Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

vegasvisitor

I was having a think...a few of the good low-cost drink spots are now going. Bill's is closed (I believe), so no more $2 margarita's. As is O'Shea's who used to do Bailey's slush for $2, amongst other things.

Aside from happy hours, what cheap drinks options are there now in Vegas?

The ones I can think of:-
Casino Royale $1 Margaritas and Michelob
Happy hours (generally until 6pm or slightly later)

One happy hour I used to like was Maggiano's at Fashion Show Mall. http://www.lvhhtime.com/maggiano's-little-italy.html This site also lists various other happy hours. I also like the one at Stir at Platinum, although we do stay there though and I'm not sure anyone would go just for happy hour, unless they were planning on visiting Ellis Island or Tuscany.

Crispy_Ambulance

Hi

We are looking to do a road trip with the family next year (kids will be 11 and 14) and are thinking of flying into Vegas to start with and having a couple of nights there before heading to the canyons. We are fairly restricted with when we can go and will have to fly at the end of July. I should be able to start hunting for flights in the next month as they get released - does anyone have any idea of a good price? I'd like to pay around £500 each (or less!) but is that being unrealistic? Am I likely to get the best prices as soon as the 11 month window starts or not?

Thanks - this thread has been really useful already!

traveller

ferf1223 wrote: »

Overall I actually preferred Zion...though the overnight stay at the south rim was spectacular for all the stars, I liked being down and looking up at Zion rather than looking over the GC, if you see what I mean? I know you can do hiking tours down in the GC but we didn't...I really enjoyed Zion a lot and would go there again one day.

See this is my dilemma! I really love the look of Zion! As soon as I saw it, I wanted to go there. But the Grand Canyon trip overnight at the South rim that we have booked, is purely for a been there done that reason and the kids can cross it off their list together with the Niagara falls

I just envisage, driving 5 plus hours and thinking is this it! I can't do both as I'm doing a picnic at the valley of fire for breakfast for my birthday - for me, this will be the true highlight of the trip. Travelling with a 20,16,14 and 5 year old, there's only so many rocks they can take

I've been in love with the Valley of fire for years-and didn't know what it was ,lol.

traveller

ferf1223 wrote: »

I have wanted to do this for awhile - I think Norm was talking about having done a tour and I think it would be really fascinating based on what he told us.

photome wrote: »

I better come clean then and say we have done a tour as well.:o,.after speaking to Pebbles

Did anyone used to watch that programme 'Bunny's Ranch'? It used to come on a good few years ago. It was based somewhere in Nevada and really was quite interesting. I'd love a tour of there-although not with the company on this trip,lol.

Froggitt

So, its called a "guided tour" these days it is? :rotfl::rotfl:

traveller

Froggitt wrote: »

So, its called a "guided tour" these days it is? :rotfl::rotfl:

Lol :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I thought it might be something like the fly on the wall documentary I watched. I certainly wouldn't want any other 'guided tour'

ferf1223

traveller wrote: »

See this is my dilemma! I really love the look of Zion! As soon as I saw it, I wanted to go there. But the Grand Canyon trip overnight at the South rim that we have booked, is purely for a been there done that reason and the kids can cross it off their list together with the Niagara falls

I just envisage, driving 5 plus hours and thinking is this it! I can't do both as I'm doing a picnic at the valley of fire for breakfast for my birthday - for me, this will be the true highlight of the trip. Travelling with a 20,16,14 and 5 year old, there's only so many rocks they can take

TBH I would stick with your plan and do the GC...as you say, everyone can cross it off their lists. Don't get me wrong, it was stunning and all...but what I remember most is the night sky - that was the best part for me...I would like to take another trip to Zion and look around more, GC I feel that I've done - at least to the extent that I would do it.

ferf1223

photome wrote: »

I better come clean then and say we have done a tour as well.:o,.after speaking to Pebbles

aw - all the cool kids are doing it, now I have to! It does sound really interesting.

visidigi

pebblesmax wrote: »

If you do SF to LV, you could maybe go via Reno/Tahoe and stay overnight. That should split up the journey for you. We were planning to do this in April, LV-Reno/Tahoe-SF but had to cancel because my mum died and I had to rush back to the UK.

We spent 4 nights in SF last year. We did Alcatraz and I think the whole trip from start to finish was about 3 hours. We also did Chinatown, Trolley Car ride, Golden Gate Bridge and Union Square. We didn't need 4 days for that, but we were visiting family and friends in the area, so we had that time to add to our itinerary.The highlight for me was meeting a friend for drinks at the View Lounge inside the Marriot Marquis in SF. The view was spectacular!

We don't gamble much either and manage not to get bored on our marathon trips.
Some of the more obscure things we have done are visit the bar in Goodsprings NV, where Clark Gable waited for the recovery of Carole Lombard's body after a plane crashed into a mountain. (For the youngsters, google them.)
Visited the marker where the railroad tracks met after they had started building from East and West.
Had a guided tour of a brothel in Pahrump.

Interesting, thanks for the info - we might switch our arrival into lax to San Francisco as we're flying premium economy and just noticed the new a380 BA had delivered is on the lhr to sfo route from October - tempting

duchy

I remember Bunny's ranch. Think it was more than ten years ago tho.