The Westin Las Vegas, NV

I Pricelined and got The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa for only $99 dollars a night! I decided to try it out after my internet search showed Vegas hotels for $250-300+ a night. Let me tell you, the Westin had a great location, a block off the strip but right smack in the middle of all the fun. I knew it would be easy to cab back and forth from. In any other city The Westin would be an awesome hotel, but in shiny Vegas well, it's not as popular. 

I loved it tho. Not only was it relaxing, but it was a LOT cleaner than some of those beat down strip hotels (the one's they wanted $200+ for!). Plus the bed was pure heaven! You know the bed is too good when you dream about it while dancin' at the clubs.  All in all, I would DEFINITELY stay in The Westin again. Only next time, I'll clear my schedule so I can have more time to enjoy the bed.

If you want a positive Priceline experience like mine, keep these things in mind:

• Do your research! You could bid too high if you’re not careful and don't know the going rate.

• When you decide on an area, take a look at all the hotels with your preferred star rating in that zone. You can do this by clicking on the Matrix View or Map View tab. I know this kinda ruins the element of surprise, but sometimes you want to know what you're getting yourself into!

• Make sure to choose the correct star rating.

• And most important, bid with a price you're comfortable with. Remember to think about additional fees the hotel may have for you. For instance, Resort Fees were not included in my Priceline Price - the hotel tacked those on later. No big deal, it was still a heck of a lot cheaper. At the time I Pricelined, The Westin was going for $135 + Resort Fees of $15 = $150 a night! But my total cost was $115. That left me with extra money to play with in Vegas - THANK YOU PRICELINE!

Have you had a Priceline experience? If so, how was it?

MONDAY
Day: Relax @ Hard Rock

TBD:
Fat Burger
Quick snack @ Nobu
Pink Taco @ Hard Rock
Firefly

~Tara

Good luck on finding the flight of your dreams and maybe we'll run into each other!

When I arrived at the airport, Virgin America gave me this cute, trendy little square boarding pass to take to the plane. Everyone who worked for Virgin seemed super friendly, and for the most part young and hip. So when I waited in line to get on the plane I should have expected the W Hotel-like electronic music. As I stepped inside, an all white interior with cushy black leather seats and purple mood lighting stared back at me. The black leather seats were luxurious and had adjustable headrests which made me feel like a millionaire. Lighting changes throughout the flight calmed and relaxed - purple mood lighting are you kidding me?!?! Then, as I played around with the touch screen in-flight entertainment system called RED, I found out there was much more to see than movies and television. There were games, music and videos too. The best part? CHAT ROOMS! Yes, you too can chat with fellow passengers. Click here to see what you're missing out on with other airlines.

I thought I had died and gone to airplane heaven until the loud speaker came on and said "It's VEGAS WEDNESDAY which means you have 2 complimentary drinks for your trip to Vegas! Oh yes, and use your boarding pass to get you in at TAO for a Virgin cocktail hour." WOW. Scratch that-NOW I'M IN HEAVEN. So I helped myself to a Heineken-YUM. Can it get any better than this? Well, after the perfect flight with the perfect RED entertainment system, perfect energetic flight attendants and perfect free drinks...what do I see at the end of the tunnel as I am exiting? A disco ball spinning with electronic music playing. AWESOME. This flight was all me all the time - Tarastyle.

I am in love with you Virgin America and I promise to spend all my hard earned money on your airlines. You have changed the world of flying FOREVER. I NEVER want to fly another airline again.

FLY VIRGIN!