FISHHEAD Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 have you actually DONE that special? i did a similar one once, and when i checked out there was over $10/day of extra fees and taxes. only fees and taxes they included in the $42.99 were sales tax and the enterprise fee... not the crap like "mccarron airport rental facility fee". i think one time i counted and there were 8 different line items of fees and taxes, even after the initial price Many, many times. Enterprise is terrific .......they even have their own rewards card. Ps- make sure you mention you did not arrive or need transportation from airport, the airport fee will be docked. As stated, done this numerous times, the entire weekend for less than $45, TOTAL. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 i just found the breakdown of rental car taxes in las vegas... not including all of the stupid rental car company fees Airport Taxes & Fees Remember to bear in mind that the base rate you're quoted on rental fees will then be topped up by a whole raft of additional taxes and fees, particularly if you rent from the airport, where vehicle rentals are subject to additional charges. Here's the breakdown. Nevada sales tax for car rentals is 7.75%. But all car rentals also require that you pay a 10% concession recovery fee, a 6% government license surcharge, a 4% license recovery fee, and 2% to fund the building of a performing-arts center and a training facility for culinary workers, plus a $3-per-day (or more) customer facility fee, if you're picking up from the airport. So, all told, non-locals pay 29.75% of the rental-car bill in taxes, plus $3 a day, to rent a car in Las Vegas. Locals, exempt from the 2% arts fund, pay the 27.75%, plus $3 per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
po69 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Here you go Mike! You obviously don't check around that much. The KEY THING is NOT to make the car reservation too far in advance. But you can ALWAYS get these deals!!\\ http://www.hotwire.com/car/results.jsp?searchTokenId=8528141520 And he doesn't need a big car because actually there may be days where he wont even use it. And Mike he doesn't need a decent hotel, he is looking to have fun not stay at a hotel. I can PROMISE you that the hotels that I mentioned will give out those rates and even cheaper for a month long stay. But I wouldn't use the monthlong option because you wont be able to get as much comped that way. Mike you need to realize that you are talking to a guy who goes to Vegas almost every summer for a month and doesn't pay a dime for hotels. And I knew that the rental cars were around $15 a day as well because I use it each year. I am not a rookie here, I have researched all options over the past 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
po69 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 My link didn't work too well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHHEAD Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 If one uses Orbitz, they will quote the base price and the price plus all additional fees........ Thus, if you see a price $128($183)the $183 will be the exact amount one will pay OTHER than airport/shuttle fee and insurance, both of which one can avoid if one chooses, easier to do if local on the former. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
po69 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 The prices on hotwire also include ALL fees in that price per week. The link above didn't work, but it would have shown some rentals for as low as $11 a day. But today the lowest is around $15 a day plus fees. But for 7 days INCLUDING all fees is $202 or so $30.68 †silkCarPrice0: $15 95 per day $202.60 total* silkCarTypeName0:Economy Hyundai Accent or similar** Unlimited miles 411 Hotwire Hot Rate Location On Airport - Shuttle to Vendor Ref No. silkCarRefNum0:13956676169 $31.17 †silkCarPrice1: $16 95 per day $208.88 total* silkCarTypeName1:Compact Ford Focus or similar** Unlimited miles 412 Hotwire Hot Rate Location On Airport - Shuttle to Vendor Ref No. silkCarRefNum1:14337243600 silkCarPrice2: $20 40 and up,per day $234.02 total* silkCarTypeName2:Special car Compact size or larger but priced like a compact** Unlimited miles 412 Location On Airport - Shuttle to Vendor Ref No. silkCarRefNum2:13475917665 $31.54 †silkCarPrice3: $19 95 per day $235.30 total* silkCarTypeName3:Midsize Toyota Corolla or similar** Unlimited miles 412 Hotwire Hot Rate Location On Airport - Shuttle to Vendor Ref No. silkCarRefNum3:14764057398 silkCarPrice4: $22 94 and up,per day $250.22 total* silkCarTypeName4:Standard Chrysler 200 or similar** Unlimited miles 512 Location On Airport - Shuttle to Vendor Ref No. silkCarRefNum4:13634691694 silkCarPrice5: $26 81 and up,per day $293.34 total* silkCarTypeName5:Full Size Chevy Impala or similar** Unlimited miles 522 Location On Airport - Shuttle to Vendor Ref No. silkCarRefNum5:14829958611 $32.90 †silkCarPrice6: $24 95 per day $279.74 total* silkCarTypeName6:Midsize SUV Toyota Rav4 or similar** Unlimited miles 522 Hotwire Hot Rate Location On Airport - Shuttle to Vendor Ref No. silkCarRefNum6:13218573155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Here you go Mike! You obviously don't check around that much. The KEY THING is NOT to make the car reservation too far in advance. But you can ALWAYS get these deals!!\\ http://www.hotwire.com/car/results.jsp?searchTokenId=8528141520 And he doesn't need a big car because actually there may be days where he wont even use it. And Mike he doesn't need a decent hotel, he is looking to have fun not stay at a hotel. I can PROMISE you that the hotels that I mentioned will give out those rates and even cheaper for a month long stay. But I wouldn't use the monthlong option because you wont be able to get as much comped that way. Mike you need to realize that you are talking to a guy who goes to Vegas almost every summer for a month and doesn't pay a dime for hotels. And I knew that the rental cars were around $15 a day as well because I use it each year. I am not a rookie here, I have researched all options over the past 10 years. even your link (and that hot rate is for sixt who should NEVER be dealt with) would be 202 for 7 days ($29/day)... so twice as high as you said (and most weeks i checked were 220), and have to deal with the worst car rental company in the world. just read the las vegas horror story sixt reviews on yelp http://www.yelp.com/biz/sixt-rent-a-car-las-vegas-las-vegas?hrid=6kd0T61y_ArEbg4e0nnXtQ&utm_campaign=search_listing&utm_medium=partnership&utm_source=yahoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamblin Again Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 something that peeked my curiosity from reading this thread.... are some car rental places in Vegas (I know some companies are different, and location can matter..etc..) pretty lax on just using a debit card to rent a car... or do you pretty much much HAVE to have a credit card