We went on a road trip from BC to Vegas at spring break. The road down through Washington, Idaho and Nevada was boring and windy enough that I think we%26#39;ll go another way next time. Nevada has got to be one of the ugliest places on earth. Nothing but prisons and scrub. Creepy. Vegas itself was wonderful and an appropriate reward for two days of driving. We stayed at a Super 8 the first night on points. It was in Eastern Vegas, and let%26#39;s just say the beer was good but the there was a three inch gap from the bottom of the door to the floor. It cost as much as the Luxor, where we stayed for the next three nights. We were really happy with the Luxor. It%26#39;s kitschy and huge and the rooms in the tower were great. We did have to book two rooms though, because if you say you have four people, they double the price. Just sayin. We got a good rate which included $70 worth of coupons, all of which were useful and we used them. So with double coupons, the two rooms cost us $225 for three nights. Pretty darn good.
There weren%26#39;t many other teenagers there, but were quite a few younger kids. Maybe people don%26#39;t want their teenagers there due to their impressionable age? It wasn%26#39;t a problem. Twice we were asked to have our kids wait somewhere else, but everyone was very polite and apologetic even about it.
I went to the spa for a treatment and they let me combine the two coupons, which was awesome. The kids liked the pool. The casino was fine.
We got sucked into a timeshare presentation for Planet Hollywood, where they lied to us and told us we could have tickets to Blue Man Group for $50, at a $147 value. The 90 minute presentation turned into four hours, and the kids were not impressed. The tickets were for terrible seats, only worth $80. It was not worth it. Don%26#39;t do it! Blue Man group itself was the highlight of the trip. I highly recommend you go. We also went to V, a variety show. The acts were mind blowing. However, the seating is flat, so we spent the whole time craning our necks and the kids couldn%26#39;t see. For $17 more each you can have seats where you can see, but the tickets were already expensive.
M and M%26#39;s world was okay, if you don%26#39;t mind shelling out money for overpriced advertising of a product. Kind of silly really. Same with Coca Cola world.
We went to Circus Circus to let my daughter go on rides, but they were all for little kids, or broken down. Very much a waste of time.
We walked the strip (stay on the side with construction, it%26#39;s way less crowded) and took the double decker bus back. Don%26#39;t take it if you are in a big hurry. It stops a lot and for long periods.
The lion exhibit in the MGM was kind of cool. Worth stopping in if you are walking by.
We tried two buffets: one at the Monte Carlo, which was good, and the other at the Luxor, which was very good. They%26#39;re not cheap any more though, so try to get a coupon if you can.
There really was much less T and A than I remember. There are people flicking cards with women on them as you walk by, but they all left us alone because we had kids.
We only got down to the casino three times. On two nights we left the kids in the rooms (they each got their own tv%26#39;s so no fighting) at about 10:30 and we went down to play the penny slots for a couple of hours. The third time we played slots we let the kids sit in a cafeteria in the Venetian and we were about fifteen feet away from them.
We didn%26#39;t do any rides there, not sure why, just ran out of time. Four days was perfect. The kids say it was just okay because they didn%26#39;t enjoy four days of driving, but with technology today it%26#39;s quite painless. The weather was sunny, but only about 60 degrees or so. Perfect for walking but not so great for swimming. The kids would probably like it better if it had been hotter.
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