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Things We Enjoyed This Week: Eli Roth’s Goretorium & the Mandarin Hotel Las Vegas

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Things We Enjoyed This Week – The Week of September 23, 2012

Eli Roth’s Goretorium in Las Vegas &

The Mandarin Hotel Las Vegas

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Eli Roth’s Goretorium in Las Vegas

What it is: A 24-7, Year-Round Horror Attraction on the Las Vegas strip, right across from the Cosmopolitan

Why We Enjoyed It: Because we were flown in and provided luxurious lodging for the grand VIP opening (and by we, I mean me). That’s enough reason for us, but we also walked down the black carpet (and everyone knows that in the world of horror, black is the new red), and secured sufficient photographs and interviews for our PR client. Our thrill was probably nine tenth’s anticipation, because the place was the dream child of and concocted by Hollywood horror director and actor Eli Roth.

One Thing We Especially Liked: Baby Dolls Nightclub (on the top floor)

We especially liked it because, whew, we’d made it through the “haunt” that was a maze of gore, violence and near zombie attacks. Then voila, there we were in a nightclub, with scantilly clad women handing us free cocktails (this was, of course, because of the grand opening. You won’t get free cocktails if you go there unless you know someone, or are, in fact, Eli Roth. So, please don’t tell them we said you could.), and we could look out over the city of Las Vegas.

We were mesmerized (or horrified, I suppose) by the great wall of dead baby heads.  Yes, dead baby heads. It’s gross, it’s gory and it’s downright disgusting. But hey, Dane Cook made “Baby Punching” comedic, so what were we to expect from the masterminds of gore and horror in this, their pet project?

Another Thing We Liked: The close proximity to the Cosmopolitan Hotel, and our all-time FAVORITE giant stiletto (because, our list of favorite giant stilettos is quite long).

Goretorium is an attraction that will probably thrill most teenagers, any horror fan you know, or those looking for something completely different to do on the Vegas strip. Send them here: GORETORIUM

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The Mandarin Hotel Las Vegas

What it is: A Zen-Like Premiere, Luxury Hotel on the Vegas Strip

Why We Enjoyed It: It’s a refreshing and relaxing luxury hotel experience in Vegas ===> there is no casino… there are no loud nightclubs. The opulence of the lobbies (there are two) and the plush rooms, without the cigarette smoke or whirring, dinging sounds of slot machines nearby make you feel as though you are not in Sin City. The ambient music and atmosphere is uber relaxing. Even the turn-down service consists of rose petals, candles and pebbles by your bedside. It’s perfect for non-smoking gambling addicts, or those addicted to pampering (that’s me). It’s also a perfect retreat after a night of wild and crazy indulgences out on the strip (also me).

One Thing We Especially Liked: What’s not to like? The rooms felt like we were in the most serene of spas. The ground floor lobby accents included deep red tulips on the tables (a personal favorite).  Also the Gold Pillow Wall on the 1st Floor Lobby, and the Gold Nugget Wall on the 23rd Floor Sky Lobby.

Here are some photos:

23rd Floor Sky Lobby

23rd Floor Sky Lobby Golden Nugget Wall


Golden Pillow Wall (and red tulips) – First Floor Lobby – Mandarin Hotel Las Vegas

8th Floor Pool / Deck

A photo that looks like the room I stayed in

You can see more of this hotel in real time in Lisa Jey Davis’ related vlog post here: http://youtu.be/Qpr9asVUAxs

Visit the hotel’s website here, and if you stay there, tell them Ms. Cheevious sent you:
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/lasvegas/default.aspx

Stay tuned for more of the Things We Enjoyed This Week, and perhaps something entirely different.

Breathe…. and Enjoy Every Moment everyone.

Love you people!!!! Mmmmppphhhuuuhhh!!!!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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I Heart Vegas… Mostly

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Yo yo yo, my little darlings! It’s been far too long!

I have missed you lovely boys and girls SO MUCH!

But, ahhhhhh,  I am very refreshed.  Vegas did me good!!!!  Doesn’t it do everyone good? (She asks, doe-eyed and demurely… heh heh)….

