Take a Taxi to Freemont at night even if it after your show. Its a must. Very cool and a good time. Hang out out on the street and watch lite show a couple times. Street vendors sell beer and drinks, cigars ect. Make time if you can.

They literally sale them on the street.


I called Imperial Palace and they told me they haven't had the horserace table for years due to maintenance cost. Check out the MGM like a previous poster said.

Almost forgot, go to Paris at night and go up the tower experience and stay long enough to watch the fountains at Belogio, right accross the street, from far above. Verrrry cool. It cost to go up but you can stay as long as you want and can see entire strip from up there.

One more thing, that chill out thing aint gonna happen for ya. Being a first timer tou wont sleep more than 3 hours a day.

Sounds great, definately going to do that one.

You're probably right. I just want to leave travel days open without any specific plans. I don't want to stress out about missing a flight or something. Since we're flying back on Friday we can stay up all night Thursday if we want and crash after we get back.

I wouldn't rent a car. Take the Deuce http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/cat.php and you don't have to bother with parking.

You can't take the deuce to Hoover dam which I think he's planning on wasting a day to do.

You're going to LOVE that show (no pun intended),it's an absolute sensory overload.

Aw Hell, I missed that Hoover Dam was on his "must-do" list. I rented a car out there ONCE. NEVER again. I found it to be a big pain in the ass.

If you're going to Vegas for a week, then a trip to Hoover Dam can be a good break. But I wouldn't waste one full day on a 3 day trip.

Me either, but to each his own.

Fremont street at night is a must in my book, especially if one has never been. It's fairly dead during the day, especially in the middle of the week.

Absolutely,I love those 54 oz. football shaped mixed drinks that are like $10 for a refill.

I've been to Vegas many times but I usually don't go to any shows or things alot of ppl are talking about. I just play alot of poker in the day, and get shitfaced at night at Pure, Tao, and the Lavo. I would recommend all three. One good cheap place to eat that has probably already been covered is Bill's Gamlin Hall and Casino. I believe they have like a all you can eat prime rib lunch for like $12 or something.

I'm going out there May 2nd - May 8th and again for the WSOP in June. First four days I'm going to play poker, and the weekend is my buddies bachelor party. If you play at Harrah's in KC quite a bit you probably have enough points for them to comp you a room somewhere. Harrahs must own like half the strip. I was literally comped 4 days at Imperial Palace and I'm just paying for a discounted price Friday and Saturday. The Imperial Palace is dirt cheap but it's right where you want to be. I plan on playing enough poker to get the poker rate at the Venetian anyway so hopefully I don't have to stay at that shithole

Last day of work before my Vegas vacation!

It's not too late to cancel that wasted day at Hoover Dam.

Very helpful. Thanks, I'm definitely going to take advantage of that.

Awesome, dude. Soak up every minute.

jealous. have good mosh pitting.

No way, man. We are getting up at 4:00AM and driving to the Tillman bridge to photograph the sunrise. After that it's around Lake Mead and drive through Valley of Fire and see the White Domes trail/Slot Canyon/Arch Rock. Should make for some kick ass photography.

I'm still debating taking a heli tour of the strip. I'm hesitant dropping a couple hundred on something that lasts 10 minutes but it sounds like fun. Anyone here tried it?

Just take the elevator to the top of the stratosphere for $20. Same view.

This.

I was thinking of doing both. You're probably right though.

Good call on Valley of Fire. Gorgeous scenery there.
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Vegas was great, just starting to go through the photos, saw all sorts of cool things. Valley of Fire was COMPLETELY AWESOME, totally worth the drive to see. I'm glad we saw the Hoover dam but the Valley of Fire was the highlight of the trip. I can't even describe it, I tried to capture it in photographs as best I could, it's just the kind of thing you have to see for yourself.

I was surprised how little gambling & drinking we did compared to all the walking! Even taking the deuce we walked a ton. Hash House was great, Peppermill was great, thanks for the recommendations guys!

Dude the lake looks sooooo low.

I read an article that stated that the lake would run dry in 50 years.

Is it? I don't know how high it's supposed to be. Lake Mead was freaking enormous, I don't see how it could ever run out of water.

It's normal level is up where you see the rock turn from red to white.

Those estimates consider the enormous growth rate of Las Vegas and the surrounding area.

I have been going to Vegas on average of 10 times a year for the last 4 years...

Unless they get a crap ton of rain in the next 2-3 years. Lake Mead will slowly continue to drain into nothing...

That white rock was very noticable around the whole lake, but I assumed it was supposed to be like that.

Nope its just draining like a bath tub.

I'm tossing this around now.

Tossing salads?

