Thursday, June 21, 2007

What to do in Vegas...


I have been going to Vegas since the early '90's. Then it was for Comdex, and now because my parents retired there. Consider a few things if you are sick of the strip.

You can bowl, movie watch, play Bingo, eat decently and gamble more cheaply at the "local" casinos. The Sun Coast, in Somerlin, fifteen miles from the Strip, is a very functional suburban hotel with an excellent oyster bar and decent Peking duck in the main cafe. Even more, the tables have lower minimums, although the penny slots are all the rage. The rooms are twice as big as the one at Wynn's and have Plasma TVs. If you must have your fix of the Strip the Sun Coast offers a shuttle to/from Mandalay Bay.

I do have a soft spot for some of the paper mache themed mountains on the lower end of the strip. I think Luxor is a bunch of fun things and the Pharaoh's buffet is something to be proud of with very light lines. Hit the upstairs arcade to score with some Skee Ball.

Transit trains will scoot you to Excalibur and Mandalay Bay with the sharks.

My assault mid-strip focused on the newly expanded Forum shops at Caesars. The Venetian remains the classiest and the rooms are all suites.

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