Though I planned, plotted, schemed and organized until I was about to drop dead from the exhaustion (including my time IN Vegas),  I am quite satisfied that Nuggie’s birthday weekend was an incredible success!  (PS: If you are new here, “Nuggie” is the alias for my man.  I only divulge the names of friends and family who agree, or want to make an appearance in my blog/vlogs. Otherwise I have changed their names to protect their identities.  Because – HEY! What happens in Ms. Cheevious-land, STAYS in Ms. Cheevious-land!! Mwaaa-haaa-ha-haaaaa!  But you can see a complete list of the characters who make their appearances in one of my blog “about” pages here – https:/about-2/).

So, without further adieu I am diving right in to the play-by-play of the weekend. Stick around, because near the end I give some reviews on restaurants/bars (i heart nine.nine.nine.nine.nine. hint! hint!), AND I have created a “Highlights Video” just for you! xo

Here is the LOVELY AGENDA I put together.

Emcee Nugget's Birthday Agenda - Day 1

Emcee Nugget's Birthday Agenda - Day 2

Emcee Nugget's Birthday Agenda - Day 3 and 4

There it is people!  Everything went off without a hitch…

WELL…ALMOST.

We experienced a couple of snafu’s which required some fancy footwork at times, but here is the low-down for you.  Be sure to make MENTAL NOTES of who to patronize the next time you are in Vegas.  Listen up people:

MIX RESTAURANT / BAR REVIEW

Food: Spectacular. PASS!

Wait & Restaurant Staff: Superb & Professional, yet exceptionally SLOW.  Pass – but with disappointment.

Management Service & Bedside Manner:

FAIL

WHY?  Well, I’ll tell you:

  1. We had 22+ people spending money on fine wines, expensive dinners and cocktails.  We were assured entrance (ahead of time, I might add, because I wanted to be SURE every detail was covered for my guests in advance) into MIX’s lounge/nightclub after dinner.
  2. BUT, because one of our guests (over 50) did not have her ID with her, they would not allow her in.
  3. We’d spent upwards of $3,000 in our party (at the VERY least), and yet they could not make that concession for ONE person in our group of 22+ people!
  4. Their excuse?  Because it was Las Vegas law that after 10:00 PM everyone must show ID.

That did not bode well at ALL with Ms. Cheevious, publicist to the stars (with some of those very people in attendance)!  Okay.  So I get the law thing, and one could argue my guest should have carried her ID with her in Vegas.

BUT – I contended that the management, KNOWING FULL WELL I was the event planner of this evening, having agreed to allow us into the club, should have informed me ahead of time of that law, so I could inform my guests.

Additionally,  I told the General Manager of the restaurant that we’d visited several clubs all around Vegas the night prior, INCLUDING clubs within their SAME property, and yet we had not run into this problem (the guest didn’t carry her ID that night either).  I also explained very nicely, how I didn’t see why they could not make an exception for one person who was obviously over 21 years of age.  He refused.

FAIL

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COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL & RESORT REVIEW

I’ll cut to the chase on this one:  They screwed up on our dinner reservation, which meant NO ROOFTOP COCKTAILS, NO DINNER AT STK. NOTHING.

FAIL

They had us down for FRIDAY night, when all along (and I had the email stream to prove it) we wanted Saturday night.  It was a mere typo of mine in a very early email, where I’d referred to our reservation as Saturday May 6th (it was the 7th – and from there on out, was never referred to again), that they took the DATE rather than the NIGHT and went with it – without checking with me.

So, all day Friday by the pool, fingers blazing a trail on my iPhone – lighting it up on fire, with the help of one FANTASTIC set of individuals named BRONSON, PASQUALE & JESSE, made arrangements for 12+ people  for dinner and party time on Saturday night – event though Vegas was crazy that night with a major FIGHT, as well as it being night after Kentucky Derby! OY.

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Who wins the prize for ABSOLUTE BEST of VEGAS though?

Drum roll… (I love drum rolls… ha)

THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF VEGAS PRIZE GOES TO:

NINE STEAKHOUSE

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THE PALMS CASINO & RESORT!


