Vegas trip advice?

[Flatlander]

Eating- steak house at the Rui upstairs beside the ghost bar, forget the name but it's very good. Also Hugo's cellar on Fremont street.

Shows- Absinthe at Caesars palace I believe under the big top, not for children or faint of heart though
Terry Fador has a good variety show if you are a bit more conservative(not politics conservative go see both and see what I mean)

Helicopter to Grand Canyon, dune buggies north of Nellie AFB were both fun. Haven't done it but I hear the fighter jets beat all hands down, but you need $3-4K my buddy tells me the videos show he had a blast but the look on his face when pulling G's was priceless

[sumdumguy]

We are Cheapo Vegasholics because we go a few times a year. Allegiant Air out of Minot is sometimes super cheap and direct-no fuss-no muss-no customs-no line-ups just hop on and you are in Vegas in 2 1/2 hrs. on-time or 1/2 hour early. Prior to leaving, I log on to "cheap cars for rent" and if you watch, you can get really good deals from all the major rentals, but we never scrimp on the car cause we like our wheels. When we arrive at McArren, we hop in our car, hook on the navigation, then straight to hotel, Monte Carlo, Bellagio, Paris, the Imagine or Caesars (all comped as I am a Cheapo, remember?) We use vallet all the time, no matter where we go for safety and convenience. We have players cards at many casinos and play roulette, poker, etc for points. It is an easy drive to Laughlin, Temecula, Phoenix-Mesa, Havasu, Palm Springs and we go wherever the winds blow us.

Comp Game : To play the cheapo comp game, you goto roulette or some table game, give them a hundred bucks and your card, play the outside in roulette if you don't want to lose much (cash out after an hour or two, repeat) You prolly will get free rooms, players cash and food comps for next visit. After about 5 years of taking the Saskatoon farmer's advice, we get about 3 new comps a week in the mail and by e-mail. I ( A farmer from Saskatoon taught us the comp routine as they do stay for three weeks at a time - for pretty much free.) The problem is that they have to move every three or four days. We have found out Free Vegas is way more fun than Pay Vegas 😁.

Our Special places: Green Valley Ranch Casino has beautiful buffets as do all of the station casinos for 7.99 -11.99. Crab Buffet Friday night for sure, not too cheap but if you get a buffet comp, that's a good time to use it. At any rate, I was told that the Golden Nugget has best crab buffet on the old strip and have gone there about 4 times for about $30.00 for all the crab, shrimp, prime rib you can eat isn't too shabby. Boulder Station Casino has fantastic Enchiladas and Mile-High Lemon Pie - always a quick stop. The old strip, Freemont street has the starlight dome, free street shows(weekends are crazy) and lots of interesting people. Do not park around the perimeter. Use the casino vallets and tip the drivers because it is dangerous in that area.

Additional comp info: Players cards track play action or time spent gambling - not dollars lost -so we are told anyway. The VIP cards give you free use of comp rooms and lots of half-price show tickets. We have seen pretty well every running show that was on when we were there. Cher was on this time but I was too slow on the draw. The new metro centre right next to Monte Carlo makes for extreme traffic at show start so don't go near the middle strip at 7:30-8:00 in the evening.nIf you are into horse riding, there are stables west on Blue Diamond Road. The rides are very scenic and well worth a hundred bucks or so. First week if Dec is the national rodeo, a fantastic time to stay at South Point. In January, the mixed curling is on at the Orleans and last year we had two afternoons of lots of fun there. Dress for your province or country.

Monte Carlo is in reno mode so this time everything we did was comped (the building projects make for little inconvenience but..). They were supposedly going to charge us $15 a day for vallet, but they even comped that. Our total bill was zero-as in goose egg for 3 nights. We goto the factory outlets and north is better as SF3 mentioned. My wife likes shopping so we bring an extra suitcase, we have even donated some old stuff to Sally Anne to make room. I have had to restrict her from seven pairs of shoes to 2 now as we are running into closet problems.

We're somewhat eccentric but get a kick out of seeing where the comps will take us. We meet up with the Saskatoon farmer if they are there. We walk a lot of miles and are dead-tired. We try not to pig out on free booze or we might have liver failure, so we are always happy to come home.

[fjlip]

Wow no kidding! You are in dope smoke anywhere you go in Vegas it seems.

Probably loosens up the purse strings....$$$$

[biglentil]

The best Vegas plan is no plan at all.

[Partners]

The casinos pump oxygen in..so you never have to sleep either.

[sumdumguy]

The casinos pump oxygen in..so you never have to sleep either.

I had heard rooms were dirt cheap at Mandalay Bay but when I asked they were regular price. I played for that blue Corvette near the buffet. Now that was a waste of money. There are 4 security guards at the elevators. SF3, did you get some of those free rooms?

[hobbyfrmr]

I had heard rooms were dirt cheap at Mandalay Bay but when I asked they were regular price. I played for that blue Corvette near the buffet. Now that was a waste of money. There are 4 security guards at the elevators. SF3, did you get some of those free rooms?

My wife and I visited Vegas in June. Similar to Sumdum, I did not find discounts in any way shape or form. I bought second row seats at the Cirque du Soleil "O" show which was brilliant. Shoot guns at the Gun Garage, so your wife knows how it feels to shoot a hand gun. Hockey game would be great, Hoiver dam tour was very interestingl. I dont mind spending money for fun but I found Las Vegas stupidly expensive for booze, meals and events. Include trudging up and down the strip with 70,000 other people in various degrees of sobriety and physical ability. I dont see myself returning for a decade.
I spend time shopping Groupon getaways. There are some really fascinating US destinations that are nowhere near the tourist traps. Vineyards, Spas, skiing and culinary lessons, indoor water slides, hiking, rustic cabin rentals.
There is absolutely nothing special about trudging around with thousands of other people competing for restaraunt reservations and show tickets.

[SASKFARMER3]

New York New York was a great pay day today and even enjoyed Zumanity. Wife and I were in the show on stage next time maybe not right by the stage

[SASKFARMER3]

Being a MLife member and playing a little gives big discounts the more you play the cheaper it gets. I just play after a show till maybe 2:30. When playing they continue bringing drinks tip is all that’s needed

[sumdumguy]

Being a MLife member and playing a little gives big discounts the more you play the cheaper it gets. I just play after a show till maybe 2:30. When playing they continue bringing drinks tip is all that’s needed

What do you play SF3?

[burnt]

While this season turns many of you guys into tourists, it turn me into a mechanic.

I put a rear end in my Lazy Boy every night...

bwahaha!

[grefer]

My wife and I visited Vegas in June. Similar to Sumdum, I did not find discounts in any way shape or form. I bought second row seats at the Cirque du Soleil "O" show which was brilliant. Shoot guns at the Gun Garage, so your wife knows how it feels to shoot a hand gun. Hockey game would be great, Hoiver dam tour was very interestingl. I dont mind spending money for fun but I found Las Vegas stupidly expensive for booze, meals and events. Include trudging up and down the strip with 70,000 other people in various degrees of sobriety and physical ability. I dont see myself returning for a decade.
I spend time shopping Groupon getaways. There are some really fascinating US destinations that are nowhere near the tourist traps. Vineyards, Spas, skiing and culinary lessons, indoor water slides, hiking, rustic cabin rentals.
There is absolutely nothing special about trudging around with thousands of other people competing for restaraunt reservations and show tickets.

We had many of the same sentiments as you hobby. If they could find a way to charge for the air you breath on the Strip they would. We found old vegas more interesting and less expensive. I doubt we will go back after being there a few times.