When I found out Big B and I were heading back to Vegas after a 13-year hiatus, I did what I do for just about every trip I plan — I created a Las Vegas itinerary. Because there are so many things to do in Las Vegas for couples, and we only had six short days in which to fit in all of the sightseeing, eating, drinking and pampering I wanted to do, having a clear map of each day (with a little room for spontaneity, of course) meant we could get to it all.
A lot of people will tell you that more than three days in Vegas is too much, but I’m here to tell you that those people are wrong. Three days only on The Strip sounds just about right, but there’s more to this town than just one street. I hope this post helps you see some of the main attractions but also get out and explore beyond the central hotel zone.
Here’s what I’m going to cover:
- Recos for downtown Las Vegas hotels
- Amazing downtown Las Vegas restaurants & fast eats (on and off The Strip)
- Our favourite downtown Las Vegas bars
- Things to do in Las Vegas for couples (including fun Las Vegas day trips)
- Transportation in Las Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas hotels
Any good Las Vegas itinerary begins with where to stay in Vegas, and although we’ve only been twice, I have stayed at three different hotels.
The Palazzo Suites
Since all of the rooms at The Palazzo — part of the expansive Venetian complex — are suites, you’ll be hard-pressed to find as much space with as much beauty wrapped up in it for the same price point at any other hotel on The Strip. Of the three hotels we’ve stayed at in Vegas, this is absolutely my top choice. Our room and stay was so fantastic, in fact, that I’m not sure we could do better if we tried.
Read my complete run-down on our Palazzo experience, including more room photos, a list of the best Palazzo restaurants & bars and several of the hotel’s amenities.
Location-wise, The Palazzo sits almost at the top of The Strip, within easy walking distance to the Fashion Show mall, The Wynn and Encore, and pretty much directly across from Treasure Island and The Mirage. It also houses or has indoor access to several fantastic bars and restaurants that I’ll write about in detail below.
Treasure Island
I have such a soft spot for TI because it’s where we stayed for our honeymoon and they were so good to us. Is it considered one of the fanciest hotels in Vegas? No, but it punches above its weight. When we checked in and told them we’d just gotten married, they upgraded our room. No palm-greasing required.
Our room was bright with modern decor and spacious by Vegas standards, and the location was great (just like The Palazzo). TI offers excellent value if your budget won’t stretch for something at The Palazzo.
The Mirage
I had such high hopes for The Mirage but, frankly, it was a bit of a let-down. Our room was poorly lit and the decor was really tired. I couldn’t even get a good photo. The bathroom was so tiny that two of us couldn’t be in there at the same time (unless one was in the shower and one was on the toilet!). Our room had a musty smell for the full three nights we stayed and it just felt sort of damp every time I walked in. The bed and pillows were comfortable enough, though, and I appreciated that the room was soundproof. There’s also a great bar in The Mirage called The Still, which is best described as an upscale sports bar (with very yummy wine on the menu).
Perhaps the biggest disappointment here, though, was that at check-in, Big B handed a $20 bill along with his ID and credit card and asked if there might be any better rooms in the inventory. The guy took the 20 bucks and said “Oh, yes, sir — we can get you a great view of the volcano if you can wait until 4 p.m.” No prob — we had lots of things to occupy our time.
Well, when we returned at 4 p.m., that guy was gone and so was any hope of our volcano-view room, which apparently wasn’t available at all. Lesson learned.
The best downtown Las Vegas restaurants & quick bites (on and off The Strip)
Among the best things to do in Las Vegas for couples is eating and drinking, and our Las Vegas itinerary took us from fast-food burger joints to some of the priciest bars and restaurants around.
But heed this cautionary tale: by our fourth day, not one pair of jeans I brought with me fit. I blame it on all this “research.”
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One of The Venetian’s newest restaurants offers a casual environment with food that’s anything but.
Location: St. Mark’s Square at The Venetian
Price: $$
What you should eat/drink: DINNER
- The rubicon cocktail
- crostino mushroom toast
- coppia pizza
- gnocchi sorrentina
- brasato braised beef short rib
- The chocolate hazelnut almond flour cake
All of these dishes are described in detail if you head to my Palazzo restaurants post.
Border Grill
There are a lot of fun restaurants in Las Vegas, but my favourite of them all has got to be the bottomless brunch concept. We first experienced it in Hong Kong several years ago and again in Manhattan this past summer, and it’s also alive and well in Vegas.
