Hi you two, as usual, a great addition to the channel! One question regarding tipping, what is appropriate for the housekeeping staff who service our hotel room? We are staying at the Flamingo in May and I would like to ensure my appreciation for their tireless work is respectful and appropriate. I absolutely agree that the best way to enjoy Vegas is to have the right mindset, be respectful and mindful of the work that staff do in order for us to indulge in our vacation dreams and experiences. Many thanks for all the help getting us Vegas ready!!
We generally recommend about $3 to $5 per day on days that we have the housekeeping clean the room (such as when we remove the DND sign from the room). One thing we do also want to specify is when leaving your tip to place it somewhere where the housekeeping can know that it’s a tip and not just change or extra money left on the nightstand or counter. Sometimes we will place it on the bed for when they make it so the staff knows it’s a tip or we will write a note specifying that the amount is a tip. Some properties and cruises may also leave an envelope in the room for this purpose but places that don’t, it’s best to make sure that your tip is notified that it’s a tip. Also… we hope you have a great stay at the Flamingo and if you haven’t yet caught our review on it, we have a full review up on the channel about our stay there ❤️ - Thanks for watching and for the comments. -Paul
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll I watched the Flamingo review once I realized I had missed it, your comment about you two both having service industry experience was good to know, my partner and I have similar histories and we both try to show our appreciation for the industry workers whenever or wherever we go, partly by being ‘easy to please’ guests, and partly by being generous with tips and compliments. Love how you shout out individual employees for their service and willingness to help! We were thinking of about $5 a day, so thank you for your recommendation. I also like leaving a note with it for clarity. ❤️
Let's be honest, this was a good video, great advice. As someone who's been to Vegas a lot over the years these are all true. Espcially the escalators being broken all the freaking time.
Yeah… I originally wanted to add some flames around him with an arrow icon saying “Hotty McHotterson” and a cat call sound but James was like “That might be a bit much” 😂😂😂 So left it au naturale 😂😂😂 - because if it ain’t the “showgirls” trying to get your cash for a picture then the shirtless men on the strip are out for us gays and straight women too. None of us are safe LOL. -Paul
I'm a housekeeping manager for a casino on the strip. On the topic of tipping, specifically for Housekeeping. If you can't leave a monetary tip, leaving a *sealed* Gatorade/energy drink/water when you are checking out in the room is also a good tip for your room attendant. The men and women who keep our hotel rooms clean work a very physically demanding job, and little things like this can really help.
OMG that’s a great idea and one we will definitely consider for our next visit in addition to the monetary tip ❤️ Thank you so much for this advice. And also thank you so much for the hard work you and your team do ❤️ As someone who works in the hospitality industry in my off TH-cam day job, housekeeping is essential to any property and you all do amazing things to keep the rooms up for guests. Thank you again for that feedback and advice for anyone reading this comment ❤️ (and we hope you enjoyed the video) -Paul
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll My partner and I love your videos. We love to see a gay couple doing the Vegas TH-cam thing and as we both work in this industry we appreciate your feedback on your experiences as well. ❤️
Thank you! I’m glad you thought so. We definitely tried to make sure that all the most important bullet points were in this video. We even hope to do a follow up to it one day with more things to know. -James
Thank you so much! We’re so glad you enjoyed! Even when you don’t drink or gamble, there’s still so much to do in Las Vegas! You may have just given me an idea for a future video. -James
Awe thank you - This one was our first time trying a different format for a more “informative” video versus our usual hotel/food/attraction type of video. We are so glad to hear there was great information for you ❤️ -Paul
I’ve noticed that over the years, cocktail servers take a very long time while playing slots. Most of them won’t even serve 2 drinks at a time. Although I’m a loyal MGM member, I find that Caesar’s Palace have the best service and many waiters/waitresses working at any given time. Great review guys!
Now that you mention it, I would say I’ve definitely had better complimentary cocktail service at Caesars than at MGM. Especially at Caesars Palace. -James
Thanks for more information. The last time I went to Vegas in 2016. I'm glad I added your YT channel to the list along with Jacob 's Life In Vegas, Travel Ruby,Up,Up & Our Way , All You Can Vegas, Living in Las Vegas, Tim Lee, Vegas Must Try, and my two personal favorites, Yellow Productions and Turn It Up World. You guys are the best!
