Comments on: Trip Notes: Cleveland -> Las Vegas -> Los Angeles -> Cleveland. http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:35:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lost in CAhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46633 lost in CA Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:04:36 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46633 Dan, I gotta quibble with your restaurant review in vegas. I travel there quite often and been to all of them (unfortunately). Village steakhouse - overpriced, where's the beef? maybe i'm a CA spoiled brat, but this place is way over the top and not much to show for it.Adar Pizza - I'm with u, don't go there!!!Panini - We enjoyed it, decent food, sorry about your misadventure.Jaffe - lousy food, only redeeming factor is close to the strip.Sababa - the place u should have gone to. moderately priced, good simple morroccan food, owner is a ball of fun. Dan,
I gotta quibble with your restaurant review in vegas. I travel there quite often and been to all of them (unfortunately).
Village steakhouse – overpriced, where’s the beef? maybe i’m a CA spoiled brat, but this place is way over the top and not much to show for it.

Adar Pizza – I’m with u, don’t go there!!!

Panini – We enjoyed it, decent food, sorry about your misadventure.

Jaffe – lousy food, only redeeming factor is close to the strip.

Sababa – the place u should have gone to. moderately priced, good simple morroccan food, owner is a ball of fun.

]]> By: mommafricahttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46605 mommafrica Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:59:20 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46605 Thanks for answering. Nice report. It feels even better doing these trips w/ someone u love, huh! Thanks for answering. Nice report. It feels even better doing these trips w/ someone u love, huh!

]]> By: The Bubhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46603 The Bub Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:32:22 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46603 Loved reading about the trip-as you never have time to go into details in person. Loved reading about the trip-as you never have time to go into details in person.

]]> By: Avid Readerhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46526 Avid Reader Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:17:34 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46526 Dan, great report. Thanks for sharing! Dan, great report. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: yossihttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46523 yossi Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:47:32 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46523 do they offer 2 seprate beds or only one king? do they offer 2 seprate beds or only one king?

]]> By: mohttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46473 mo Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:40:23 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46473 Thanks for your response. Thanks for your response.

]]> By: Dan/Ctownbochurhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46458 Dan/Ctownbochur Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:53:48 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46458 @<a href="#comment-46365" rel="nofollow">Me21</a>: You should've seen how many suitcases we had in Hawaii!<n></n> <n></n> @<a href="#comment-46371" rel="nofollow">mo</a>: 1. Why do you need to find it on continental.com? Just use pda.continental.com from your PC or phone.2.The PDA site showed 9 FC seats were booked as well as 9 elite upgrades. It also showed that there were no elites standing by for an upgrade, meaning that all elites were already upgraded.3.The PDA site said x blocked seats.4. Op-up, or operation upgrades, generally only take place at the gate, and is totally at the discretion of the gate agent.5. You would have needed a good reason to make your case for an op-up. Mine was pretty good as an elite member who's wife was stuck in the back. Had the upgrade not cleared I would've traded seats with the person sitting next to my wife in coach.6. I believe Delta has that functionality now as well.<n></n> <n></n> @<a href="#comment-46373" rel="nofollow">levi</a>: The AMEX agent said the tax would be charged to the card, but it never was, and the checkout bill showed $0.00!I have yet to receive a Caddy on a one-=way rental with CHM status. <n></n> <n></n>@<a href="#comment-46397" rel="nofollow">chulent</a>: All in good time :)<n></n> <n></n>@<a href="#comment-46440" rel="nofollow">Eli</a>: Thanks for backing up my restaurant report! I thought the ambiance in Village Steakhouse was actually quite a bit nicer than Prime Grill! It was really really nice there and the food was just awesome! <n></n> <n></n>@<a href="#comment-46448" rel="nofollow">mommafrica</a>: No disrespect at all! As I can only eat kosher food it is nearly impossible to find such food at an ordinary restaurant, hence my reason for turning down the food credit.<n></n> <n></n>@<a href="#comment-46369" rel="nofollow">cb</a>, @<a href="#comment-46421" rel="nofollow">Jeff</a>, @<a href="#comment-46437" rel="nofollow">danFan</a>, @<a href="#comment-46446" rel="nofollow">d</a>, and @<a href="#comment-46450" rel="nofollow">Flyer</a>: Thanks for the feedback guys, I truly appreciate it!!! @Me21:
You should’ve seen how many suitcases we had in Hawaii!



