AZBOARDER13
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I like the MGM grand- close to Luxor, Excalibur, Mandalay Bay, and NyNY if you want, good card room at MGM anyway, and love the monorail for easy access to other mid strip hotels.Love this school of thought! I think if this wasn't my first time in Vegas, I'd book the Luxor for the entire stay as I love the theme and price. As is, I really can't be dealing with the hassle of getting Ubers to and from centre strip on my first Vegas visit.
But also- for a first/ maybe only time center strip is pretty hard to beat, and we usually do Venetian when it's in the budget/ they have a special rate