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Las Vegas NV: Be Aware Of $19.99 Room Ads


Of course, Sin City isn’t called that for nuthin’. Let’s call it the sin of gotcha about room rates! That bargain charge will show at the top of the list when you check out, but then is followed by all kinds of extra charges. They always raise what you actually pay to as much as double the advertised price.

Piled on are taxes and other add-ons, including the city’s infamous resort fees. Just recently, Caesars Palace, Paris, Rio, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand upped their per-day extra charges to as much as $45 a night above their rates.

So, next time you book a $19.99 Las Vegas room, be prepared to pay an add-on charge that will subtract-off a considerable amount from your bank account!
West Hollywood CA: Hotel Where Chaplin Once Lived PDF Print E-mail


Since we relocated to the area five years ago, we’re just a few blocks away, but had never heard of this 90-year-old Hollywood hideaway hotel until recently. It’s not on the glamorous Sunset Strip, by trendy Malibu Beach nor in glitzy Beverly Hills. It’s on Sweetzer Avenue, a quiet residential lane in West Hollywood.

The Charlie, built in 1924 as a private residence, and lived in by the Little Tramp for several years, is actually a large English-style cottage, surrounded by beautiful gardens. It’s now a luxury, all-suite hotel, with private parking within its entrance gate.

Suites have full kitchens and other luxury amenities, and each is titled with the name of a Hollywood immortal. They include Charlie, Clark, Dylan, Gloria, Gregory, Valentino, Marilyn, Marlene and others.

The pet-friendly hotel, just a few city blocks from the Sunset Strip, with prices from $270, is at 819 N. Sweetzer Av., West Hollywood CA 90069. For booking and other info, go to www.thecharliehotel.com

 
 
 
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