to rent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHHEAD Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 something that peeked my curiosity from reading this thread.... are some car rental places in Vegas (I know some companies are different, and location can matter..etc..) pretty lax on just using a debit card to rent a car... or do you pretty much much HAVE to have a credit card to rent? I've rented from the Enterprise on Eastern over 20 times, once I forgot my CC at home but they let me use my debit card, but we're semi-reluctant, only let me slide because they know me very well......not sure with other places, but in all likelihood one is going to need a CC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagiant Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 About a month ago, I needed a rental car as my car was in for repairs. This was with Avis who I rent from frequently. If you want to use a debit card with them they say they have to do a "credit check". I assumed that my credit card company had received my payment and I had enough clearance to rent the car. But for whatever reason, the credit hadn't hit my account yet and I was forced to use my debit card. He slid my card into his PC and it came back OK immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutus Buckeye Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 You would be better off renting a condo in Vegas if you're going to be staying there that long. If money isn't an issue then I would check out the MGM Signature Suites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHHEAD Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 You would be better off renting a condo in Vegas if you're going to be staying there that long. If money isn't an issue then I would check out the MGM Signature Suites. He has plainly stated money is an issue........ Having said that, try Palace Station, they usually have cheap rooms available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBill365 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 this song makes me wana hit the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 bill you do this every year and you never leave home what is different this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Bill letss meet up at motor city casino. You can treat me to one of them delicious burgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBill365 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Bill letss meet up at motor city casino. You can treat me to one of them delicious burgers. Greek Town has that 5 guys burgers there and man those are fukin great and the fries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBill365 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 bill you do this every year and you never leave home what is different this year Well I have hit a point in my life and mind were theres nothing more for me to do here everyone has either moved away or has a job and family so i need to stop wasting my life away and instead of saying im going to do something i got to finally follow through with something for once in my entire life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Greek Town has that 5 guys burgers there and man those are fukin great and the fries.motor city casino has the best burgers, trust me. I can get 5 guys down the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBill365 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Ive never ate at any of the casinos except 5 guys at greek town.If i do eat i usually go to a random resturaunt.YOu ever been to COBO joes?It reminds me of like a 80s resturaunt youd see in a old school detroit movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Ive never ate at any of the casinos except 5 guys at greek town.If i do eat i usually go to a random resturaunt.YOu ever been to COBO joes?It reminds me of like a 80s resturaunt youd see in a old school detroit movie. Nah man. I go motor city for the burgers and mgm for the slots. I am 45 minutes from the D. We shood meat up sometime. Burgers on you tho bro :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 You need to do some homework. When paying for a room there are other considerations and those are the things that cost $$. Resort fees are everywhere. If staying any of the places mentioned that's an additional $15-$30 a night with an average of about $22. Weekends cost more so $30 on a weeknight at Excalibur (plus mandatory $20 resort fee per night) will cost you about $50 on a weeknight. Weekends are more. Flamingo/Ballys/Quad all have a resort fee of $25 per night. To stay 3 weeks uncomped and wanting to be somewhere reasonably close to strip you will be spending 1K at least, probably more. At an average resort fee of $20 a night for 21 nights that's over $400 just in resort fees and you still have to pay for the room. You can use this chart to check out each casino's resort fee. I'd look at Gold Coast, Hooters and maybe Circus. If you're OK with downtown I'd look at Plaza or Cortez. Silver Sevens is also an option behind Strip. http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/showtable.cfm?id=33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Casinos are out of control with these resort fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiTownJoe Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Budget suites of Las Vegas for BigBill....Fishhead taxi service for transportation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Budget suites of Las Vegas for BigBill....Fishhead taxi service for transportation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 You need to do some homework. When paying for a room there are other considerations and those are the things that cost $$. Resort fees are everywhere. If staying any of the places mentioned that's an additional $15-$30 a night with an average of about $22. Weekends cost more so $30 on a weeknight at Excalibur (plus mandatory $20 resort fee per night) will cost you about $50 on a weeknight. Weekends are more. Flamingo/Ballys/Quad all have a resort fee of $25 per night. To stay 3 weeks uncomped and wanting to be somewhere reasonably close to strip you will be spending 1K at least, probably more. At an average resort fee of $20 a night for 21 nights that's over $400 just in resort fees and you still have to pay for the room. You can use this chart to check out each casino's resort fee. I'd look at Gold Coast, Hooters and maybe Circus. If you're OK with downtown I'd look at Plaza or Cortez. Silver Sevens is also an option behind Strip. http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/showtable.cfm?id=33 great advice even golden nugget charges $20/night resort fee I cringe when people (po69) throw out ridiculous unattainable numbers like $15/day for rental car and $30/night for hotel even on fri/sat but this is really just another troll thread by bigbill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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