Location: Mandalay Bay (ask to sit on the patio overlooking the beach)
Price: $$
What you should eat/drink: BRUNCH
- Go on a weekend for the Border Brunch — it’s all-you-can-eat for $42.99 per person plus $20 more per person for unlimited mimosas or micheladas; note: the mimosas are DIY and fabulous since your server will just deliver bottle after bottle of prosecco along with four different kind of juice purees (we had prickly pear, blood orange, regular orange and grapefruit)
- We asked our server to ensure we tried one of everything on the menu (there are 16 different small-plate dishes) and she wisely ordered all of the savoury dishes for us before the sweet ones. Every dish was excellent, but these were our faves: the chef’s secret pancake of the day (lemon with blueberry compote), yuca bravas, Peruvian shrimp & grits; diablo fried chicken and the lobster cachapas
Bazaar Meat
Comprised of five individual open kitchens in one open-concept room full of salivating diners, Bazaar Meat is a restaurant concept by José Andrés that’s unlike any foodie experience we’ve had anywhere, ever. There’s a tasting menu option if you’ve come to try the suckling pig and the rib eye, or you can go a la carte if you don’t mind missing out. My jeans, already too tight by the time we came here for dinner, told me not to get the nine-course menu. I still ended up needing to head out afterwards with two buttons undone thanks to the seven courses we still managed to consume a la carte. And I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat.
Location: The SAHARA
Price: $$$
What you should eat/drink: DINNER
- Cotton candy foie gras (the flavour combination you didn’t know you needed in your life)
- Super-giant pork-skin chicaharrón (a bundle of pork crackling that arrives at your table on its own rollaway cart as a sheet before the server hammers it into smaller pieces and funnels it into a cone); Pro Tip: ask for a side of fresh lime and squeeze overtop. (Thank you to the Mexican family beside us who leaned over and suggested we have it the traditional way!)
- “Beefsteak” tomato (with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, cucumber and black olives) — an amazing salad alternative
- Buttered potato puree — when the menu reads “butter, butter, more butter, some potatoes,” believe it!
- Butifarra spiral, a Catalan-style pork sausage served with a honey alioli
- Secreto Iberico de Bellota served with an apple-mustard sauce; if you’ve never tried Iberico ham, it’ll blow your mind. This was the first time I’ve tried it in steak-like form
- We didn’t order dessert, but three different sweet bites were kindly served at the end of our meal (bonus points because they didn’t even know I was there to write about the restaurant!) — all of them were to die for but I have no idea what they were
Bouchon
Location: The Venetian’s Venezia Tower, 10th floor
Price: $$$
What you should eat/drink: BRUNCH
- the coffee is amazing (yep, just the regular drip stuff)
- almond croissant (among the best I’ve had in my life as a croissant connoisseur)
- Poulet et des Gaufres — a roasted chicken (slow-cooked for 16 hours) with a light and airy bacon-chive waffle; Pro Tip: order extra sauce Chasseur right off the hop
IN-N-OUT Burger
I’d never tried IN-N-OUT before adding it to our Las Vegas itinerary, and — truth be told — when we had a burger-off between it and Shake Shack, we felt like the latter was the clear winner. However, IN-N-OUT holds its own
Location: The LINQ (near Harrah’s)
Price: $
What you should eat/drink: LUNCH
- Double-Double burger
- Fries
- Chocolate milk shake
Shake Shack
I’m sorry burger aficionados, but other than maybe The Burger’s Priest in Toronto, there are few burger chains that can top Shake Shake, IMHO.
Location: New York New York
Price: $
What you should eat/drink: LUNCH
- A ShackBurger or a SmokeShack
- Crinkle cut fries
- Chocolate handspun frozen custard (like a milkshake but better)
Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets
Beignets (pronounced “bane-YAYs”) are a square-shaped piece fried dough. It’s traditionally covered in confectioner’s sugar — like, a lot of sugar — or, at Saint Honoré, you can also get them churro-style or nutella-filled. They only come in orders of three and I suggest eating them on-the-spot while they’re fresh from the oven. (I scarfed them down before I took a pic.)
Location: 9460 W Flamingo Rd Ste 115, Las Vegas, NV
Price: $
What you should eat/drink: SNACK TIME
- Cafe au lait
- All The Beignets!
SUSHISAMBA
The restaurant decor alone is worth a visit, but stay for a fusion take on sushi in this Peruvian-Brazilian-Japanese restaurant concept.
