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Originally Posted by Robbie
Not true ahoy. I also said in my advice that IF you want a great experience on the modern strip and don't care about paying a lot for a room you won't spend too much time in...then the Aria is great.
I then told him what I personally do now that I actually live here.
The Penthouse Suite (Sinatra Suite) at the Riviera is a 2 story suite with a grand piano and floor to ceiling windows on the first floor. It's HUGE (2100 Sq. feet). And a fraction of the price of anything similar at the newer places. I love staying there.
And then I go downstairs to the casino and get the same screwdriver that I would pay $12 for at Aria...for $2.
And if I want to go to the new casinos at Cosmo or Aria...it's 5 minutes away. And I have a ton more money to spend.
Also, I don't know the last time you were in town...but over the last couple of months the hot spot has moved to The Link and The High Roller by the Quad and the Flamingo.
The Cromwell (the old Bills Gambling Hall) is the "newest" hot hotel (and the Drais Club in it is the new "in" place to be) and in August that will change again to the the new SLS Casino/Hotel (the old Sahara).
Stuff changes here in Vegas so fast you can't keep up with it.
And all the properties on the strip are adding in shops and attractions in front of them trying to get foot traffic in. Monte Carlo is doing a complete front revamp. So is New York New York and Ballys.
The only one that is kind of screwed big time for easy access foot traffic is The Bellagio because of the big fountains. You have to walk a mile to get to the front door. lol
Anyway, "no"...I'm not giving out shitty advice. I'm just giving out an alternative.
I think that everybody comes to Vegas at least the first half dozen times and gets the most expensive suites and spends all their money at the most expensive places to drink in town.
That's part of the experience.
I'm just throwing out how much fun this town CAN be without getting your wallet raped at the same time.  |
Great advice if the OP had said..
'I've been to Vegas a bunch of times and I'm really tired of all the great food, excessive clubs and insanely hot girls in short cocktail dresses. Any other seedy places to hit?'
But the OP was asking for advice on taking his wife to Vegas for the first time for her 40th birthday party. So yeah, Ahoy is correct, shitty advice.
The problem is Robbie is giving advice out as a local and what a local might do, because obviously those of us that live here are not dropping $2k a weekend and buying eight $12 drinks a night. I have a local bar I go to here in Green Valley that has cheap drinks and a good breakfast. But not going to suggest it to a guy coming to Vegas for his wife's 40th.
And the Riviera blows. Theres a reason the suite is cheap. Might be the nicest room in Vegas, but its at the Riviera.
The Linq area is fun. Brooklyn Bowl is awesome. But it's not nec cheap. And what is cheap is the hotel next door (The Quad, formerly Imperial Palace) and its still a dump. So yes by all means, visit the high roller and grab a show and drinks at Brooklyn Bowl. Then go back to your nice room.
And Drai's isn't the new 'in' place. It's always been the 'in' place because its a great after hours club, the first of its kind here in vegas. It was 'in' when it was at Barbary Coast, it was 'in' when it was at Bill's gambling hall, it was 'in' when it was temporarily at Bally's during the remodel.
And lastly, yes I'm sure you can get a $2 screw driver at a bar on the North end of the strip or on Fremont. And yes that same drink might run you $12 at Aria or Vesper Bar at the Cosmo. But that screw driver would also be free at your house. So by that logic, why even bother? I'm all for drinking cheap, but again the details of the trip and occasion (should) come in to play. If my wife and I have friends come into town we might hit up happy hour at Hooters, drink a few pitchers and then cab it to the strip or downtown. Probably not going that route on our anniversary before a Cirque show.
Oh and side note. A great show to see and my personal favorite is Absinthe at Caesars. Very intimate seating, incredible show and not that expensive. Have yet to hear someone say they didn't have a good time.
