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What you like about vegas????

Answer 1

Sandy’s Vegas Guide

Things to remember:
1.Drinks are free when you’re gambling. Sitting at a bar and playing a few dollars in a poker machine will get you a free drink. Sitting at a machine in the casino will get you the same. Tipping the waitress or bartender a dollar or two will keep her coming back. If you walk up to the bar and order drinks, you’re going to pay lots more, even for soda or bottled water.
2.Player’s Cards: Before you begin gambling, get a player’s card. Most places offer sign up deals (a coffee cup, a free meal, assorted coupons). If you get a card where you’re staying and you use it while you’re gambling, you can “save” the points and use then toward your room when you check out. Some casinos will combine accounts for married couples, some don’t. I always get a card in my name and ask for a second card. I play with one and my husband plays with the other. That way all the points are going to one card, and accumulate faster. Plus … you’ll get offers in the mail for your next trip!
3.Beware of time-share people! As you walk through the hotels and along the strip, you’ll be approached by people who want to give you free show tickets, free tours, free meals, etc. These are time-share sales people. They promise freebies in exchange for an hour of your time. I warn everyone about this but some people just don’t listen. A friend of mine decided an hour of her time was worth giving up in exchange for a show. So her and her husband accepted, were put on a bus and taken to a “presentation” and weren’t bought back for SIX hours. Their only escape would have been to take a cab back to the strip but that would have been expensive and they wouldn’t have gotten their “free” show tickets. The best way to get these people to lose interest in you and move on to the next person is to say, “Thanks, but we’re leaving tonight.”
4.Free Pulls: Some of the casinos offer “free pulls” on a special slot machine as you walk in the door. There are usually no strings attached, you pull the lever and win something. Usually it’s a key ring or a hat; sometimes it’s a free buffet. Sometimes it’s a coupon for a “fun book” (a book of coupons for that casino). To get the fun book, you can be sure you’re going to have to walk to a far, far corner in the casino. They want to get you WAY inside.
5.$40 for $20: Some casinos offer $40 in slot play for $20. What they don’t tell you is that it’s on a bank of “special” machines, and you can’t cash out for cash. Instead, you play the $40 and then choose a prize based on the credits. So before you hand over your $20, take a look at the prizes being offered. If there’s something in there that’s worth paying $20 for – have fun. If not, keep walking.
6.Valet: If you’re going to be renting a car while you’re there, valet parking is the way to go. For a $2 tip, you can park at a hotel or casino and visit the nearby hotels and casinos.
7.Bus: If you use the busses that run up and down the strip, put your wallet in your front pocket. Vegas is the favorite vacation spot for pick-pocketers, too.
8.Cabs: Cabs are more expensive than a bus, but faster and less waiting. Almost all hotels have a cab line outside one of their doors, a line of cabs waiting for the next fare. A hotel employee will whistle for the next cab in line when you ask for a cab.


Things to see (and most are FREE!):
1.The Freemont Street Experience: Every night there is a light and music show that stretches for blocks. It’s an amazing thing to see … and it’s FREE. Freemont Street is in downtown Vegas, you’ll need to take a cab if you don’t have a car. The street is blocked off from traffic and you can stand in the street and look up and watch the show. (Another place to keep a close check on your wallet.) There’s a different show every 30 minutes, beginning at 8:00 or 8:30 PM. Show times and pictures can be seen at: http://www.vegasexperience.com/ Be sure to check out the video! Freemont Street also has performers and kiosks all along it. Lots to see and worth a trip. Downtown used to be nasty and scary, but they’ve cleaned it up and it’s clean and safe now. Just don’t wander too far off Freemont on any of the side streets. You probably wouldn’t want to anyway, most of the action is right on Freemont.
2.The Fountains at Bellagio: Don’t miss this! It’s a 900-foot long row of fountains that “dance” to music. The songs change, and it’s awesome to see. More info at: http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/bellagiofountains.html While you’re there, go inside and check out the conservatory. Very impressive!
3.Caesars Forum Shops: If you feel like strolling through Rome, check out the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. This is also where the talking statues live. More info on the shops and a link to info on the talking statues at: http://www.vegas.com/shopping/forumshops.html
4.The Canal at the Venetian: This is pretty amazing and a MUST see. You feel like you’re in Italy as you stroll along the canal and visit the shops. You can even take a gondola ride. Check out the Canal Shoppes at: http://www.venetian.com/shoppe/index.cfm and get information on the gondolas at: http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/gondola.html?f=m0at&t=stripat
5.The Volcano, The Tigers and The Aquarium at The Mirage: If you go up the moving walkway and through the front door at the Mirage, you’ll see the white tiger. Pretty cool to see. Head through the foliage to the front lobby and check out the wall behind the check-in desk. It’s a HUGE salt-water aquarium. In front of the hotel there is a huge waterfall that turns into an erupting volcano (loud, bright, and hot!) at night. A trip to Vegas without seeing the volcano erupt just wouldn’t be a trip to Vegas. http://www.themirage.com/
6.The Wildlife Habitat at The Flamingo: An outdoor habitat located within the Flamingo. You can see the live flamingos (still haven’t figured out how to kidnap one) plus lots of other birds, fish, and turtles. http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/wildlifehabitat.html
7.Masquerade Village at The Rio: Masquerade Village is inside the casino at the Mirage. There is a parade in the sky with music and dancing and lights that’s pretty cool to see. This is located off the strip, too far to walk, but there is a free shuttle that goes from Harrah’s to Rio and back. More info and a video at: http://www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/rlv/entertainment/entertainment_detail_07.html
8.The Eiffel Tower at Paris: You can take a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower. http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/eiffeltower.html?f=m0at&t=stripat