Location: The Palazzo
Price: $$
What you should eat/drink:
- The Wagyu cocktail — an Old Fashioned made with Japanese whisky that’s been washed in the highest-grade wagyu; then it’s stirred with maple syrup and salted caramel
- Pork belly buns with a beautiful aji amarillo aioli
- The LIMA roll with shrimp tempura, spicy king crab and avocado
- The NEO TOKYO roll with bigeye tuna, tempura flake and aji panca
CUT
Wolfgang Puck’s steakhouse is, without question, the best overall steakhouse we’ve visited to date. And I’m not talking just in Vegas.
Location: The Palazzo
Price: $$$$
What you should eat/drink:
- Cabernet Sauvignon from Heitz in Napa Valley
- The Hokkaido scallop crudo
- The maple-glazed pork belly
- The roasted bone marrow
- American Wagyu rib eye from Snake River Farms in Idaho, with the red wine Bordelaise sauce
- Sides — baby carrots, wild field mushrooms with Shishito peppers, and mac & cheese (made with Québec Cheddar!)
Mesa Grill
This is celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s answer to Southwestern fare. It also features an extensive margarita menu that shouldn’t be missed.
Location: Caesar’s Palace
Price: $$
What you should eat/drink: LUNCH
- Pick a margarita, any margarita
- Red Chile BBQ duck atop a red quinoa Johnny Cake with fresh figs — it’s a starter that’s big enough for someone looking to enjoy a light lunch, packed with flavour from the first bite to the last
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
Handmade coal-fired brick ovens make the very best pizza dough in town.
Location: The Grand Canal Shoppes (at The Venetian) or Fashion Show Mall
Price: $$
What you should eat/drink: LUNCH
- Brooklyn Bridge pizza — topped with fresh ricotta, hand-pinched Italian sausage and oven-roasted red peppers (#YUMazing)
The Buffet at Wynn
It was the biggest buffet I’d ever seen in my life when we first went in 2007 and it was even bigger this time around. With more than 120 dishes and 15 live-action cooking stations, The Wynn’s breakfast buffet has enough for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert — all rolled into one gluttonous spread.
And it’s easily one of the best foodie deals going in Vegas, with the AYCE breakfast buffet priced at just $20.99 per person. It’s also the prettiest restaurant in all the land, with a huge atrium full of towering floral displays. Pro Tip: bring cash to tip your server or have it added to your credit card when you pay before entering.
Location: The Wynn
Price: $$
What you should eat/drink: BREAKFAST
- The plain croissants here are better than the ones from Bouchon’s French bakery (which is extra impressive considering this is a buffet)
- The fresh-cut bacon looks like a prime rib and tastes like pork that’s been blessed by Baby Jesus himself — but just take one small piece because it’s very salty
- The bircher muesli is unreal
- The pork dumplings are everything that a proper dumpling should be
- For those who like congee, there’s an impressive congee bar
- The egg tostadas deserve your attention
- Whatever sauce is drizzled on the rapini is magic
- Save room for the mac & cheese
- The meatloaf — just WOW
- OMG, I almost forgot about the ribs
- THEY HAVE CHEESE BLINTZES! YAAAAASSSSS!!!
- THEY ALSO HAVE CANDY APPLES!!
- The creme brulee is sooooo good
- Watch the gelato spinner in action and just try to pick a single favourite — I dare you
DO YOU SEE WHY MY PANTS DIDN’T FIT BY THE END OF THIS TRIP?!
Great downtown Las Vegas bars
There’s a reason one of Vegas’s nicknames is the City that Never Sleeps. It doesn’t. There’s somewhere to go (and beverage yourself) at any hour, any day, around the clock.
My next Las Vegas itinerary will include more bars and lounges — there were just too many to get to in the space of six days. I tried my hardest to get through as many Las Vegas drinks as I could, though.