The management team (specifically within the Nine Group, Las Vegas) was STELLAR – and INCOMPARABLE to anyone else in Las Vegas. They’d already put me in touch with someone to contact (prior to the “Great Cosmopolitan Screw Up”) so that our party of 15+ people would be admitted into any club we wanted at the hotel, but once they got wind of what happened with Cosmopolitan, they just FIXED it.  SUPERB.  UTTERLY FANTASTIC.

Here is the review of NINE STEAKHOUSE:

FOOD:

PHENOMINAL.  EVERY BITE WAS SUPERB. EVERYONE AT OUR TABLE AGREED.

STK WHO???

Wait & Restaurant Staff:

EXCEPTIONAL.  HEAD AND SHOULDERS WAYYYYY ABOVE THE REST. HANDS DOWN.  DO NOT TRUST ANYONE ELSE!

Management Service & Bedside Manner:

INCREDIBLE – FAR SURPASSING ALL EXPECTATIONS & NOW, OFFICIALLY MY HEROES.

Please be sure to BOOK A RESERVATION AT NINE STEAKHOUSE the next time you are in Vegas!  http://www.n9negroup.com/#/n9ne/main/

From there, we went to GHOST BAR (SUPER FUN, GREAT VIEWS OF THE CITY) & danced, played, had a blast.  Then we moved on to the Playboy Club and danced the night away.

To book a stay at the Palms Casino, click here.

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Here is a video of the highlights of our trip!  It’s mostly the highlights according to Ms. Cheevious – but hey – this is MY blog! HA HA HA HA!!!

If you were wondering – the other clients in attendance were Bogey & Bacall.  You’ll have to check my 2nd About Page to get a clue though!


If you can’t see this in your email (for you subscribers), here is the youtube link. It’s FUN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ezXDVyGrJA

There you have it! Stay tuned for more fun, videos, life and… ENJOYING EVERY MOMENT.

Love you people!!!!  Mmmmmmphhhuuuhhhhhhh!!!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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Pillaging, Plundering Pirates… Oh My!

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Avast there mateys!  Be afraid! Be very afraid!  Sit closer together with yer’ loved ones, to protect yerselves.  This post is sure to deliver a mass of sorted tales of mayhem, with plundering pirates lurking in every corner.

Ye come, seeking adventure with a vast array of plundering (and sexy) pirates, eh?  Sure, you’ve come to the proper place.  But keep a weather eye open, mates, and hold on tight with both hands, if you please.  Thar be squalls ahead, and Davey Jones waiting for them that don’t obey!

To learn what the most daring (and sexy) of pirates do to amuse themselves on All Hallows Eve (Halloween for ye lowly scalliwags), read on.  But beware, and sit tight.  If ye are new to this blog, again I warn ye – Beware!

The daringest (and sexiest) of pirates make the pilgrimage to the city of Gold – that is Las Vegas, of course.  They do it to wreak havoc and cause turmoil, plundering and pillaging wherever their wooden (or sexy) legs will carry them.

My weekend with my pirate mates, Captain Fred the Wonder Chicken and the fair pirate wench Britt, was suppose to commence on Friday morn, half past ten.  (Okay – enough with the pirate talk.  Back to reality now!  ha ha!)

We planned to hop in the car, barring any other issues, and drive to Vegas together, laughing all the way, as we plotted and schemed for our takeover of that glittery fortress.

On Thursday, however, Britt had the remarkably brilliant idea of leaving THAT evening and playing until dawn.  FWC and I, being the spontaneous and boisterous sort of pirates that we are, agreed it was a brilliant plan.  Even pirates need to have fun before they get to work.

It started at the the Golden Nugget, where we sexy (don’t forget), yet disturbingly SCARY pirates ransacked, pillaged and looted all the way to our room.  I tell ya, the Golden Nugget didn’t know what hit them! Our final resting place for the rest of the weekend, The Bellagio Hotel, hadn’t seen pillaging like that since the LAST time Fred the Wonder Chicken was in Vegas, and THAT day has gone down in the annals of Sin City HISTORY, I’m sure.

We had an incredible suite with a view that was BREATHTAKING.  I’m sure it was all an attempt by the hotel to get us to behave, but THAT didn’t work!