Other Info:
You can find a map of the strip and downtown Las Vegas here: http://www.vegas.com/map.html

You can find a show guide here: http://www.vegas.com/shows/index1.html?key=show01 This site has a search engine that allows you to enter the dates you’ll be in town.

More GOOD Las Vegas info:
http://www.visitlasvegas.com

Answer 2

Most folks have touched upon the obvious things.

I would answer this a bit differently.

I like the energy level that you feel in Vegas -- as soon as you get there. You can feel it and it reenergizes you.

I think the possibility -- no matter how remote it may be -- that you can change the fortune of your whole life exists and that changes the way people think (at least while they are there).

The atmosphere is so different from when you are "home" -- you get caught up in the glitz and the sleaze; the glitter and the seediness. Just shaking all those diametrically opposed things means that Vegas is a whole mixture the likes of which you have never seen. It want to eat a buffet, get a lapdance, see someone get married in a little white chapel, watch a rock band, gamble for a few hours in a dozen different casinos, have sex, go see a show and then unwind in a spa -- and do it all in one night -- it can happen but only in Vegas.

The other aspect is that it keeps changing -- and each change seems to take the city over-the-top even more than the last one. The Mirage tops Ceasars; the Bellagio tops the Venetian and the Wynn tops the Bellagio. So you are going to a place that you know but each time there is so much that you have not seen.

Time stops -- at least while you are in the Casinos and doing the clubbing stuff.

Everyone can fake it like they are somebody at least for the time they are there. The whole city is built on an illusion -- that isn't real -- but everyone buys into it for the time they are there.

It is the best and the worst of our culture -- all at one time and all the time.

When I am in Vegas -- I know I am in a place unlike anywhere else in the world -- and that is what I like best about it.

Answer 3

Just about everything! The architechure of the buildings, the food, the luxury hotel rooms, the weather, the scenery (mountains), all the things to do. It's a fabulous place to visit. And its not just Las Vegas, it's the surrounding area and all the fun places to go.

Everyone should experience Vegas at least once in their life ...

Answer 4

I like to Visit Las Vegas to have fun as eveyone else does but I just like to see all the people from around the world who visit there. It is really something to see people from other Countries visiting Las Vegas and Having Fun I hope!

Answer 5

Everything!!!
You can meet people from all parts of the world.
Sometimes you might even catch a glimpse of a celebrity.
The food is awesome.
You can party 24 hours a day.
The hotels are beautiful. You can be in Egypt one minute, Paris in the next and be in New York all in the same day!
The shopping is never ending. Every store you could ever want.
The shows are spectacular.
I Love Vegas

Answer 6

It's funny that no one is mentioning the reason most people go there: it's the hope and dream of getting rich. It's the same reason people keep playing the lottery, but you also get amazing surroundings and entertainment to go with the dream. I like Las Vegas for the same reason I like Disneyland. I like the escape from reality and drudgery. I like being in an atmosphere that gives you a maximum hit of pleasure for the short time that we Americans get for our vacation.

Answer 7

In general? It's like asking a six year old why they'd like to live in FAO Schwartz or Disneyland. It really is grownup Disneyland. I love the non-stop atmosphere. I grew up in kind of a sleepy-ish town in NY where everything closes except the bars and diner by 10pm.

Answer 8

Blue Man group and the Bellagio waters

Answer 9

The weather , the people and Swamp Coolers. Free Booze while gamboling is nice too

Answer 10

The ad campaign is unique. It suggests that you and your spouse can go there and nail other people and no one will find out. It makes LV sound like a real sleazy place.

Answer 11

The Liberace museum.