20 Reasons The Luxor Sucks

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+ guest07cbf2 8 months ago
Geez! Who’d have thought the Son of Sam would be so choosy about hotels.
+ gueste3aa89 8 months ago
The Flamingo is a dump, too.
+ guest6deaf8 8 months ago
I’m stunned that you expected quality from the Luxor. And honestly, I’ve seen worse shampoo. You should consider yourself lucky. Long story short - if you’re traveling to Vegas on business, stay at a hotel off the strip. If you want the Vegas experience, spend a little more cash and stay at a non-themed hotel.
+ guestbb48ff 8 months ago
i rent a house and share with colleagues when I’m in Vegas for a convention. The place even has its own Internet, and we bought the guy a WiFi router so we have WiFi in the house. And when I’m covering an event in Vegas, who has time for television? Fritz @ http://www.cyclelicio.us/
+ guestda0931 8 months ago
David, like any major event city, there are four basic hotel/lodging types on the Strip: acceptable, good, better & best. The Luxor/Excaliber (believe it or not) are considered good, with the MGM Grand/Monte Carlo-type strip hotels falling into the high good/better category and your Venetian/Bellagio/Wynn-types ranking as the best. Acceptable are places like Imperial Palace - which is basically a room to crash in but located near all of the strip action.
Thanks for the presentation - it made me remember why I pay a little more for the better/best accommodations.
By-the-way, Vegas is hurting so much right now that Priceline.com and Vegas. com are running amazing deals on some of the best rooms on the Strip - just stay away from the conventions!
+ guesta9d3e5 8 months ago
I also stayed at the Luxor Pyramid and was HORRIFIED ...the shower looked like it had come formthe days of the Pharohs. The bathroom was just a huge tiled expanse of beige and echoed like a tomb.
The 'romantic tub' was under the slant of the ceiling in the bedroom...yep bedroom.. so you had to be a contortionist to get in and out of it ....
plus the room was so run down I was stunned. yes...the Luxor service and quality is 1 star at a 5 star price!
+ gueste6b311 8 months ago
You didn’t even mention the scary elevators, the fact that without the light on there was No light in the room...plus we were on a high floor and had the pleasure of looking down at trash thrown on top of the buildings.
+ David Berkowitz 8 months ago
Thanks for all the feedback here. But to the one who said it was $40-$60/night, these were jacked up CES prices and were FAR above that. If i was paying motel prices I’d expect as much. (I’m still a dope for paying those rates instead of using Priceline, as another suggested - I’ll give you that.)
+ guest0bc064b 8 months ago
Come on, David -- REALLY? Except for the broken internet connection and waiting in line for your FAX, which are legitimate beefs, you’re just complaining about style issues. You don’t get big screen plazma TVs with HBO for the $40-60 a night you likely paid for the Luxor mid-week in January. You want elegant shampoo bottles, go stay at the five star Wynn for $275/night. Or don’t come to Vegas and stay at the 4 star W Hotel in NYC for $299/night. The Luxor doesn’t suck -- its your expectations that are sucked up.
+ guest2b27e6c 8 months ago
Great essay btw... I agree the luxor sucked! I stayed there for a bachlorette last summer what a waste of money!

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20 Reasons the Luxor Sucks By David Berkowitz
In January 2009, I did a horrible thing g in Las Vegas: I stayed at the Luxor. This i Thi is my photo essay. ht
The Shampoo 1
The Conditioner 2 What’s up with the jars?
The Windows Th Wi d 3 haven t haven’t been washed since the days of the Pyramids
The Low Bed 4
The Small Pillows 5
The Bedding Straight 6 out of a Cheap Motel
7 The Tripwire thanks to the Internet Hookup Being Nowhere Near the Desk
8 And the Connection was Dead When I Came In
No 9 WiFi
10 all for $13.99 a $ day d
11 The Really R ll TV
No HBO 12 Or Comedy Central
13 The Business Center closes at 5 on the dot
Getting Put on Hold Endlessly Endlessly… by the 14 Front Desk
15 Waiting a Half Hour to Pick up a Fax g
16 Their Finest International Cuisine is Served at a T&A Bar
Their High-End Restaurant? 17 CatHouse
And CatHouse has a Dress Code 18
19 The Marquis Act: Carrot Top
And They Found 20 Someone to Name Him Best Comedian
That s That’s what I get for staying in a tomb. yg
That s That’s what I get for staying in a tomb. yg About the author: David Berkowitz www.meeID.com/david Blog: MarketersStudio.com Twitter: @dberkowitz