Room with a view - and what a view…Wonders Never Cease.
Room with a view – and what a view…Wonders Never Cease.

On Halloween night, we donned our best dress pirate wears, and I sat down for some photos.  I didn’t want to do it, but I was the Pirate Queen, and a queen’s job is never done.

Beware the Pirate Queen
Beware the Pirate Queen

Suddenly, Captain Fred the Wonder Chicken grabbed me (he’s so manly for a chicken) and put a sword to my throat.  It was really sketchy there for a minute.  But then I reminded him that we still had a full night of plundering and seeking out wenches to come and play.  That was all it took.

Yikes! Please don't hurt me Mr. Scary Pirate Chicken!
Yikes! Please don’t hurt me Mr. Scary Pirate Chicken!

Though pillaging and plundering was on our minds, our first order of business for the night was to get some GRUB.  And that we did.  We had the most fabulous meal to be had in the Bellagio resort, at their restaurant Yellowtail.  Even Captain FWC ate things he never thought he would.  We seamen and women grow weary of eating fish, and some of us surely don’t want to eat it raw.  But that’s what Yellowtail was all about.  Sushi. YUMMY. It was all good.

So, here’s a question for you.  Where do sexy pirates, once well fed and full of good wine, go to plunder and pillage?  Why to The Bank, of course.  That is the Bellagio’s hot night club.  One of the hottest spots in town.

We took our swords and daggers and stormed the entrance to The Bank, and look at what we found inside:

Hotties at the Bank

The VIP floor was FULL of beautiful, (some scantily clad) people. They corralled them there for the costume contest to be judged later that night.  These girls were trying for the big 10,000 dollar prize (Yep.  These very girls were there!). I think they should have won.  Never wanting to be left out, I scurried down to the VIP floor to dance with them!  The guards to the VIP area wouldn’t let Captain FWC down to enjoy their company as well.  Only women were allowed in, and of course as the Pirate Queen, I was graciously admitted.  Alas, though I enjoyed dancing with these beauties, I had to be mindful of my queenly duties, and save all manner of debauchery for later.

Though I’ve managed to tell another tale of mischief as if it happens every day, I cannot fool you any longer. I’d like to say it’s just another day in the life, but I promise, I am just another “girl next door.”  Only better.

Have a wonderful weekend my sweet things!

Love you people! Mmmmmphhhuuuhhhhh!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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Boys and My Toys

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1.  Boys love toys, this we all know.  We’ve all heard and probably said some rendition of the saying, “Boys and their toys” at one time or another in our lives.

2.  I was thinking about this the other day – and it seems in my adult lifetime, whenever I have been getting to know someone in a dating relationship, the “boy” inevitably has asked the question of toys, with a little twinkle in his eye.  They want to know, ‘do I have them?’ I love when they ask that.  Not only do I love to share secret information, but:

3.  I do.  I have good toys.

  • I have a 40 inch LG, flat screen plasma television;
  • I have a surround-sound home theatre system with an iPod docking station, and 5-disc dvd player;
  • I have DirecTv, with NFL Sunday Ticket, HBO, Showtime and I don’t know what else;  
  • I have a Wii with Rock Band;
  • And, yes.  I have a few fun little gadgets that I can’t talk about here.

4.  Boys love my toys. 

5.  I love my toys too.

6.  Enough said.

I’m off to Vegas tomorrow with my friend Britt (who is visiting from New York) and Fred the Wonder Chicken.  Now that I’ve revealed Fred’s identity to the whole world, we’ve decided to go in costume to Vegas on Halloween night.  If you are there, look for Fred.  He’ll be a gorgeous chicken in a pirate costume, and Britt and I will be the beautiful pirate wenches.  HA!

 

I’m sure there will be many a tale to come out of this trip – but you know what they say – What Happens in Vegas —  Didn’t I do a post about that once?

I will be thinking of you beautiful girls and boys this weekend.  Be safe, have a wonderful time, and ENJOY EVERY MOMENT!

Love you people!  Mmmmmmphhhuuhhhhh!

xoxo,

Ms. Cheevious

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