Las Vegas Trip June 28th - July 6th
This is my lame Vegas trip report - no pictures yet, might try to post some later.
A little background. Traveling with my family (Wife, son 21, and daughter 18). I won a free trip to Vegas and buy-in to WSOP $1000 event. First family vacation with all 4 of us in 5+ years. Somehow a free poker trip turned into a family vacation (That is not a bad thing). While in Vegas my wife celebrated a birthday and we celebrated our 26th anniversary. So if your here for the poker you can stop reading.
If you have any questions or want more details, just ask.
Day 1 (Wed) - Flight landed in Vegas 3PM, picked up rental car from Advantage. Short delay with Advantage, first car check engine light was on. We were given a 2nd car but this one smelled like smoke (wife and daughter are very sensitive to smoke) so this was a no go. 3rd car was good and we were headed to downtown - Fremont street.
First time to Vegas for the kids, We stayed at the Plaza, nice basic hotel, room was clean, great location, and hotel was old as expected. I would definitely stay there again for one night. We went to the California Casino for their $9.99 prime rib dinner. It was a great deal well worth the $10. We then walked Fremont street, this was interesting and eye opening to say the least. (FYI - with wife and daughter at my side, no pictures were taken.)
Day 2 (Thurs) - The next morning we checked out of the Plaza and went back to California for breakfast, we missed the buffet it closed at 11am (I think) but breakfast was still good and cheap. We moved to the Flamingo for a 3 night stay. This was courtesy of a Wyndam timeshare package where we had to listen to a 2 hr presentation (more on that later). We knew what we were getting into when we signed up, not fun but it covered 3 nights lodging including a Friday and Saturday, the most expensive nights on the strip.
The Flamingo room was very nice, definitely nicer then the Plaza. Great Location on the strip and pool area was also very good. Only issue was more than half the pool area is over 21 and with an 18 year old we were stuck at the kiddy pool. Not a big hang out at the pool kind of family so this was okay. We went to the Aria for their seafood buffet, this was the best buffet we had in Vegas. It isn't cheap ($40), but we had 2 myvegas 2-for-1 deals, so for half price it was well worth it. Walked the strip and called it a night.
Day 3 (Fri) - We booked our Wyndam timeshare presentation, it went as expected. Two hour presentation turned into 3 and lots of high pressure. They served us a basic breakfast, that is all I have to say about that. Back to the pool to just hang out for a few hours before the evening activities. That evening we had tickets to the Jeff Dunham ventriloquist/comedian show at Caesars. We bought a package show deal with a pre-show dinner at Planet Hollywood. We enjoyed the dinner and show. He was very funny, the whole family really enjoyed it. Walked Caesars and the strip working our way back to the room.
Day 4 (Sat) - We scheduled an all day tour of the Grand Canyon. We met the shuttle outside the Flamingo at 9:45 AM and returned around 5:45 PM. We booked the Grand Voyager tour (Plane/Helicopter/Boat/Bus) through Papillon. This was the highlight of the trip for our family. It wasn't cheap but it was well worth it. When we returned from the Canyon, we had them drop us off at Treasure Island because we had a groupon for Senor Frogs. We paid $4 for $40 dollars worth of food. The food was good but not really a family place, more of a bar. Again we knew this and I am glad we did it. Place is geared for the younger crowd. Walked back from there, it was a long day so we crashed in the room.
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This is my lame Vegas trip report - no pictures yet, might try to post some later.
A little background. Traveling with my family (Wife, son 21, and daughter 18). I won a free trip to Vegas and buy-in to WSOP $1000 event. First family vacation with all 4 of us in 5+ years. Somehow a free poker trip turned into a family vacation (That is not a bad thing). While in Vegas my wife celebrated a birthday and we celebrated our 26th anniversary. So if your here for the poker you can stop reading.
If you have any questions or want more details, just ask.
Day 1 (Wed) - Flight landed in Vegas 3PM, picked up rental car from Advantage. Short delay with Advantage, first car check engine light was on. We were given a 2nd car but this one smelled like smoke (wife and daughter are very sensitive to smoke) so this was a no go. 3rd car was good and we were headed to downtown - Fremont street.
First time to Vegas for the kids, We stayed at the Plaza, nice basic hotel, room was clean, great location, and hotel was old as expected. I would definitely stay there again for one night. We went to the California Casino for their $9.99 prime rib dinner. It was a great deal well worth the $10. We then walked Fremont street, this was interesting and eye opening to say the least. (FYI - with wife and daughter at my side, no pictures were taken.)
Day 2 (Thurs) - The next morning we checked out of the Plaza and went back to California for breakfast, we missed the buffet it closed at 11am (I think) but breakfast was still good and cheap. We moved to the Flamingo for a 3 night stay. This was courtesy of a Wyndam timeshare package where we had to listen to a 2 hr presentation (more on that later). We knew what we were getting into when we signed up, not fun but it covered 3 nights lodging including a Friday and Saturday, the most expensive nights on the strip.
The Flamingo room was very nice, definitely nicer then the Plaza. Great Location on the strip and pool area was also very good. Only issue was more than half the pool area is over 21 and with an 18 year old we were stuck at the kiddy pool. Not a big hang out at the pool kind of family so this was okay. We went to the Aria for their seafood buffet, this was the best buffet we had in Vegas. It isn't cheap ($40), but we had 2 myvegas 2-for-1 deals, so for half price it was well worth it. Walked the strip and called it a night.
Day 3 (Fri) - We booked our Wyndam timeshare presentation, it went as expected. Two hour presentation turned into 3 and lots of high pressure. They served us a basic breakfast, that is all I have to say about that. Back to the pool to just hang out for a few hours before the evening activities. That evening we had tickets to the Jeff Dunham ventriloquist/comedian show at Caesars. We bought a package show deal with a pre-show dinner at Planet Hollywood. We enjoyed the dinner and show. He was very funny, the whole family really enjoyed it. Walked Caesars and the strip working our way back to the room.
Day 4 (Sat) - We scheduled an all day tour of the Grand Canyon. We met the shuttle outside the Flamingo at 9:45 AM and returned around 5:45 PM. We booked the Grand Voyager tour (Plane/Helicopter/Boat/Bus) through Papillon. This was the highlight of the trip for our family. It wasn't cheap but it was well worth it. When we returned from the Canyon, we had them drop us off at Treasure Island because we had a groupon for Senor Frogs. We paid $4 for $40 dollars worth of food. The food was good but not really a family place, more of a bar. Again we knew this and I am glad we did it. Place is geared for the younger crowd. Walked back from there, it was a long day so we crashed in the room.
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