afternoon it became a pain to go to the room. The elevators would go all the way up and they would fill up with people and it would be hot and annoying to get into the rooms and then back out. Also while we were relaxing in the room there some sort of leakage happening in the room, the carpeting next to the bathroom wall next to the bed was soaked. We called the front desk and they sent someone to check it and they could not find the cause of the damage. They offered to move me and my roommate to another room or place towels on the floor to try to dry off the carpet. We could not move because we had two other rooms being used by our group and the hotel would not be able to move them. We were forced to stay in the room and they sent over towels to place on the floor. The next morning before we left the hotel we noticed that the floor and the towels were soaked and it was so much that it would start to smell bad. My roommate actually got sick because of the water damage. The hotel was generous enough to only charge us for half the price of the second night. When we were trying to put our bags back into the car was a nightmare. It took us 30 min to wait for the elevator, then 30 min to get to the casino floor and then to the car. One of the group members was actually almost suffocated because she is small and the air wasn't reaching her. Another group member was about to pass out and it was horrible. It took us at least 20 min out of the elevator to recuperate and be able to get back to the rooms to get the rest of the stuff. The skyrise tower was the worst place that we have stayed in. the casino and the games were great for the adults and the children in the group. We had so much fun with that. The complementary booklets were great too because we were able to get on the rides on the Adventuredome and we got to play at pike pass. Also we saved on food. If I would be asked what I thought of the hotel I would suggest to not stay at the skyrise because it is a pain to get in and out. But the hotel over all was great and I would advise them to go there if they have children because they would have so much to do there.

room rates:
the room rates will vary depending on whether you want to stay at the hotel, the manor lodge or the RV park.

ADVENTUREDOME:
All Day Ride Pass

•Regular Pass $26.95 (48 inches tall or taller)
•Junior Pass $16.95 (Under 48 inches tall)

Individual Ride Prices

Premium Rides - $8 each

NEW! Special FX Theatre featuring SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer (4-D Special Effects Ride Films) 33" minimum, under 42" must ride with a paying adult.
Disk'O (Spinning Ride) 48" minimum
Canyon Blaster (Roller Coaster) 48" minimum
Rim Runner (Water chute Ride) 48" minimum
Sling Shot (Tower Ride) 48" minimum
Chaos (Spinning & Tilting Ride) 48" minimum
Inverter (360° Counter-Rotation Ride) 48" minimum
SimEx Extreme Ride Theater, Xtreme Log Ride & Escape from Dino Island (Xtreme Ridefilm) 42" minimum
Lazer Blast (Laser Tag Adventure) 42" minimum

Large Rides - $5 each

Canyon Cars (Bumper Cars) 54" min. to drive / 42" min. ride
Sand Pirate (Swinging Ship) 42" min. / Under 48" must ride with a paying adult

Junior Rides -- $5 each

Frog Hopper (Jr. Tower Ride) 36" minimum, 58" maximum
Miner Mike (Jr. Roller Coaster) 33" minimum, 58" maximum
Thunderbirds (Jr. Plane Ride) 36" minimum, 58" maximum

Family Rides - $5 each
42" minimum height unless accompanied by a paying adult

B.C. Bus (Bus Ride)
Circus Carousel (Merry-Go-Round)
Drifters (Ferris Wheel)
Road Runner (Mini-Himalaya Ride)

All riders 33" and over must have a ride ticket.

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A message to you

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                This is a message to ask you what you want from us. So far you have seen that we have done informational videos and reviews on 3 hotels on the strip. We will continue to make the videos for the hotels (Circus Circus COMING SOON) but we want to know if there is something in particular that you want from THE VEGAS REVIEWE. Here are some options of what we were thinking about doing and feel free to add other suggestions in the comments bellow.

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·         Casinos by themselves

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·         Places for people under 21

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·         Long term trips

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Sahara hotel and casino closes today

i just wanted to write this very informal post for the sahara hotel and casino. the hotel closes today and it will be missed. a huge part of las vegas history will be gone. a place where some of the grates were at will no longer be there. generations of families that have gone to this hotel will have to stop their traditions due to the fall of the economy which brought down this hotel. for me i went there once and i brought back with me a token from the sahara arcade and a receip from the casino. that is my memorabilia from the hotel and my family had different ones. everyone has a piece of the history of the hotel with them in or in them. this hotel will be missed and we wish that it wasnt gone forever but it is.

Luxor Hotel and Casino

I stayed at the Luxor Hotel and casino once and I was not impressed with what we got. We actually got a pyramid deluxe room when we made our reservation yet when we went to the hotel they moved us to the tower rooms without first letting us know. We went in search of our room in the pyramid and we found nothing. When we went to the front desk we were told to go to the tower and look for the room. It was very difficult to use the elevators because the room keys would not activate it. When we got to the correct level we couldn't find the correct way to the rooms because there were so many turn. After we found the room we had a hard time getting to the car to get the luggage because the exit to the casino is so far from the room sand the parking structure is all the way to the end that it takes a long time and a lot of patience to get there. For food we had to settle for the McDonalds because all the other places were too pricy. The bars were okay they were just like all the other places and the shows there were not that very interesting. The ones that caught my attention was the beLIEve show and the Titanic exhibition. To stay at the hotel is pretty good you just have to make sure that you get what you request because if not you will drive yourself crazy trying to figure out what you are supposed to be doing.

