Five Must Do Things in Vegas for $20 or under!

Here is my list of the top five things to do in Vegas.

Bellagio Fountains - At the Fontana Lounge - Everyone knows the Bellagio Fountains but seeing them from the Fontana Lounge and having a nice glass of wine makes the whole experience even better.

Horse Racing at the MGM Grand - The MGM Grand has one of those Old School horse racing games where you insert the quarters and pick your horses based on the odds. The horses then race around the track and you cheer them on. It sounds simple but it's really fun and a great way to spend a few hours. See how excited the people are in the video below!

Roulette at Casino Royale - I say playing Roulette at Casino Royale because Casino Royale has cheap roulette. Our first few times to Vegas we were plaing $0.25 roulette. I believe they've now upped the price to a minimum $0.50 table. This still makes it fairly resonable and if you sit with $20 and play patiently you can be there for an hour or two.

Crepes at Paris - When you walk in the front door of Paris if you go to the back of the casino and turn left there is a crepe place down the corridor. The crepes are authentic crepes as if they were straight from France and the prices are actually fairly reasonable. Highly recommended.

People Watching - You can people watch at any casino or even on the street. Our favorite spot on the street is at the Starbucks right besides MGM grand (next door to the Coke store). You can sit right by the window and watch everyone walk by. The best casino is really any of them... MGM Grand is good, Ceasers Palace and Bellagio are our favorite people watching hotels.

Those are our top five favorite things to do in Las Vegas. What's your favorite thing to do in Vegas? Leave a comment and let us know.

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Vegas Money Saving Tip - Bring Breakfast!

As we all know Las Vegas is expensive! Gone are the days of cheap food and cheap hotels all in a lure to get you in the door gambling. Today's Vegas includes monstrous resorts where the casino is NOT the main attraction anymore. With this comes increasing prices.

I remember I was shocked the first time I went to Vegas and had 1 muffin, 1 banana and a large coffee for $8.00. This was over 8 years ago and now probably costs $10.

So what's the solution? We bring our own breakfast!

The day before we're about to fly we make a batch of muffins for the trip. These muffins are just plain old banana chocolate chip muffins. You can make whatever kind you want just be sure that they'll pack 'ok'. If you're looking for a muffin recipe then you can get one from this site here.

When we wake up in the morning we have fresh muffins and then we head down to the casino floor and have two options for our morning coffee!

1. Buy a coffee from the local coffee shop. (There is a Starbucks in every hotel in seems! ) The approximate cost is $6 for two regular coffee's and nothing fancy like a latte.
2. Sit down and using the free drink technique order a Bailey's and coffee in a 'to go' cup. The approximate cost is $2 for a tip and whatever you spend on a slot machine waiting ($~5).

As you can see we still get a similar breakfast for half the cost of paying for breakfast. Another great thing about bringing muffins is that they're a great healthy snack later in the day. Just be sure to pack some ziplock bags to carry the muffins around with you.

This may not seem like a large money saving tip but if you do this for 3-4 days it can start to add up. Plus this tip works great everywhere you travel and not just Vegas. (Except the free drinks part, of course!)

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Best “Date” Location in Vegas

I thought I'd post the absolute best date location in Las Vegas today. The Fontana Lounge at the Bellagio is THE BEST place to bring a lady friend in Vegas.

When you go there be sure to dress quite nicely as it's a fancy place. I was wearing a suit and my wife was wearing a nice dress. We showed up around 9pm and asked for a table on the patio. No problem. I'd recommend calling and asking for a reservation on the patio. I'm uncertain for sure if you can reserve at the Fontana Lounge but it's worth a try.

Unlike Parasol Up at the Wynn Las Vegas we weren't told that there was a drink minimum. However, we were prepared to have a drink regardless. We sat down and ordered two glasses of wine and some nice chocolate covered strawberries (delightful!). The Fountains of Bellagio are the main attraction on the patio and you get a closer viewpoint of the fountains. If there is a slight breeze you may even feel a little mist on your face.

When I brought my wife (then girlfriend) to Fontana Lounge it was a very romantic time on the patio. As an added bonus at the time the Bellagio Fountains were doing shows every 3-5 minutes. A show would finish the tubes would go under the water, we'd chat for a couple of minutes and they'd re-appear. We still have no clue as to why the multitude of shows but it was a perfect night. Looking back this would have been a great time and place to propose but alas I wasn't prepared. One year later I was prepared and shocked my lovely lady.

Luxor Las Vegas Inclinator Elevator

Before I do a review of the Luxor's hotel I thought I'd make a quick post regarding the elevators at the Luxor.

The Luxor as we know is a huge pyramid with hotel rooms throughout the pyramid. Instead of having an elevator shaft going right up the middle of the pyramid (which wouldn't look very good) the architects created inclinators. These inclinators are simply an elevator that goes up on an angle.

Being an Engineer I was curious to see how these inclinators worked and felt while riding. Sorry to disappoint everyone but these inclinators are actually kinda boring. Yes, boring. If you're really curious to take a ride all you need is a Luxor hotel room key. You don't need it to be working or anything you simply flash the card to the security person as you walk to the inclinator doors. Simple as that.

Best Way To Get Free Drinks In Vegas

When our friends go to Vegas one of the first questions they always ask us is do we have to gamble lots to get free drinks? Or where can we get free drinks? Which place gives out the most free drinks?
The answer to these questions is simple. No, Everywhere and All of them!

Do you have to gamble lots to get free drinks?

No. If you follow some simple guidelines getting free drinks is rather simple.

Where can we get free drinks?

You can get free drinks everywhere on the strip. Some people say that the 'fancy' hotels (Bellagio and Wynn) don't give out as many drinks. We've found this to be completely untrue.

Which places gives out the most free drinks?

We say all of them because if you follow the tips correctly they all give out free drinks quickly.

To get lots of free drinks simply walk into the casino and walk around as if you're looking for your 'lucky machine'. Meanwhile, you're figuring out the path that the waitress takes from the machines to the bar. You find a machine, preferable a 5 cent slot, near the path and place an amount of money in the machine.

Contrary to popular believe we've found that it doesn't matter the amount that you've placed into the machine you just need to look like you're playing ... or about to play. You then play at the machine, preferably talking to your friend the whole time, until your drink arrives. When it does give her a tip of some sort. I've found that if there is a group of you if you all give her a $1 then she knows that everytime she brings you a drink she'll make $5. Simple.

Note: If you plan to stick around at that area for a while give her a 'good' tip. Anything over $2 (again $5 is better) and say, "keep them coming" or something to that affect.

There you have it. It has worked at every casino in Las Vegas and we've never had to pay for a drink using this method. Do you have a different way of getting free drinks in Vegas?