Thank you so much for the kind words! It’s an honor to be amongst those names as they are all channels that we both watch. We’re so happy you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching. -James
@@blattman13 not yet! Hopefully we’ll be hitting up particle ink next week. As far as the electric playhouse it was not open yet on our last trip, so we’ve added it to the list. -James
Thank you for your tips! We’ve been meaning to spend some time in the arts district, and fully plan on doing so as soon as we can devote the time it deserves. I hear there are some amazing restaurants! Anyone in particular that you’d recommend? Thanks so much for watching! -James
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll hi! As you know, everyone’s tastes are different, but Esther’s Kitchen…amazing Italian! Good Pie has tasty pizza! ReBar is a fun bar with a twist…they are a thrift store/bar, with their slogan being “Get drunk and buy sh*t” Right next to ReBar is Davys…another local bar. Velveteen a rabbit, Stray Pirate and Berlin bar are great bars too. Every first Friday of the month, all year long is First Friday, where local artists, talent and food trucks take over the area and is a blast.
I love a good First Friday event. We have a pretty solid one here in Phoenix. We may have to schedule a trip to coincide with that sometime soon. Thank you for the restaurant suggestions. We can’t wait to try them! Esther’s has been on our radar for a while now and hearing so many good things makes me want them all the more. -James
Awe thank you ❤️ We are so glad to hear that you have been enjoying the episodes. Donuts on the strip definitely had some hits and misses but we cannot speak highly enough about Donutique, Duck Donuts, and Randy’s - If you’re looking for pizza slice recommendations, we also have videos for those too 😀 -Paul
So true… Those properties are BIG. They look so much closer than they actually are. We have a lot of it down to a science as far as how to navigate the strip. But when we do a “We tried X number of ____ in Vegas” type of video we always plan that route specifically to utilize the trams/monorails/rideshares/etc just because of how far it is from place to place. Thanks for watching ❤️ -Paul
If I had to get married all over again, I would absolutely choose Vegas for a second time. They made it so much easier than a wedding in our hometown of Phoenix would have been. -James
good tips, super glad you mentioned the scammy performers, they're so aggressive sometimes! And watch out for the people who try to hand you a sample at the "beauty" stores, they're also a scam to get you inside and hustle you with overpriced junk. There's also some fantastic dining options away from the Strip and Fremont, do some research and branch out to some of the places that locals go like Echo and Rig, Primal and Babystacks
Thank you for watching and for mentioning the Beauty Scams… that is one thing we did not cover in this video but it is definitely a huge scam on the strip and there’s one in like every mall there. At the moment a lot of our Vegas content does focus on the strip and downtown as we do not typically rent a car when we fly in so a lot of off strip places do require a bit more time planning and time commitment to plan into the schedule, but we do have a few off strip places in mind that we want to hit in the future and thank you so much for the suggestions ❤️ -Paul
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll we just drove by it the other day when attending the Las Vegas Toy Convention at World Market, even the outside of the building is super themed, we love it....hahahhahahaha
If I am driving to LV instead, come early AM & leaving the same evening, where is the best place(s) to park the 10 hours? Is there any free parking available anywhere? I don't mind the long walk. fanks(!)
Treasure Island is one of the only ones with free parking on the strip (that’s always subject to change as it seems that when one property removes something the others always follow suit but Treasure Island is one of the only ones with 3:2 Blackjack on the strip so they probably are just trying to be more guest focused with both of those perks), but if you have Platinum or higher with Caesars you can get free parking at their properties or if you have Pearl or higher with MGM you can also get free parking with their properties. -Paul
While taxis may be useful from the airport to the hotel, do NOT use taxis on the strip.Lift or Uber is usually drastically cheaper, more convenient, and quicker
Yaaasss!… We never use a taxi on the strip. Rideshare all the way. That is much much cheaper. But we do love the flat rate at the airport to our hotel especially because they no longer are allowed to tunnel you and because of those shady tactics cabs used in the past there’s now a flat rate. Which is overall just more convenient for getting in, but… ride shares everywhere else will always save a lot more money ❤️ -Paul
Solid advice! I know we usually have an abundance of luggage, so a bus ride is not exactly the best for us, but it is definitely a good option for some! -James
I politely disagree with you on the analogy for #16. The Wynn and several other hotels on the Strip are luxurious. Circus Circus and several other hotels on the Strip are not luxurious.