The best lounges in Las Vegas we visited were…
Rosina
Location: The Venetian
Price: $$$
What you should drink:
- Oaxacan Old Fashioned (from the Old Fashioned secret menu)
- Firing Squad Royale (from the secret Champagne menu)
The Dorsey
Location: The Venetian
Price: $$$
What you should drink:
- Coconut White Russian
- Red Hot Fox
- Spicy Flamingo
- Penicillin (The Dorsey’s signature drink)
- Cherry ‘75
Vanderpump Cocktail Garden
Location: Caesar’s Palace
Price: $$$
What you should drink:
- The Nut Job — a coconut mojito that was beyond perfection; it’s a cocktail I’d travel back to Vegas for in a split second. Without question, my favourite overall cocktail during our five-night imbibe-a-thon
- Matcha Matcha Man
- Cold Blooded (blood orange Old Fashioned — pictured above)
- Hanky Panky — but only if you like very sweet cocktails
- And if you’re looking for a light bite to keep you satisfied before a late dinner, order the Ahi Tuna Tartare served in crispy taro root tacos
Davidoff of Geneva Cigar Lounge
Location: 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. #1245, Las Vegas, NV (across from The Palazzo)
Price: $$
What you should drink:
- $15 bottomless mimosas — all day, err’day
- Classic Old Fashioned — extra-sweet ones
- Lots of cigar specials
(It was impossible to get a good shot in here with the cigar smoke wafting through the air.)
There are also a ton of Happy Hours in Vegas — some of which begin at 9 a.m. and end at 8 p.m. — where you can find drinks for as low as $2 apiece. I had a two I really wanted to get to on my original Las Vegas itinerary, but we ran out of time. So while I can’t provide my personal recommendations, here they are:
- Interlude at The Cromwell (All Day) Happy Hour
- Mezcal Mondays at Mama Rabbit (Park MGM)
Things to do in Las Vegas for couples
There are so many Las Vegas attractions for couples that even if you don’t gamble (we don’t), your Las Vegas itinerary won’t suffer. I couldn’t limit this to a top 10 things to do in Vegas list, so you’ll just have to deal with an odd list of 11:
1. Take a gondola ride at The Venetian.
Because it’s iconic and one of those things that you should just do when in Vegas. No need to spend the extra for a private ride unless dropping more than a hundred bucks for a 10-minute ride is no big deal to you — I bet the experience is great even if you’re with a couple of strangers.
2. Fly like a super hero on the SlotZilla zipline & stay for the Fremont Street Experience.
There are two zipline options at SlotZilla on Fremont Street and you want to go with the more expensive one; your ride will be higher and farther and way cooler than the cheaper one. We heard this from a few different people who’d done both and we went straight for the “super hero” style zipline! I’ve done quite a few ziplines (and pretty awesome ones in places like Honduras and Tremblant) but never lying down flying like Superman — very cool.
While you’re there, walk from one end of Fremont Street to another. There are street performers, classic casinos like the Golden Nugget, hotels with 99-cent shrimp cocktails and more boozy slush than you can drink in a single afternoon. Plus it’s legal to walk around in Vegas with drinks-in-hand, so there’s that. Maybe just wait until after the zipline.
3. Visit The Mob Museum.
This was so neat! It topped the list of things people suggested ahead of time for our Las Vegas itinerary, and the people were right. Spread across three floors, The Mob Museum is devoted to advancing the public’s understanding of organized crime — including it’s history and impact on society. From the Kefauver Hearings to the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (and part of the actual wall, where bullet holes and blood can still be seen) to a walk through Prohibition, this is an interesting place for a couple to spend a few hours away from the bedazzled Fremont Street. It also offers guests a chance to try any of its three exhibits for a few extra bucks (we loved the Firearm Training Simulator experience) and there’s even a Speakeasy in the basement.
4. Take a ride on New York New York’s Virtual Reality Roller Coaster.
Let me first explain that I didn’t realize until the roller coaster seats rolled up in front of me that I was getting on an actual roller coaster. Because when you tell me it’s VR, I really just expect to throw on a virtual reality headset and sit in a pod and go through the motions of a simulated roller coaster. But, no — this is the real New York New York roller coaster that you see outside winding its way around the hotel. You simply pay an extra fee to don the VR headset. And wow, DO IT! What a super-cool experience!!
This is unlike any other roller coaster I’ve been on thanks to the added VR element. This would be suitable for kids anyone who’s comfortable on a roller coaster (I think we went upside down a time or two), and even though I’ve started feeling unwell on fast and twisty rides in the last couple of years, I didn’t feel nautious or dizzy at all — maybe because there was just so much to look at through my headset.
Note: Big B was, well, just too big for this ride. His 6’6″ frame simply didn’t fit into the seats. Keep this in mind before you pay if you’re an extra-tall rider.
5. Do the Aquavana Experience at Canyon Ranch Spa.
Of all the things to do in Las Vegas for couples, hitting a spa is definitely the sexiest and most relaxing all at the same time. What I like about the Aquavana experience is that there’s a women’s-only and men’s-only area and then three co-ed zones where you lovebirds can chill together — including the salt grotto and wave room.
