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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #75 on: February 20, 2013, 16:15:01 PM »
Gatwick overnight/parking options then please Oh Great One

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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #76 on: February 20, 2013, 16:28:49 PM »

Gatwick overnight/parking options then please Oh Great One


Meteor Meet and Greet Ltd., are very good.

Quite a few options including meet you at the airport and then they bring it back upon your return. Make sure you tell them the right terminal though.

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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #77 on: February 20, 2013, 17:08:20 PM »
Flying in the face of the other board members I have booked my flights cos I am an impatient barsteward.....

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« Reply #78 on: February 20, 2013, 17:08:33 PM »
OK, I have followed Ger"s lead and booked VEGAS BABY, and I am doing the following.

Outbound :- on Thursday Nov  7th on BA275 from LHR arr LAS 18.20
Inbound   :- on Saturday Nov 23rd on BA274 from LAS arr LHR 14.05 (24th)

I got the above in Club World for £1215.65 plus 25000 avios points, don"t mind if I do :o

I"ve fired an email to my contact at Harrahs and will post hotel rates, for those that might want them, when he replies.

p.s. That"s my travel guru bit done, Paullie over to you sir!!
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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #79 on: February 20, 2013, 17:18:36 PM »
Harrahs checked out

11/07/2013 - 11/15/2013
Nightly Rates
   
THU   11/07/13   $91.00
FRI   11/08/13   $91.00
SAT   11/09/13   $91.00
SUN   11/10/13   COMP
MON   11/11/13   COMP
TUE   11/12/13   COMP
WED   11/13/13   COMP
THU   11/14/13   COMP
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$34.13

Thats me sorted then  ;D

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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #80 on: February 20, 2013, 17:26:41 PM »

Gatwick overnight/parking options then please Oh Great One


I often book a night in a hotel (with included parking) for the night before...which is what I assume you are referring to.

Obviously there is a little extra faff in taking a shuttle to/from the hotel (unless it"s the Hilton) but the costs are usually comparable with a long term parking for the whole period.

Meet & Greet is usually more expensive but does get you on the road that much quicker.

I"ll run up some sites and costs later.
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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #81 on: February 20, 2013, 17:27:33 PM »


I"ve fired an email to my contact at Harrahs and will post hotel rates, for those that might want them, when he replies.



Very interested as I have zero comps...guess I"m not enough of a degen.
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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #82 on: February 20, 2013, 17:45:49 PM »
I will be heading down the night before anyway - so Hotel + parking might be the best option.....

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« Reply #83 on: February 20, 2013, 17:48:35 PM »
If there is a pre flight night out in the Gatwick area I will join that even if it means I"ve got to listen to you lot getting all excited about your trip. There"s a Weatherspoons in Horley about a mile from Gatwick if you want to get out the hotel for a cheap decent pint and some grub.

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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #84 on: February 20, 2013, 18:47:00 PM »
16th Nov - 5th Dec are our planned dates dependent on flights and cash.

Not booking until at least June though.
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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #85 on: February 20, 2013, 20:06:51 PM »

16th Nov - 5th Dec are our planned dates dependent on flights and cash.

Not booking until at least June though.


Would ye not consider flying over a few days earlier so you have time with the gang before your anniversary?  Then you"ve got anniversary and a few more days before and after in peace.

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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #86 on: February 20, 2013, 20:13:58 PM »


16th Nov - 5th Dec are our planned dates dependent on flights and cash.

Not booking until at least June though.


Would ye not consider flying over a few days earlier so you have time with the gang before your anniversary?  Then you"ve got anniversary and a few more days before and after in peace.


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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #87 on: February 20, 2013, 20:47:17 PM »

I will be heading down the night before anyway - so Hotel + parking might be the best option.....


Parking alone is c£65 range for 6th - 16th.

Hotels + parking can be had for as little as £60 but the ones in that range usually are much further away, non-chain and will charge for transfers to/from the airport.

I found the Best Western Moat Hotel at £108 including parking at the official Gatwick Long Staff Car Park.

I"ve done this option. Basically, you park at the hotel overnight and in the morning you drive to the Car Park, your Reg No is read automatically and you just roll in and park up.

The hotel is...adequate...but the LTCP is a treat.

Their shuttles are really frequent and are literally 3 minutes from the terminal. The Car Park is next door to the Hilton which is linked to the South Terminal.

When you return, you board the shuttle (which is usually waiting on the top level) and are dropped off by your car (The car park is sectioned and all bays have rows/bay numbers).

A doddle.

Want to do some of your own looking around...see holidayextras.co.uk (Cashback through Quidco too)

Alternatively, the HI Gatwick (Povey Cross Road) can be had [via HI site - scroll down for parking packages] for the same price and includes up to 15 days parking. Shuttles will add on another £10(ish) and take a little longer to arrive and get to/from the airport.

Hotel is nicer of course, but you get points, cashback also through Quidco and you don"t have to drive the car to the car park in the morning.

I"ve done both....for preference, I"d probably do the BW (which is opposite the HI anyway) as the like the car parking experience at the official Long Stay.

I would avoid AIRPARKS (careful, the names can get confused) as their facility is a fair distance from LGW and somewhat..erm...rustic. Hence the price differential.
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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #88 on: February 20, 2013, 21:10:30 PM »
Best Western have a shiite website - will ring and enquire tomorrow as the phone number they give closes at 8pm WTF. Might even use another hotel as they are pi$$ing me off  ;D

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Re: Vegas Vengeance II - A JAPAT Adventure.....AKA "The Sequel"
« Reply #89 on: February 20, 2013, 21:14:42 PM »
HI website is easy and clear it might just get my vote......  8)