@mo:
1. Why do you need to find it on continental.com? Just use pda.continental.com from your PC or phone.

2.The PDA site showed 9 FC seats were booked as well as 9 elite upgrades. It also showed that there were no elites standing by for an upgrade, meaning that all elites were already upgraded.

3.The PDA site said x blocked seats.

4. Op-up, or operation upgrades, generally only take place at the gate, and is totally at the discretion of the gate agent.

5. You would have needed a good reason to make your case for an op-up. Mine was pretty good as an elite member who’s wife was stuck in the back.
Had the upgrade not cleared I would’ve traded seats with the person sitting next to my wife in coach.

6. I believe Delta has that functionality now as well.



@levi:
The AMEX agent said the tax would be charged to the card, but it never was, and the checkout bill showed $0.00!

I have yet to receive a Caddy on a one-=way rental with CHM status.

@chulent:
All in good time :)


@Eli:
Thanks for backing up my restaurant report!
I thought the ambiance in Village Steakhouse was actually quite a bit nicer than Prime Grill! It was really really nice there and the food was just awesome!

@mommafrica:
No disrespect at all!
As I can only eat kosher food it is nearly impossible to find such food at an ordinary restaurant, hence my reason for turning down the food credit.


@cb, @Jeff, @danFan,
@d, and @Flyer:
Thanks for the feedback guys, I truly appreciate it!!!

]]> By: Flyerhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46450 Flyer Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:59:55 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46450 Dan, It's really nice that you take time to write this all up, although I don't see myself taking a trip like yours in the near future it is still good to know, and I think this should be tagged on the top of your web page. Dan, It’s really nice that you take time to write this all up, although I don’t see myself taking a trip like yours in the near future it is still good to know, and I think this should be tagged on the top of your web page.

]]> By: yossihttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46449 yossi Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:20:10 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46449 Cool! quite some hands on information there!! A bit long whith the restaurants, though. Keep up the good work Dan!! Cool! quite some hands on information there!!
A bit long whith the restaurants, though. Keep up the good work Dan!!

]]> By: mommafricahttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46448 mommafrica Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:14:08 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46448 W/ no form of disrespect, can u pls explain why ur not allowed to accept the food offering & does this happen often? N other words, is it ok for u to book a rm that includes breakf/is this something totally different? W/ no form of disrespect, can u pls explain why ur not allowed to accept the food offering & does this happen often? N other words, is it ok for u to book a rm that includes breakf/is this something totally different?

]]> By: dhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46446 d Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:00:04 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46446 Excellent report! Thanks, will prove handy. Excellent report! Thanks, will prove handy.

]]> By: Elihttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46440 Eli Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:38:34 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46440 Very nice Dan. I also ate at those 3 restaurants when I was there recently and had the same opinion...Adar was not so good (Although they delivered twice to my suite in the Caesers) and VERY expensive. Panini cafe - food also wasn't great and service sucked although the waitress I had was new and at the end they worked everything out. Village Steakhouse...WOW. It's like Prim Grill (both in ambiance and food taste and selection) at 2/3 the price. Excellent and highly recommended. Very nice Dan. I also ate at those 3 restaurants when I was there recently and had the same opinion…Adar was not so good (Although they delivered twice to my suite in the Caesers) and VERY expensive. Panini cafe – food also wasn’t great and service sucked although the waitress I had was new and at the end they worked everything out. Village Steakhouse…WOW. It’s like Prim Grill (both in ambiance and food taste and selection) at 2/3 the price. Excellent and highly recommended.

