Who's been to Vegas?

For an expensive meal: Stripsteak in Mandalay. Its amazing.
For a less expensive meal and awesome burgers: Burger bar in Mandalay - omg so freaking good!
(I'm not partial to Mandalay, they just both happen to be there)


The Cirque Du Soliel shows are good - I recommend the one at TI, its the oldest running and the pricing is good. Any seat in the place will offer a fantastic view and its mindblowing what some of those people do. Ka is good too at MGM.


Just walking from one end of the strip to the other when its dark is pretty awesome. Its a trek. (Mandalay to Treasure Island) - you have the Bellagio Fountains, Mirage volcano and a bunch of other stuff. Plus the people watching is pretty awesome.

Lawry's in my favorite restaurant in Vegas. Yum!

I hate buffet food personally - its expensive and mediocre and so wasteful! If you want to try a buffet try to get in JUST before the previous meal ends - so if you want lunch, go right before breakfast ends, order your drinks, and hang out while they switch the food. Its cheaper that way.

Craftsteak in the MGM is good and pricy but not extreme - and there is a little "snack" shop in Caesars that is like a trendy burger bar and really good for hte price. a lot of vegas food is overpriced and underwhelming.

The Rhumbar in .....TI? or the Mirage.... has some really interesting cocktails and rums to try.


Show wise obviously cirques are all pretty good. You really can't go wrong with a vegas show as long as its something that sounds interesting to you.

Otherwise my favorite thing to do is just walk through ALL the hotels and see what's up. And that's totally free. Basically just walk around, see the sights, and have a good time. Stay away from "safe" restuarants (where the menus look safe and normal) as those are usually mediocre and overpriced and cater to tourists who are scared of new food.

Fremont Street!!! Restaurant: Nine Fine Irishmen

Fremont Street is awesome! It is old Vegas but it is more affordable with a lot of the same excitement.
Fountains at the Bellagio! FREE and awesome!

For Eats: Check out Raffles in Mandalay Bay for brunch. Try the mango butter pancakes/waffles. You will never have a better brunch and the price is reasonable. For cheap late-night eats, go to Buffalo Bills for steak 'n eggs (can't remember the restaurant name, but it's right in the back of the casino - can't miss it). Also in Buffalo Bills are .99 cent margaritas! Strawberry and lime - this is a great place to indulge in some inexpensive beverages before heading out for a night on the town.

For Shopping: Check out Fashion Show Mall at the (West) end of the strip (near Treasure Island and Wynn - it's the spaceship looking building - can't miss it). Awesome stores including a 10,000sq ft Forever 21 with amazing selection.

For Entertainment: Treasure Island offers a FREE nightly 'pirate' show right on the strip. It runs a few times each evening and features a bunch of promiscuously-dressed female pirates pretending to sing and dance. Provided it's not too cold to stand outside - it's worth a watch (because it's FREE

You will have NO PROBLEM finding things to do during the day while the guys are at the conference. I often end up with a destination in mind and rarely make it there due to getting distracted with the casinos, shopping, restaurants and impromptu happenings that pop up as you stroll the strip. You can spend countless hours strolling through the Wynn, Encore, Bellagio and the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace.

Check out M&M world (east/south end of strip) if you like candy and souvenirs - and if you like a thrill - try the roller coaster at New York New York. VERY FUN! - just don't do it hungover like my fiancé did.

Hope those tips help. Enjoy!

Bump. I will be headed there in July and definitely plan on seeing a Cirque show (really want to see O).

If you have time at night to see a show....try to see Matt Goss, he is awesome! Last time we went, Avril Lavine was in the audience. There are always celebs/fun people at his shows!

http://mattgoss.la/vegas/

Craftsteak in the MGM is good and pricy but not extreme - and there is a little "snack" shop in Caesars that is like a trendy burger bar and really good for hte price. a lot of vegas food is overpriced and underwhelming.

YES!!!! This so much. Craftsteak was so so so amazing when we went.

Nine Fine Irishmen in NYNY is also cool.

Is Okada still in the Wynn? That was great.

Seablue in MGM has tagines!

I'm personally not a fan of buffets or cutesy little quick fast food restaurants or gimmicky ones like the one in the Eiffel Tower. But, we don't really gamble when we go so we can afford to pay more to go to nicer places to eat.

Oh, if you want to look at hot girls, go to the center bar at Planet Hollywood. We found those to be the hottest

Go see the flower gardens at Bellagio (free), Freemont STreet experince (free) if you go to Freemont there's this great restuarant called Triple George and usually you can find a resturant.com certif for there.

Since I live here I think the strip is over done. I do think if you did the strip one night and freemont one night you'd like it. Some of everything ya know.

There's some zip lines at Freemont or if you're renting a car and sight seeing go see the Dam/Bypass Bridge/ Lake Mead, Valley of Fire, Red Rock etc.

It's Vegas so you'll have fun.

Olympic Garden, fun for everyone.

I was there in Nov and he was still there doing his thing!!! Funny

THUNDER DOWN UNDER, BABY!!! :blushing:

Take a night and go down to old vegas.... its dirty and old, but worth the bus ride... imo. Also don't miss out on Bobby's Flay's Mesa Grill at Casear's...

Oh.... and Marc Savard's hypnotism show.... awesome... be sure to volunteer.