Planning a trip for spring. Havent been there in 30 years. Wifes never been. Suggestions on where to stay?
OT: Las Vegas
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Home. Save yourself the money and aggravation.
Stay close to where you plan to spend most of your time. People naturally think of the strip, but there are some very nice spots that are easier on the wallet such as Red Rock.
Go to YouTube and watch some videos on Vegas accommodations. They’re pretty good.
This is the correct answer. And I say that as someone who used to go a lot and loved it. Place really went to shit over the last several years. Finally stopped going after realizing there were MUCH better places to travel
Too many variables to say. Depends on budget first, then what you plan on doing while you are there. If you plan to mostly walk the strip and/or bar hop and pass put drunk every night, then I would stay mid-strip and not go crazy on an expensive casino. Save that money for booze. If you plan on spending most of your time in the casino sports book watching sports, pick the best casino/sports book you can afford.
Much has changed in 30 years. Get over that the minute you book. Drinks are expensive if they aren't comped and it's not like the old days where they hand you a free beer when you walk into the casino. Buffets are over priced and not that great. I would skip. Huge difference between weekends and weekdays. Everywhere has resort fees. Make sure to factor that in when booking.
Buy booze at Walgreens or CVS and stock your hotel room for pre-gaming before going out for the night.
Last time I went I went with our dinner club for a Jimmy Buffet concert. I'm not a huge Buffet fan, but we had great seats and the concert was fantastic. We ate some great food but the limits were ridiculous at the Blackjack tables and that's about the only game I play when I'm there. IF you could find a $20 limit at a Blackjack table, you could never get a chair. I could afford to bet more than that but I don't enjoy it then. We stayed at a hotel next to the Aria I think it was and it was fine. Expensive but fine. One of our dinner club's son-in-laws just bought a bunch of property on Fremont street downtown. It will be interesting to see what he does with that. I think their vision is to turn Fremont street in to an entertainment venue with a Nashville base and vibe.
Let me rephrase this. Wife wants to go, so staying home is not an option if I want to make an ice fishing trip with the boys. Wont be a hangover type weekend. Couple of shows, light gambling and touristy crap and one show over 3 days. Wont be out past 10. So if I have to go, where is a safe and clean place to stay , and where should I avoid at all costs.
Stay the hell away from the Stratosphere and Circus Circus. I don’t know why anybody would stay there.
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IF you want safe, the strip casinos are probably all okay. I've never stayed downtown but the tables had more reasonable bet limits when we went down there one night. It's probably been 8 years ago though. Your wife is going to want to stay on the strip. My wife likes to go for the shows and shopping. The Ceasar's forum shops are nice but you can buy the same stuff in Omaha for a lot less money. Bellagio I think still is pretty nice if they haven't imploded it by now. We stayed at Paris probably a dozen years ago. It was a little more budget friendly for food with several deli type places with good food.
I thought they were going to implode Circus Circus but it appears it's still standing.
Word to the wise, most fatalities on the strip are people getting run over by cars. You've got a lot of people walking drunk and driving drunk or on drugs. A buddy of mine who lived out there for 30 years said they would get at least one pedestrian a day on the strip. He couldn't believe anybody would voluntarily come to Vegas on vacation.
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So, you want to give her a good Vegas experience (or whatever semblance there is remaining of that) so she's happy? Or do you want to show her how shitty it really is so she doesn't insist on something like this ever again?
Like most everything, you generally get what you pay for with regard to where to stay. The more expensive it is, the safer and cleaner it will be. The cheaper it is, the dirtier and shittier it will be.
I've never felt unsafe there, but it ALL felt dirty to me the last few times I went. The other guests were mostly trash and everything felt dated and tired. And that was at the Wynn. But for what you're describing, I'd stay on the strip
Figure out the shows and stay on that end if they are on the same end. I think downtown is trashy. My wife loves grabbing drinks and walking through the Venetian. Never had an issue on the strip no matter what time or how drunk. Step outside the downtown tourist areas and it gets sketchy fast.
Whatever you do, don't stay at the Pink Flamingo. That place is a joke. Not fun when you run out of hot water when your wife has shampoo in her hair. The screams of horror haunt my memory.
Been to Vegas 7 times it was the worst experience ever. Don't give them a dime. Matter of fact, don't even pass through that place.
Just went last month. Shows are really good. Lots to do. Also you'll be surprised at the quality of women there. In 3 days there I saw more beautiful women there than I do all year in Omaha. Doesn't hurt that they wear almost nothing.
They're usually hanging out with fat slob 65 year old men...... Turns out money can buy you happiness if only for an evening.