6. Go shopping & walk up or down The Strip.
Merely walking around Vegas is often entertainment enough. The first time we visited, we started at the bottom end of The Strip and walked up to the top during the course of a whole day; we wandered in and out of the different resorts and casinos, mostly with mouths agape. You pretty much have to do this anyway to move up and down The Strip because Vegas is the IKEA of cities and there isn’t just a sidewalk on either side that allows you to bypass everything and walk in a straight line. So don’t be in a hurry to get anywhere on foot.
Of note are Mandalay Bay’s man-made beach and lazy river, the MGM Grand (because it’s just freaking HUGE), the Luxor with its Egyptian pyramid, the Paris and New York New York hotel complexes that have been designed as mini versions of their inspirational cities, Aria’s waterfall wall, the ceilings and many fountains (indoors and out) at Caesars, Treasure Island’s outdoor pirate ships, The Venetian’s canal full of gondolas, and The Wynn’s floral hot air balloon in the front lobby.
If money is burning deep holes in your wallet, The Shops at Crystals are the equivalent of Rodeo Drive in a mall format. Brands like Aquazzura, Balenciaga, Cartier, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Harry Winston, Lanvin, Saint Laurent, Stella McCartney, Tom Ford, Valentino and (way) more don’t just have a corner of a department store but entire, fully dedicated storefronts of their own here. It’s the ultimate destination for window shopping for those of us dreaming of winning the lottery.
For a mix of luxury and more accessible retail sores, including a Las Vegas-themed souvenir shop, The Forum Shops at Caesars are excellent.
The Grand Canal Shops have a little bit of everything — from a saloon-style live show and restaurants to a tattoo parlour and of course retail stores, including the only Barney’s in Vegas (at least until its bankruptcy announcement closes its doors).
And if you’re a die-hard shopaholic, you’ve got to visit the Fashion Show mall, where you’ll find FIVE department stores under one roof (Neiman Marcus, Dillard’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom and Saks) along with hundreds of other stores — everything from the budget-friendly to the budget-busting.
7. Get a blowout at COLOR, a salon by Michael Boychuck.
When in Vegas, get yo’self some Vegas hair. I fashion myself as something of a blowout junkie. I know this sounds crazy but I almost never wash my own hair (there’s a lot of it and between the amount of product and time it takes for me to do it myself, spending $30 for my local stylist to make it pretty is worth it to me), so I deeply respect a good blowout. And my wash and style at COLOR was exceptional. Not only was its all white, crystal chandelier-studded space a beautiful one in which to spend time, my stylist wielded a roundbrush something fierce. Now, for $85, I would reserve this for a very special occasion, but know that you can get your gorgeous on here if you have such an occasion.
8. Watch the Bellagio fountains at night.
It’s free and it’s a must. Advertised as every half hour (though by our estimations it was more like three to four minutes after the half-hour and hour marks), the huge fountains light up and seemingly dance to the music played loud enough that an entire city block can hear it. It’s among the most five most romantic minutes you’ll have in Vegas.
9. Check out Duelling Pianos
Big B came home from his last trip to Vegas raving about Duelling Pianos. So when we passed by a sign that read “karaoke tonight,” I was pretty thrilled that it was actually Duelling Pianos inside! At the top of The Strip, head to The Piano Bar in Harrah’s; it’s easier to get seating here and you’ll get a fabulous show. Take a bunch of $5 and $10 bills and pad your musical requests. Same goes if you’re staying in the mid to lower section, though, because there’s also the Bar at Times Square that does a killer Duelling Pianos night in New York New York — albeit a much busier one.
10. See a Cirque du Soleil show.
We didn’t have a chance to see one during this visit, but even 13 years after seeing “O” here for our honeymoon, it remains one of the best memories I have of Vegas. There are more Cirque shows playing than you can see in a single trip, so if you don’t care which one(s) you see, head to the XX ticket booth and find out what’s on sale. There were some shows at up to 40% off the day I walked past the booth. Friends of ours saw LOVE and others had seen La Reve and everyone — predictably — spoke highly of each show. I’ve learned that when it comes to Cirque, you can’t go wrong.
