Corsiworld once again visited their favorite weekend destination spot in the world, the City of Sin, Las Vegas. But this time it was different... this time it was "Family style". Michelle went down for the entire week along with her sister Teri, I went down for the initial weekend and then got on the plane as Michelle's Mom & Aunt arrived. Then a few days later when Mom & Aunt went home, Michelle and Teri spent some time with their brother Robby who arrived there on their last night with his wife Kathleen. Quite the family affair.
Like I said, it was a bit of a different trip for a couple reasons. 1) We didn't stay in a Hotel, no no, this time and for the first time we stayed at our Time Share at TAHITI VILLAGE which was cool. But lets look at the overall picture, let's call it "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly"....
The Good - Awesome pool, awesome Margaritas, awesome bed & bathroom in the giant awesome room. 24 hour hot tub, spa, gym, sauna and BBQ's, grill up a steak by the pool at 3am if you like, go ahead! It's Tahiti Village!
The good but not great (the bad to keep the movie reference alive) - the food, Tahiti Village is connected to a Denny's and a place called Tahiti Joe's. Denny's is... well, Denny's (Hangover breakfasts) and Tahiti Joe's has quite a good Dinner Menu but the Late Night Menu is quite a disaster. Also, they offer a free half hour shuttle that takes you to four stops along the strip which is great but it's small and fills up fast and even if its full, the shuttle still goes to all the stops to say "sorry, we're full". Also, the Village is on the strip which is great but anytime you need to cab to the main part of the strip instead of using the shuttle, it's $20. That adds up fast (Note - cabbing home at 4am only costs about $13 since the roads are quiet).
The Ugly - No maid service, they say that if you are there for the week, you get maid service on the 4th day, yeah, we didn't get it until the 7th. Also, they are "really" pushy for you to take another meeting to hear about all the great things that they are doing with "Tahiti Village", like they call you every morning and since we are both on the contract, we both have to be at the meeting. And they are utterly horrified if you don't want to go to the meeting, like you are breathing in space without a helmet and they are freaked out because your eyes are about to explode and they cannot look away. Needless to say we didn't take the meeting but we will next time so we can get some free show tickets. Finally and this is the real kicker for us, the overall service. Tahiti Village, will bend over backwards to get you to sign on and make you feel like a million and wait on you hand and foot but once you sign, your not important anymore. You're in... we got the money, we got your signature, your "little people" now. Potential owners get the bigger buses, the better coffee, the tastier food. Owners get no maid service and tiny shuttles. Overall though, it was a fun experience and cool to stay in our "time share" but next time we will use our week in one of the sister hotels in Hawaii or Florida.
2) We are family. Usually you go to Vegas to party and gamble with guys, or see shows and live in decadence with your partner, this time it was to show the family the sights and sounds of Vegas. Much like my trip last year with my dad, Michelle wanted to do the same for her Aunt, Mom and Sister which was really cool of her. The best part is that Teri & Mom Ruth have never been to Vegas and Aunt Edie was only there for 1 day on a stopover years ago, so they were amazed. The best part? Ruth & Edie gambled every night till 6am, EVERY NIGHT! They loved it and they won too! They all had a blast.
A week in Vegas is a lot but it was a lot of fun and great to see the family having such a good time. Next time we go though, it'll just be Michelle and me. Vegas baby, Vegas. See some of the pics HERE.
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