James, you've been living out of suitcases for over a year now bringing us outstanding property reviews. You rock brother! 👍

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro - one check-in at a time 😎

In December of 2018, before the world went nuts, I chose to celebrate my retirement with 4 nights at Paris in Las Vegas. I loved every minute of it. I hope to return soon to experience those restaurants that were not there back then. With that in mind, your reviews were amazingly helpful. Thank you!

Vegas content is saturated but nobody has your particular take on it. So keep up the Vegas content. Been to almost all your favorite restaurants and never been disappointed.

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

That's a really nice comment - thanks Josh

You totally nailed it in this video. The biggest drawback to Paris is the pool is just pathetic (unfortunately like every other Caesars property but CP), but that is why it makes such a great winter cheap stay. I know it doesn't fit the category of this video at all, but I think the Eiffel Tower restaurant is overlooked. Is it a tourist trap? HELL YES. It is also the single most romantic restaurant my wife and I have ever been to. The prices are stupid (think almost 3x markup on wine and champagne), but the service is a 10/10, the food is a much more upscale version of mon ami gabi, and the atmosphere cant be beat. There also is a really fun bar scene most overlook.

Thanks for all you do James! Best Vegas channel on YT. I go to Vegas twice a year, and always always look at your episodes for new info. Big fan.

Funny how he keeps calling Martha a gangster. I wonder if it has anything to do with her stint behind bars.

I think your channel is going to be huge. Your quality of info, to the point, and entertaining is spot on. Videos are not too long. Keep on doing what you're doing. You channel will be tops soon IMO

Thanks James! Great review! And you are rocking that jacket!

We will be there next month and you covered a lot of our plans in this video, awesome job! This is a great format

Awesome video James. Great work. I enjoyed watching this very much.

Really enjoy the channel. You do a great job with these videos. Keep it up.

Great review, James! We have not been to Vegas in December; those room rates are out of this world!

Have missed the Vegas videos! Looking forward to more!

Excellent video as always James. Loved the content and the flow. SO MUCH FOOD!! Do you end up sharing it all? I would only be able to eat say 10% (though I'd clearly keep up on the drinks 😀)

More $1,000 challenges please 🙏🏽

James! Glad to see you back in Vegas, but your Mexico content was stellar. Really digging this new take on doing Vegas to give some variety in what to do on a decent budget. This could open up some new eye candy on your trips. Hope you're well and enjoying life like always. I'll be back to Vegas in May with a stay at the Delano with some close friends and their kids. Perfect place for everyone. Can't wait to see what else you get up to and I hope you go off strip and stay at some station resort casinos.

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

I too enjoyed the Mexico content, but Vegas also has that unique vibe and feel In terms of my videos.

Really enjoyed this challenge type content ! Very engaging. All your videos are great, keep it up.

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them joe

This video was really helpful thank you 😊

Definitely my favorite Vegas channel! Love your videos brother! I’ll be there in April!

I agree! But I’m doing it with comps, so far I have spent $139 total for airlines for two round trip, room is comped at the Bellagio with fountain view no resort fee, plus play money and resort money, we are on a budget! 😊

Love the Vegas videos. I hope this new budget twist becomes a new series.

Liking this format

James .., the man of Vegas!

Great video as always, James! I was just back in Vegas two weeks ago, stopped into the Bedford and had the table side Martha Martini and also the table side carved chicken which was really delicious and the presentations made both really special. Both were awesome! Also was at Wally’s - as per your recommendation. That was life changing! Big fan of your recommendations in Vegas. Thanks for the great content!

I love this video concept and an awesome place to start at Paris!

Yay, more Vegas content!🎉

Martha’s Salmon en Croute is LIFE CHANGING such an incredible restaurant

Great concept keeping a limit, Another great presentation!!!

Since I live on n the Phoenix area, I just drive to Vegas, and the few times I went up there, it was with a friend. This time I just bought a case of water at Costco and kept them in the trunk so they were with us wherever we went. We took a few to our room at the end of each night. I kept a couple in my backpack when walking around the Strip. The only time I didn’t drink water in Vegas was when we ate at the Excalibur Buffet for breakfast one morning (used a My Vegas comp). Had some cranberry juice since cranberry is more kidney friendly.

