The wife and I went last week to Vegas. Here's the highlights.
This was our, I don't know, 30th trip to Vegas maybe. And for the vast majority of those trips we've stayed at the Venetian. This time we decided to take some of the advice in this thread and stay at the Cosmo in a balcony room. I am a Marriott Platinum Elite member (look at me..) so we got upgraded to a pretty damn cool room. Our room overlooked the Bellagio fountains and had a very nice sized balcony - enough room for two love seats and ottomans, and still plenty of room to walk around. We LOVED the room and the view. It was spectacluar.
But, we hated the Cosmo. Just not our scene in there. It was way too hoity toity for us. The Venetian is just as nice but more our vibe. We usually gamble at Casino Royale or go downtown, but we like to stay at nice places. It's just that for some reason, the Cosmo didn't do it for us. We will still probablly stay there again because of the awesome room, but we couldn't get out of that place fast enough once we were in the casino.
We ate at our two favorite places - Mon Ami Gabi and Yardbird. Both were awesome, as usual.
We tried Prime at the Bellagio because it was my birthday and we decided to have a nice dinner by the fountains. The view was great, but the food was just OK. My seabass just wasn't very good, and her short ribs were a bit tough. For the prices that place charges, the food should have been top notch. We probably won't go back there.
We also ate at China Poblano at the Cosmo. I really liked it, but my wife wasn't a big fan. I thought the menu was pretty interesting and I really enjoyed the food. They have a great mix of tacos and dim sum - doesn't seem like it would work but it does.
We had lunch at Hell's Kitchen. The ads are EVERYWHERE in Vegas for this place. My wife wanted to try it because of the ads, but man, this place sucked. I had the pizza and she had a short rib grilled cheese sandwich and both of them were just not very good. And the service was weird, everyone seemed very on edge. We will not be going back.
They are tearing down the Monte Carlo. I didn't know this was happening. I've only been in that place once, but it was odd to see it coming down. That whole area near the arena is pretty cool, and they are tearing this place down to make room for a large outdoor area with restaurants, etc. It should be pretty cool once it's done.
I played in two small poker tournaments at Harrah's. They have these little 20 or so person tournaments going all day. I won the first one and took third in the second, so it was a pretty good day!
Overall, another great trip to Vegas. Thanks to everyone in this thread. Keep the suggestions coming. Even though I've been there a million times, I learn something new every time I open this thread.
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To be fair, I did complain about the alcohol syrup, and I didn't care for the spicy watermelon. How can you go wrong with fried chicken and waffles though!
You guys bet enough to get reserved spots in a sports book? Or just lay your bets and go play?
