Author: Tim

Five Hundy by Midnight 219: Fireworks and Fireflies

/ Tim / 17 Comments

Las Vegas podcast #219 includes:

  • Best Damn Hooters Pageant opener
  • Lance Burton gets six years
  • TI loses Social House but may be stuck with Christian Audigier
  • Monte Carlo Brew Pub becomes The Pub
  • Firefly opens at The Plaza
  • Flamingo replaces Voga with another burger joint
  • Venetian won’t reserve Venezia Tower rooms
  • Jersey Boys tickets from BestofVegas.com
  • Listener calls about iPhone apps, Las Vegas steakhouses, M Resort, New York vs. Vegas, Matt Goss, themed weddings and more
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494


Five Hundy By Midnight 7/4/09 (43:06 min, 39.6 MB)

Venezia Tower Reservations? Not from The Venetian.

/ Tim / 6 Comments

I learned long ago not to spend too long trying to figure out why Las Vegas hotel operators make the decisions they do or my brain may explode. The latest interesting strategy comes from The Venetian, where customers are no longer able to book rooms in the Venezia Tower online or by calling the reservation line. When Five Hundy listener tpet tipped me off to this development, my first thought was that the tower was temporarily shut down until the economy improves and there’s more demand. Not so.

A friendly Venetian reservations rep told me Venezia rooms are still available but only from The Venetian’s casino marketing department or Expedia. She had no idea why management made this decision or how long the new policy will be in effect. Sure enough, a quick check of Expedia’s Web site yielded Venezia Tower suites for at least the next several months.

Way to serve your customers, Venetian!

Five Hundy by Midnight 218: Second Chances

/ Tim / 44 Comments

Las Vegas podcast #218 includes:

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon opener
  • Life After People
  • Carrot Top and Lance Burton get extensions
  • Excalibur drops electronic poker
  • Station casinos drop seafood buffets
  • Treasure Island drops Social House
  • Mandalay Bay offers shark diving, post-dive snack
  • Matt Goss gets a second shot
  • Listener calls about Planet Hollywood, Trump, Mandalay Bay, Ka, dinner discounts, Stripsteak, Michele’s Wynn restaurant spreadsheet and more
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494


Five Hundy By Midnight 6/28/09 (41:18 min, 37.9 MB)

Five Hundy by Midnight 217: Tiger-Based Magic

/ Tim / 19 Comments

Las Vegas podcast #217 includes:

  • Big Bang Theory opener
  • Dateline NBC was a yawner
  • Fontainebleau gets visitors
  • Treasure Island gets piratey, less douchey
  • ND’s Club Fuego and Monte Carlo’s Brew Pub close
  • Sammy Hagar opens an airport bar
  • Susan Boyle rumors seem unlikely
  • Rick Thomas moves to Sahara
  • Palms gets a new headliner
  • Listener calls about the future of Trader Vic’s, Striphouse, Peepshow, summer tasting menus at MGM Grand, Wynn and Encore, July 4 in Las Vegas, karaoke, one more reason to hate Wynn’s Web site, Mandalay Bay, Lion’s Share, Crown and Anchor, Mirage, Treasure Island, Hard Rock Cafe, downtown Las Vegas and more
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494


Five Hundy By Midnight 6/21/09 (56:03 min, 51.5 MB)

Five Hundy by Midnight 216: They Just Seem a Little Weird

/ Tim / 12 Comments

Las Vegas podcast #216 includes:

  • Iron Sheik opener
  • Wynn’s Web site sucks
  • Fontainebleau files for bankruptcy
  • Cause of Danny Gans’ death revealed
  • Garth Brooks rumors heat up
  • Mel B leaves Peepshow
  • Planet Hollywood announces Pink’s
  • Cheap Trick announces Las Vegas Hilton show
  • Dateline NBC takes on Las Vegas
  • Listener calls about The Rat Pack is Back, Mon Ami Gabi breakfast, Star Trek Experience, booking cabanas, gambling in Tunica, Mirage volcano, Gold Spike and more
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494


Five Hundy By Midnight 6/14/09 (49:46 min, 45.7 MB)