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JoshS · 05-24-2008, 01:14 PM

If you went through the hotel you may cancel your booking without a penalty. DO IT! Not a great hotel. If you're son is younger the pool at the Flamingo will wow him, but you must book into the new tower, the old tower is one of the oldest on the strip. Paris, Mandalay bay, Luxor, Planet Hollywood, Treasure Island, Monte Carlo, are all much better choices. Strat is way down the road by itself. See the mall at Caesars (talking statue shows for free), Pirate show for free at Treasure Island, Volcano Show for free at Mirage. The mall at Planet Hollywood is worth seeing. Water show at Bellagio and an Art Museum. Free Circus acts at Circus, Circus. Marine exhibit at Mandalay. Free show in the sky at night downtown. Cheap shrimp coctails and drinks down there. Best expensive buffets, Bellagio, Paris, Seafood at the RIO plus free Mardi Gras show at night. Best CHeap buffet, any coast casino except the Barbary Coast. Margaritaville in the Flamingo, go to the second or third level on an off hour and get a table overlooking the strip, reasonable prices great view, and something for the kids. If you like seafood, if you want something unique, different and reasonable, the seafood bar at the Palace Station. Pan Roasts, Ciopino's, Bolubaise (you go find the spelling) they make the stuff right in front of you. HOW GOOD? 5 other casinos copied them. Long wait at times, no reservations, counter seating only, waitress service inside $2 more per meal and you don't get the Chef show. DOn't want to wait, want a table, same thing at South Point, or Sun Coast. 5 miles south of the strip is the Silverton hotel (blue diamond road) with a Bass Outdoors outlet. If you've never been in one go, it's an outdoor store on major big league steroids. In the Queens hotel downtown is Hugo's Cellar, old school red chairs steak and seafood house, it was the Rat Pack hangout, the most famous restaurant in Las Vegas in the 50's and 60's. Haven't been there in years but it's really nostalgic. Also Batista's Hole in the wall behind the Barbary Coast same deal Nostalga to the hilt. Check Chowhound.com for current revues of restaurants. Oh also west on Charleston the Red Rock Hotel and Casino, I think it's the hottest looking place inside. NYNY is neat inside also plus the roller coaster, and dueling piano's IF YOU DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE, CHECK OUT THE DUELING PIANOS, GET THERE AT 8PM FOR A SEAT OR STAND WITH EVERYONE ELSE AT 9. DO NOT MISS THIS, DO NOT MISS THIS, DO NOT MISS THIS. You get the idea?

If your kid is with you go all the way west on Charleston to Bonnie SPrings, really hokey cowboy show, cheesey Zoo, horse back rides into the canyons and a weird place to have a cocktail or beer. Also Red Rock Canyon is out there, small fee, state park, neat rock formations, very interesting if your into that stuff. Take the Dam tour, and if you do that you can go to Laughlin (8 or so more casinos on the river )another hour further you can rent boats and waverunners if you are inclined and beach at the Avi hotel down south 5 miles further. Also Valley of Fire State Park about a 63 minute ride away. And of course a couple hrs to Death Valley, (I'm dying to go there myself).

Shows, pay the money see the Blue Man Group, I've seen it twice and going back for a third time, if someone recommends "Love" see the Blue man group instead. The Comedy show at the RIviera is cheap and you usually get two great comics and one fair one. The Show at the Trop is the oldest on the Strip and is old style Las Vegas T&A tastefully done( well as tasteful as one can be, my friend was a stage manager there and says they rub eachothers nipples with ice right before they go on and talk about how well their kid is doing in school).

Take a ride to the Ritz Carlton in Lake Las Vegas, they made a little Italian town with shops and theres one Italian restaurant down near the lake that is great and reasonable.

Okay that should take care of the first day.

Driven there many times in my lotus. There are no gaurantees in life (well death and Taxes), but the casino lots are heavily patrolled and have cameras all over the place. SOme Hotels will let you park it yourself in the Valet lot. I've never worried. If your option is meeting with Alan Sereboff or seeing the Blue Man Group. Blue Man Group.

