5 Things I wish I knew before I came to Las Vegas on spring break

1.       There are many affordable dining options besides a $15 cheeseburger, $30 buffet or going to the celebrity chef of your choice restaurant in most Las Vegas hotels…..Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Todd English, Bobby Flay and more.  Although many of the newer casinos are phasing out the McDonalds and such within the casino’s there are many places within that price range like “The Hidden Pizza place” at The Cosmopolitan hotel and casino resort or “The Skybox Sports Bar and Grill” at Aria.  There are also many affordable fine dining meal options for not a Las Vegas fine dining price.  Bautista’s whole in the wall or Ellis island.

2.       You don’t have to book the first hotel room that you see just because.  There are many hotel deals that you can find if you look around.  There is such an abundance of hotel rooms in Vegas that hotels are using so many different forms of third party groups to assist in distributing their inventory that it is almost impossible to find a deal.

3.       Not everyone has the budget to go nightclubs like  Marquee and XS.  There are an abundance of night clubs in Vegas and not everyone is use to going to you XS or Marquee.  Many other night clubs like Pure at Caesar’s Palace, Chateau at Paris and Vanity at The Hard Rock can be a lot easier on your pockets with more consumer friendly guest list policies.  Not to mention that is is easier to get deals on V.I.P. bottle service.

4.       Just because most of the drinks that you purchase on the strip are three times the price they are in most average cities doesn’t mean that all drinks are priced like that.  If you take a taxi a half a mile off of the strip you can find many grocery and liquor stores where you will find alcohol prices cheaper than most U.S. cities.  Casino Royale which is the middle of the Las Vegas strip is a hot spot for dollar beers and margarita’s

5.       Transportation cost can eat away at your budget so be careful where your taxi drivers are taking you.  In modern times of mobile phones and GPS you should be able to know if your driver it taking you the round about way or not.  Also travel in groups to maximize you cost.