Six years ago I first traveled to Las Vegas with relatives, it was a new place for me, a place to see lots of skyscrapers / hotels, and to explore everything it had to offer. Unfortunately the ability to see a lot of things were limited, due to being under 21 at that time. Fast forward to today. Not only am I over 21 (this means I can walk through casinos without a problem* and get to places which were previously inaccessible), but we're also using a Powerpass (that means being able to see as many attractions as possible in three days).
I had two goals to accomplish that week:
- Collect as many different poker chips as possible (although I prefer $5 because some are rare chips, white/blue ones are sufficient)
- See as many places as possible
General Notes regarding the Powerpass:
- It is strongly recommended you buy the Powerpass at Costco online for $105 covering three days. Redeem at the Planet Hollywood Store in the Forum Shops in order to get your cards. Anything less than 3 days would not be advised since you will have to rush between attractions in order to see enough to cover the cost.
- The 3 day period starts as soon as you use it in any attraction that it covers, best to use it at the start of the day.
- You will very likely not be able to make it to every place within 3 days, so plan carefully.
- Mob Museum is the one downtown, NOT the one at the Tropicana. (They mentioned that they no longer accepted it in Feb 2013, implying that they previously accepted it).
Recommendations for Powerpass: (based on what I've seen)
- Planet Hollywood Store or Restaurant Credit. The $10 dollar credit at PH is reusable and stacks so if you're going with friends or family and they also have a powerpass you can use your cards together and make purchases that way (ex. 4 cards give you $40 store or food credit that day).
- Hoover Dam Motor Coach Tour
- Wax Museum
- Bellagio of Fine Art (at the time this was posted, exhibit was Warhol Out West, yours may vary)
- BeatleShow (might as well see it since you are paying lots for the pass)
- Eiffel Tower Experience (the above image was shot from the top of Eiffel Tower)
- Stratosphere Observation Deck (Note: This does not include rides though there is a slight discount for some food items there)
- National Atomic Testing Museum
Notes regarding other things on the trip:
- At this time, it is very hot outside. As in 100+ degree weather, find shade or indoor shelter as soon as possible. Venetian + Palazzo connects together, as well as Monte Carlo + Vadara + Bellagio and Paris + Bally's. TI and Mirage connects via a Tram.
- If you book a location on the Strip (online), be prepared to pay an additional mandatory resort fee per night, the online pricing does not include this in calculating cheapest hotels. Use this page as a guide.
- McDonalds is by far the cheapest thing you can have on the strip, when you consider that burgers (or almost any place not considered fast food, for that matter) are an average price of around $11. Keep in mind that $1 will give you a Spicy McChicken, the regular variant is not available.
- The Flamingo Hotel might be cheap but it's the oldest on the Strip and it speaks for its price from the uneven carpeting (at least on the 10th floor) and in my room the bathroom knob was falling apart and the toilet seat was loose.
- I play one round per casino for this trip in order to collect a poker chip. (Don't collect the ones that you find in the souvenir shops though, they look too polished, have no cash value, and are more expensive)
- Based on observations from the various Roulette Tables while walking by, a black didn't appear for up to nine spins in a row on several tables, so anything can happen. And anybody using any sort of Martingale strategy would go bankrupt (or hit the table limit if they didn't).
- There's a F-Zero AX Machine at Buffalo Bill's, but it wasn't working at the time I was there.
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