2 Ladies coming into town next week!!

[Bre]

I want to know everything. where do we eat, club, drink, gamble, should we do shows, should we meet certain people, i dont know!

We are both vegas virgins! we will be there the 2nd-6th and staying at the luxor!

so excited!

[ocam]

What's your budget?
What's your music preference?
What cuisine do you like?

[Bre]

We don't really have a budget ( obviously don't want to go too crazy every night!) we love sushi, salads, and Thai (were not red meat eaters!) and any music is good! Love to dance!

[ocam]

Do you want Top 40/hip hop or electronic music (dance, trance, etc) ?

As a start, buy some booze / waters / pedialyte / vitamins / advil for your room. There's a Walgreens at 3025 S Las Vegas Blvd.

I've been pulling together a document as a surprise for these forums with places that have been suggested in various threads. Might as well give you an advanced viewing:

Buffets
Wicked Spoon @ Cosmo
Wynn
Bellagio
Rio
Planet Hollywood
M (off strip)

Highly recommended reasonably priced places
Hidden Pizza @ Cosmo (third floor, straight across from the escalator; look for an inconspicuous hallway to the right of Blue Ribbon Sushi)
Bouchon @ Venetian (breakfast)
Hash House A Go Go @ The Quad
Mon Ami Gabi @ Paris (try and get a patio table)
Pink’s Hot Dogs @ Planet Hollywood
Earl of Sandwich @ Planet Hollywood

Other reasonably priced eats
Grand Lux Café @ Palazzo/Venetian
Taqueria Canonita @ Venetian
The Taco Bar @ Ballys ($2 for tacos, tequila shots, margaritas, tap beer)
Le Café Ile St Louis @ Paris
Sugar Factory American Brasserie @ Paris
Planet Dailies @ Planet Hollywood

Off strip
Maggiano's @ FSM (across from Wynn; good strip views and well-priced).
Peppermill (for breakfast; 1 block from Wynncore)
Lotus of Siam (Great thai food; in a ghetto strip mall off strip @ 953 E Sahara Ave)
Firefly (tapas; 3900 Paradise Rd)
Tacos El Gordo (3049 S Las Vegas Blvd - a block from Wynncore; $2 tacos – try spicy pork (adobada) & steak (asada) / carne asada fries)

Burger bars
Highly recommended
Holstein’s @ Cosmo (alcoholic shakes)
Burger Bar @ Mandalay Bay (alcoholic shakes)
BLT Burger @ Mirage (get a spot at Rhumbar and send someone for food across the hall at BLT)
Stripburger @ FSM (try old school griddled burger and atomic cheese fries; tend to have restaurant.com coupons)
In-N-Out (4888 South Dean Martin Drive; just off the strip on Tropicana)

Others
The Henry @ Cosmopolitan (try The Henry Burger w/ white truffled tater tots from)
The Barrymore @ Royal Resort Hotel
American Burger Works @ Excalibur
Johnny Rockets @ Flamingo (more diner style burgers)
Marquee day club
Bradley Ogden (not a burger place, but have a great burger)
Le Burger Brassiere @ Paris
Burgers in Paradise
KGB
Fatburger (across street from Monte Carlo)

Dessert
Aureole @ Mandalay Bay (chocolate peanut butter souffle with a toasted marshmallow lollipop and peanut brittle; huckleberry lemon tart with sour cream ice cream; devil’s food cake with toasted meringue raspberries)
Jean Philippe Patisserie @ Bellagio
Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro @ Caesar’s (George V)

[ocam]

Clubs

There has been a lot of discussion about what is tier 1/2 etc, so this is a rough guide (sorted alphabetically not by rank).

Everywhere is good on a Friday/Saturday. The days in brackets are other suggested nights to go.

Tier 1A
Marquee @ Cosmo (Sun/Mon)
XS @ Encore (Sun/Mon)
Hakkasan (when open) @ MGM
Light (when open) @ Mandalay Bay

Tier 1B
1OAK @ Mirage (Tues)
Tao @ Venetian (Thurs)
The Act @ Palazzo (Wed)
Tryst @ Wynn (Thurs)

Tier 2A
Chateau @ Paris (Tues)
Haze @ Aria (Thurs)
Lavo @ Palazzo (Tues)
Pure @ Caesar’s (Tues)
The Bank @ Bellagio (Sun)

Tier 2B
Gallery @ Planet Hollywood (Wed)
Ghostbar @ Palms (Wed)
Hyde @ Bellagio (Tues)
LAX @ Luxor (Wed)
Moon @ Palms (Tues)
Vanity @ Hard Rock (Sun)

Pool parties

Suggested days to go in brackets

Tier 1
Encore Beach Club @ Encore (Sat/Sun)
Marquee Day Club @ Cosmo (Sat/Sun)
Rehab @ Hard Rock Hotel (Sun; more of a spring break vibe)
Wet Republic @ MGM (Fri-Sun)

Tier 2
Bare @ Mirage (Mon)
Ditch Fridays @ Palms (Friday)
Liquid @ Aria (Thurs/Sat)
Tao Beach @ Venetian (Thurs/Fri/Sun)

Bars with views

Chandelier Bar @ Cosmo
MIX @ Mandalay Bay
Ghostbar @ Palms
Mandarin Bar @ Mandarin Oriental

[Melody Dawson]

Great list. Thanks!