That’s completely fair. In our opinion, the options for upscale resorts (and the overall vibe) on the strip to Fremont is vastly different. But yeah… besides their steakhouse, circus circus is a dump. -James
Hi you two, as usual, a great addition to the channel! One question regarding tipping, what is appropriate for the housekeeping staff who service our hotel room? We are staying at the Flamingo in May and I would like to ensure my appreciation for their tireless work is respectful and appropriate.
I absolutely agree that the best way to enjoy Vegas is to have the right mindset, be respectful and mindful of the work that staff do in order for us to indulge in our vacation dreams and experiences.
Many thanks for all the help getting us Vegas ready!!
We generally recommend about $3 to $5 per day on days that we have the housekeeping clean the room (such as when we remove the DND sign from the room). One thing we do also want to specify is when leaving your tip to place it somewhere where the housekeeping can know that it’s a tip and not just change or extra money left on the nightstand or counter.
Sometimes we will place it on the bed for when they make it so the staff knows it’s a tip or we will write a note specifying that the amount is a tip. Some properties and cruises may also leave an envelope in the room for this purpose but places that don’t, it’s best to make sure that your tip is notified that it’s a tip.
Also… we hope you have a great stay at the Flamingo and if you haven’t yet caught our review on it, we have a full review up on the channel about our stay there ❤️ - Thanks for watching and for the comments.
-Paul
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll I watched the Flamingo review once I realized I had missed it, your comment about you two both having service industry experience was good to know, my partner and I have similar histories and we both try to show our appreciation for the industry workers whenever or wherever we go, partly by being ‘easy to please’ guests, and partly by being generous with tips and compliments.
Love how you shout out individual employees for their service and willingness to help!
We were thinking of about $5 a day, so thank you for your recommendation. I also like leaving a note with it for clarity. ❤️
Let's be honest, this was a good video, great advice. As someone who's been to Vegas a lot over the years these are all true. Espcially the escalators being broken all the freaking time.
Awe thank you… Yeah… those broken escalators can be very annoying - especially when some of them are out and then the elevators are out.
-Paul
0:30 was my favorite part of the video lol
Yeah… I originally wanted to add some flames around him with an arrow icon saying “Hotty McHotterson” and a cat call sound but James was like “That might be a bit much” 😂😂😂
So left it au naturale 😂😂😂 - because if it ain’t the “showgirls” trying to get your cash for a picture then the shirtless men on the strip are out for us gays and straight women too. None of us are safe LOL.
-Paul
I'm a housekeeping manager for a casino on the strip. On the topic of tipping, specifically for Housekeeping. If you can't leave a monetary tip, leaving a *sealed* Gatorade/energy drink/water when you are checking out in the room is also a good tip for your room attendant. The men and women who keep our hotel rooms clean work a very physically demanding job, and little things like this can really help.
OMG that’s a great idea and one we will definitely consider for our next visit in addition to the monetary tip ❤️
Thank you so much for this advice. And also thank you so much for the hard work you and your team do ❤️
As someone who works in the hospitality industry in my off TH-cam day job, housekeeping is essential to any property and you all do amazing things to keep the rooms up for guests.
Thank you again for that feedback and advice for anyone reading this comment ❤️ (and we hope you enjoyed the video)
-Paul
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll My partner and I love your videos. We love to see a gay couple doing the Vegas TH-cam thing and as we both work in this industry we appreciate your feedback on your experiences as well. ❤️
Wow this is very informative
Thank you! I’m glad you thought so. We definitely tried to make sure that all the most important bullet points were in this video.
We even hope to do a follow up to it one day with more things to know.
-James
Excellent points!
Glad you think so!
Excellent list. I don't gamble or drink, yet Vegas is my favorite vacation spot. There is so much to do and see. Loved your wedding shots!
Thank you so much! We’re so glad you enjoyed!