The price per room per night depends on the type of room that you are interested and the day you will be staying. Room prices start from $50-$190 a night

For show times and prices contact the Luxor Box Office

Criss Angel BeLIEve:
Ticket Prices
Adult tickets from $59
Youth tickets from $29.50
plus entertainment tax and service fee
Show Times
7 pm Tuesday - Saturday
7 pm and 9:30 pm Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
Dark Sunday and Monday

Carrot Top:
Ticket Prices
Starting at $49.95
plus tax and service fee
Show Times
Monday, Wednesday - Sunday - 8:30 pm

Menopause The Musical:
Ticket Prices
$49.95 & $65
Plus tax and service fee
$65 tickets include
1 FREE drink
Show Times
5:30 pm Wed-Mon
8 pm every Tuesday

Fantasy (18 and over):
Ticket Prices
Starting at $39
plus tax and service fee
Show Times
Nightly: 10:30 pm

Boddies...The Exibition:
Ticket Prices
$32.00 General Admission
$30.00 Seniors (65 and over)
$24.00 Children (4 - 12 years)
FREE Children (3 & younger)
$29.00 Locals (with valid id)
Hours of Operation
10 am - 10 pm
with the last admission at 9 pm

Titanic: The Artifact Exibition:
Ticket Prices
$28.00 General Admission
$26.00 Seniors (65 and over)
$21.00 Children (4 - 12 years)
FREE Children (3 & younger)
$25.00 Locals (with valid id)
Hours of Operation
10 am - 10 pm
with the last admission at 9 pm

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Sahara Hotel and Casino (soon closing)

I have stayed in this hotel before and I can say that it was an okay experience the room that we was is had good access to the exit and to the casino, but it did not have air conditioning. We were there at the end of July and it was very hot outside. When we went to the room to rest and relax it was also hot inside. The only ways to stay cool was to either be in the pool or the shower. The pool was great the kids went there 2 times and they had fun. They also had fun at the arcade because it was open 24 hours a day and they were able to go whenever they wanted. The rooms were clean and comfortable for the most part. The best was that the elevator left us a few steps away from the door. What we didn't like was that we had reserved 5 rooms and 2 were close together but the other 3 were scattered across the floor. We didn't have adjacent rooms anywhere and the room that we had stayed in was adjacent to some party people because they were so loud at night that we could hear ruckus all night long. The view that we had from our window was okay but the view from the balcony was better. It was of the pool and of the stratosphere and circus circus. If I had a chance to go again I would but not in the summer because of the heat.
The price per room per night depends on the type of room that you are interested and the day you will be staying. Room prices start from $30-$90 a night
For Cyber Speed:
Height require­ment is 48
Hours of oper­a­tion: 12:00pm — 10:00pm
Prices:
Cyber Speed­way ride pass (one race) $10
Sin­gle Speed coaster ride $10
Combo Ride (one cyber speedway/ one speed the ride) $17.95
All day unlim­ited pass for both attrac­tions $22.95
Super Pack­age (Unlim­ited Speed the Ride Day Pass, Unlim­ited Cyber Speed­way Day Pass, $5 IN Arcade Tokens, 1 Sou­venir Speed Photo) $28.95

For Speed the Ride
Min­i­mum height require­ment: 54 inches.
Hours of operation:
Mon­day, Thurs­day and Sunday: Noon to 8pm
Fri­day and Sat­ur­day: 11am to 11pm
Tues­day and Wednes­day: Closed

Prices:
Sin­gle coaster ride $10
All-day attrac­tions ride pass (cars and coaster) $22.95

For show times and prices contact the Sahara Box Office

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Stratosphere Hotel, Casino and Tower

I have stayed at the stratosphere before and I liked the way the hotel looks. Like every hotel it has its ups and its downs. The rooms were clean and spacious. We didn't have any problems with them at all. The two downs that we saw was that even if we were on the floors near the pool the only thing that we saw outside our window were vents and the bottom part of the tower and that since it is all the way at the end of the strip you have to walk along way to get to the center of the strip. The place that we ate was the buffet and it was great the food had good variety and they catered to almost everyone. I would recommend this hotel to anyone that I know is going for the first time.
Room Rates:
as of now for weekday stays start at around $30 a night and on weekends start at $60
TOWER TICKETS 
Adult - $16.00
Child  - $10.00
Senior  - $12.00
Nevada Resident - $12.00
RIDE TICKETS
Big Shot - $13.00
X-Scream - $12.00
Insanity - $12.00
SkyJump - $99.00 and up
EXTREME VALUE PACKAGES(sky jump not included)
Tower Admission + All Day Unlimited Rides - $34
Tower Admission + 3 Rides - $31
Tower Admission + 2 Rides - $26
Tower Admission +1 ride - $22
Express Pass - additional $10.00
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