Buffet Pass

[queen of hearts]

I was just informed that in Vegas there is a buffet pass that you can buy. It is good for a 24 hour period to all buffets in the area.

I guess the cost for this pass is something like $40.00! I guess it is a pretty good deal from what I have been told.

I guess this is something that my old man's parents are thinking of doing while they are there which will be here in a couple of days.

I guess some of the buffets in Vegas can be pretty pricey, so this pass might be something that you all wanna think about and consider on your next trip there to enjoy all the foods that you can in of course 24 hours!!

[VegasLuvsMe]

Now that's what I'm talking about, a buffet pass. I love the buffets in Las Vegas since they usually have cuisine prepared by some of the best chefs in America.

And most of the buffet cuisine I've tried in Las Vegas was to die for.

Most people think of a buffet as a place where any type of average foods could be eaten, like in some restaurants where you'll find some of the cuisine has been sitting too long and it's dried out.

It's not like that in most of Las Vegas' buffet restaurants, because their chefs will keep a keen eye on their cuisine and switch it out when they think it's time to.

[queen of hearts]

Yeah I have heard some great things about the buffets that you can find in Vegas.

They did get the buffet pass and loved it. They said it was well worth the price and will do it again the next time they are in the area on vacation which I think they are going again in another month.

If they do it will make their 5th time to Vegas this year. Wish I could do that. I guess as long as they have a good time and are able to do it that is all that matters.

[VegasLuvsMe]

You got that last line right queen or hearts, I'd love to visit Vegas more often too.

It feels like a glamourous live when you stay in a good hotel and have extra money to spend. And I can see why it would be an addiction if you lived there.

Is that $40 buffet pass just for one person?

Either way, it's a great deal if you can use it for three meals in a day.

[queen of hearts]

Yes the passes cost $40.00 per person. Though as they said you can eat at a variety different buffet's and really stuff yourself for one price. So if you eat at least three meals per day then this is going to be a great bargin.

I think that if I were to visit Vegas I would have to give this a try. Some restaurants in Vegas are a bit pricey in my opinion and getting this pass would save money that can be used for other Vegas fun.

[VegasLuvsMe]

Thanks for the comeback queen of hearts.

I remember some thirty years or so ago, you could buy a buffet ticket for a buck ninety-five in most casinos, and I think if you played at a slot machine long enough a waitress would come around and give you a free buffet ticket.

Meals use to be so cheap many years ago and that really helped out the casinos; less money spent on food meant more money spent on casino games.

I think if the Las Vegas casinos would start giving out free buffet tickets the way they use to, there would be more people in the casinos spending their money, instead of them having to pay for meals and skip the casino until the next day.

That's how my wife and I worked the casino games. We'd spend so much a day; X-dollars went to games and X-dollars had to be set asside for meals.

Now, if we had the option to play games longer and get a free buffet pass, then we'd spend that extra money on the casino games (it's not rocket science).

[River]

Price: $44.99 for Total Rewards members, and $49.99 for non-members (updated 2/15/11).
You can visit any of the following buffets, as often as you’d like, within a 24-hour period:

* Carnival World Buffet at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
* Flavors at Harrah’s Las Vegas
* Paradise Garden Buffet at Flamingo Las Vegas
* Emperor’s Buffet at Imperial Palace
* Le Village Buffet at Paris Las Vegas
* Lago Buffet at Caesars Palace
* Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

The buffets usually stay open from start till end of day, so you can arrive for example at
3pm for the lunch buffet, but from 3:30pm they will start serving diner dishes.

So in theorie you could go to 4 different buffets within 24 hours, for example on day 1 at
3pm a lunch buffet and at 8pm a diner buffet, and on day 2 at 9am a breakfast buffet and
at 2pm a lunch buffet.

But in practise, you will probably still be full from the 1st buffet on the next day!

[Slotlover]

Thanks for this update River. We really appreciate your input.

I didn't know about these passes until I read queen of hearts' first post about it, but it would definitely be worth the money to purchase something like this on our next Vegas trip!

[VegasLuvsMe]

Yeah, I ditto that, thanks for the update River!

So there are a few Las Vegas buffets that I missed. I'll have to head over to Vegas soon and grab some of that grub.

I know, it's all good, but I just like to call it grub when I'm hungry.

Hey, looky there, it's lunch time... Gotta go.

[River]

Maybe useful to add:

All those casinos belong to the Harrah's group. You can get the Total Rewards club membership card at any of the locations (at the info desk in the casinos). The membership is free and can get you comp points (for gambling), discounts and special offers from the casinos, restaurants en hotels, which belong to the Harrah's group.

There is also another big casino group (MGM Resorts), but they don't have a 24 hour buffet-arrangement simular as the Harrah's one. You can still become a member of their Players Club though (to get comp points, discounts and special offers at their hotel/casinos).