when is it? we will be there MAY 10-20 for a furniture show!
- it will be 99 degrees (F) in MAY. or 90-105 degrees. and there will be 1 bad thunderstorm that lasts @ 2 hrs. get yáll's tan on early & bring your bikinis.
- Bally's is ok. i don't know anyone there to hook you up. but its location is perfect cause it's @ the MIDDLE of the Strip! you will save LOTS of money in cabs, by being in the middle & on-site for tourney.
- Bally's is next to Paris & Flamingo. across the street from BELLAGIO. ASK FOR A ROOM W/ A VIEW OF THE BELLAGIO FOUNTAINS! pay extra for it - it's worth it. the new "world's largest ferris wheel" will be open by MAY, and is behind your hotel. you can't fricken miss it.
- when you land @ airport & get your bags, go outside to the LIMO line. not taxis (you'll wait for 20 mins & work up a sweat). get a stretch hummer, etc @ $70. ask them to drive you down the Strip/scenic ride. tip $20. you can smoke & drink in a limo.
- when your limo drops you @ Bally's, use the bellhops/luggage @ front entrance & they'll bring your luggage to the room ASAP. find a cool dude....tip him extra to take you to the front of the check-in line.
- get you a woman @ front desk, cause she'll LOVE your accent.... tell her it's yáll's 1st time to US/Vegas.... tell her you heard that you can upgrade to Penthouse Suites.... pay the $50/night difference - it's worth it! anything you need, when you call from the room phone & it shows as Penthouse - you'll get....talk w/ Concierge.
- at night, take a cab (cause you're not allowed to cross the Strip/street). cost is $5, and they will drop you @ the front doors of each hotel. (it's a LONG-ASS walk from the street to the front doors! especially in 90 degree heat). don't piss-off the cab drivers, cause they will pull over & kick you out.
- everything is across the street from you. next door is Flamingo, and when you walk through @ swimming pools, they have real Flamingos strutting around (kinda cool).
you MUST see (and you can walk the Strip, or cab it & this is from the top of Strip @ airport, down):
MANDALAY BAY (gold hotel @ left) - Red Square Vodka Bar. famous. ice bar & everything's red. $35 shots for the best Russian vodka. House of Blues bar has Santana performing nightly.
LUXOR - black pyramid & sphinx's outside & in.
MGM - across from Luxor. green hotel. live lions/tigers @ lobby & CSI Vegas memorabilia.
EXCALIBUR (DisneyLand)/NY NY - don't go in, but look from outside. NY NY has a rollercoaster.
ARIA - state of the art computer-controlled everything @ rooms....ask the front desk if you can see a room, for the next time you come back. the movie Last Vegas was filmed here. Jennifer Lopez performs @ their night club. they have fountains @ side entrance, that shoot out one side & into the other w/ LED lights - check them out.
COSMOPOLITAN - THE HOTTEST NEW HOTEL (and 1 block from you). GO HERE! this is where all the singles hang.... and the $$$$$$$$ they dropped on decor is sick.
there's a red pool table outside of STK restaurant. free.
CAESAR'S - cool to walk around & they have an amazing jazz bar.
BELLAGIO - DO NOT MISS THIS. go down to street level (or side), and hear the music full blast. feel the thunder of the fountains. walk the lobby & see what they've got on display for MAY.
PARIS - across the street. you can ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower. the Tower restaurant is amazing - DRESS CODE: no jeans. no sandals. collared polo or dress shirt. make reservations - even if it's 5 minutes before. call your front desk & they'll connect you to ANY hotel you need.
PLANET HOLLYWOOD - skip this
MIRAGE - volcanos....go to front door & watch/feel the heat.... then go inside & have a drink & see the atrium. they have a zoo @ $10 & you can ride the dolphins & almost pet the tigers, panthers, etc. THIS IS WHERE MOSCONI WAS JUST HELD.
TREASURE ISLAND - next to Mirage. street side & watch the wenches/pirates show. don't go in.
STRATOSPHERE - @ end of the Strip @ left. can't miss the needle.
**you HAVE to have drinks/dinner here** go to Top of the World restaurant. 104 floors up....and security check! THE BEST FOOD @ VEGAS. and expensive. but the restaurant REVOLVES around Vegas.... at 104 floors up.... make sure you're good & liquored-up, so that when you see planes hovering in the dark Vegas night, feet away from you, you know that martians are landing -
- then go upstairs. and ride the rides @ top of Strat. and don't splat on the Strip.
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FREEMONT - @ end of Strip. go @ night. it's like bar-hopping. and then ride the ZIP LINE....
hookers are everywhere, 24/7. look for a black dress @ all casino bars. make sure they are Sheilas....
HARD ROCK is 2 blocks off the strip (right side) near MGM. if you have time & money - go. for pic w/ the MASSIVE guitar & the lobby full of culture. eat @ PINK TACO. get tattoed.
**anywhere yáll go, as long as you are gambling (penny slot machines, high rollers computer inset @ bar, tables, etc) - DRINKS ARE FREE!!!! OTHERWISE DRINKS ARE $12-$18....**
check w/ concierge for all concerts in town @ various hotels. also for various Cirque du Soleils. Zumanity is the SEX cirque @ NY/NY.... buy the CHEAPEST seats @ $45 (not $125), and then move down to better seats cause they don't sell out & every seat is fantastic.
my over/under is that 2 don't make their flight....
and if your Aussies get arrested - PM me....
