Q. to live there? and is the cost of living cheap? I don't live Las Vegas at all and feel this city isn't meant for raising children here. Me and my husband both love the beach and think Orlando is better than California. Can someone shed some light about living there?
I can transfer with my job to Orlando. or near it at least.
How far away is Orlando to the beach?
I can transfer with my job to Orlando. or near it at least.
How far away is Orlando to the beach?
A. I've live in Orlando for nearly 40 years (Before Disney). This is a fine place to grow up and raise kids, but like all areas that have experienced growth there is pain. Crime is on the rise, but so is the population, the crime rate here is going down, as it is most everywhere. Like anywhere else there are good and bad places to live. As the metro area is vast and traffic bad it is important to try to live close to where you work.
It's not as cheap as it used to be. From 2001-2005 most every house doubled in value. It has settled back a bit, but a newer 3 bedroom place in the burbs is still going to set you back $250,000 to 300,000. Renting can be cheap, especially if it is a condo that no one will buy.
The beach is an easy day trip - 1 to 1.5 hour drive.
It's not as cheap as it used to be. From 2001-2005 most every house doubled in value. It has settled back a bit, but a newer 3 bedroom place in the burbs is still going to set you back $250,000 to 300,000. Renting can be cheap, especially if it is a condo that no one will buy.
The beach is an easy day trip - 1 to 1.5 hour drive.
About how much will utilities be for a 1 bedroom apartment in Vegas ?
Q. the apartment rent is going to be about 500$ or less a month, so its not going to be a big apartment
A. It depends.... Will you be there during the day? Las Vegas can get pretty hot, and the cost of running an air conditioner adds up. You have to assume the appliances that are there, i.e. stove, fridge, dishwasher, heater, will use the most electricity. Other drains may be your computer if left on, and other drains left plugged in. Just make sure you turn off lights behind you, unplug appliances not in use, and get thermal lined curtains if your windows are not double paned. Use a microwave instead of an oven for cooking. Keep your fridge set at the minimally safe temp. for refrigeration, and use a fan ( if you can tolerate it) rather than the air conditioner. In the winter...dress for warmth, and use a heating blanket rather than the heater.
Has anyone stayed in the Paradise Tower Pool Villa rooms at the Hard Rock Las Vegas? Any review?
Q. They look great, but I can't find any reviews online. Any insight from someone who has stayed in the pool villa rooms would be appreciated. Thanks
A. Well I have not stayed there but they would be very expensive, I would imagine. Here is someone else's memory of their stay there:
"We did actually stay in the Pool Villa. It was pretty great. We didn't get the all-white one but it was 2 stories. Here's what I remember about it...it's a bit hazy
- The main area is pretty much 2 stories high and all windows facing the main (Rehab) pool. Just a couch and 2 chairs down there but a big TV and a great wet bar area where we made many drinks.
- You go up the stairs to the bedroom. There's an odd landing area that looks like it might have had a couch at some point but now it's just empty.
- The bedroom is great and the windows of it also face out toward the pool. Big king bed but it is the only bed in the place. We had a guy sleep on the downstairs couch but that was more of a "passed out" situation than on purpose.
- Two big bathrooms, one attached the the bedroom upstairs and one right when you walk in the front door downstairs.
- All of them open onto the pool area to various degrees. Ours was set down slightly from the main pool area so you had to go around little turn and up some stairs to get to the pool deck. The positive of that was that we had a little table and rounded bench area outside our pool-facing door.
- I'm sure the one-story ones are nice but they don't all open onto the pool deck so make sure you ask the reservation agent if you're going to book one of those.
- One con: they're allllllll the way down at the far end of the Paradise Tower, literally as far away as possible from the main casino area. So you'll have to hoof it a ways to get back to the casino."
- from http://forums.jackcolton.com/showthread.php?t=3171
"We did actually stay in the Pool Villa. It was pretty great. We didn't get the all-white one but it was 2 stories. Here's what I remember about it...it's a bit hazy
- The main area is pretty much 2 stories high and all windows facing the main (Rehab) pool. Just a couch and 2 chairs down there but a big TV and a great wet bar area where we made many drinks.
- You go up the stairs to the bedroom. There's an odd landing area that looks like it might have had a couch at some point but now it's just empty.
- The bedroom is great and the windows of it also face out toward the pool. Big king bed but it is the only bed in the place. We had a guy sleep on the downstairs couch but that was more of a "passed out" situation than on purpose.
- Two big bathrooms, one attached the the bedroom upstairs and one right when you walk in the front door downstairs.
- All of them open onto the pool area to various degrees. Ours was set down slightly from the main pool area so you had to go around little turn and up some stairs to get to the pool deck. The positive of that was that we had a little table and rounded bench area outside our pool-facing door.
- I'm sure the one-story ones are nice but they don't all open onto the pool deck so make sure you ask the reservation agent if you're going to book one of those.
- One con: they're allllllll the way down at the far end of the Paradise Tower, literally as far away as possible from the main casino area. So you'll have to hoof it a ways to get back to the casino."
- from http://forums.jackcolton.com/showthread.php?t=3171
What is the monthly average A/C setting in households in Las Vegas and Phoenix?
Q.
A. Las Vegas Here...It depends, it is 100 degrees outside right now and I have my air set at 78 degrees and fans running in living room and bedroom. When it gets to be 120 degrees outside I will put my air at 72 with fans. Mostly I do it this way because I have a big house and the cost of power just went up by 30% and my average power bill in the summer is 300.00 and in the winter it is 180.00. Last summer I had one month that was 460.00 because I kept the air at 70 degrees. I will never do that again!!! But if it gets too hot I jump in the pool which I have in the back yard. I am moving in mid June and cant wait.. its to hot here.. I have lived here 45 years... It's time to go. Not to mention Las Vegas has water usage restrictions.. Pretty soon they will probably limit our showers and how often we can do laundry.. It's bad, Lake Mead is receding faster than it can replenish it's self, not enough rain or snow in the Rocky Mountains.
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