11. Work it all off at Orangetheory.
All the food, sugary cocktails and lounging in spas can be balanced by a gym sesh or two. I wish there was an OTF on The Strip, but because I’m hard-core, I took a Lyft to Orangetheory in Summerlin (a Vegas suburb). BONUS: when you finish your HIIT workout, walk across the street for those beignets I mentioned up above.
Las Vegas day trips worth doing
If you have an extra day or two in your Las Vegas itinerary, there are some awesome once-in-a-lifetime experiences that are just a day trip away from The Strip. And of all the things to do in Las Vegas for couples, these may end up being your most memorable:
Sunset horseback ride & Western BBQ
I try to horseback ride on every vacation and the idea of riding through the Mojave desert at sunset was enough that I made room in my suitcase for cowboy boots! I didn’t, however, factor in how cold Vegas and the surrounding area would get at night, though, and had to go shopping for warmer clothes to wear — so learn from my mistake.
You can also learn from my mistake and make this into a romantic activity for two. I’m so used to riding companies putting a 250-pound limit on guests that I didn’t even ask Big B if he wanted to join me, but it turns out they could have accommodated all 300 pounds of him!
I chose Cowboy Trail Rides for a couple of reasons: first, it’s the only company that will come and pick you up at your Vegas hotel and take you out to horseback ride in Red Rock Canyon. Second, it had the best TripAdvisor reviews.
For $169, Cowboy Trail Rides provided me with return transportation, a well-rested and -fed horse (a wonderful, surefooted mule named Elvis) all tacked up and ready to go, an expert wrangler who guided us through the Canyon at dusk, and a delicious home-cooked dinner (I chose the rib-eye and it was huge and juicy) when the ride returned to the ranch. In all, it was a five-hour excursion door to door.
In general, as an experienced rider, I don’t usually find nose-to-tail walking rides all that interesting. But I really wanted to see Red Rock Canyon and get into the desert during my stay, so I booked it anyway. And I’m so glad I did, because the ride was fantastic! Yes, it was all walking but we were out there for more than an hour and a half and there were lots of dips and rocky bits we had to manage and — frankly — I was glad for the slower pace because it allowed me to take some amazing photos.
Note: I didn’t realize you’re supposed to tip your wrangler and the shuttle driver, so take cash to avoid the embarassment I felt. Thanksfully, the wrangler took a credit card via smartphone and the poor driver got the only money in my wallet — a Canadian $5 bill.
The Grand Canyon & Hoover Dam
If you want to check out any of the national parks near Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon is by far the most well-known and definitely worth a visit. By helicopter! This was the pièce de résistance of our honeymoon: a Champagne brunch in the Grand Canyon — after flying over the Hoover Dam and INTO the Canyon itself on a four-person chopper. What a rush! It’s not budget-friendly, but there wasn’t even one moment of buyer’s remorse. I hesitate to recommend a company when we haven’t done this in 13 years, so be sure to look at current reviews to book.
Transportation in Las Vegas
I was provided with Vegas monorail passes to use during our stay, and I was really pumped about the idea of saving lots of money getting up and down The Strip and even out beyond it. Unfortunately, I found it quite inconvenient to use — with most of the monorail stations buried at the back of each resort, and the closest stop to our hotel shut down for maintenance. I actually used the free monorails that run between a few of the resorts more than the paid monorail.
Instead, I suggest walking as much as you can (it’s free! it’s great exercise!) and taking taxis or ride-shares when you’re on a time-crunch or have a considerable distance to travel. Taxis are much more expensive than Lyft or UBER in Vegas, but there are ALWAYS taxis waiting in front of every hotel lobby, so if you don’t have time to wait for a ride-share driver to meet you, jump in a cab.
However, when you have a few extra minutes, you can save a lot of money by calling a Lyft or UBER — and even more by loading both apps on your phone and comparing your rides. In one instance, UBER wanted to charge me $43 to go from my hotel to Orangetheory, so I opened my Lyft app and plugged in the same co-ordinates and the ride was $14.
Pro Tip: If you’re new to Lyft, use my code to get a $5 off your first few rides. Simiarly, with UBER, my code will get you $2 off each of your first 3 rides.
You’d have to try pretty hard to have a bad time in Vegas, but I hope everything I’ve listed here helps you have the best time.
DISCLAIMER: Some of the hospitality and attractions listed in this post were provided by various partners to help facilitate this post, however, we paid for the majority of our visit and most of what’s mentioned here.
Selena H says
Wow, this is all very exciting and interesting. Maybe someday I will get to visit Vegas!
Mommy Gearest says
I hope so!!