Hotels near Harry Reid International - LAS, Las Vegas

Plan your visit and do a food walking tour to orientate yourself around Las Vegas. Maverick helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon and Hoover dam is a must do experience. It is expensive but so worth it and you fly down the strip at the end! You have to do a show in Vegas, we did Cirque de Soleils Mystique, still don’t know what it was about but the acts were superb!

hotel staff is rude and very unaccomadating; will not stay at this hotel and will let others be aware; staff must realize when people checked [n they are tired and needed a staff that will give great customer service and most of all compassion.

Prepare for Sensory Overload. If you walk down the strip its busy/ loud. Lots of Boy Racers with Performance ultra loud exhausts doing drag racing down the strip. You have to concentrate hard to avoid the other pedestrians/ not get run down by a car/ avoid being a pickpocket victim/ avoid the panhandlers and scammers approaching you or trying to distract you. Not a good place for children or the elderly or people who are stressed by too much going on etc. There are some high level sidewalks which are useful but it takes a while to work out which stairs to enter / leave these and when to cross the road. I worked it out by the time I had to leave. It still worth exploring/ walking into other hotels and casinos where you are not a guest- just to see what they are like for your next visit- the Venetian is very impressive inside- especially the St Marks Square replica on the upper floor. And there are hidden shopping Malls im some Resort Hotels. Even if you are not a gambler there is stuff to occupy you. A lot of attendees are there for conventions / Stag/ Batchelor Parties/ Hen/ Bachelorette parties so theres lots of hard drinking and celebrating happening- Having written all that- its something worth doing once in your life.

The Strip is longer than you think and the easiest way to get around fast is with Uber. There are trams and monorails to move between hotels from the same chain, and apparently a bus (Deuce) that we did not use but appears to take forever. We preferred to leave the car at the hotel parking and not drive around as to get the hotel, I had to cross five lanes of highway from entering on the right and exiting on the left within 200 metres. Thankfully, it wasn't too busy on the road then. You could probably spend more time in Vegas than the one day and night we did, but if you're not aiming to gamble every night (for us, the one night was enough), you would need a programme for during the days (visit the aquarium, experience Fremont street, go for a helicopter ride or day trip to the Grand Canyon/Valley of Fire/desert etc.). We enjoyed the pool, the fountain show, the casino and then after our night stay, didn't really know how to fill our time until our flight home departed.

We love Vegas, although we have noticed a significant cost increase since COVID. You can find some good deals, but you have to look quite hard. Do your research before you go. All the high end restaurants are overpriced, but there are many reasonable alternatives.

Everyone needs to visit Las Vegas just for the experience. There is so much to see and do. We visited the Sphere for Wizard of Oz and that was an amazing 4d experience, highly recommend. There are plenty of restaurants and shows to choose from and you will find yourself wanting to return. Try out the Top of the World revolving restaurant on floor 106 at the Strat, be prepared that it is quite expensive but well worth the visit