1 Week in Vegas - What to do, Tipping, Etiquette, etc

[djpc247]

Prepare to never want to go to Ibiza again my man.

Vegas is so so so much better.

Haha, Ibiza is only a 2 hour flight though from UK as opposed to 10.5hrs to Vegas!

[ccc]

You can just turn to Bare. It won't be crazy like Saturday/Sunday, but it won't be dead either.

[djpc247]

Thanks for the replies so far. Does anyone have any advice on my other questions please?

[Our man in the Desert]

Another thing I wanted to know, whilst we want to hit a club or two in the evening our budget isn’t going to allow for the expense of table service every night so what bars would people recommend where you can go and have a few drinks and socialise, maybe a bit of music and a dancefloor, without the hassle of huge lines and having to pay hundreds of dollars just to get a seat? Basically just somewhere you can go in and buy drinks. Do people have any recommendations? I’ve only ever been to Vegas once before, in September, with my girlfriend and we were only there for 4 days so only drank on one of the nights. We ended up in Kahunaville which was ok but was quiet, but this would be the type of bar I mean if only a bit more lively. As there is only 3 of us when you start looking of minimums of at least $1,000 every night plus tax, tips, etc it becomes very expensive

Not sure which hotel you are staying but I would definitely recommend heading to The Cosmopolitan they have several good bars that are worth seeing. Bond Bar usually has a DJ spinning and generally a decent crowd, also worth dropping into Chandelier Bar. Hyde in the Bellagio is definitely worth checking out as well on their non club nights (I think I figured you're there all week?). Gold Lounge at Aria used to have a open bar deal going (not sure if this is still the case) which can help keep the costs down and isn't a bad little venue. Finally I'd say V Bar in the Venetian is ok if you're just expecting a bar with a bit of atmosphere, although I wouldn't suggest staying there all night.

What recommendations do people have for things to do in the day? We don't want to be at pool parties every day and are looking for some other things to do, I think we may do some shooting one of the days and will probably lounge around the pool recovering a few days but does anyone have any 'must-do's'? When I went with my girlfriend we did stuff like Secret Garden, Shark Reef, etc but not sure as a group of lads we'll be bothered about stuff like that

I was going to try and give you some advice here then I realised that if my days aren't spent at one of the Pool Parties or by the Hotel Pool then I'm in bed, blackout curtains drawn trying to recover!!

Enjoy the trip!

[BayAreaOlli]

A lot of solid advice on the clubs here. Now concerning what other things to do during the day when not at a day club, it seems to me that every time I plan a trip for just guys that we end up going to the gun range, especially when it's friends from overseas where gun control laws are more strict. Vegas has a ton of gun ranges that allow you to shoot everything from little pistols to large military type weapons.