I'm going to Las Vegas and staying at Monte Carlo. I'll be hanging around the Strip most of the time, and was wondering if a 3-day monorail pass is a good investment. Thanks.

if you would otherwise walk up and down the strip 6+hours a day.....yes.

I'm also looking into that RTC Bus option. I'm a first timer and not driving or renting a car. It seems that the bus goes to a downtown spot, and up all along the Strip, and its a little cheaper than the monorail.

I just went for my first time 2 months ago. Vegas is awesome!!! If you booked through Vegas.com and have free tickets I highly recommend KA over the Beatles show. I also recommend you budget for taxi's over the monorail. The monorail is cheap but you will spend 20-30 minutes of extra time walking to it and from it to where you want to go. You will be doing enough walking and eventually you will hate the monorail :#

If you like to drink and party, then here is my #1 tip. Rent a Limo one night for 1-2 hours and have them take you to a liquor store. The savings in booze will almost pay for the limo. We had 4 people which helped, but with 2 you will still get a great time and maybe get lucky in the limo :hmmm: I recommend Presidential Limo I think you can book them for $60 per hour.

:) HAVE FUN :)

Take the Deuce. $7 for a 24-hour pass and it has more stops than the monorail.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z2pvpfssa5...ebusvegas..jpg

i totally forgot about the duece. 24 hour pass is totally better than the mono. monorail is okay. but the d hits just about everything you want to. and there's one every 10 minutes.

Call Yellow Cab and ask for a driver named Sanford. He was our driver there. He gave us his cell number and any time we needed a ride we gave him a call. The dude was an awesome driver. He knew everything about Vegas and had great recommendations, and he made great time. The dude is kind of a maniac though. He doesn't abide by all traffic and parking laws. But he gets you where you need to go fast. I have no clue if the guy is even still there but it's worth a try.

Going to Vegas your first time with your girlfriend is like going to a brothel with your Mother

Stay on/near Fremont Experience. Cheaper...and waaaay more fun.

Downstrip is good for some (I like the Nugget) but not for everyone. The new mega-casinos up strip are part of the Vegas experience.

The train is kind of fun right at first but it takes too much time and distance. Cabs are the most direct route, your hotel doorman can get you a cheap limo for a nice night out and about if you ask him right.

Sounds like the bus is an option, don't know anything about it although the last time I heard a guy announce he was taking a deuce it surely wasn't anything I wanted to sit in.

My Vegas agenda:

Day One: Explore in and around my hotel
Day Two: pretty much open, and then the free shows at Caesars, Treasure Island, and Mirage in evening
Day Three: The Stratosphere rides, and then KA Cirque show
Day Four: Fremont, the Mob Museum, Don't Tell Mama, Bellagio show
Day Five: Pretty much open, but leave in afternoon

We're going to Peppermill and Aria buffet. I really wanted to see Barry Manilow, but couldn't get tickets.

Oh man those Stratosphere rides....you're a better man than me is all I'm saying.
Day Four you might work in some poolside time for you both. Relaxing and Vegas-y.
If there are any games you want to learn (craps, paigow (fun), etc.) the free lessons the casinos give in the morning are instructive.

Where are Crazy Horse II, Vince Neil's Girls, Girls, Girls and Scores on the itinerary?

The Monte? LMAO

When I was a district manager for NAPA, they would hold their regional meeting in Vegas and book at the ****ing Monte. I guess some race car drivers Dad owns the place, NAPA was one of his sponsors, so they gave NAPA a good deal. It's kind of old an down dive, but if you're not spending much time in your room, it will work.

We got a really good deal at the Monte Carlo. I'm guessing it's going to be the third nicest hotel I've ever stayed in.

:hmmm:

Well have fun!

Don't tell mamas is fun. Check out Insert Coins across the street and if you like Thai food, Le Thai is awesome and it's next door to Mamas.

If they offer an upgraded room at Monte Carlo, is it worth it? The comments on yelp seem to suggest so. I don't plan to spend too much time in the room.

Actually, I don't care.

For a KC guy I'm guessing the Imperial Palace is about your speed. Maybe Casino Royal if your feeling like going large.

If you want to constantly be hit up by panhandlers, have shady people that look like Raider fans in the Casino's I suggest stay around Fremont. The nugget is the only hotel worth a damn up there.

Ouch.

Well he did say he didn't want to spend much money and the only way to do that in Vegas is win a bunch of money gambling. Now at the IP he can get cheap drinks or go to Casion Royal for the 24/7 $1 Michelob Ultras. A KC guy at Casino Royal might get offered a BJ dealing job with that Mullet because the need a Billy Ray Cyrus look-a-like.

Sounds like you've spent a lot of time in those joints.

A lot.

You bet your ass I did when I was a broke dink college kid.