Trip Report: BLT, Happy Feet, and the Tuscany

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James:

I spent one day downtown and two nights on the strip. Downtown I stayed at Mainstreet Station. I enjoy this casino always good drink specials, nice casino floor and rooms are pretty good. The only thing odd this trip is the hand crafted beer at the casino bar is $2.50, now still a good price but the sign outside advertises $1.75 and like all other time I have been there. A value none the less. I then went up to see Winston Churchills snooker located on the mezzanine level. We ate at MTO cafe I had the MTO breakfast which has 3 eggs, chicken sausage, bacon, turkey bacon, spam, mashed brown and toast. All this is $14 a great value and very good food. My wife had something healthy with egg whites I forget what but still very good. I recommend this to people looking for a good breakfast located just a few blocks from the plaza. Later in the day my wife and her friend went to Happy Feet at the El Cortez. They got the $30-hour massage (full body I believe). She said it was a little odd since many tables in a single room but she also said this was one of the best massages she has had really working the deep tissue. Again a great value my wife said she will return. We then went to container park to Oak and Ivy this is a normal stop for me drinks are always good and I enjoy the atmosphere. Dinner at Pizza Rock again always great.

The next night we went to the Linq to stay our last two nights. I found out a couple days prior that I had been bumped from my poolside cabana room. I was told I was moved to a suite but was really cautious on what they considered a suite. When we got to our room it was great we had a strip view on the 15th floor. Walking in we had a mini bar with a breakfast seating area a sectional sofa large tv and a half bath off the main area. The bedroom was large in a separate room with a very large bathroom. My wife really enjoyed the robes and slippers. Overall one of the best rooms I have had in Vegas. I was pleased the 3535 bar still offered drinks while playing video poker for $2.

That night we had a group on for Dal Toro. I had never eaten here before but loved the food I had the veal, and my wife had the seafood ravioli.The service was excellent good drinks and a real good value especially with the group on. After dinner, we went to look at the cars downstairs very impressive and most likely the closest I will be to an exotic car.