One week from today I'll be in VEGAS!!!!! Since I'm staying at the Venetian and want to earn enough points to stay on their radar I need advise from all you Venetian/Palazzo peeps, @treyster, @Nhcris, @dvandentop and any others that have experience with Venetian/Palazzo.

What are the best machines for churning the points?
Which have been favorable in the HL room?
How is the VP and where are the best machines located?
What do they consider a day of play, set hours or 24 hours from when you place your card in?
Do charges to the room add extra points?
Anything else to consider?