Vegas - a little help needed

[JoeA]

Originally Posted by pad406

Here's the thing about the Grand Canyon. Do you WANT to see the Grand Canyon or are you just looking for a day out? If you want to see the Grand Canyon, as in what you have seen on TV, in the movies and all the pictures, then it's the South/North rim. No question about it. You have 3 basic options. Drive, Bus or take a fixed wing plane. Driving makes sense with a few of you, Bus if you've no car and don't mind the length of journey (approx 5.5hrs each way), fixed wing plane approx 1hr flight each way. Bus tour is a probably about $90-$100, plane $300 ish. To be honest, from hotel to hotel the plane probably only saves 2-3 hrs in total, it's really the time on the bus. To give you an example of the difference between the West and North/South Rim here's a link to a recent post I did for someone to compare them.
Friends who weren't interested in the South Rim did a helicopter to the West Rim and then a fly by of the strip. They did really enjoy it (but it was just as expensive as my trip), I just really wanted to see the Grand Canyon.


As others have mentioned food's not cheap in Vegas. Even a Denny's burger is going to run $10-11$ min. But there are many vouchers available for 2 for 1's at buffets, restaurants etc, so maybe one of you could split the cost with the other. Still unlikely to come in under $10 though. The vouchers vary all the time so just google around the time. Likely the hotel will also give you a pack of them on check in.

Can't help with the other 2 questions I'm afraid.

Enjoy the trip

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Awesome advice, thanks for the insights

I am thinking either hire a car and do the south rim or don’t hire a car for any of the trip and take the fixed wing aircraft. The sitting on a bus part is just a no for me I think :0

[JoeA]

Originally Posted by spenners

This might be useful in regards eating cheaply in Vegas:

blog.caesars/las-vegas/la...id=sf194439521

Also the Cheesecake Factory has a lunch menu which is cheap. You can eat as cheap or expensive as you like in Vegas, have fun 🎰💵

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Thanks for the link and the info mate! I tried the Cheesecake Factory in Orlando, it was fab!

[JoeA]

Originally Posted by TheGrahams

I bought deals from groupon, travelzoo before going in July and will do the same in April when we go, we saty at the polo towers which has a kitchen living room and dining room, we get a taxi to walmart and stack up on breakfast and snacks, buy bread and some cold meat for sandwiches. Buy juice and wine ect
There is denny, steak & shake, panda express, chillis, pizza carryout place beside us which is okay prices.
We got some great deals for really nice meals on groupon, travelzoo which would have been very expensive to eat in.

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Sounds like groupon is a decent tip, thanks

[JoeA]

Originally Posted by Sew109

Tripp is fine as a results you have a Nathan’s hotdog place in Luxor, America I. NYNY is nit badly priced and in out burger just down the strip.

I am tight and we had no coupons for shooting I enjoyed it but would,not do it again I think that there are better things to spend your money on.

Although they have an indoor pool it’s small and not great.

Do not 7nderbany circumstances pay to eat 8n te Tropicana buffet it’s one of the worst values I have been to. If you want a cheap buffet an6 if te station Casinos are cheap no5 all that good but cheap, the golden nugget is ok and cheap as well bu5 try the peppermill whilst it is nit the cheapest list like yo7 get an experience as well.

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The shooting I am not actually that bothered about, but one of our group is obsessed after we failed to do it the last 3 US trips haha.

I did see a groupon for a half price visit yesterday but it didn’t say how many rounds you would get.

Thanks for the top on avoiding the buffer at our place

[JoeA]

Originally Posted by daytonababe

Tropicana pool is partially indoors but I’ve stayed there both times
In March and it’s just been reopened each time for the summer , so from what I’ve seen they don’t leave the indoor bit open . It’s also for guests only

If you want to eat cheap in Vegas then you’re looking at fast food basically like In N Out burger , subway , stripburger , White Castle , Denny’s , or from one of the many food courts that have places like Nathan’s , Johnny Rockets etc

I’ve been to Vegas a lot and you can eat cheap if you want but most cheap places are off strip fine for us with a car .

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Thanks for the info on the pool and the cheaper places to eat.

Shame about the pool, a nice indoor swim would be a nice way to warm up from the cold Vegas December :0