]]> By: danFanhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46437 danFan Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:28:15 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46437 Dan, this was an AMAZING summary!!! THANK YOU!!! Dan, this was an AMAZING summary!!!
THANK YOU!!!

]]> By: Jeffhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46421 Jeff Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:19:02 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46421 Hey Dan. Thanks for the report. We can all learn alot form your travel experiences!!! Hey Dan.
Thanks for the report. We can all learn alot form your travel experiences!!!

]]> By: chulenthttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46397 chulent Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:56:42 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46397 exellent, now lets hear about hawaii exellent,
now lets hear about hawaii

]]> By: levihttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46373 levi Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:35:49 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46373 Dan, This is a great trip report! Thanks for all the info.I plan on going to Vegas soon and all this information will be very helpful."No tax, no nonsense, no nothing!" I thought that you have have to pay the tax on your Platinum card?"fully-loaded Saturn Aura" Was that the nicest car they had on their lot? Chairmans Club?? Dan, This is a great trip report! Thanks for all the info.

I plan on going to Vegas soon and all this information will be very helpful.

“No tax, no nonsense, no nothing!” I thought that you have have to pay the tax on your Platinum card?

“fully-loaded Saturn Aura” Was that the nicest car they had on their lot? Chairmans Club??

]]> By: mohttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46371 mo Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:52:21 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46371 Welcome Back. Thanks for the feedback, you may never know when it comes in handy. Had a couple of questions,and comments> 1- Where on continental's site can i find that pda.continental.com link? 2- How did you know that there wasn't one first class ticket purchased by Motzei Shabbos, and how were you aware that there was 9 elite members scheduled on the flight? 3- How did you know "On Sunday I noticed that Continental had blocked seats in the first class cabin" -How did you know they were blocked, and not purchased or reserved for crew members or family? 4- Op-up only takes place at the gate? Is there now way to do it at check in, or for a nominal fee? 5- Had I been in front of you on the line, would your wife have lost out on the first class? What would you have done then? 6- Can you see in advance with other airlines as well who was upgraded? If yes, which? _______________________________________________JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH AIRLINE BAGGAGE RULES AND FEES, WE ARE ABOUT TO GET SLAPPED WITH A NEW ONE: "carry-on luggage will be restricted to a minimal amount of weight so that flight attendants don't get knocked unconscious by some errant luggage" Thanks again!!!!! Welcome Back.
Thanks for the feedback, you may never know when it comes in handy.
Had a couple of questions,and comments>
1- Where on continental’s site can i find that pda.continental.com link?
2- How did you know that there wasn’t one first class ticket purchased by Motzei Shabbos, and how were you aware that there was 9 elite members scheduled on the flight?
3- How did you know “On Sunday I noticed that Continental had blocked seats in the first class cabin” -How did you know they were blocked, and not purchased or reserved for crew members or family?
4- Op-up only takes place at the gate? Is there now way to do it at check in, or for a nominal fee?
5- Had I been in front of you on the line, would your wife have lost out on the first class? What would you have done then?
6- Can you see in advance with other airlines as well who was upgraded? If yes, which?
_______________________________________________

JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH AIRLINE BAGGAGE RULES AND FEES, WE ARE ABOUT TO GET SLAPPED WITH A NEW ONE:
“carry-on luggage will be restricted to a minimal amount of weight so that flight attendants don’t get knocked unconscious by some errant luggage”
Thanks again!!!!!

]]> By: cbhttp://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46369 cb Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:15:28 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46369 Love it! Love it!

]]> By: Me21http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/4797/comment-page-1#comment-46365 Me21 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:59:58 +0000 http://www.dansdeals.com/?p=4797#comment-46365 wow. Sounds great. first of all, you got a real winner of a gal- only one suitcase! second, what did you do during the day in la? wow. Sounds great. first of all, you got a real winner of a gal- only one suitcase! second, what did you do during the day in la?

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