Love your Vegas videos man. Keep up the good work

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Brad!

Love the “Vegas on a budget” theme

My wife and I went to Mon Ami Gabi on our wedding night last summer. Love this place and will always go back every time we visit. I loved this guide, it’s made me really wanna go back to Vegas soon.

You got me with Martha Stewart 😂

I love your Las Vegas episodes!

Budget videos are awesome!! You seem like you had fun this trip

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Best Paris trip ever 💯

The 🐐 is back in Vegas, miss the signature background music though 💪

Great video!! I love to stay at the Paris during my trips to Vegas. The location is awesome and the beds are so comfortable! I really want to try that burger at Martha’s!!

Makes me want to go back and relive your trip. Really really enjoyed it.

Still love your Vegas content. Always something new 💥👍🏼👍🏼

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

More to come!

Oh shit, this is a great video!!

Loved the choices. Have reservations for Mon Ami Gabi Friday morning and Vanderpump Saturday night. The latter will be a first time for me. Many visits to MMG and while my go to's are the goat cheese appetizer and profiteroles, I agree it is great!

Yo man, been watching your Vids trying to prep myself for my first trip and to top it off, ill be solo, I am heading to Punta Cana. I am not doing the Lux all-inclusive, but hey thanks for the vids I've been glued to them for the last week. Good Luck.

Coolist, your tour was Magnifique! We're hoping to get there this year. Thank you

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

Living it up on a budget, awesome!

Awesome job òn the Paris... I will be there in August can't wait😌🙏

Love your content.

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ST

Enjoyed your video very much, James! May I ask what brand is your leather jacket? Thanks a bunch!

James so glad to see you. I feel like it has been a bit since I've seen a video. I'll be there next week and now I'm even more excited to go. Thanks again for your riveting videos. Hope to one day to see you there.

Bon Ami Gabi has got to be the best "non-exclusive" restaurant in all of Vegas. Not overly expensive, not overly snooty/"fancy" but definitely a great atmosphere and never had a bad or rude server/bartender. 10/10 would recommend.

LOL’d when you said Martha Stewart. True American Gangster

I like seeing this Vegas content. I'm a young strapping bachelor finally, so this is good info.

@petrus666love

Жыл бұрын

Keep that way Adam don’t forget how happy you are single 🎉

I like Paris. That’s my go to. Vanderpumps has the best custom drinks. Bobby Frey’s has great burgers.

Love your videos! Unfortunately, we recently had a TERRIBLE visit to Vanderpumps at Paris. Unfortunately we didn't look at online reviews until after, but we seemed to have a similar experience to a lot of others. Keep the great content coming!

hahahaha your lead in to the Bedford was GREAT! I agree that Martha did a good job on the new restaurant. I loved Vanderpump too - it is such a beautiful and creative spot. Wow, the room rate is amazing! Fantastic video. It's putting me in the LV mood!

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Bedford was impressive - So was Vanderpump. I guess that makes Paris impressive?

I remember when you could have the best night ever in Vegas for three nights for 200 bucks total and win that money back to play for your great time and trip. That city no longer exists. I’m sorry to all those who could not experience that.

My first time ever going to Vegas was Feb 2016 for my 21st. Me and 4 friends split a Venetian Suite and I had the time of my life with only $600

Ohh this should be good the Coolist meets Martha. Glad you liked it, I gotta go. James buddy, good to see you back in Vegas. Mon Ami Gabi has a blow your mind breakfast too. ahhh Paris.

It was amazing meeting you out infront of the Plazzo. i was with my girl and was blown away that i actually got to see ya again after briefly seeing ya Bonami abi :) cheers mate!

This was a fun new spin! I like that your take on staying within budget was still about having a fabulous experience and not “go get a $3 dog at Casino Royale” 😂 I hope you do more like this. And Gangsta Martha 😂😂😂

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Yes - Budget luxury is possible

@bodyloverz30

Жыл бұрын

@@Coolist Why don't you status match to get the diamond card, it would save you $$$$+.

Congrats on 50K!

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks RG!

excellent video

I used to stay at Paris all the time. I loved it there and always won money. We used to love the buffet because it was unique, but last time I was there it had gone really downhill and then it closed.

