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Vegas on a budget?

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hotels? restaurants? clubs? anything?

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If you want to stay on the strip, I'd recommend the Tropicana or Excalibur. Keeping in mind of course that they're not the Ritz, but not exactly Motel 6 either. As with any hotel on or off the strip, Sundays through Thursdays are always the cheapest rates. Excalibur is $131 for Friday/Saturdays or $61-91 for Sunday-Thursday depending on the dates you choose. The Tropicana is $75 during the week, $125 for Fridays/Saturdays. If you don't mind staying off the strip, The Orleans hotel is another great choice. Their rates range from $110-160 for Friday/Saturdays, $60-100 during the week. They have a shuttle bus that goes to the strip all day from 9:30am to midnight.

For good deals on restaurants, check out the magazines you'll find in your hotel room. There's one called Las Vegas Weekly that will have complete reviews, approximate prices and everything for restaurants, shows, etc and it has tons of coupons for restaurants and show discounts inside. I've seen these in our hotel every time we've gone to Vegas.

Clubs are generally expensive. Most charge a HUGE cover, then you can wait in line forever unless you're female with lots of goods.

There are so many great free things to see and do, it's really easy to do Vegas on a budget.

Try this website also for more tips:
www.cheapovegas.com

Have fun! Source(s): http://www.orleanscasino.com/
http://www.excalibur.com
http://www.tropicanalv.com
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check priceline.com for the cheapest hotel
Take 1,000 dollars when you first get there and put it on a black jack table. If you win you have a good time. If you loose then you go home right away.
Don't stay on the 'strip' or downtown (actually there are some good deals downtown, sometimes). Stay at casino-hotels, off the strip. Weekends are always higher than weekdays though no matter where you stay.

Buffets are cheap for the majority of your food, but you can splurge for 1 or 2 sit-down meals. My fave steakhouse is "The Steakhouse" in Circus-Circus.

Clubs: I never did (or do) clubs, so I don't have a clue on that one.

There are 'other' sites around Vegas besides the casinos: Hoover Dam, Red-Rock, Mt. Charleston, Lake Mead, Valley of Fire (north of Vegas).

There are 3 classes of "shows": 1. Famous-name (celebrity) entertainers, 2. Vegas-name-only entertainers, 3. Lounge-type shows. Obviously you pay more for 1. and 2. Most lounge acts are free, and there are bargains for Vegas-name-only type shows.

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Former Las Vegas resident, and frequent visitor (of remaining family in-town).
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Go on Vegas.com they have a great run-down on hotel room pricing. The afternoon show at Harrah's called "The Mac King Show" is fantastic for the price. For clubs they are pricey but you can have a great time at "Carnival Court" which is an outside bar/dance area between Harrah's and Imperial Palace. You can still get food specials you just have to look ...off the strip in downtown probably is best.
Have fun. And remember to always bet on RED...or was it black. Oops I forgot.