Even when you don’t drink or gamble, there’s still so much to do in Las Vegas! You may have just given me an idea for a future video.
-James
Solid advice!
Thank you, my friend!
We definitely tried to cover the most important things to know.
-James
Great information guys❤❤
Awe thank you - This one was our first time trying a different format for a more “informative” video versus our usual hotel/food/attraction type of video.
We are so glad to hear there was great information for you ❤️
-Paul
Great tips
@@louisathomas945 thank you so much for saying so! We appreciate the feedback and we’re glad to hear that you enjoyed the video.
-James
VERY GOOD VIDEO AND HELPFUL INFORMATION
Thank you so much! We’re so happy that you enjoyed!
-James
We’re coming to Vegas next week. Perfect timing. Great video.
Thank you so much! We hope you have a great trip!
-James
Congratulations newly weds!🎉
Thank you so much!!! We hope you enjoyed the video! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. We really appreciate it!
-James
Terrific video, very enjoyable!
Thank you so much!!!
-James
I’ve noticed that over the years, cocktail servers take a very long time while playing slots. Most of them won’t even serve 2 drinks at a time. Although I’m a loyal MGM member, I find that Caesar’s Palace have the best service and many waiters/waitresses working at any given time.
Great review guys!
Now that you mention it, I would say I’ve definitely had better complimentary cocktail service at Caesars than at MGM.
Especially at Caesars Palace.
-James
Loved this! Going this july and this was super helpful
I’m so glad that you enjoyed! I hope you have a great time on your trip!
-James
Thanks for more information. The last time I went to Vegas in 2016. I'm glad I added your YT channel to the list along with Jacob 's Life In Vegas, Travel Ruby,Up,Up & Our Way , All You Can Vegas, Living in Las Vegas, Tim Lee, Vegas Must Try, and my two personal favorites, Yellow Productions and Turn It Up World.
You guys are the best!
Thank you so much for the kind words! It’s an honor to be amongst those names as they are all channels that we both watch.
We’re so happy you enjoyed the video!
Thanks for watching.
-James
What a great Chanel name
@@JosePerez-bh9od thank you! I sometimes wonder if it is too cheesy, so I’m glad to hear that you like it.
-James
Have you checked out the electric playhouse at the forum or particle ink?
@@blattman13 not yet! Hopefully we’ll be hitting up particle ink next week. As far as the electric playhouse it was not open yet on our last trip, so we’ve added it to the list.
-James
Amazing as always!! ❤
Thank you so much!!!
As a Vegas local, you have some really good tips…
DTLV Arts District is a great spot too! Tons of great food, bars and quirky shopping. Cheers!
Thank you for your tips! We’ve been meaning to spend some time in the arts district, and fully plan on doing so as soon as we can devote the time it deserves. I hear there are some amazing restaurants!
Anyone in particular that you’d recommend?
Thanks so much for watching!
-James
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll hi! As you know, everyone’s tastes are different, but Esther’s Kitchen…amazing Italian! Good Pie has tasty pizza! ReBar is a fun bar with a twist…they are a thrift store/bar, with their slogan being “Get drunk and buy sh*t”
Right next to ReBar is Davys…another local bar. Velveteen a rabbit, Stray Pirate and Berlin bar are great bars too. Every first Friday of the month, all year long is First Friday, where local artists, talent and food trucks take over the area and is a blast.
I love a good First Friday event. We have a pretty solid one here in Phoenix. We may have to schedule a trip to coincide with that sometime soon.
Thank you for the restaurant suggestions. We can’t wait to try them! Esther’s has been on our radar for a while now and hearing so many good things makes me want them all the more.
-James
I really enjoy your Vegas videos! I'm coming for my 6th trip on Thursday! Looking forward to trying some of your donut recommendations 😂
Awe thank you ❤️ We are so glad to hear that you have been enjoying the episodes.
Donuts on the strip definitely had some hits and misses but we cannot speak highly enough about Donutique, Duck Donuts, and Randy’s - If you’re looking for pizza slice recommendations, we also have videos for those too 😀
-Paul
Famous last saying of newbies. Well the other casino is right there. Right there means it is a mile to get to. Great Vlogg
So true… Those properties are BIG.
They look so much closer than they actually are.
