Hoooo Boy. April Room.

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Holy shibbles.

Just booked the 55th birthday room, and it's a dooz. I will be in a One Bedroom King Suite at the Conrad. This is big swinging baller. It's also $1500, but that's actually a sincere fucking bargain. For my dates right now, places like Wynn are wanting $400+ for a standard room, V/P even more, no other 5-star on strip is less than $170/night for a standard room, I'm getting a 1100 sq ft 2-room suite for a couple bucks less than that. Even with my MGM status I would have paid more for a standard room at Bellagio, for ex. Thank you Priceline.

Have seen video walkthroughs, it's a gorgeous room and far better for a celebration trip than anything I was going to be able to book with any other resort group that week. Rates are high, must be a convention in town. Yes, $1500 all in is still a chunk of change but as previously stated, I'm only turning into a senior citizen once and damn it I'm going to leave middle age with a fucking bang. 

I have 3 full months to pay it off and with some belt tightening at home (cutting back on fucking Door Dash, for ex) I should have no trouble getting it done. No points or status downside really either as I'm not MGM Gold this year anyway, so I can afford to play the field. Since I have the MGM CC I can never fall below where I am now with them so no real need to pander to MGM anymore. Right next door to the gorgeous FB too which will make me likely a North Strip boy for most of the trip.

Well this bumps me into fever pitch ready-to-go status. Going to turn into old age with a boomer level room. Bring this trip ON.

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