This week (on Thursday) I’m going to be heading to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from the 7th-10th. I’ve never been to CES before but am certainly no stranger to Vegas. I wanted to take this opportunity to write about what I consider to be some of the best and worst things about Las Vegas and I’m hoping that you will have your own things to chime in with.
The Good
- Las Vegas houses some of the world’s most famous restaurants. Everything from the fancy Michael Minna restaurant to the buffets are top notch and definitely a plus. I love buffets!
- The entertainment is also second to none. The finest entertainers in the world come to Vegas to perform and let us not forget the Cirque Du Soleil has made Vegas its home with several resident shows. Where else can you see Jerry Seinfeld and David Copperfield? Entertainment also lasts 24/7, you can wake up at any time during the day or night, step outside and find something to do. The city never sleeps.
- The Hotels in Vegas are a lot of fun to walk through since they are all themed. You can check out Caesar’s Palace or visit the old canals of Italy at the Venetian. The architecture and design of the hotels in Vegas are amazing and definitely worth checking out.
- The shopping in Vegas is also top notch. You can buy pretty much anything in Vegas and every brand name store you can possible think of has a location in Vegas. It’s certainly not a place to go to shop on a strict budget but if you have a bit of money to throw around you can come back with some pretty nice things. If you’re a celebrity why not shell out 6 or 7 figures on a nice bracelet nor necklace?
- You can drink anywhere and if you sit down in the casino you can get all the free alcohol your drunken self desires. Of course that doesn’t usually go well when you’re gambling since you tend to make some pretty stupid decisions. However, if you can control yourself you should be just fine.
The Bad
- Every time you walk down the strip you get bombarded with people handing out fliers for strippers or hookers, the streets are lined with these fliers and it gets quite irritating.
- The weather in Vegas is also not too great. Most of the times that I have been there it’s either scorching hot or freezing. That’s what you get for going out to the desert to get away!
- I’m not a smoker so you can imagine the havoc the Vegas causes for my poor lungs. After spending some time in a casino it becomes harder for me to breathe, my eyes get red, and I start coughing. The smoking is definitely a big negative.
- It’s rare to find a clock or a window inside of the actual casino floor, that way the casinos can keep you in their establishments longer; hopefully losing money!
- Las Vegas isn’t exactly the “real world” it’s where people go to party. This means that it’s very easy to blow a lot of money in just a few days so it’s best to be careful. I have several friends that have lost thousands of dollars in just a few days. Vegas is definitely a money sucker.
- Traveling in Las Vegas is not fun. There are tons of people and you pretty much need to take a cab anywhere you want to go, especially if it’s freezing or scorching hot outside. There’s traffic everywhere and you end up spending around $20 just to get from one side of the strip to the other. There’s also a monorail that goes around to some of the hotels which runs around $6 for one way.
Have anything to add to this list of either good or bad things about Las Vegas? Curious to hear what you guys think!
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