I love walking down the strip, that's a fun activity in itself. I really should have seen that Martha spot coming because I knew she had a restaurant there. 😂

Beer Park is a gem bro! The price, the quality, the beer, the LOCATION!!!

This was a great vid. Make more vids like this.

Beautiful. Thank you James! CAB😊

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it CAB

These days when I go to Vegas I no longer stay at the hotels, but I've stayed at Paris twice in the past. For the money you can't beat the location. Btw, you can eat very good and very cheaply in Vegas with a high class steakhouse sprinkled in, lol. I'll have to check out that burger at Martha's.

Nice video! What camera and settings do you use?

James- I love your videos. I started watching during Covid, and couldn’t believe your Vegas videos were getting less than 1k views. Obviously that changed. While I’ve watched the majority of your videos, I’ve never felt compelled to comment until this one. Never has anything you’ve put on here offended me and triggered me to the level I’m currently at as hearing Beer Park described as “frugal.” My wife and I went last year. We ordered a Bud Light, and a Goose Island IPA, and the total was $38. Even for Vegas that was ridiculous. Cool place, but far from frugal!

Great video

Vegas challenge videos are a cool idea

That’s a great trip for under 1k!! Vegas is affordable when you know where to look

Hooray!!! Back in Vegas. Good to know Mon Ami Gabi is great for dinner. I've only been there for breakfast/brunch.

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

I prefer brunch also but dinner will not disappoint 💯

I am transfixed by your Leather Jacket James , it’s friggin gorgeous, you have so much style and panache you are my go too blogger on Vegas Ace Ace Ace 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👌

We were planning a stay at Caesar's Palace for our upcoming trip, but may need to consider Paris!

Looks so sweet.

Great video. Makes me wanna check out Vanderpump now. For Paris on a budget, they have a duel piano bar now, free to get in

If you go back to beer park try the pretzel, as a Midwest guy you will agree it is one of if not the best I've ever had. They flash fry it, and serve it with amazing beer cheese, give it a go on one of your cheat days.

Howdy Mr James …I Love the Paris . One of my favs. I always do brunch at Mon Ami Gabi. I went to Vanderpumps Paris last May and thought it was a vast improvement over the location at Caesars . Cool video and info as always sir 😎😎😎

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Yo Anthony! I remember you Saying that you thoroughly enjoyed Paris and Mon Ami Gabi was one of your favorite restaurants. With the addition of Bedford, Vanderpump, Nobu - and the redesign of Bally's/Horshoe - it's future is looking bright.

@anthonylagano2371

Жыл бұрын

@@Coolist Now that you’ve given it the Coolist seal of approval, I will add the Bedford to my list for my next trip in a few months 😎😎😎

Wow, I was wondering what was up when I saw your Instagram post about Martha Stewart's new restaurant. Definitely was NOT expecting this figuring you still had more Cancun content as well as Aruba and Punta Cana in the pipeline. 😯 I like this new approach to Vegas content! I can't begin to imagine how you'll pull it off at the Fontainebleau when it opens, hahahahahaha! Bring it though! 🤩 Another reason I love this new approach from you is that I felt your actual experience videos and Travel Diaries episodes were kind of bleeding together: where many of the Travel Diaries episodes felt more like working rehearsals on how you were going to describe and write your experience videos: which kind of made them a bit less personal aside from the ones where you shared funny and interesting anecdotes. This new approach feels more personal to me and is more reminiscent of some of your earlier Vegas reviews (which I preferred more in terms of pacing) but with a much-improved video editing skill set. Can't wait to see more of this awesome content! 😊

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Travel diaries have always been more personalized and extended thoughts than what are in my main videos. They've always been supplemental and ancillary to the core hotel context. Crossover - naturally; redundancy - never.

