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Las Vegas
We
just returned from a 4 day stay at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in
Las Vegas. This was my first time to Vegas and David's... well, let's
just say he's been there a few times. I really have no complaints
about our stay, we had a fabulous time. The only thing I would think
to caution anyone about is the heat. If you are not used to high
temps, beweare of the summer heat in Las Vegas.
We had been psyching ourselves up for
the dramatic weather change (we left behind 70 degree weather for 110
and up weather - big change!), but there is nothing to prepare youself
for this kind of heat, I'm telling you! We touched down at MacCarron
Airport at around 8am, and the pilot said it was 90 degrees. I
thought, not too bad. David quickly reminded me that it was only 8 AM! Take your own water from home.
Take those two carryons and fill it with water bottles. The cheapest
water you will find in Vegas, other than the $1 tip bottles you can
get at the tables in the casinos, is $2.50 a bottle! There were some
vendors on the strip selling them for a buck a bottle, but we only saw
those a few times we were there. WATER! The heat just zaps the life
out of you. Of course, I'm a wimp when it comes to heat.... I hate it,
but that was my ONLY problem when I was in Vegas!
Our hotel was gorgeous, our room was
attractive and clean. We stayed in a standard king room, with a strip
view. I suggest checking in on a non-weekend day. We checked in at
right around 10am (they post that check in is 3pm!) on a Thursday and
we were able to get the 19th floor, with a strip view. Our view was
FANTASTIC.
The hotel staff was wonderful,
everyone was very nice and friendly. I enjoyed the atmosphere.
Treasure Island used to be more of a family friendly place, but has
sort of turned toward the single 20's and 30's crowd. We still saw
alot of families there, though, I'd say more than any other casino we
walked through.
One small downfall to TI, was... the
signage. When walking through the casino, there are just not enough
signs. I was forever getting turned around. There are two elevator
corridors and each one has sets of elevators for different levels of
rooms, so you have to watch where you are getting on!
We did the casino hopping thing while
we were there, went to several of the bigger ones and checked out the
Dolphin Habitat and Sigfreid & Roy's Secret Garden (see the photo
gallery for pictures of our visit there). We enjoyed several of the
shows, a country topless show called Bareback at Harrah's, a magic
show at the Stardust by Rick Thomas, and "O" by Cirque Du Soleil at
the Bellagio. We also went downtown and saw the Freemont Street
Experience, which was excellent. We also walked through Fashion Mall,
which I will have to go back to when I leave my anti-shopping husband
at home.
We utilized the double decker bus (Las
Vegas public transit I believe) The Deuce and the monorail. I liked
both, the price tag on the Deuce was much easier on the pocket book at
$2 per ticket. The monorail was very fast, but didn't cut out as much
of the walking as the Deuce and it was $15 for an all day pass. It
stopped at chunks of hotels on the strip, so you could get out at 1
and walk to a few others. Oh and we also took a cab one time, which
cost $20 to get from downtown to our hotel - not too bad, especially
considering it helped us avoid having to take the Deuce at midnight.
As I said before we arrived on
Thursday, everything was kind of low key, not a lot of people around.
By Friday afternoon, the place was hopping. There were people
everywhere, in the streets, in the hotels, at the tables, EVERYWHERE.
Just like David said the Craps tables were lots of fun, I didn't find
them that enjoyable as the first 3 times we played, I lost $$, but not
as much as the guy next to us our last day there. He threw a stack of
$100 bills on the table, must have been $10,000 or maybe even more and
he lost it all in one roll of the dice. Ouch.
I did fairly well with Pai Gow Poker,
which is now "my game". I didn't play Poker at all, which is what I
always play up here at the smaller casinos on the Indian Reservations
around here. David played a little, but all in all, we didn't hit it
big or win alot. We lost a little, won a little, spent ALOT on dining
and entertainment, but it was a great time... and I can't wait to go
back!
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