Last minute Vegas weekend getaway... looking for recommendations

[IZZy]

Thinking about taking my wife on a weekend getaway to Vegas for her birthday but have never been there.

Where to stay? On the strip or off the strip? Any deals to be had anywhere?

This would be either the weekend of dec. 1st-3rd or dec. 8th-10th

Thanks!

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[Mook]

[MENTION=410]Bruce Jibboo[/MENTION]

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Are you and your wife into prostitutes?

This will make or break most recommendations.

 

[Marko]

I’ve used SW vacations

Stay on the strip. If it’s your first time. MGM Grand.

Southwest Vacations - Search

Idk if it’s the cheapest. Though. Maybe search hotels.com and other sites like that.

 

[VenomousDSG]

Are you and your wife into prostitutes?

This will make or break most recommendations.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

I hear Mandalay Bay has some cheap rooms on the 32nd floor.

 

[boostedguy05]

dont book online. call any hotel on the strip and say i can stay at (fill in the blank) for ~$30.00 a night. will you match that. 90% of the time it works. if they say no, hang up and call the next place.

 

[IZZy]

Are you and your wife into prostitutes?

This will make or break most recommendations.

How can you not be into prostitutes when in Vegas though??

 

[FESTER665]

Stay on the strip, somewhere around four corners would be best so you can go up and down the strip.

Bellagio, Caesars, Bally's, Flamingo.

Paris works too because it's connected to Ballys.

 

[muskie]

We stayed at the Monte Carlo in September. Good location I thought. Close to the Trams to Bellagio and shopping and Monorail, as well as right on the strip. They are pretty cheap as they are renovating/rebranding. A bunch of nice restaurants just opened up in there too. Their pool is under construction but you can go to MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay.

As far as shows, we saw Le Reve at the Wynn. It was awesome, but definitely a little expensive. I think it was like $100 a ticket.

 

[BlaqSnake]

Stay on the strip

Check MGM Resorts website for pricing in rooms

Consider going Sun-Thurs for best room rates

Stay in the middle of the strip as mentioned for best walking distance.

Don’t worry about pools, they’re all closed in December.

What is most important for your first visit?

Food, shows, gaming, eye candy?

 

[Sprayin]

Definitely stay on the strip. Stay away from Circus Circus. It's typically the cheapest on the strip but it's a dump and currently in a dead part of the strip. Same for Stratosphere, it's too far down and nothing else is close. Everything else is fine.

I also highly recommend taking an Uber down to Fremont street for a night or a couple hours on one night. One of the places no one really recommended for me but randomly went there once and I make it a point to go there every time I'm in town now. I actually prefer it to the strip for drinking/gambling/having fun. All the good shows and restaurants and stuff are on the strip though.

 

[gofuqyerslf]

I hear Mandalay Bay has some cheap rooms on the 32nd floor.

I hear the drinks are expensive but the shots are free!

 

[FESTER665]

Definitely stay on the strip. Stay away from Circus Circus. It's typically the cheapest on the strip but it's a dump and currently in a dead part of the strip. Same for Stratosphere, it's too far down and nothing else is close. Everything else is fine.

I also highly recommend taking an Uber down to Fremont street for a night or a couple hours on one night. One of the places no one really recommended for me but randomly went there once and I make it a point to go there every time I'm in town now. I actually prefer it to the strip for drinking/gambling/having fun. All the good shows and restaurants and stuff are on the strip though.

I hadn't been down to Fremont street in forever, but went again on my last trip and it's so much nicer down there now!

Definitely go down there for some fun one night.

 

[IZZy]

Stay on the strip

Check MGM Resorts website for pricing in rooms

Consider going Sun-Thurs for best room rates

Stay in the middle of the strip as mentioned for best walking distance.

Don’t worry about pools, they’re all closed in December.

What is most important for your first visit?

Food, shows, gaming, eye candy?

Food, shows and eye candy not necessarily in that order lol

Don’t care about gambling much

 

[Marko]

Have fun man. It’s awesome the first time you go

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

I generally stay at the Caesars locations (Paris, Planet Hollywood) because they will basically give the rooms away for the resort fee ($20-30/night), if you have a players card (not much play required), then venture off wherever on the strip or downtown. Late fall / winter will be nice weather but if you want to swim be sure whatever hotels pool is heated.

 

[CuzzinOlaf]

Rent a Lambo or Ferrari while there.

 

[Bub]

there is a sandwich deli at New York New York. . . fucking delicious

 

[IZZy]

Thanks for all the tips!