For round the clock, jaw-dropping entertainment, Las Vegas is the place to come. There's quite simply nowhere else like it. It's not subtle, it's not sophisticated, but you can surely have a lot of fun here.
Hotels in Las Vegas have a character all of their own, given that they are usually associated with casinos; in Las Vegas the words 'hotel' and 'casino' are synonymous. Uniquely, Las Vegas hotels offer package deals, mostly on rooms occupied from Sunday to Thursday, which can include gambling coupons, show tickets and meal vouchers, and which sometimes actually works out as worth more than the cost of the room itself. Also, in Las Vegas many hotel amenities that would usually be included free of charge are added to your bill here - including local calls, use of the gym and wireless internet access. Hotels here range from the cheap and cheerful, to exquisite luxury resort hotels such as the Bellagio, the Venetian and Caesar's Palace to name just a few. You should also decide if you want to reside on the Las Vegas Strip or elsewhere in the city. There are only a very few alternatives to the casino hotels, so book especially early if you want to avoid a constant gambling atmosphere.
| Here stand 18 of the world's 25 largest hotels... |
In Las Vegas, almost everything is themed. But the overall theme is BIG. The Strip is the neon dazzled heart of the resort, and here stand 18 of the world's 25 largest hotels. Mega-resorts which include casinos, shopping malls and restaurants, many are unforgettable with roller-coaster rides on the roof, flamingos strutting around or even a replica Eiffel Tower as a landmark. Walk down the Strip, and travel from Egypt to ancient Rome - on foot. Volcanoes might erupt nearby, fountains might soak you with spray, street artists might catch you by surprise - in Las Vegas you really don't know what you'll find around the corner.
The biggest problem might be deciding how to spend your time. For there's every choice under the sun here. It's showtime every day, with big productions like Mamma Mia competing with music concerts which range from Bette Midler to ex Guns 'n Roses band, the L.A. Guns. Of course, many visitors head for the gargantuan casinos, and if you've never played blackjack before, you can take a gaming lesson.
Theme parks abound - ride a big dipper, race around a go-kart track, or fly over the desert on a zip wire at 50 miles an hour. Even more ordinary pastimes are bigger and more spectacular in Las Vegas - you can go shopping in malls where the fountains erupt every hour to reveal mythical gods and the lost city of Atlantis, or you can play golf against a backdrop of the Red Rock Canyons.
Evening venues are no less dramatic. To round off the day, how about dining in the Rainforest Café, where thunderstorms rage over head and rainforest creatures peep out at you while you dine. Drink wine at Aureole, where 'wine angels' scale ropes to fetch your wine from a three storey wine tower, and then wind up the night dancing inside the largest pint glass in the world.
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