All we need is Vegas vacation!

Called the Monte Carlo. The problem is my stay crosses Labor Day and room rates go through the roof. They were like $250/night during the weekend, where Excalibur was around $130.

 

Damn. I've never paid anything close to that, but I don't think I've ever been there at a prime vacation time.

 

Three bags full of cash, you'll need.

 

Are you dead set on staying in one location for the entire stay?

 

Anyone have advice on which sportsbook is best for hanging out, placing a few bets, and enjoying the day?

 

Enjoy Vegas, brotha! A buddy of mine is there this weekend at Caesar's, I think.

I think you'll enjoy any of the big sportsbooks. Just pick one.

Goddamn, I'm jealous.

 

I'm not much of a gambler, but I had a blast at Mandalay Bay sports book one afternoon.

 

Check out Emeril's Stadium in the Palazzo. Great food, great girls, great sightlines.

 

The good:
My boss has sprung for me and my only colleague I like to go to Las Vegas for 2 days/nights to attend a conference.

The bad:
He's insisting that he come too, and he's bringing with him the insufferable know-it-all we work with.

The ugly:
He's insisting that we all meet for dinner then attend the oldest, most boring Cirque show with them and his husband.

The best:
At least my wife has agreed to let me stay an extra night, to have a Friday on the strip by myself.

 

OK dusting this thread off to write a correction to the above:

Cirque's O at the Bellagio is an amazing spectacle and I had a blast and couldn't have been more wrong about it being an ugly experience; I actually feel bad about writing that,

I may have to have a few martinis in a bit to punish myself.