05-24-2008, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
JoshS Come on down Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 2,020	If you went through the hotel you may cancel your booking without a penalty. DO IT! Not a great hotel. If you're son is younger the pool at the Flamingo will wow him, but you must book into the new tower, the old tower is one of the oldest on the strip. Paris, Mandalay bay, Luxor, Planet Hollywood, Treasure Island, Monte Carlo, are all much better choices. Strat is way down the road by itself. See the mall at Caesars (talking statue shows for free), Pirate show for free at Treasure Island, Volcano Show for free at Mirage. The mall at Planet Hollywood is worth seeing. Water show at Bellagio and an Art Museum. Free Circus acts at Circus, Circus. Marine exhibit at Mandalay. Free show in the sky at night downtown. Cheap shrimp coctails and drinks down there. Best expensive buffets, Bellagio, Paris, Seafood at the RIO plus free Mardi Gras show at night. Best CHeap buffet, any coast casino except the Barbary Coast. Margaritaville in the Flamingo, go to the second or third level on an off hour and get a table overlooking the strip, reasonable prices great view, and something for the kids. If you like seafood, if you want something unique, different and reasonable, the seafood bar at the Palace Station. Pan Roasts, Ciopino's, Bolubaise (you go find the spelling) they make the stuff right in front of you. HOW GOOD? 5 other casinos copied them. Long wait at times, no reservations, counter seating only, waitress service inside $2 more per meal and you don't get the Chef show. DOn't want to wait, want a table, same thing at South Point, or Sun Coast. 5 miles south of the strip is the Silverton hotel (blue diamond road) with a Bass Outdoors outlet. If you've never been in one go, it's an outdoor store on major big league steroids. In the Queens hotel downtown is Hugo's Cellar, old school red chairs steak and seafood house, it was the Rat Pack hangout, the most famous restaurant in Las Vegas in the 50's and 60's. Haven't been there in years but it's really nostalgic. Also Batista's Hole in the wall behind the Barbary Coast same deal Nostalga to the hilt. Check Chowhound.com for current revues of restaurants. Oh also west on Charleston the Red Rock Hotel and Casino, I think it's the hottest looking place inside. NYNY is neat inside also plus the roller coaster, and dueling piano's IF YOU DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE, CHECK OUT THE DUELING PIANOS, GET THERE AT 8PM FOR A SEAT OR STAND WITH EVERYONE ELSE AT 9. DO NOT MISS THIS, DO NOT MISS THIS, DO NOT MISS THIS. You get the idea? If your kid is with you go all the way west on Charleston to Bonnie SPrings, really hokey cowboy show, cheesey Zoo, horse back rides into the canyons and a weird place to have a cocktail or beer. Also Red Rock Canyon is out there, small fee, state park, neat rock formations, very interesting if your into that stuff. Take the Dam tour, and if you do that you can go to Laughlin (8 or so more casinos on the river )another hour further you can rent boats and waverunners if you are inclined and beach at the Avi hotel down south 5 miles further. Also Valley of Fire State Park about a 63 minute ride away. And of course a couple hrs to Death Valley, (I'm dying to go there myself). Shows, pay the money see the Blue Man Group, I've seen it twice and going back for a third time, if someone recommends "Love" see the Blue man group instead. The Comedy show at the RIviera is cheap and you usually get two great comics and one fair one. The Show at the Trop is the oldest on the Strip and is old style Las Vegas T&A tastefully done( well as tasteful as one can be, my friend was a stage manager there and says they rub eachothers nipples with ice right before they go on and talk about how well their kid is doing in school). Take a ride to the Ritz Carlton in Lake Las Vegas, they made a little Italian town with shops and theres one Italian restaurant down near the lake that is great and reasonable. Okay that should take care of the first day. Driven there many times in my lotus. There are no gaurantees in life (well death and Taxes), but the casino lots are heavily patrolled and have cameras all over the place. SOme Hotels will let you park it yourself in the Valet lot. I've never worried. If your option is meeting with Alan Sereboff or seeing the Blue Man Group. Blue Man Group. __________________ '06 Elise Phantom Black, Touring, Starshield, Powder Coated Black Wheels, Bobble head IMUS Last edited by JoshS : 05-24-2008 at 10:10 PM.