Q: If you're doing something as terrifying as letting a stranger take you up over the Las Vegas Strip in a helicopter, you'd better hope you have a smooth experience from start to finish-- and we did at Maverick. I highly recommend this, if you've never had the pleasure of hovering around Vegas at night, it's astonishing. But I need to talk about the only hiccup in our experience, and it's not a bad one, I just have to say it: I'm pretty sure you're expected to tip your pilot, and I just find that really weird. I understand that this is Vegas we're talking about, and I'm used to tipping a guy to hail us a cab, or pour our drinks-- but what's the appropriate tip for a PILOT? You figure, first and foremost, that this is a profession that's pretty well compensated, so why would they be looking for tips? But say I'm wrong, and these men & women absolutely deserve a tip-- what do you give them? Here's a tenner, thanks for not crashing us into the Strip? Seems cheap. $20? It's generous, sure, but I would still feel embarrassed to hand them such a small amount in exchange for the miraculous service of floating us safely through the air. $40? $50? Okay, now this is getting ridiculous. I personally can't tip that much after spending hundreds on the ride in the first place-- I didn't do THAT well at the casino! I hope that I can do some small amends by mentioning that our pilot, Jared Young, I believe was his name, is absolutely top quality. He was super cool and funny, put us right at ease, and was a total professional. I would highly recommend that if you're doing this trip that you fly with Jared. And tip him.

A: positive

Q: Very poor experience here. Went in for dinner on Saturday night around 6:45 pm. The place was still pretty empty with only a couple other tables being served. We had the misfortune of being placed with one the worst, rudest waiters I've ever experienced. To begin with, it took about 10 minutes before anyone even came over to hand us a menu. Then about another 10 minutes later or waiter decides to come over and introduce herself, as well as take our order. She was condescending and downright rude to the table next to us, so I wasn't expecting much when she actually came over. Never even asked us if we wanted anything to drink, and I had to ask her for a wine menu before ordering (this is supposed to be a Michelin rated restaurant - come on!) Finally we get our order in, and the food doesn't come out for 30 minutes! Not ONCE did our waiter come by during this time to check up on us or ask if I would like another glass of wine. Finally when the food does come out, they forgot to bring by our side order of brussels sprouts. Another 15 minutes go by, and by the time they do bring them out, we were already done with our meal. Was told by the server to just eat them and we wouldn't be charged. Of course we ended up being charged for them, even though we told the waiter we didn't want them because they took so long we had already finished our meal. And then the icing on the cake...after asking for my ID to charge the tab to our room at Bellagio (which was kind of weird in itself), our waiter takes a look at my ID and condescendingly says "gained some weight there didn't ya." I mean, again this is supposed to be a fine dining restaurant, who says that? I don't know the waiters name, but she really ruined what would otherwise have been a decent meal experience. If management is reading this, she's an older woman who acts like the customers are doing her a favor by dining in her presence. She served us around 6:45 on Saturday the 29th.

A: negative

Q: Faulty equipment and rude service!! I've come here before and had good service but this time was awful. I ask for 12 min, I go to my room, get undressed, press start button for my bed. First of all the numbers for the time aren't working on my bed. So I'm like ok I'll just count to make sure I'm in an appropriate amt of time. Then after being in the bed for just one minuet my bed turns off. So then I'm naked calling out the door from help. One of the girls comes to help me . She resets it...but when I press start the numbers come back up but I can't tell what they are...I'm calling for her again naked behind my door she says it's for 8. I said my cut off at just 1 min after getting in...I should at least get 11. She then tells me I should switch beds. So now I get dressed and go to another room. We talk in the hallway I ask her to set it for 11. Go in my room, press start and it's for 10 min. Naked again and calling behind the door, she comes back and I ask her if she can set it for 11 like I asked because I had originally ordered 12 and the bed cut off after 1 min. She says no she can't reset it. I got upset, i had been naked, being shuffled to different rooms and not getting the time i asked and paid for. She would not reset it. I don't know why I as the customer have to get less time because of faulty equipment of the business. I just wanted the time I asked and paid for. Faulty equipment and sucky service. Any recommendations for other tanning places in Charlotte?

A:
negative