Spending Money & itinerary advice for Vegas

[Mary A]

We did a day trip to South rim with maverick, airplane from lv to gc then trolley type bus with a couple of stops - was a very good day and well organised. You could upgrade to helicopter flight to go in the canyon too.

We've previously stayed at el tovar hotel at the South rim, the sunset and sunrise was spectacular but it is a long drive from lv.

[TGT]

For me it's such a long walk through the hotels to the monorail you might as just well walk up the Strip!

Wynn is at the bend on the Strip, not that far from the Bellagio in my opinion - I'd walk it - past Caesars, Treasure Island. Think the Wynn is opposite the shopping mall.

Love visiting the Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon - we did a flight to the GC, helicopter down to the river, boat up the river then flight back (something like that anyway)

I did a horse ride/BBQ one time that was fun

The Mob Museum in old Vegas is good for a couple of hours

[JoS]

Originally Posted by Kissedafrog

Aria is lovely, the pool area is fab.
Stayed there twice, its a brilliant location.

We don’t really do buffets, but with our package in the Encore we get a free buffet each a day

Im hoping we can just perhaps get a f&b credit instead, worth a try 😁

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I love Aria. The Wynn buffet is amazing but too pricey for us without a discount. Hope you have a wonderful time.

[Sew109]

Originally Posted by JoS

Have you tried Aria recently? We went in Dec. and thought it was ok. Went in February and it was great. They had introduced new stations and on another forum everyone comments on how good it is. Will find out next week. Having said that I would never pay full price for a buffet. Mine are free with myvegas.

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October we were there and we had vouchers from My Vegas I have been I don’t know but at least 20 times since 1992 and last time I was underwhelmed with things we used to love. Carnage at Miarage we used to love but this time I thought it slightly better than pret.

[Sew109]

Originally Posted by Kissedafrog

Aria is lovely, the pool area is fab.
Stayed there twice, its a brilliant location.

We don’t really do buffets, but with our package in the Encore we get a free buffet each a day

Im hoping we can just perhaps get a f&b credit instead, worth a try 😁

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We were invited guests to the opening of Encore, only 400 rooms occupied, lots of nice gifts slippers, robes etc, free bars all day and until the gaming floor was opened to the public, I was 10m from Steve Wynn when he said “let the games begin” great experience lovely resort I hope you enjoy it.

[JoS]

Originally Posted by Sew109

October we were there and we had vouchers from My Vegas I have been I don’t know but at least 20 times since 1992 and last time I was underwhelmed with things we used to love. Carnage at Miarage we used to love but this time I thought it slightly better than pret.

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Apparently its improved since. Maybe had complaints? Its free so we will go anyway. I like to try a little bit of everything so bound to be something I like, and as I say it was really good in February.

[JoS]

Originally Posted by Sew109

We were invited guests to the opening of Encore, only 400 rooms occupied, lots of nice gifts slippers, robes etc, free bars all day and until the gaming floor was opened to the public, I was 10m from Steve Wynn when he said “let the games begin” great experience lovely resort I hope you enjoy it.

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Who wouldnt enjoy the lovely Wynn/Encore? Great that you enjoyed opening and got to see Steve Wynn.

[Runforthehills]

A trip to the South rim can be done in a day, but only if you really can't see the chance of going again and spending an overnight on site or nearby, such as Williams,. Its worth pointing out that Vegas is surrounded by great places to visit such as red rock canyon, valley of fire, hoover dam, lake mead and death valley plus others that can be visited without taking out a whole day.

[KarenG]

Originally Posted by Kissedafrog

One thing we did at red rock, was the scoot tour 😁
It was amazing, but we got it on a groupon, so was a bogo

I’m hoping for another deal, as it’s really expensive otherwise.

You have these little m&m looking cars, open top, drive all around red rock, pick up and drop off.

If I can master the add picture app, I will add them, they go into my added pics, but don’t add? 🤣

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We saw them last month, it looks so cool (annoying when you’re in a car and get stuck behind them though! )

[KarenG]

Originally Posted by Kissedafrog

Give them a toot on the horn, the lead guide pulls over and lets the traffic past usually I think 😁

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Oh no I couldn’t have done that!