Hotel Tour: Red Deer Sandman

While we were in Red Deer for the bull sale a few weeks ago we decided to stay in town rather then going back and forth from the farm. 

I had never stayed in the Red Deer Sandman, but it had always looked like a nice hotel from the outside. I am a big Moxie's fan, and that is connected right to the hotel so the amenities were great.

I was actually pretty disappointed with the hotel. The lobby is all newer and renovated, but the rooms themselves leave a lot to be desired. They were small and very out dated. Everything from the green carpets to the bedding seemed to have not been replaced for years.

I didn't find the beds that comfortable either. The bathrooms were alright. Clean and a hot shower. Nothing fancy, but after the bedroom portion I can't say I was expecting much.

Hotel Tour: Flamingo Las Vegas

Well we did it! We survived another trip to Las Vegas. This week I will have a few posts for you about our trip, and some of the more g rated pictures. 

To kick it all off I thought I would feature our home for the week, the Flamingo Las Vegas. This is the second time we have stayed here, and it is a great hotel. It it not to big, the rooms are clean, sure it may not be the prettiest, or fanciest, but it is centrally located on the strip which is huge for us!

The rooms have not changed very much in the 2 years since we have been there. They are really spacious, so we had lots of space to spread all of our stuff out.

The bathrooms could use a little bit of updating, as will the rest of the room, but really when you are in Vegas a hot shower and warm bed is all I am worried about! The floor length mirror is also great in here for getting ready.

Now for the best part of our room! We had a strip view without having to pay for one. It was really neat to look out and see onto the strip from our room. We even seen the sun setting over the mountains a couple of nights.

If we looked to the right we seen the Mirage hotel.

And to the left was the Bellagio hotel

Rumor Hotel

I am not sure where I came across this the other day, but I fell in love.

This hotel room is stunning, and EXACTLY what I want my room to look like. You can even ask my family, and roommates about the start of my room looking like this. I have the black and white, with purple accents started.

If I was able to change the carpet, or paint, this is what it would end up looking like.

This is another awesome room too! Jut with red accents instead of purple and blue.

The Rumor Hotel is found just off the strip in Vegas. You can see more pictures and information on the hotel here.

Alegria

Last night I had the pleasure of going to see Cirque Du Soleil Alegria in Edmonton. It was opening night, and we had been dealing with the group for months now as they are staying in our hotel. The show was amazing. These are true artists and masters of their craft. There is a great mix of comedy and true athleticism.
There were a couple of mistakes in the show, and I guess it reinforced how real this all is. One girl fell of her trapez bar. Thank god she was wearing a safety harness. The other time a guy fell off a plank that he was jumping and flipping on.
I love all of the costumes and make-up of the performers in the show. They are so creative and imaginative. It definitely helps to make the show what it is.!
I had 2 favorite parts in the show. The first was a section that was all done on trampolines. The second was the contortionist girls. Wow is it ever amazing how they can move their bodies!
In all the show was amazing! I would highly suggest going if you get the chance. They are in Edmonton for the next 10 days, and it is definitely worth it to see.

Marina Bay Sands

It seems like every week there is a new hotel or luxury spot opening around the world. Yesterday was no exception with the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore.

It features in the impressive, boat-shaped 'SkyPark' perched atop the three towers that make up the world's most expensive hotel, the £4billion Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore .

The hotel, which has 2,560 rooms costing from £350 a night, was officially opened yesterday with a concert by Diana Ross.

The hotel has a indoor canal, opulent art, casino, outdoor plaza, convention centre, theatre, crystal pavilion and museum shaped like a lotus flower.

The most interesting part of the hotel is at the top though. The infinity pool on the roof which spans the three towers of the hotel. The platform itself is longer than the Eiffel tower laid down and is one of the largest of its kind in the world.

If you fancy a dip in this pool, you'll need a head for heights - it's 55 stories up. But swimming to the edge won't be quite as risky as it looks. While the water in the infinity pool seems to end in a sheer drop, it actually spills into a catchment area where it is pumped back into the main pool. At three times the length of an Olympic pool and 650ft up, it is the largest outdoor pool in the world at that height.

Overall it is a pretty neat place, with the exception of the price tag that goes along with it!