@MACMAMI

Жыл бұрын

@@Coolist I understand! All I'm saying is that my favorite Travel Diaries episodes were those where you shared personal stories, or share all the essentials you bring on your trips, or where you talk about overindulgent days at the pool and Imitrex to the rescue, hahahahaha................things like that. I get that, naturally, you're recording the Travel Diaries' content first and the experience videos follow later, but are released obviously in opposite order.............so it's going to FEEL very familiar between the two naturally. 😊 But where I feel your Travel Diaries' content really shines is where you deviate from that and talk about things like I mentioned above. Or maybe in forthcoming Travel Diaries' episodes you can open up a bit more about some of your most memorable clubbing experiences (I know you kind of did that in one video where you mention how you memorized the floorplan and where DJs were performing, etc.)...........but I feel there's more potential there, as well as............for example.............certain places evoking lasting memories or teaching you important lessons in your sales work. Things like that. You're a great storyteller in my opinion and I think that would especially make for more awesome Travel Diaries content. 🥰

Mon ami gabi is awesome. Was there in the summer for breakfast and dinner. Make a reservation

I use to get the best deals at Monte Carlo…CVS right next door. then T-Mobile built that venue. Prices all went up. Last yr 2022 stayed at the Holiday desert inn on Koval. Had a kitchen so we made a Walmart run and cooked breakfast daily. This worked well for us. Now the MSG sphere is there and now those prices went up!

When we lived in Vegas we would go to Mon Ami Gabi for Brunch and Bloody Mary's every single Sunday and sit outside. Absolutely the best time to meet people, enjoy good food, and people watch. One of the best kept secret things to do in Vegas! Great service to!

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

When sitting outside The energy is incredible - I especially prefer late breakfast/brunch

@phrewilly8556

Жыл бұрын

@@Coolist Best Steak and Eggs in the city!

As always, great not sponsored content. James, would love to see you stay / review hotels on Fremont. Both old and new ones. Maybe even a stay at El Cortez. Super deals and comps on Vegas hotels Dec / Jan, but airfare is crazy expensive for me.

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Airfare is insane - I just checked a spring flight from a major U.S. airport to LAS. $1000 and it wasn't even first class.

@Black_Benz2023

Жыл бұрын

@@Coolist Crazy air prices. Here in Canada same. Some "cheaper" arilines are charging for carry-on and seats, so prices are $$$$$

Your def the best Vegas vlogger out there ...Ive gone twice in 21 and twice in 22.. Venetian -April 21 , PH--August 21, Paris--Feb 22 , Mandalay Bay / Palms --June 22. Im ready to go soon , thinking end of May for WSOP startup. Where should I stay not breaking the bank , I need buyin money hahaha . Its out of Mirage/Horseshoe/Vdara ...im looking for location by Horseshoe , but nicer than Horseshoe...what you think?

I want to see you review golden gate or circus circus.

@carriec5376

Жыл бұрын

it would be a waste of his time, at least for circus circus. we did 3 nights there with a 7 year old for the adventuredome. rooms are gross and the food options suck. even my kid doesn’t want to go back, he liked mandalay way better 😂

@wallenls1

Жыл бұрын

@@carriec5376 that’s why I recommend it. He reviews the nicer places all the time. It would be interesting to see him stay at the worst places and get his thoughts.

Martha is a gangster 😂 Loved your review!

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😁

Martha is a gangster lol

@kovy689

Жыл бұрын

That was one beautiful restaurant…

@tracylee4451

Жыл бұрын

@@kovy689 it really is. Coolist had me laughing with his comments about Martha Stewart being a gangster lol

The Vanderpump a Paris's desserts are amazing. You may have to go back for drinks and desserts!! NOBU in Paris is fun, if you sit at the bar. The bartenders give you all the weird drinks, that aren't on the menu....and was a great experience.

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you and I would get along

Wow Vegas is really expensive. Going to all inclusive on my next trip. Thanks

Lol crudities. That's Dr. OZ speak for a veggie platter.

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

I was actually going to make a Dr oz crudités reference but ultimately didn't because I thought it was too obscure

Mon Ami Gabi looks like a good value for its food and overall experience.

Makes me wanna check out Paris now as I always skip it whenever I'm in vegas lol

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

Highly underrated property

Wow! Only $138 for 3 days. I spend more than that at the bar. Great review as usual

Can you do this challenge for other hotels as well? And can you review Atlantic City?

I can't go into the state of Nevada without hitting Mon Ami Gabi....IT'S JUST THAT GOOD!

You got me I thought you was gonna say bugsy but you right Martha is

Paris casino was very beautiful.

How much time a year do you spend in Las Vegas? I love your content.

I'd like to see a $5,000 day in Vegas, without gambling :D

@Coolist

Жыл бұрын

And also exclude shopping, wine and high-end liquors - now that would be interesting! 😎