Off Strip Places to Eat

There a lot of great places to eat off strip. 

Chinatown-variety of Asian (dim sum, sushi, pho, etc)

Black Bear Diner-delicious breakfast
Sammy Pastrami-tasty pastrami and fries
Blueberry Hill Restaurant-delicious breakfast
Original Pancake House-delicious breakfast
Bachi Burgers-well worth the wait to eat their burgers
Freddys Steakhouse and Custard-awesome burgers and custards
BabyStacks-delicious breakfast, wait
Omelet House-tasty omelett sand pancakes
Peppermill-big portions of everything

Smash burgers-burgers and fries

New casinos coming 2014

The Cromwell Casino (former Bills Gambling Hall) recently opened their doors few weeks ago. Totally renovated from ground up. Located next to Flamingo. Currently the rooms go for $199 or $299 depending on the month. Giada restaurant will open in May.

SLS Casino and Hotel (former Sahara casino) will opened at the end of August.  There is a sister hotel in Beverly Hills. Very we'll known for luxury. Lots of dining in the casino.

10 ways to save money in Vegas

There are ways to save money in Vegas despite the fact Vegas is very expensive.

1. Free drinks if you pretend to play slots. Yes the drinks are water down. At least it's Free.

2. Sign up for casino rewards card and you will get coupon booklet, such as Caesars TotalRewards. The reward cards accrue points by gambling, shopping, dining at the casino. Also the cards will email you special offers for casino deals. 

3. Go off strip to eat 

4. Looking for discount tickets of shows, go to Tix4tonight discount booth along the strip. There is one at the mall  or Polynesian mall or Planet Hollywood casino.

5. At the buffets, pay breakfast price to eat lunch or pay lunch price to eat dinner during weekdays. Many casino offer free buffet if you book a room with them. Weekend buffet prices are usually higher than weekdays. 

6. Only 2 buffets offer free wine and beer, Mirage Cravings and M Resort Studio B. Yes it's free while Aria Buffet or Bellagio Buffet charge extra for wine and beer. 

7. Go off season in August and December. Why? August is the hottest month and December is the coldest. Five star casino will offer $94 during weeknight in Dec or $36 to stay in August at Flamingo or Monte Carlo.  Check 3-4 months in advance to look for deals.

8. "like" Las Vegas casino on Facebook and they will post deals.

9. Look for vegas coupon books in the casinos, they offer discounts to dining or entertainment.

10. Go with group of friends to share cost on casino rooms.

8 New Changes in Vegas

There are new changes happening in Vegas

1. Less people are gambling due to more Indian casino and economy. There are less slots and tables in many of casinos

2. More casinos has dance clubs with famous DJs and playing electronic music.

3. Less of old Vegas variety shows or magic shows.  More Cirque shows at every casino. 

4. Every casino has a resort fee. They are charging $20-30 depending on the casino. It is to boost casino revenue. The resort fee includes free newspaper, internet, free water bottle, free locall calls, etc.

5. The rooms are updated and renovated. Each of casino has spent million of dollars renovating their rooms except for bathrooms. From 2 stars, such as Tropicana to 5 stars, such as Bellagio.
6. The Linq is located between Flamingo and Quad. There is a largest observation wheel along with dining, entertainment, and other shops.
7. Monte Carlo, NY NY, Treasure Island, Ballys are building outdoor shopping centers to occupy their empty space. It could open in late 2014-2015.
 

Self parking lot walking distance to LV casino reservation desk

This is my list of casinos that have a short walk/long walk from the casino self parking to check-in. I hate schlepping my luggage across the casino floor to the reservation desk. I like a casino that provides a short walk to check-in. 

Love

1. Monte Carlo

2. Palazzo

3. Cosmopolitan

4. Flamingo
5. Harrahs

Hate

1. Aria

2. Bellagio

3. Planet Hollywood

4.  Mandalay bay

5. Caesars

6. Mirage

7. Wynn

8. Bally

9. Paris

10. Tropicana

11. Excalibur

12. Luxor

14. M resort

15. South point

16. mgm grand

Pet Friendly Casinos in LV

Pet Friendly Casinos in Las Vegas

• Vdara-non gaming hotel located in the Strip.  Located between Monte Carlo and Bellagio.  

They welcome dogs up to 70lbs, or two dogs with a combined weight of 70lbs. There is an additional $50 per night fee per reservation along with $75 per stay non-refundable cleaning fee.
http://www.vdara.com/amenities/dogfriendly.aspx?utm_campaign=Vdara-Facebook&utm_source=Social&utm_medium=SocialFlow

• Caesar's Brand-Harrahs, Flamingo, Quad, Ballys, Rio, Planet Hollywood, and Paris has "PetStay" program.  

Guests participating in the PetStay program are greeted by several canine-friendly in-room amenities including a mat, food and water dishes, disposable waste bags and dog treats.
http://www.caesars.com/petstaylasvegas/

NBA Summer League is in Vegas till 7/22

NBA Summer League is in Vegas till 7/22.

Las Vegas Summer League begins at 1 p.m. PT on Friday and runs until July 22.  Single Day Pass $25.

 Las Vegas Summer League is a loosely organized, guard-dominated, defense-optional series of scrimmages between NBA teams with rosters made up mostly of rookies, second-year players, undrafted players and players who are currently plying their trade overseas. It’s simultaneously a showcase for high draft picks entering their rookie seasons and an extended tryout for fringe NBA players who are hoping to fill out a roster on a minimum deal.

Twenty-one NBA teams and a D-League Select team will compete. The NBA teams are the Blazers, Bobcats, Bucks, Bulls, Cavaliers, Clippers, Grizzlies, Hawks, Heat, Kings, Knicks, Lakers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Pelicans, Raptors, Spurs, Suns, Timberwolves, Warriors and Wizards.

The nine teams not present — the Celtics, Jazz, Magic, Nets, Pacers, Pistons, Rockets, Sixers and Thunder — all competed in this week’s scaled-down Orlando Summer League.

Link http://nba.si.com/2013/07/11/nba-las-vegas-summer-league-otto-porter-ben-mclemore/

Ticket info http://www.unlvtickets.com/eventInfo/spe/397/nba-summer-league/