OT: Vegas Baby - 30th Birthday

…seems like this topic comes up fairly frequently. IIRC, people feel like The Venetian is the best bang for the buck. Shows – O and Ka, though I’ve heard Zumanity is rated really well by couples.

Shows: No idea, but I’m sure one of Celine Dion or Elton John or Neil Diamond will be there. That should be fun, right? Right?

Penn and teller and Elton John are both great show.

I always stay at Caesars.

15 years ago. Pretty nice. Number 4 was the hot number when I was there. Had to have been because I played all the other numbers and didn’t win shit.

For the first weekend of the NCAA tournament in March. This is also going to be my bachelor party as well.

We are staying in the Flamingo. We went as cheap as possible on the hotel.

All our funds will be going to Casino, betting on the tournament, and strippers.

what an overrated movie.

Which is part of the new massive City Center portion of the strip. It was really nice and big, and had some good restaurants.

Venetian usually has some good deals on suites (a lot of the time you can get a suite there for the same place as a typical room at somewhere like Aria).

with Shaft.

My wife and I eloped back in November and went thru Expedia. We stayed at the Golden Nugget from Friday to Monday with round-trip air for around $1700. We also only bought our package one month in advance. Both of us have stayed on the strip at various places before, but she had never been to the Fremont St. district. I find the old casinos cheaper, and the Nugget is far and away the classiest casino in that area. A bus/tram will take you to the strip whenever you need; you can buy 24 hr or 3 day (I think) passes to ride for just a few bucks. My advice is to stay away from the family friendly casinos like Excalibur or Circus-Circus. I don’t go to Vegas to be around kids. The concierge at your hotel will help you a lot with what shows are in town, what they are, yadda-yadda. Good luck!!

They seem to be coming down on their prices lately, but in June you may not find the best deals there. I’ve also heard great things about the Venetian as far as price/quality. The pool at Bellagio is very nice, but it’s not a scene at all. Just a nice pool where you can have a few drinks.

As far as shows, you should definitely see Ka at the MGM. Hands-down the best show I’ve seen in Vegas. Would love to see Penn & Teller as well.

but we spent most of our time at Cosmopolitan, Planet Hollywood, Lagaasse’s (Palazzo sportsbook), and Bill’s.

I recommend the Cosmopolitan. It’s a pretty rad place. The upscale burger joint in there is good (Heitmillers?).

One of my other favorite places was Bill’s. It’s easy, the waitresses are quick and friendly and the tables are lively.

If you want a solid, fairly cheap place to stay I’d try MGM or Planet Hollywood.

highly recommended by IANF

DO IT.