Hotels in Las Vegas

If you like gambling, drinking and shopping, then Vegas is the place for you! Definitely make a trip to the Stratosphere - the view from the observation deck is amazing! The Top of the World Restaurant is also pretty good. The food's really yummy, although it is fairly pricey, so maybe save it for a special occasion. The fountains at the Bellagio and wandering next to the gondolas in the Venetian are obviously the touristy thing to do. We also tried Rockhouse in the Venetian - it's a dive bar. We went during the day, so it wasn't rowdy or crowded. Good place to go for nachos and if you want to watch sports. Uber is widely available in Las Vegas now, so it was very easy to get from one end of the Strip where we were staying to the other end. Unfortunately not a lot of shows were on when we visited, so I think that's what we'll do next time. I hear O by Cirque du Soleil is brilliant.

Las Vegas Strip is really nice. Also Las Vegas Downtown and Fremont experience are not to be missed. It is really cold in December so pack up winter clothes. Went to Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon as well. Grand Canyon had snow and winds around 45 mph so it was not pleasant. Advise to go there in summer. Food is really nice in Las Vegas. Went to Thai restaurnat in Bally's I think it is called Sea.. Was really impressed by their food choices and quality of food. Chandelier Lounge in Cosmopolitan is really nice. The outlet in north have good choice for shopping. Went to Hyde and Omnia nightclub during our stay. Would definitely recommend Omnia. Hyde is too small. Drink prices are ok. For $17/drink you get like 60-90 mls (2-3 shots) of alcohol which would be similar to what we pay in Canada. Please purchase a bar card with vip entry in all nightclubs you go to. Guest list entry takes like 2-3 hours just to get in the nightclub. Purchase tickets online for the nightclub you wish to visit in advance so you have shorter wait time. Reach nightclub at 10 pm for quicker entry. Indian restaurant Tamba is really nice as well. All you can eat for $15 was good. DO NOT RECOMMEND CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: KA IN MGM GRAND. WAS SO BORING AND NOT INTERESTING. MY BROTHER IN LAW FELL ASLEEP WHILE WATCHING THE SHOW. I DO NOT KNOW HOW OTHER CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SHOWS ARE IN VEGAS.

We loved the day time show at the great hotels, including the music fountain show in front of Caesar Palace and the volcano show in front of Mirage, since we could not go to the evening shows while our little kid went to bed before 8pm. We stayed at Venetian for 3 nights, which has good facilities and smoke free. (Not all the hotels on Strip are smoke free) I personally loved the outdoor Jacuzzi which ran up until 10pm. The only downside of the hotel is that the door of our room is not sound-proved. We also went to the Circus which was advertised for children friendly. There are lots of activities for elder children but not for small kids. There was no play area for small kids. It is not that easy to walk on the Strip with pushchair. The location of lifts for pushchair is limited. And we found some of the lifts quit dirty with people sleeping inside. However, driving in Vegas is not that bad, compared to LA. There are plenty of free parking if your destination is that just on the Strip. We found the food in the hotel restaurant a bit expensive. We also bought the ticket to eat at any of the 7 buffets on Strip within 24hr. The buffets are a bit similar to each other. I would recommend the one in Paris for dinner, which has a good selection of desserts and the one in Flamingo for lunch. We did not try the one in Caesar Palace which had a surcharge. The best buffet we found in Vegas was the one in the M Resort Spa Casino, which was in the south of city, away from the city centre. We stayed 1 night in that hotel. Unfortunately we missed the shows since they were mostly in the evening while our little kid went to bed early in the evening. We will come back.

Las Vegas is mega huge in every-way! We arrived near midnight so not ideal after 18 hour long flights/travelling but managed a quick visit to Caesars Palace, The High Roller and the Flamingo. We had a great afternoon at the Yard House, excellent food, drinks and service from Paul! We purchased a 24 hour pass to ride the MonoRail which was good fun and simple to get around quickly, saved the legs and feet too! Lots of walking between events and Casino visits just added something special to our time there and soaking up the atmosphere - being out and about to absorb the local custom and culture. Sections of roading on the Strip were shut down to allow filming to take place early hours of the mornings for the latest Jason Bourne movie, pretty cool! People everywhere - young, mature, singles, couples all heading out for a good-time! Big surprise how pleasant and polite the people were amongst the hustle and bustle, no problems at all - very cool! Las Vegas is definitely an adults playground so parents, leave the kids at home, seriously.

Vegas is everything we hate and everything we love all wrapped up in one flashing, dinging, trashy, captivating destination! She is the glitzy, seedy, noisy tramp that everyone falls in love with. Non stop entertainment, the chance to wins small fortune or spend the kids inheritance!!! I love it! The shows on offer are wide ranging but my absolute highlight was Penn & Teller. Not only a great show but a meet and photo opportunity for every punter afterwards. No other world class act did that!!! The food is amazing too! From cheap eats at del Taco or world class sushi at Roku Sushi we enjoyed it all - and so will you! For all its background of trashiness, not once at any hour did we feel unsafe. Walked most everywhere at all hours and we were never hassled at all! We'll be back!!!

Highlight: We did the Grand Canyon tour using Serenity, it was amazing. It was our honeymoon and they went the extra mile to make our experience special. Our pilot was Mad Dog Mike and he made the experience with his comical sense of humor and knowledge of the canyon, Hoover dam and Vegas. Definitely a highlight and worth a visit. We booked this trip when we got to Vegas and it worked out about $120 per person cheaper than what was quoted on websites. Getting around Vegas: Go to any bus stop, staff there are so helpful and will assist. Buy a day pass for $8 and you can ride the busses all day. Don't use cabs they are over priced and the buses are so much easier. We learnt this only on our 3rd day, would have saved ourselves a lot of money doing it this way Laundry tip: We stayed six days and still had another 2 weeks in USA so we needed to get laundry done. Hotels are expensive ($8 pair jeans) we found a laundry which was very reasonable and does same day washing. If you get on the bus, north bound, get off at Channel 8 stop and its across the road-easiest laundry spot. Hope this helps others