For a cheap experiance in Las Vegas, would Excalibur or Circus Circus be a better deal?
Rose M asked:
My family is planning a trip to Vegas at the beginning of August. There will be 4 adults, one teen, and one older teen. We are looking for cheap places to stay on the Strip that have theming, and we’ve narrowed it down to Circus Circus and Excalibur.
My family is planning a trip to Vegas at the beginning of August. There will be 4 adults, one teen, and one older teen. We are looking for cheap places to stay on the Strip that have theming, and we’ve narrowed it down to Circus Circus and Excalibur.
Circus circus has all the circus shows for free, plus the Adventuredome that’s attached, but Excalibur is closer to the other hotels on the Strip. (we plan on visiting and walking around all the other casinos)
Your opinions?
Tim
Tags: Experiance, Family Planning, Hotels
January 28th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
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January 31st, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Circus Circus is OK and you are right it is a little farther down but i always like to walk the strip and Excalibur is a little smokee when I stayed but is closer to great hotels. But Excalibur get non smoking since you have more adults and teen are not that into circus too much or at least they act like they aren’t have fun
February 1st, 2009 at 9:30 am
for walking the circus circus is on the north end of the strip and a long walk from any where
February 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 am
Circus Circus………cheesy but not nearly as cheesy as Excalibur. Plus there are so many fun things to do and the Adventuredome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Need I say more?
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:46 pm
If you plan to visit other casinos, I’d go with Excalibur. It’s connected to Mandalay Bay and Luxor by monorail. There are also walkways to New York, MGM, and Tropicana. Circus Circus is very out of the way (at the far northern end of the Strip).
Both Excalibur and Circus Circus have below average rooms and lousy food. But, this is Las Vegas… you get what you pay for.
Although both CIrcus Circus and Excalibur have solid attractions for younger children, Excalibur is better suited for teens because of the prime location. Luxor’s IMAX motion simulators, the giant Gameworks arcade, and New York’s excellent roller coaster are nearby. Adventuredome is actually far more low-key than they let on. You won’t be missing much.
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February 4th, 2009 at 5:09 am
If those are your choices, go with Excalibur. All things being equal, Ex. is closer to the action.
February 5th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
The Circus Circus is the better deal. I’ve seen them have rooms for 39 dollars a night. The Excalibur rooms are about 70 dollars a night. The Circus Circus is close to the bus and and the monorail if you’re not driving. In August the weather will be something like 116 so I don’t think you’ll do much walking. What I do is take the monorail from hotel to hotel to get out of the heat. If you are planning on doing that then you should stay at the Excalibur because it’s connected to many hotels.
February 8th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
I’ve never stayed at Circus Circus, but I’ve heard bad things about it. I have stayed at Excalibur, and that was fine. We were able to walk to most things, and it has a skywalk to Luxor. I would stay there again.
February 11th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Circus Circus is a great place.
Took a friend there the day after Thanksgiving. She used to go when she was a kid with the family. It has changed over the years, but such an enjoyable experience for her.
In addition, alll the kids in the adventure dome were having a great time. Good food and not too expensive.
Today, June 23, my friend at work is having a birthday party for her daughter and friends at the CC .
So you should enjoy it. Very family friendly
February 13th, 2009 at 7:33 am
The Excalibur is a nice hotel. I stayed there about 13 yrs ago and it was a fun place. And it is much closer to the other hotels. They have the dinner/show package there, plus a game room for kids.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Circus Circus is at the north end of the strip, now that
Westward Ho, the stardust & wet-n-wild have been torn down,
its a bit of a walk to the rest of the casinos & l doubt if
teenangers will find the acts at circus-circus very appealing,
l’m an adult & l found them cheezy at best.
Excalibur is the better of the two, they will have the option
to walk around, the pool the arcade etc…. keep in mind the
new curfew rules for the strip are now in effect-though l don’t
know how strictly they are being enforced.
February 19th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Excalibur will be your better bet as there may be two much construction near the Circus Circus and it is really more of a family Casino
February 21st, 2009 at 5:26 am
if we’re talking cheap, those two are cheap. stay at excalibur, you can still watch the shows at circus circus for free.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:21 am
Go to Excalibur!! It is superior to Circus Circus.
Circus Circus is filled with little kids and they’re horrible. The hotel smells like popcorn and feet. Your teens will not be impressed.
There are tons of things to do for free in Vegas. (Check out the list on the link.)
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February 25th, 2009 at 6:11 am
Of the two I would choose Excalibur…it seems to have an odor though. Check out the website for the Southpoint
It is further south on Las Vegas Blvd. Very nice place though and a short drive of the main strip.