11 thoughts on “Trip Report: Blonde4ever’s Perfect Halloween 2016 Trip – Part 9 (The Final Chapter)

  1. Thanks for the last installment, I enjoyed reading about your trip. We took a Showtime Shuttle from the airport to Golden Nugget on my last stay, and after about 6 other stops and an hour and a half later we finally arrived….NEVER AGAIN! My next Vegas trip is next week…very anxious!

    1. I don’t mind if it takes awhile…I just figure I am in Vegas so I will sit back and relax. I also kind of like seeing Vegas from some different angles than I usually see it from. Thanks for reading and have a great trip!

  2. I am going to vegas in august, I to had bad luck with showtime the last time in town. In January. I was at the airport trying to get to the hotel. No bus for 20 min. I finally took a cab (didn’t get long hauled) to the hotel. Got hold of showtime with the same result a sorry reply. I took a different shuttle with a blue van from the hotel to the airport with NO problems as they were on time and were very pleasant. I enjoyed your series on your trip as im looking forward to visiting soon.

    1. I don’t mind waiting a bit for a shuttle…if it is half the price of a regular cab. But now that Uber and Lyft are in Vegas that isn’t really necessary anymore I guess.
      Thanks for reading!

  3. I took some shuttle bus from the airport to the Flamingo several years ago. It was slow but I didn’t mind. I always enjoy driving down the strip and I liked going in and out of all the hotels on the way to mine. I guess it all depends on your schedule. At the time they were doing construction and I had to walk with my suitcase from the street behind the Flamingo up to the entrance. It kind of worked out good for me because by the time I got up to the Reception desk, I was having a little asthma attack. I explained I was having a problem with asthma and asked if they could get me a room close to the elevator. She was so sweet, she felt sorry for me and gave me a room on the 8th floor, 2 doors from the elevator looking out to the strip and Cesar’s Palace. Couldn’t have planned that if I tried. Always love reading your stories!

    1. Wow….maybe you would have gotten that room without the asthma attack! I would like to think so.
      I love hearing that someone loves reading my goofy stories!!!.

  4. wow that was an ugly experience with showtime. I don’t mind using them sometimes from airport to hotel. but never the other way around. for that I will use uber/lyft/taxi.
    one of the worse feelings in the world is realizing that there is a very real chance that you may miss your flight!
    and I actually DID miss my flight one time waiting for a shuttle.
    I really had to bite my tongue, it was awful.

    1. Oh my…I would have had a heart attack. I had always been warned not to use shuttles for the return trip…but I did it once with Showtime and it was such a great experience I wanted to do it again. That time the bus driver arrived early. I was still huddled inside the hotel trying to stay out of the rain. He came inside the hotel and went looking for ME! And I thought…”Wow..what service!” But obviously that was not the case last fall. I guess YMMV!

  5. I enjoyed reading your extended trip report. I never used the showtime shuttle. While I understand you’re mobility isn’t the best I would recommend the WAX bus to travel to the airport. It’s $2 one way, cheaper with the senior discount and is very efficient. Pick up is at casino center by Binions. I use it often and no tip needed.

    1. Thanks for reading! You know, when I am sitting here at home I often think to myself that I will try using the buses again…and then when I get there I chicken out. Maybe next trip!

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