Tropicana Sold Out?

[esquire]

The Tropicana is showing it is sold out of rooms for July 29 through 31. I hope that is not correct, and that we can still get rooms. Anyone on the inside know what is going on?

https://res.tropicanalv.com/cgi-bin/lansaweb?procfun+rn+resnet+r15+funcparms+UP%28A256 0%29:;;?

I haven't called yet. Did they set rooms aside for CGE attendees?

[Mianrtcv]

I got the same thing. However I used the code booking through aaa travel and they have a room for me. I don't know what the explanation is on why we got no availablity at first try.

[digitalpress]

CGE still has rooms available but you need to grab 'em fast! Just use the code on the CGE website under "Discounts". You should be able to get your room through the CGE website link or via phone using the code.

If there are any problems please PM me. As much as I'd like to think we've sold out our rooms, the last report I saw indicates there are still rooms available.

[Plastik Gold]

yeah, i checked on expedia about a month ago out of curiousity and they were sold out. i'm guessing a lot of people going to cge booked there because they were charging about 2/3 the price of what the discount code through the cge site was offerring.

[SystemFreak]

Looks like they're sold out. I booked across the street at the MGM Grand. Would have tried the new Aria hotel but didn't want to walk that far if I ended up buying a bunch of stuff. :)

[rik1138]

No, they are not sold out. I just called them and verified it. You can't book online at all, you HAVE to call the hotel and tell them you are coming for the Classic Gaming Expo. That seems to be the only way to get rooms there.

Call the hotel directly (1-888-826-8767), and tell them you are with Classic Gaming Expo. If they ask for the code, it's SCGE710. Only CGE has rooms available in the hotel, otherwise the hotel is booked...

Rik

[SystemFreak]

Ah, I see. Joe, you may want to update the info on the site to instruct people to call. I'm already paid up at MGM but I can book a room for Saturday @ Tropicana or whatever if you guys are way behind on rooms.

[recycledgamer]

I was able to secure a room at the Tropicana a few days ago, but only after using the CGE code. Without the code they are booked.

Chuck

[y-bot]

I also got a room recently by calling. If you want CGE to keep happening I think you should support them by booking a room at The Tropicana using the CGE code. I would rather stay somewhere else and/or pay less but CGE has to fill a certain number of rooms so I'm sticking with The Tropicana.

y-bot

[Bojay1997]

Just to confirm, I was able to successfully book Friday and Saturday night at the Tropicana yesterday afternoon by phone. Just give them the code and tell them you have a room block reserved and they will handle the rest.

[vectrexer]

Don't forget to call the Tropicana for your hotel reservations. They still have some rooms open at the CGE rates under discount code "SCGE710".

Phone: 1-888-826-8767

[micro21]

Just booked at the Tropicana using the code over the phone, and nailed down my flight as well. The only piece missing is registration.

[PapaStu]

They've got rooms available over the phone, however the CGE code is now no longer good, it ended on the 10th. That would have been nice to know when it was going to end.

Friday night is now 200 bucks to stay at the hotel. Saturday is 110, Sunday... 29.

Not sure what we're going to now do.

[vectrexer]

Priceline?

[98PaceCar]

They've got rooms available over the phone, however the CGE code is now no longer good, it ended on the 10th. That would have been nice to know when it was going to end.

Friday night is now 200 bucks to stay at the hotel. Saturday is 110, Sunday... 29.

Not sure what we're going to now do.

You probably won't be able to get into the Tropicana with this method, but if you look at the combo deals (airfare and hotel together) on Travelocity they usually work out to a nice discount.

[Tempest]

The Tropicana is $200? It's the cheapest hotel on the strip! Yikes!

[Plastik Gold]

i just called and booked hoping i could still get the CGE discount which ended up being no longer available. however, they have a special 30% off promotion running right now so i got a garden room for $90 before taxes saturday night.

friday night was $140 before taxes but i decided to pass. my main concern is having a room at the trop on saturday night... i want to make sure i can drop stuff off at my room throughout the day and it's also nice to have your room just a short walk from the convention if you need a break.

you can still find rooms at the tropicana with no problem at all through the different travel sites but the price is going up. to anyone still looking i would suggest calling them directly to try and take advantage of this 30% off promo.

also, keep in mind, the garden rooms are the super budget rooms. they are in the parking lot of the tropicana and i don't even think they are connected to the hotel itself. it's a two story motel style builiding that has the most outdated furniture, bedding, decorations, etc. if it wasn't for CGE i would definitely not stay there.

