Downtown Vegas suggestions

[Gman10]

On 11/13/2023 at 7:34 AM, Irv said:

Stayed at the Cosmopolitan.  Very nice hotel.  Took a tour of Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon via helicopter.  Incredible.  Helicopter Tour.  Saw a concert at the Golden Nugget which is a little run down and very smokey.  I would highly recommend Tremont Street though.  Marijuana seemed to be everywhere if you go that way.  A lot of homeless which was a little sad.  

 

 

I agree on the cosmopolitan. Great hotel not sure how much you're looking to spend but their suites are very nice and have a balcony that overlooks the Bellagio water show. inside of the cosmopolitan, there is a pizzeria called secret pizza, which is pretty dang good, they also have a speakeasy inside the hotel, and a beautiful chandelier Bar. There is a speakeasy in old Vegas on Fremont street which was tons of fun called the laundry room, but you'll have to make reservations in advance. And they have some interesting 1920s prohibition rules, and they can create cocktails based off your palate, which is fun. As far as food, there are tons of great options I love SW steakhouse, sit outside, and you get yourself a free show that isn't too shabby. Piero's For some fantastic Italian food, it's a bit off the strip, but honestly worth the ride. This restaurant was shown in the movie Casino. I would do a nightcap at the Skyfall lounge located at Mandalay Bay.

we went to the Eiffel tower for a nice brunch, they also have a graveyard of old signs somewhere in Vegas I don't really recall where, I believe it's called the neon museum. I've been a handful of times in my life and I absolutely love it. If there's anything I can do please let me know.

Edited November 20, 2023 by Gman10

[Augie]

On 11/13/2023 at 7:34 AM, Irv said:

Stayed at the Cosmopolitan.  Very nice hotel.  Took a tour of Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon via helicopter.  Incredible.  Helicopter Tour.  Saw a concert at the Golden Nugget which is a little run down and very smokey.  I would highly recommend Tremont Street though.  Marijuana seemed to be everywhere if you go that way.  A lot of homeless which was a little sad.  

 

 

 

We went a few years ago and stayed with old friends for a few days before we went to the Aria and my wife went to work an event. Our friends had a big surprise for us, which turned out to be the helicopter trip into the Grand Canyon. It was a very kind and generous gift. My wife and I shared a glance and never mentioned that we had done the helicopter trip when we were out a few years earlier. It is a great excursion, and it’s ironic that I type this while watching The Bucket List. 

[Not at the table Karlos]

59 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

We went a few years ago and stayed with old friends for a few days before we went to the Aria and my wife went to work an event. Our friends had a big surprise for us, which turned out to be the helicopter trip into the Grand Canyon. It was a very kind and generous gift. My wife and I shared a glance and never mentioned that we had done the helicopter trip when we were out a few years earlier. It is a great excursion, and it’s ironic that I type this while watching The Bucket List. 

I really want to do a helicopter tour of the canyon. I’ve been on the ground a bunch of times but never flown. Had a reservation for Jan 27th 2020 with my ex. The Kobe accident happened the day before and she refused to go on the trip. I should have just went by myself. 

Edited November 20, 2023 by Not at the table Karlos

[Augie]

1 minute ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

I really want to do a helicopter tour of the canyon. I’ve been on the ground a bunch of times but never flown. Had a reservation for Jan 27th 2020. The Kobe accident happened the day before and she refused to go on the trip. I should have just went by myself. 

 

That is some lousy timing! We had a trip planned with our kids to NYC in November after 9/11. Nobody knew anything then. It’s a serious “what do we do moment???”, but we went. That’s months later, so maybe the shock was starting to wear off. But that was a very spooky experience. Things were still a complete mess and…..well, hard to describe.  In our bedroom the wife has a framed poem our son wrote a few years later for a creative writing class. Along with the poem is a photo of the young boys standing with the wreckage behind them. Very emotional. 

 

Anyway, I highly recommend the helicopter ride. It’s hard to fathom when the pilot points to a dark line in the canyon wall and says we are going to fly into it. Excuse me?!?!  As you get closer and closer you see it’s actually like a giant cove in the air. Both times my brain had a hard time comprehending how vast it is. The first time we did it I worried about the cost. I don’t remember how much it was, but I remember the experience.