Vegas

gettysburgfreak · 01-07-2010, 10:20 PM

A few friends of mine from the academy and I are making the 12 hour drive to Vegas on the 15th after work. We will be getting in probably around 6am on Saturday and leaving late on Sunday.

I know about the cigar shops and what not so I am not going to ask about those. I want to maximize my time there as I have never been before.

If you had a little over one day to spend in Vegas what would you do? What are the hot night clubs, best places to gamble, must see things?

Input greatly appreciated. Thanks

icehog3 · 01-07-2010, 10:25 PM

The Spearmint Rhino.....what happens in Vegas...

Don Fernando · 01-08-2010, 05:38 AM

Tom knows his nightclubs. I like the Spearmint Rhino in Vegas too

The rhumbar is a hotspot, from what i've been told, and gambling, well, anywhere I guess.

01-08-2010, 06:19 AM

Rhino, Sapphires is nice as well, make sure to visit pheasant cigars and say hi to Andrew who works there.

gettysburgfreak · 01-09-2010, 10:29 AM

Is Casa Fuente worth the price tag for a cigar?

md4958 · 01-09-2010, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

Is Casa Fuente worth the price tag for a cigar?

not IMO, however, the waitresses are hot. Pure Nightclub at Caesars is fantastic.

icehog3 · 01-09-2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

Is Casa Fuente worth the price tag for a cigar?

I would buy one cigar there, and sit down with their lovely waitstaff and have a couple mojitos. The cigars are WAY overpriced, but I bought one last time I was there just so I could sit and drink in the experience. Casa Fuentes weren't too bad on the wallet.

Check with people who have been there more recently that I have though to make sure you can still smoke in there. If you can't, I wouldn't buy anything there.

Parshooter · 01-09-2010, 10:54 AM

Buy some roofies and find Mike Tyson's house

Ashcan Bill · 01-09-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

Is Casa Fuente worth the price tag for a cigar?

Depends. They're fairly expensive, but have a wide assortment of Opus and specialty cigars. You can order a cocktail, sit outside in the patio area, light up and people watch.

Cheaper than gambling.

gettysburgfreak · 01-09-2010, 03:23 PM

I can't wait, I am looking forward to getting a cigar and a mojito.

montecristo#2 · 01-09-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

I would buy one cigar there, and sit down with their lovely waitstaff and have a couple mojitos. The cigars are WAY overpriced, but I bought one last time I was there just so I could sit and drink in the experience. Casa Fuentes weren't too bad on the wallet.

Check with people who have been there more recently that I have though to make sure you can still smoke in there. If you can't, I wouldn't buy anything there.

I was there last week and you can still proudly smoke and drink at Casa Fuente.

Honestly, as long as you buy a drink, I have never had a problem smoking my own cigars there. I usually still try to buy at least one though, but I do not think they care (too much) as long as you buy some liquor. Last time they just did not have anything I wanted to buy. The time before I grabbed a couple of Don Carlos lanceros.

Over New Years I ended up running into Carl (rennD) there and between the four of us I think we ordered 8 to 10 drinks. So I did not feel too bad that no one bought a cigar.

I recommend both the caipirinhas and the mojitos.

Don Fernando · 01-09-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

Is Casa Fuente worth the price tag for a cigar?

If you are a cigar smoker and you are in Vegas, you gotta at least smoke a Casa Fuente cigar. They are expensive, but it is something special.

01-11-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

Is Casa Fuente worth the price tag for a cigar?

Go for a Don Carlos lancero! If not that, then a Casa Fuente stick. They are not too badly priced, given that you are not supposed to be able to buy them anywhere else (and if you find them somewhere else, they'll be more expensive). And then just ogle the waitstaff, while checking out the Playboy store next door, and Victoria's Secret across the hall.

I know nothing of the Spearmint Rhino.

rlmedic · 01-11-2010, 11:48 AM

You have to go to Casa Fuente and smoke/drink and people watch...plus as said above the waitress are hot!! Also Light at the Bellagio is great night club...one of the best

gettysburgfreak · 01-12-2010, 07:48 AM

sounds like casa fuente will be a nice waste of an hour or so. thanks guys

01-14-2010, 06:51 AM

To make sure that you DO go to Casa, here's what the hostesses wear (just ignore the ugly dude on the right):

01-14-2010, 07:08 AM

that guy showed up everywhere while I was there last time

pnoon · 01-14-2010, 07:23 AM

I haven't been there since your visit but I've heard the waitresses outfits are no longer white but black.

Don Fernando · 01-14-2010, 08:17 AM

they were still white last june.

pnoon · 01-14-2010, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Don Fernando

they were still white last june.

Not any more.

01-07-2010, 10:20 PM	#1
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Vegas A few friends of mine from the academy and I are making the 12 hour drive to Vegas on the 15th after work. We will be getting in probably around 6am on Saturday and leaving late on Sunday. I know about the cigar shops and what not so I am not going to ask about those. I want to maximize my time there as I have never been before. If you had a little over one day to spend in Vegas what would you do? What are the hot night clubs, best places to gamble, must see things? Input greatly appreciated. Thanks __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

01-08-2010, 05:38 AM	#3
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Re: Vegas Tom knows his nightclubs. I like the Spearmint Rhino in Vegas too The rhumbar is a hotspot, from what i've been told, and gambling, well, anywhere I guess. __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

01-08-2010, 06:19 AM	#4
SmokeyNL Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Vegas Rhino, Sapphires is nice as well, make sure to visit pheasant cigars and say hi to Andrew who works there.

01-09-2010, 10:29 AM	#5
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Vegas Is Casa Fuente worth the price tag for a cigar? __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

01-09-2010, 10:54 AM	#8
Parshooter I'm a friend of Gary S Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Marc Location: St Somewhere Posts: 835 Trading: (2)	Re: Vegas Buy some roofies and find Mike Tyson's house __________________ I love chicks with FLBP.

01-07-2010, 10:25 PM	#2
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,441 Trading: (60)	Re: Vegas The Spearmint Rhino.....what happens in Vegas... __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

01-09-2010, 03:23 PM	#10
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Vegas I can't wait, I am looking forward to getting a cigar and a mojito. __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

01-11-2010, 11:48 AM	#14
rlmedic Still Watching My Back Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 130 Trading: (5)	Re: Vegas You have to go to Casa Fuente and smoke/drink and people watch...plus as said above the waitress are hot!! Also Light at the Bellagio is great night club...one of the best

01-12-2010, 07:48 AM	#15
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Vegas sounds like casa fuente will be a nice waste of an hour or so. thanks guys __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

01-14-2010, 06:51 AM	#16
Wanger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Vegas To make sure that you DO go to Casa, here's what the hostesses wear (just ignore the ugly dude on the right):

01-14-2010, 07:08 AM	#17
SmokeyNL Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Vegas that guy showed up everywhere while I was there last time

01-14-2010, 07:23 AM	#18
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Vegas I haven't been there since your visit but I've heard the waitresses outfits are no longer white but black. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

01-14-2010, 08:17 AM	#19
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Re: Vegas they were still white last june. __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.