We have a lot of it down to a science as far as how to navigate the strip. But when we do a “We tried X number of ____ in Vegas” type of video we always plan that route specifically to utilize the trams/monorails/rideshares/etc just because of how far it is from place to place.
Thanks for watching ❤️
-Paul
Got married in Vegas, 30 years ago. Vegas works! 5 lines, no waiting.
If I had to get married all over again, I would absolutely choose Vegas for a second time. They made it so much easier than a wedding in our hometown of Phoenix would have been.
-James
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll Graceland. the Elvis, at that time, was out witness. Never regretted it
@@NancyLiedel That would be the only thing we’d do differently… we didn’t have an Elvis at our wedding.
-James
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll we needed a witness. He was in his robe. Lol
@@NancyLiedel all the more memorable! I love it!
-James
good tips, super glad you mentioned the scammy performers, they're so aggressive sometimes! And watch out for the people who try to hand you a sample at the "beauty" stores, they're also a scam to get you inside and hustle you with overpriced junk. There's also some fantastic dining options away from the Strip and Fremont, do some research and branch out to some of the places that locals go like Echo and Rig, Primal and Babystacks
Vegas also has some super unique escape rooms like It and Blair Witch :)
Believe me that Escape IT is definitely on the “future” list
Thank you for watching and for mentioning the Beauty Scams… that is one thing we did not cover in this video but it is definitely a huge scam on the strip and there’s one in like every mall there.
At the moment a lot of our Vegas content does focus on the strip and downtown as we do not typically rent a car when we fly in so a lot of off strip places do require a bit more time planning and time commitment to plan into the schedule, but we do have a few off strip places in mind that we want to hit in the future and thank you so much for the suggestions ❤️
-Paul
@@JamesandPaulTryitAll we just drove by it the other day when attending the Las Vegas Toy Convention at World Market, even the outside of the building is super themed, we love it....hahahhahahaha
also: rereading my comment it looks like i told you guys to do research..i meant for visitors to do it..i know you you guys already do lol :)
If I am driving to LV instead, come early AM & leaving the same evening, where is the best place(s) to park the 10 hours? Is there any free parking available anywhere? I don't mind the long walk.
fanks(!)
Treasure Island is one of the only ones with free parking on the strip (that’s always subject to change as it seems that when one property removes something the others always follow suit but Treasure Island is one of the only ones with 3:2 Blackjack on the strip so they probably are just trying to be more guest focused with both of those perks), but if you have Platinum or higher with Caesars you can get free parking at their properties or if you have Pearl or higher with MGM you can also get free parking with their properties.
-Paul
Hey Guys! Regarding the weather: I think that LV is brutally dry in the Winter. So, prepare to take care of your skin and lips 😊
You are absolutely right! We always need moisturizer and chapstick in Vegas.
-James
While taxis may be useful from the airport to the hotel, do NOT use taxis on the strip.Lift or Uber is usually drastically cheaper, more convenient, and quicker
Yaaasss!… We never use a taxi on the strip. Rideshare all the way. That is much much cheaper.
But we do love the flat rate at the airport to our hotel especially because they no longer are allowed to tunnel you and because of those shady tactics cabs used in the past there’s now a flat rate. Which is overall just more convenient for getting in, but… ride shares everywhere else will always save a lot more money ❤️
-Paul
You’re in Vegas… on vacation… get a car (limo) service. So much nicer and not that much more.
@@mikekoenning I’m definitely planning a limo for a future trip. Just so that we can say we’ve done it.
-James
Take the CX bus from airport to Strip $1.00
Solid advice!
I know we usually have an abundance of luggage, so a bus ride is not exactly the best for us, but it is definitely a good option for some!
-James
I politely disagree with you on the analogy for #16.
The Wynn and several other hotels on the Strip are luxurious. Circus Circus and several other hotels on the Strip are not luxurious.
That’s completely fair.
In our opinion, the options for upscale resorts (and the overall vibe) on the strip to Fremont is vastly different.
But yeah… besides their steakhouse, circus circus is a dump.
-James
Area 15 is booty
Considering how much I love a good booty, I’m gonna assume you mean this in a positive way, and say that I agree.
I hope you enjoyed the video.
-James