Vacations

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As the most visited city in the United States, Las Vegas vacations are obviously an extremely popular way to spend your time off. Finding packages that include both airfare and a hotel stay are quite easy since this city is one of the biggest packaged vacation destinations, but if you are in the mood to search around for deals you can sometimes get an even lower price.

Packaged vacations

Any travel agent or website can offer you airfare from your city along with the number of nights you need at one of Las Vegas’s many hotels. Some times of the year these can be great bargains, but during busy times or during convention season sometimes these prices aren’t very special at all.

We keep a list of the best Las Vegas Deals we can find on this site, so click over there and compare it with what you might come up with building your Las Vegas vacation on your own.

Airfare

Don’t get too carried away with low package vacation prices because airfare to Las Vegas is almost always quite low, especially compared to places like Hawaii or the Caribbean. It’s almost always possible to fly to Vegas for under $300 from any city in the United States if you start your search early.

If your schedule is flexible, you can get great deals flying in on Tuesday or Wednesday, even with very little notice. This is also your best bet for a great hotel room at a low price. Many of these advertised package hotel deals are only for midweek hotel stays, with a premium if you want to stay over a weekend. Once you add that in, sometimes the great deal isn’t such a great deal at all.

Hotels

Las Vegas is filled with huge hotels and many of them are quite expensive, but often you can stay at one next door for a fraction of the price, and still spend your days in the ritzy place where you couldn’t afford a room. Check out the Strip hotels and the Off-Strip hotels to see if you’d rather stay in the middle of it all or save a bit of money staying elsewhere. Those pages have recommended hotels in all price ranges and some of the cheap ones are quite cheap.

Things to do

Gambling

Gambling is obviously the number one thing people do on their Las Vegas vacations. Slot machines are everywhere, including the airport, so you are never far away from an opportunity to take a chance, but all the casinos have blackjack and other table games for a slightly more traditional and dignified experience. The recent boom in poker has also led to a boom in poker rooms on the Las Vegas Strip, so finding a game that suits you is rarely a problem.

Sunbathing/relaxing

One of the ways you can justify an expensive hotel in Las Vegas is the pricier places almost all have excellent pool areas. Some have multiple pools and others have, spas, water slides and other attractions. A recent trend has been to rent private cabanas out by the pools, where you can station yourself in one spot with your own furniture and sometimes a refrigerator and television. Just hanging out in a deck chair is free for hotel guests, but difficult for non-guests.

Dining

Las Vegas is now one of the finest dining destinations in the United States. Acclaimed and celebrity-chef-run restaurants are now found in almost every large hotel, but quality buffets and other dining options are also easy to find for the food lover.

Golf

Las Vegas has several dozen golf courses and country clubs, some are very near the Strip and belong to hotels there. Most of the easy to reach golf courses are quite expensive, but there are a few municipal courses in the city that are affordable and easy to reach if you’ve got a rented car. The Wynn Golf and Country Club is right on the Strip, but it’s attached to one of the most expensive hotels in the city so don’t look for low green fees there. It’s $400 for 18-holes, but only if you are a guest at the hotel.

Sightseeing

Red Rock Canyon is only 15 miles from the Strip, but Lake Mead, the Hoover Dam, and Grand Canyon are all only a few hours away as well. It’s easy to combine your gambling and sunbathing with some quality sightseeing to make a complete Las Vegas vacation that you create and book yourself.

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