[Bojay1997]

i just called and booked hoping i could still get the CGE discount which ended up being no longer available. however, they have a special 30% off promotion running right now so i got a garden room for $90 before taxes saturday night.

friday night was $140 before taxes but i decided to pass. my main concern is having a room at the trop on saturday night... i want to make sure i can drop stuff off at my room throughout the day and it's also nice to have your room just a short walk from the convention if you need a break.

you can still find rooms at the tropicana with no problem at all through the different travel sites but the price is going up. to anyone still looking i would suggest calling them directly to try and take advantage of this 30% off promo.

also, keep in mind, the garden rooms are the super budget rooms. they are in the parking lot of the tropicana and i don't even think they are connected to the hotel itself. it's a two story motel style builiding that has the most outdated furniture, bedding, decorations, etc. if it wasn't for CGE i would definitely not stay there.

I can't speak authoritatively about it since I haven't stayed there in years, but when I made my reservation, the woman I spoke to claimed they recently renovated the garden tower rooms and that many of the rooms are less than a month old and some might be redone in the days leading up to CGE. Not that it will necessarily change things, but I can't imagine it being worse than the Plaza was. My worst memory of that CGE was a roach crawling along the ceiling in the bathroom, falling into the toilet and the toilet not being powerful enough to flush it down. Yes, the Plaza was really gross.

[Plastik Gold]

I can't speak authoritatively about it since I haven't stayed there in years, but when I made my reservation, the woman I spoke to claimed they recently renovated the garden tower rooms and that many of the rooms are less than a month old and some might be redone in the days leading up to CGE. Not that it will necessarily change things, but I can't imagine it being worse than the Plaza was. My worst memory of that CGE was a roach crawling along the ceiling in the bathroom, falling into the toilet and the toilet not being powerful enough to flush it down. Yes, the Plaza was really gross.

if you go to book a room on their site, it gives you a description with pictures of the different types of rooms. it doesn't show updated pictures or talk about any sort of update for the garden rooms. my brother stayed in the garden rooms with a bunch of his buddies 5-6 years ago and i remember seeing his pictures from the trip... the current pictures on the trop site for the garden rooms look exactly like they did from the pictures i saw of my brothers trip. also, the garden rooms aren't in the towers. they are in the motel style building situated in the parking lot.

it's pretty common for las vegas hotels (older ones) to have a motel style building on their property that is disconnected from the casino that they put guests who book the lowest rate in. circus circus does this, imperial palace, palace station, etc.

i could certainly be wrong and i hope i am. i'm not trying to be a little bitch complaining about the hotel, haha, because it's vegas and you don't go to sit in your room. either way, i know it's going to be a good time.

oh, and as far as the plaza comparison i'm betting you are right. i have heard terrible things about that place.

[vincewy]

I can't speak authoritatively about it since I haven't stayed there in years, but when I made my reservation, the woman I spoke to claimed they recently renovated the garden tower rooms and that many of the rooms are less than a month old and some might be redone in the days leading up to CGE. Not that it will necessarily change things, but I can't imagine it being worse than the Plaza was. My worst memory of that CGE was a roach crawling along the ceiling in the bathroom, falling into the toilet and the toilet not being powerful enough to flush it down. Yes, the Plaza was really gross.

Actually, it can be worse, I heard one area of Plaza is haunted.

[Neil Koch]

The Trop is indeed going through renovations, but $200 (even on a weekend night) is still exceedingly expensive.

I'm not going to CGE - couldn't work out the dates since I am moving - but if the Trop is sold out/not affordable for people, there is Hooter's next door. I stayed there last year and the room wasn't great - really needed a new everything - but I didn't see any roaches either. There is also a Motel 6 about a block east of the Trop.

[PapaStu]

Well we ended up booking across the street (Luxor I think) for Friday night. We'll be at the hotel Sat/Sunday as they ended up being cheaper and it being easier for the CGE related festivities.

[rik1138]

There is also a Motel 6 about a block east of the Trop.

Unless something has changed in the last year or so, avoid the Motel 6 like a plague. It was completely overrun by gang-banger types yelling in the parking and playing loud music in their rooms all night. There was even one group that actually left their room for the evening, and didn't turn off the stereo. (Yes, they bring their own radios to use in the rooms, apparently at full volume so they can get the required amount of bass to make them happy).

Me and my dad were actually nervous about walking through the parking lot at night, and when I went to my car the following morning I found the rear-view mirror on the passenger side completely ripped off the car...

That hotel used to be my default location going to Vegas (cheap and close to the strip), and over the years I've watched it progress into what it was that last time. It really looked like a gang convention. So I know it wasn't just a 'bad weekend', we had been kind of concerned about the place for a couple of years as it got worse and worse...

Not a recommended location...
Rik