Las Vegas Hotelroom Shenanigans

Michael First, we faced the problem of getting our luggage from the car, which we had parked in the parking garage, to the room. Although we only had two travel bags with us, since the path from the garage to the hotel room led through the casino, we didn't necessarily want to appear as Mr. and Mrs. Packhorse, so we used the "valet parking." In a previous newsletter, I already explained how this works: You simply drive up, leave the car key in the ignition, and a liveried hotel employee hands you a ticket. Then the employee gets in, drives the car to the parking lot, and informs someone else to bring the luggage from the trunk to the room. You go up to the room, where shortly afterward the bellman rings, to whom you then give 2-3 dollars per piece of luggage. When departing the next day, you call the reception, ask if you could get "help with our baggage," upon which a bellman comes up with a cart. You then go down to the valet parking with him, where you again give the bellman 2-3 dollars per piece of luggage and the valet guy, who brings the car around, gets out, and leaves the engine running, about 3 dollars. Then you get in and drive off. Whew!