Caesars Palace

Las Vegas Room Tour: Caesars Palace Octavius Tower

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During our July 2013 trip, we stayed for three nights in the Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace. The beds were among the most comfortable we’ve experienced in Las Vegas. The room had tons of space and a nice view of the hotel’s swimming pools. As you’ll see in the video, the maids didn’t notice a t-shirt someone left behind on the top shelf of the closet, but the room was otherwise clean.

Because Caesars Palace is a sprawling resort with several towers, many of the rooms are a bit of a hike from the Strip. We didn’t find the location of the Octavius Tower within the Caesars complex to be that much of an issue. Coming off the elevator, Octavius guests are a very short walk from the Bacchanal Buffet, pool entrance and Palace Casino. The bigger issue for us was the proximity of Caesars Palace itself to other casinos where we enjoy spending time. If The Quad, Flamingo, Bally’s and Bellagio are your casinos of choice, Caesars Palace is a great option. If you prefer Planet Hollywood, Cosmopolitan and Aria (as we did in July), make sure you have comfortable walking shoes.

FHBM #415: The Trifecta

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Las Vegas podcast #415 includes:

  • The Buried Life opener
  • VIMFP
  • Planet Hollywood serves Meat Loaf
  • Rod Stewart sticks around
  • Rio announces X Rocks
  • Pin Up adds more tittays
  • Our sponsor, Viator’s Things to do in Las Vegas
  • Introducing Vegas Lists
  • Reviews of PBR Rock Bar, La Comida, Earl of Sandwich, Planet Dailies, Atomic Liquors, Gordon Ramsay Pub, Pub 1842, Rx Boiler Room, Lift Bar, The Pub at Monte Carlo and Hit Bar
  • Listener calls about Golden Nugget, Public House, The Quad, Ghostbusters slots, Flamingo, Golden Steer, Bellagio, Munchbar, Andiamo’s, open liquor on Fremont East, Carmine’s, Bill Cosby, Pho, Senor Frogs, Toby Keith’s and other Las Vegasy stuff
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FHBM #414: Vegas Broke Me

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Las Vegas podcast #414 includes:

  • Joan and Melissa opener
  • VIMFP
  • Bally’s announces BLT Steak
  • Tropicana closes Bagatelle
  • Bally’s extends Veronic
  • Dancing Queen moves to Planet Hollywood
  • Peepshow may not be dead yet
  • Fremont East is getting a grocery store
  • Our sponsor, Viator’s Things to do in Las Vegas
  • Reviews of Hotel 32, Caesars Palace’s Octavius Tower and The Scintas, and a report on some weird-ass Las Vegas weather
  • Listener calls about Rio, Absinthe, Golden Nugget, Blueberry Hill, Le Thai, El Cortez Parlour Bar, BurGR, Gordon Ramsay Steak, The D and other Las Vegasy stuff
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FHBM #397: It Packs a Punch

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FHBM #390: Mall Breakfast Wars

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Five Hundy by Midnight #382: Can I Buy a Vowel?

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Las Vegas podcast #382 includes:

  • The Soup opener
  • New Gordon Ramsay restaurants are opening
  • Bally’s is closing shops
  • Vince Neil is opening a bar at Hooters
  • Red Square reopened at Mandalay Bay
  • Citizens Kitchen and Bar opens in January
  • Seablue is becoming 1842 Pub
  • Golden Nugget has roaches
  • Four Queens opens a new bar
  • Tropicana announces Roseanne Barr residency
  • Legends moves to Flamingo
  • Circus Circus considers a water park
  • Wynn auctions off stuff
  • Our sponsor, Vegas Mate
  • Winners in our holiday contest, sponsored by Viator
  • Listener calls about the marathon, Flightlinez, Javier’s, El Cortez, Presidential Limo, Aria, Cosmopolitan, TI, Tacos El Gordo and other stuff
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494


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